DHCP Contract Job Trends in England

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring DHCP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 251 207 229
Rank change year-on-year -44 +22 +3
Contract jobs citing DHCP 318 360 418
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.04% 1.17% 1.07%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.27% 9.50% 7.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 225 280
10th Percentile £200 £223 £190
25th Percentile £303 £275 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £603
90th Percentile £660 £648 £675
UK median daily rate £458 £425 £465
% change year-on-year +7.65% -8.60% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 5 13
10th Percentile £24.76 £23.30 £17.00
25th Percentile £29.00 £23.59 £21.25
Median hourly rate £35.73 £30.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.08% -7.69% +47.73%
75th Percentile £83.75 £48.75 £45.00
90th Percentile £89.63 £49.50 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £35.73 £24.20 £32.50
% change year-on-year +47.62% -25.54% +47.73%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

DHCP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,431 3,790 5,568
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.26% 12.27% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,204 2,199 3,459
10th Percentile £206 £238 £210
25th Percentile £358 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £600
90th Percentile £679 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 134 329
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.75 £18.86
25th Percentile £20.69 £23.90 £23.09
Median hourly rate £31.39 £48.56 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -35.37% -14.04% +26.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £42.50 £56.40
% change year-on-year -20.00% -24.65% +35.09%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DHCP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

DHCP job vacancy trend in England

DHCP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP

DHCP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DHCP in England over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for DHCP in England

DHCP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP

DHCP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DHCP in England over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for DHCP in England

DHCP
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the England region over the 6 months to 25 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +3 119 £463 -2.63% 61
South East -12 60 £488 +8.33% 115
Midlands -34 46 £383 +2.00% 38
West Midlands -7 45 £383 - 22
North of England -63 41 £500 +29.03% 19
South West -13 29 £600 +45.45% 27
East of England -4 26 £225 -8.16% 39
North West -37 20 £500 -6.98% 10
Yorkshire -26 17 £525 +114.29% 8
North East -13 4 £247 +64.33% 1
East Midlands -29 1 - - 16
DHCP
UK

DHCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 63 (19.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (18.24%) SharePoint
3 34 (10.69%) Skype for Business
4 11 (3.46%) Exchange Server 2010
5 10 (3.14%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (3.14%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (3.14%) Exchange Server 2013
5 10 (3.14%) Office Communications Server
5 10 (3.14%) SharePoint Server
6 8 (2.52%) OpenStack
7 5 (1.57%) Confluence
7 5 (1.57%) IIS
8 4 (1.26%) Apache
9 2 (0.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 53 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.20%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.31%) Eikon
1 1 (0.31%) Eze OMS
1 1 (0.31%) Fidessa
1 1 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.31%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 100 (31.45%) Azure
2 89 (27.99%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (20.44%) AWS
4 43 (13.52%) Entra ID
5 14 (4.40%) IaaS
6 12 (3.77%) GCP
7 11 (3.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 10 (3.14%) SaaS
9 9 (2.83%) AWS CloudFormation
9 9 (2.83%) AWS Direct Connect
9 9 (2.83%) OneDrive
9 9 (2.83%) PaaS
10 8 (2.52%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.20%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (2.20%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (1.89%) Amazon EC2
12 6 (1.89%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.89%) AWS Lambda
12 6 (1.89%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.89%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 314 (98.74%) DNS
2 117 (36.79%) TCP/IP
3 108 (33.96%) Firewall
4 91 (28.62%) VPN
5 68 (21.38%) VLAN
6 64 (20.13%) WAN
7 63 (19.81%) LAN
8 44 (13.84%) Wireless
9 30 (9.43%) BGP
10 25 (7.86%) Wi-Fi
11 24 (7.55%) SAN
11 24 (7.55%) SD-WAN
11 24 (7.55%) Skype
12 22 (6.92%) OSPF
13 21 (6.60%) WLAN
14 19 (5.97%) Cisco IOS
15 18 (5.66%) Network Security
16 15 (4.72%) Cisco Wireless
17 14 (4.40%) Cisco ISE
18 13 (4.09%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.20%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.94%) MySQL
3 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 9 (2.83%) JIRA
2 3 (0.94%) Git
2 3 (0.94%) GitLab
3 1 (0.31%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.31%) Postman
3 1 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.31%) Subversion
General
1 107 (33.65%) Social Skills
2 55 (17.30%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (9.12%) Public Sector
4 24 (7.55%) Finance
5 15 (4.72%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (4.09%) Banking
6 13 (4.09%) Manufacturing
7 8 (2.52%) Investment Banking
7 8 (2.52%) Telecoms
8 7 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.26%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.26%) Legal
11 4 (1.26%) Local Government
12 2 (0.63%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.63%) Front Office
12 2 (0.63%) Marketing
12 2 (0.63%) Military
Job Titles
1 79 (24.84%) Support Engineer
2 42 (13.21%) Analyst
2 42 (13.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 38 (11.95%) Network Engineer
4 27 (8.49%) IT Support
4 27 (8.49%) Senior
5 24 (7.55%) Architect
6 20 (6.29%) 2nd Line Support
7 19 (5.97%) IT Engineer
7 19 (5.97%) Support Analyst
8 16 (5.03%) Administrator
9 14 (4.40%) Infrastructure Support
10 13 (4.09%) Consultant
10 13 (4.09%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 13 (4.09%) Microsoft Engineer
11 12 (3.77%) IT Support Engineer
12 11 (3.46%) Desktop Engineer
12 11 (3.46%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (3.14%) Desktop Support
13 10 (3.14%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.57%) Middleware
1 5 (1.57%) YAML
2 4 (1.26%) LDAP
3 3 (0.94%) .NET
3 3 (0.94%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.94%) ASP.NET Web API
3 3 (0.94%) Bootstrap
3 3 (0.94%) Express.js
3 3 (0.94%) React
3 3 (0.94%) SOAP
3 3 (0.94%) WCF
3 3 (0.94%) Web Services
3 3 (0.94%) WPF
4 2 (0.63%) JSON
4 2 (0.63%) LAMP
4 2 (0.63%) REST
4 2 (0.63%) SAML
5 1 (0.31%) OAuth
5 1 (0.31%) OpenID
5 1 (0.31%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (11.64%) Data Centre
2 22 (6.92%) PKI
2 22 (6.92%) Replication
3 12 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (2.83%) iPhone
4 9 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.52%) Operational Technology
5 8 (2.52%) Video Conferencing
5 8 (2.52%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.89%) CMDB
7 5 (1.57%) iPad
7 5 (1.57%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.57%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 4 (1.26%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.26%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.26%) NHS
9 3 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.94%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 200 (62.89%) Windows
2 85 (26.73%) Windows Server
3 55 (17.30%) Linux
4 44 (13.84%) Windows 10
5 17 (5.35%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (5.03%) Android
6 16 (5.03%) Mac OS
7 12 (3.77%) Windows 7
7 12 (3.77%) Windows Server 2003
8 10 (3.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (2.83%) Apple iOS
9 9 (2.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 9 (2.83%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (2.52%) CentOS
11 7 (2.20%) Unix
12 6 (1.89%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.94%) VMS
14 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.31%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.31%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (29.87%) ITIL
2 69 (21.70%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (15.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 37 (11.64%) Service Management
5 32 (10.06%) High Availability
6 31 (9.75%) Computer Science
7 29 (9.12%) ITSM
8 28 (8.81%) Disaster Recovery
9 27 (8.49%) Migration
10 24 (7.55%) Cybersecurity
11 22 (6.92%) Change Management
12 21 (6.60%) Service Delivery
13 20 (6.29%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (6.29%) Customer Service
13 20 (6.29%) Load Balancing
14 19 (5.97%) Knowledge Transfer
15 18 (5.66%) CI/CD
15 18 (5.66%) Zero Trust
16 17 (5.35%) DevOps
16 17 (5.35%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 95 (29.87%) PowerShell
2 28 (8.81%) Python
3 20 (6.29%) SQL
4 18 (5.66%) Bash
5 8 (2.52%) VBScript
6 7 (2.20%) Lisp
7 6 (1.89%) VB
8 5 (1.57%) Bicep
8 5 (1.57%) Perl
9 3 (0.94%) C#
9 3 (0.94%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.31%) Go
10 1 (0.31%) Java
Qualifications
1 90 (28.30%) Security Cleared
2 64 (20.13%) Cisco Certification
3 62 (19.50%) SC Cleared
4 46 (14.47%) CCNP
5 43 (13.52%) Degree
6 36 (11.32%) CCNA
7 35 (11.01%) Microsoft Certification
8 34 (10.69%) DV Cleared
9 20 (6.29%) Azure Certification
10 14 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (3.77%) Network+ Certification
12 11 (3.46%) Server+ Certification
13 9 (2.83%) AWS Certification
13 9 (2.83%) CCIE
13 9 (2.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 7 (2.20%) CCSA
14 7 (2.20%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (2.20%) MCP
14 7 (2.20%) MCSE
15 6 (1.89%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.40%) GDPR
2 13 (4.09%) SLA
3 10 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.20%) NIST
6 5 (1.57%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.63%) NCSC
8 1 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.31%) QA
8 1 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 165 (51.89%) Active Directory
2 71 (22.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (11.64%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.72%) Docker
5 10 (3.14%) Brightmail
5 10 (3.14%) ISA Server
5 10 (3.14%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (3.14%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (3.14%) vSphere
6 9 (2.83%) Firmware
6 9 (2.83%) VMware NSX
7 8 (2.52%) Microsoft App-V
8 6 (1.89%) Terminal Services
9 5 (1.57%) BitLocker
9 5 (1.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 5 (1.57%) NFS
9 5 (1.57%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.94%) DFS Replication
10 3 (0.94%) KVM
10 3 (0.94%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 53 (16.67%) SCCM
2 37 (11.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 31 (9.75%) Terraform
4 30 (9.43%) Ansible
5 14 (4.40%) WSUS
6 12 (3.77%) Microsoft Clustering
7 11 (3.46%) FortiGate
8 9 (2.83%) vCenter Server
9 8 (2.52%) Kubernetes
9 8 (2.52%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (1.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (1.57%) SCOM
11 4 (1.26%) CA Spectrum
11 4 (1.26%) Packer
11 4 (1.26%) SELinux
12 3 (0.94%) OpenView
12 3 (0.94%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.94%) Puppet
13 2 (0.63%) Cisco Prime
13 2 (0.63%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 164 (51.57%) Microsoft
2 87 (27.36%) VMware
3 76 (23.90%) Cisco
4 38 (11.95%) ServiceNow
5 27 (8.49%) Citrix
6 21 (6.60%) SolarWinds
7 19 (5.97%) Meraki
7 19 (5.97%) Palo Alto
8 18 (5.66%) CheckPoint
8 18 (5.66%) F5
9 17 (5.35%) Dell
10 15 (4.72%) Fortinet
10 15 (4.72%) Remedy
11 12 (3.77%) Veeam
12 10 (3.14%) Juniper
12 10 (3.14%) Red Hat
13 8 (2.52%) Infoblox
13 8 (2.52%) Zscaler
14 7 (2.20%) Ekahau
14 7 (2.20%) Peregrine