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 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 247 231
Rank change year-on-year -11 -16 +17
Contract jobs citing DHCP 451 290 331
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.98% 1.05% 1.01%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.53% 8.85% 8.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 191 226
10th Percentile £225 £219 £246
25th Percentile £363 £325 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -5.13% +2.63%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £592
90th Percentile £675 £623 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £470
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.26% -1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 18 6
10th Percentile £26.26 £27.15 £21.55
25th Percentile £31.25 £29.00 £24.83
Median hourly rate £67.00 £30.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +123.33% -22.58% +27.05%
75th Percentile £74.00 £76.94 £49.69
90th Percentile £98.82 £89.63 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £67.00 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year +123.33% -11.76% -

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 4,281 3,277 3,946
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.31% 11.89% 12.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,550 2,044 2,325
10th Percentile £250 £235 £248
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £510
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -3.92% +2.00%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £614
90th Percentile £676 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £480 £505
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.95% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 364 165 224
10th Percentile £16.01 £14.99 £14.36
25th Percentile £19.96 £25.00 £22.66
Median hourly rate £32.50 £41.45 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -21.59% -27.72% +1.52%
75th Percentile £67.47 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.42 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £26.72 £42.50 £51.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -17.48% -8.83%

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 14 September 2026.

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 14 September 2026.

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 14 September 2026. 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 -59 150 £450 -7.69% 191
South East -23 96 £525 -7.65% 113
North of England -28 72 £500 +13.06% 48
South West -8 58 £538 -2.27% 61
Midlands -32 54 £400 +4.58% 59
North West -30 36 £519 +18.65% 34
West Midlands -47 36 £400 +9.59% 36
Yorkshire -15 27 £500 -9.09% 10
East Midlands 0 18 £300 -45.45% 23
East of England -30 17 £475 +53.23% 34
North East -33 9 £200 -20.00% 6
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 66 (14.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (13.30%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.77%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.55%) Confluence
5 5 (1.11%) Apache
5 5 (1.11%) IIS
5 5 (1.11%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.44%) Houdini
4 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.44%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 10 (2.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 211 (46.78%) Azure
2 130 (28.82%) Microsoft 365
3 97 (21.51%) Entra ID
4 93 (20.62%) AWS
5 39 (8.65%) OneDrive
6 22 (4.88%) GCP
7 18 (3.99%) IaaS
8 17 (3.77%) SaaS
9 16 (3.55%) OpenShift
10 15 (3.33%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (3.33%) PaaS
11 14 (3.10%) GitHub
12 13 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (2.88%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
14 9 (2.00%) Route 53
15 7 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
15 7 (1.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 6 (1.33%) Google Workspace
16 6 (1.33%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 445 (98.67%) DNS
2 197 (43.68%) Firewall
3 186 (41.24%) TCP/IP
4 146 (32.37%) VPN
5 96 (21.29%) VLAN
6 70 (15.52%) WAN
7 69 (15.30%) Network Security
8 68 (15.08%) LAN
9 59 (13.08%) Wi-Fi
10 54 (11.97%) Wireless
11 39 (8.65%) SAN
12 38 (8.43%) BGP
13 36 (7.98%) OSPF
14 24 (5.32%) SSL
15 22 (4.88%) NAS
16 20 (4.43%) IPsec
17 19 (4.21%) Cisco IOS
17 19 (4.21%) SD-WAN
18 18 (3.99%) BIG-IP
19 17 (3.77%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.31%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.89%) Db2
3 4 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (0.67%) Big Data
5 2 (0.44%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 35 (7.76%) JIRA
2 9 (2.00%) Git
3 8 (1.77%) GitLab
4 7 (1.55%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 5 (1.11%) Bitbucket
5 5 (1.11%) Chocolatey
6 3 (0.67%) Browser DevTools
7 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.22%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.22%) JMeter
8 1 (0.22%) Locust
8 1 (0.22%) MSI
8 1 (0.22%) Newman
8 1 (0.22%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.22%) TestCafe
8 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 155 (34.37%) Social Skills
2 59 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (10.64%) Finance
4 31 (6.87%) Public Sector
5 27 (5.99%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (3.33%) Banking
7 10 (2.22%) Police
8 9 (2.00%) Aerospace
8 9 (2.00%) Legal
8 9 (2.00%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.33%) Front Office
10 6 (1.33%) Law
10 6 (1.33%) Local Government
11 5 (1.11%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.11%) Military
12 4 (0.89%) Automotive
12 4 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.67%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 115 (25.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 68 (15.08%) Network Engineer
3 65 (14.41%) Senior
4 50 (11.09%) Support Engineer
5 45 (9.98%) IT Support
6 39 (8.65%) IT Engineer
7 36 (7.98%) Architect
8 32 (7.10%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 30 (6.65%) Analyst
9 30 (6.65%) IT Support Engineer
10 26 (5.76%) Senior Network Engineer
11 22 (4.88%) Platform Engineer
12 20 (4.43%) Cloud Engineer
13 19 (4.21%) Support Analyst
14 17 (3.77%) Systems Engineer
15 15 (3.33%) Active Directory Engineer
15 15 (3.33%) Administrator
16 13 (2.88%) Azure Engineer
16 13 (2.88%) Desktop Support
17 12 (2.66%) Server Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (17.96%) Terraform
2 19 (4.21%) 802.1X
3 16 (3.55%) LDAP
4 14 (3.10%) ARM Templates
5 10 (2.22%) SAML
6 9 (2.00%) JSON
7 5 (1.11%) OAuth
7 5 (1.11%) Software Packaging
8 4 (0.89%) Middleware
8 4 (0.89%) OpenID
8 4 (0.89%) YAML
9 3 (0.67%) .NET
9 3 (0.67%) REST
10 2 (0.44%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.44%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.44%) eBPF
10 2 (0.44%) ODBC
10 2 (0.44%) OpenGL
10 2 (0.44%) Qt
10 2 (0.44%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 82 (18.18%) Data Centre
2 71 (15.74%) PKI
3 42 (9.31%) Hybrid Cloud
4 41 (9.09%) Onboarding
5 20 (4.43%) Clustering
6 16 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (3.33%) Management Information System
8 12 (2.66%) Driving Licence
8 12 (2.66%) Replication
9 11 (2.44%) Public Cloud
10 10 (2.22%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (2.00%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.33%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.33%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 6 (1.33%) Virtual Team
13 5 (1.11%) ARM Cortex
13 5 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (1.11%) Fat Client
13 5 (1.11%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 318 (70.51%) Windows
2 162 (35.92%) Windows Server
3 115 (25.50%) Linux
4 61 (13.53%) Windows 10
5 29 (6.43%) Mac OS
6 18 (3.99%) Apple iOS
7 16 (3.55%) Android
8 15 (3.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 12 (2.66%) Unix
9 12 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (2.22%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (2.00%) Ubuntu
12 8 (1.77%) Windows 7
13 6 (1.33%) CentOS
14 4 (0.89%) Windows Server 2003
15 3 (0.67%) VMS
16 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
17 1 (0.22%) SUSE
17 1 (0.22%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (30.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 134 (29.71%) ITIL
3 124 (27.49%) Problem-Solving
4 79 (17.52%) Infrastructure as Code
5 75 (16.63%) ITSM
6 61 (13.53%) High Availability
7 60 (13.30%) Migration
8 56 (12.42%) Root Cause Analysis
9 49 (10.86%) Technical Leadership
10 48 (10.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 45 (9.98%) Disaster Recovery
11 45 (9.98%) Service Management
12 42 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
13 41 (9.09%) Customer Service
14 40 (8.87%) DevOps
14 40 (8.87%) Project Delivery
14 40 (8.87%) Stakeholder Management
15 38 (8.43%) User Experience
16 36 (7.98%) Change Management
16 36 (7.98%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 139 (30.82%) PowerShell
2 77 (17.07%) Python
3 60 (13.30%) Bash
4 15 (3.33%) SQL
5 13 (2.88%) Bicep
6 10 (2.22%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.22%) VBScript
7 7 (1.55%) VBA
8 6 (1.33%) VB
9 3 (0.67%) C++
9 3 (0.67%) Lisp
9 3 (0.67%) Perl
10 2 (0.44%) C
10 2 (0.44%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.22%) Go
11 1 (0.22%) Java
11 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 168 (37.25%) Security Cleared
2 93 (20.62%) SC Cleared
3 72 (15.96%) DV Cleared
4 58 (12.86%) Cisco Certification
5 49 (10.86%) CCNP
6 45 (9.98%) Degree
7 33 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
8 26 (5.76%) CCNA
9 25 (5.54%) Azure Certification
10 22 (4.88%) Network+ Certification
11 12 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (2.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 12 (2.66%) VCAP
12 11 (2.44%) A+ Certification
12 11 (2.44%) Server+ Certification
12 11 (2.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 10 (2.22%) AWS Certification
14 9 (2.00%) CCIE
15 7 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
16 5 (1.11%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.87%) SLA
2 13 (2.88%) NIST
3 9 (2.00%) QA
4 5 (1.11%) NCSC
5 4 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.67%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.44%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.44%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.44%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.22%) GDPR
System Software
1 274 (60.75%) Active Directory
2 161 (35.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 94 (20.84%) Hyper-V
4 54 (11.97%) vSphere
5 39 (8.65%) VMware ESXi
6 26 (5.76%) VMware NSX
7 25 (5.54%) Virtual Desktop
8 24 (5.32%) Docker
9 20 (4.43%) Virtual Machines
10 12 (2.66%) BitLocker
11 9 (2.00%) Firmware
11 9 (2.00%) NFS
12 7 (1.55%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (1.33%) Microsoft App-V
13 6 (1.33%) VMware Workstation
14 3 (0.67%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.67%) VirtualBox
15 2 (0.44%) UAG
15 2 (0.44%) XenApp
15 2 (0.44%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 95 (21.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 78 (17.29%) Ansible
3 65 (14.41%) SCCM
4 40 (8.87%) Kubernetes
5 24 (5.32%) vCenter Server
6 19 (4.21%) FortiGate
6 19 (4.21%) WSUS
7 16 (3.55%) VxRail
8 14 (3.10%) Single Sign-On
9 13 (2.88%) Jamf Pro
10 10 (2.22%) vMotion
11 8 (1.77%) Nagios
12 7 (1.55%) Failover Clustering
12 7 (1.55%) Packer
12 7 (1.55%) Puppet
12 7 (1.55%) SCOM
13 6 (1.33%) Prometheus
14 5 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 5 (1.11%) Grafana
15 4 (0.89%) systemd
Vendors
1 248 (54.99%) Microsoft
2 188 (41.69%) VMware
3 99 (21.95%) Cisco
4 76 (16.85%) ServiceNow
5 40 (8.87%) Citrix
5 40 (8.87%) Infoblox
6 35 (7.76%) F5
7 29 (6.43%) Palo Alto
8 26 (5.76%) SolarWinds
9 21 (4.66%) CheckPoint
10 19 (4.21%) Juniper
11 18 (3.99%) Fortinet
12 16 (3.55%) CyberArk
12 16 (3.55%) Google
13 12 (2.66%) HP
13 12 (2.66%) Meraki
13 12 (2.66%) Red Hat
13 12 (2.66%) Zscaler
14 11 (2.44%) Remedy
15 10 (2.22%) Aruba