DHCP Job Trends in the City of London

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring DHCP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 108 115
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 +66
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 23 51 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.01% 1.93% 1.66%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.56% 12.59% 12.74%
Number of salaries quoted 19 33 47
10th Percentile £26,950 £41,250 £44,900
25th Percentile £31,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -31.03% +45.00%
75th Percentile £46,250 £63,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £94,000 £81,450
Central London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -28.57% +33.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
City of London

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 199 405 369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 8.70% 15.35% 13.03%
Number of salaries quoted 153 231 333
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £50,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,000 £110,000 £92,500
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -4.00%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DHCP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

DHCP job vacancy trend in the City of London

DHCP
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing DHCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing DHCP

DHCP
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DHCP in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for DHCP in the City of London

DHCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 7 (30.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (21.74%) SharePoint
3 2 (8.70%) Apache
3 2 (8.70%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 17 (73.91%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (52.17%) Azure
3 6 (26.09%) Google Workspace
4 5 (21.74%) OneDrive
5 4 (17.39%) Entra ID
6 3 (13.04%) AWS
7 2 (8.70%) Mimecast
8 1 (4.35%) IaaS
8 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (4.35%) PaaS
8 1 (4.35%) Power Automate
8 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (91.30%) DNS
2 14 (60.87%) TCP/IP
3 13 (56.52%) WAN
4 11 (47.83%) LAN
5 9 (39.13%) VPN
5 9 (39.13%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (21.74%) VoIP
7 4 (17.39%) Firewall
8 2 (8.70%) BGP
8 2 (8.70%) DOCSIS
8 2 (8.70%) DSL
8 2 (8.70%) GPON
8 2 (8.70%) IPv4
8 2 (8.70%) IPv6
8 2 (8.70%) MPLS
8 2 (8.70%) NAS
8 2 (8.70%) OSPF
8 2 (8.70%) RTP
8 2 (8.70%) SAN
8 2 (8.70%) WebEx
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) JIRA
General
1 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 10 (43.48%) Finance
3 4 (17.39%) Banking
3 4 (17.39%) Wholesale Banking
4 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (52.17%) Support Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) IT Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Service Desk Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) IT Support
3 4 (17.39%) IT Support Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) 1st Line Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) 2nd Line Support
4 3 (13.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Junior
4 3 (13.04%) Junior Support Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Senior
5 2 (8.70%) 1st Line Support
5 2 (8.70%) Architect
5 2 (8.70%) Junior Technical Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Junior Technical Support
5 2 (8.70%) Junior Technical Support Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Network Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Software Architect
5 2 (8.70%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.70%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (26.09%) Onboarding
2 4 (17.39%) CCTV
3 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
3 2 (8.70%) FPGA
3 2 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (8.70%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (4.35%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 17 (73.91%) Windows
2 8 (34.78%) Windows 10
3 7 (30.43%) Mac OS
4 5 (21.74%) Linux
5 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
6 3 (13.04%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (13.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (13.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (8.70%) CentOS
7 2 (8.70%) OpenWrt
7 2 (8.70%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (8.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (52.17%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (39.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (30.43%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (30.43%) Mobile Device Management
4 6 (26.09%) Computer Science
5 5 (21.74%) AI
6 4 (17.39%) BCP
6 4 (17.39%) Data Analysis
6 4 (17.39%) Data Protection
6 4 (17.39%) Disaster Recovery
6 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
8 2 (8.70%) Agile
8 2 (8.70%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (8.70%) Change Management
8 2 (8.70%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 2 (8.70%) Creative Thinking
8 2 (8.70%) SDLC
8 2 (8.70%) User Experience
8 2 (8.70%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) Python
2 2 (8.70%) Bash
2 2 (8.70%) C
2 2 (8.70%) C++
2 2 (8.70%) Java
2 2 (8.70%) Perl
2 2 (8.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (39.13%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) CCNA
2 2 (8.70%) CCNP
2 2 (8.70%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.35%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.35%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (8.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (78.26%) Active Directory
2 4 (17.39%) BitLocker
3 3 (13.04%) Hyper-V
3 3 (13.04%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (8.70%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (39.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (17.39%) Nagios
2 4 (17.39%) SCCM
3 3 (13.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (8.70%) Ansible
4 2 (8.70%) Red Hat Satellite
4 2 (8.70%) Red Hat Spacewalk
5 1 (4.35%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 17 (73.91%) Microsoft
2 6 (26.09%) Cisco
2 6 (26.09%) Google
3 4 (17.39%) Fortinet
3 4 (17.39%) Symantec
4 3 (13.04%) ServiceNow
5 2 (8.70%) Apple
5 2 (8.70%) Citrix
5 2 (8.70%) Dell
5 2 (8.70%) Forcepoint
5 2 (8.70%) ForeScout
5 2 (8.70%) HP
5 2 (8.70%) Juniper
5 2 (8.70%) LogicMonitor
5 2 (8.70%) Meraki
5 2 (8.70%) Oracle
5 2 (8.70%) Palo Alto
5 2 (8.70%) Red Hat