DHCP Job Trends in England

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring DHCP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 217 186
Rank change year-on-year +5 -31 +43
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 757 552 1,308
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.97% 1.48% 1.59%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.84% 10.86% 11.14%
Number of salaries quoted 562 504 1,117
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £32,000 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +6.25% -1.23%
75th Percentile £53,750 £54,063 £53,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £70,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.00% -

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 permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,654 5,083 11,740
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.40% 13.60% 14.26%
Number of salaries quoted 3,702 3,419 8,600
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £66,438 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £44,927 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.15% +5.26% -6.86%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

DHCP job vacancy trend in England

DHCP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP

DHCP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing DHCP in England over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Salary histogram for DHCP in England

DHCP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the England region over the 6 months to 21 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +13 208 £48,750 -7.14% 25
North of England -18 146 £32,500 -18.75% 43
South West +12 130 £32,000 -20.00% 24
South East -5 126 £40,000 +11.11% 48
Midlands -20 98 £32,500 -7.14% 22
North West -27 68 £32,500 -23.53% 15
Yorkshire -21 64 £32,500 - 21
East Midlands -39 56 £32,000 -8.57% 9
East of England -44 43 £40,000 -10.11% 10
West Midlands -33 41 £37,000 +5.71% 12
North East -32 14 £40,000 +25.00% 8
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
1 284 (37.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 187 (24.70%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.72%) Exchange Server 2003
4 10 (1.32%) IIS
5 4 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.26%) Apache
6 2 (0.26%) CMS
6 2 (0.26%) nginx
6 2 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 91 (12.02%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.13%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 555 (73.32%) Microsoft 365
2 459 (60.63%) Azure
3 245 (32.36%) Entra ID
4 90 (11.89%) OneDrive
5 82 (10.83%) AWS
6 40 (5.28%) Google Workspace
7 38 (5.02%) SaaS
8 36 (4.76%) IaaS
8 36 (4.76%) PaaS
9 19 (2.51%) Datadog
10 17 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
10 17 (2.25%) Nutanix
11 16 (2.11%) GCP
11 16 (2.11%) Mimecast
12 12 (1.59%) Power Platform
13 11 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
16 4 (0.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 748 (98.81%) DNS
2 291 (38.44%) VPN
3 279 (36.86%) TCP/IP
4 258 (34.08%) Firewall
5 187 (24.70%) VLAN
6 163 (21.53%) Wi-Fi
7 146 (19.29%) WAN
8 128 (16.91%) LAN
9 77 (10.17%) VoIP
10 59 (7.79%) SAN
11 50 (6.61%) Wireless
12 43 (5.68%) Network Security
13 41 (5.42%) SD-WAN
14 23 (3.04%) Remote Desktop
15 15 (1.98%) Internet
15 15 (1.98%) NAS
16 13 (1.72%) BGP
16 13 (1.72%) IPsec
17 11 (1.45%) SMTP
17 11 (1.45%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (9.11%) SQL Server
2 64 (8.45%) Amazon RDS
3 15 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (1.72%) Oracle Database
4 13 (1.72%) Oracle Database 10g
5 12 (1.59%) Power BI
6 4 (0.53%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.40%) MySQL
8 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.13%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 18 (2.38%) Chocolatey
2 15 (1.98%) Git
3 6 (0.79%) GitLab
3 6 (0.79%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.79%) JIRA
4 4 (0.53%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 350 (46.24%) Social Skills
2 111 (14.66%) Analytical Skills
3 100 (13.21%) Finance
4 47 (6.21%) Organisational Skills
5 32 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
5 32 (4.23%) Manufacturing
6 31 (4.10%) Law
7 26 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (3.17%) Banking
9 17 (2.25%) Legal
9 17 (2.25%) Telecoms
10 14 (1.85%) Retail
11 12 (1.59%) Advertising
12 11 (1.45%) Electronics
13 7 (0.92%) Aerospace
13 7 (0.92%) Public Sector
14 6 (0.79%) Automotive
15 5 (0.66%) Local Government
15 5 (0.66%) Marketing
15 5 (0.66%) Police
Job Titles
1 274 (36.20%) IT Support
2 189 (24.97%) IT Engineer
3 174 (22.99%) Support Engineer
4 129 (17.04%) IT Support Engineer
5 109 (14.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 104 (13.74%) 2nd Line Support
6 104 (13.74%) Senior
7 90 (11.89%) Support Technician
8 82 (10.83%) IT Technician
9 80 (10.57%) IT Support Technician
10 79 (10.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 72 (9.51%) Analyst
12 70 (9.25%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 67 (8.85%) Systems Engineer
14 58 (7.66%) Support Analyst
15 43 (5.68%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 41 (5.42%) 3rd Line Support
17 37 (4.89%) Azure Engineer
18 33 (4.36%) IT Analyst
19 31 (4.10%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.92%) OpenID
1 7 (0.92%) SAML
2 6 (0.79%) 802.1X
3 5 (0.66%) ARM Templates
3 5 (0.66%) LDAP
3 5 (0.66%) OAuth
4 4 (0.53%) ADO
4 4 (0.53%) OpenTelemetry
4 4 (0.53%) Web Services
5 3 (0.40%) .NET
6 2 (0.26%) Middleware
7 1 (0.13%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.13%) JSON
7 1 (0.13%) MFC
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CAF
7 1 (0.13%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 145 (19.15%) Driving Licence
2 60 (7.93%) Onboarding
3 57 (7.53%) Legacy Systems
4 45 (5.94%) Hybrid Cloud
5 22 (2.91%) Data Centre
6 21 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
7 19 (2.51%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (2.38%) Cyber Threat
9 17 (2.25%) Public Cloud
10 13 (1.72%) iPad
11 12 (1.59%) Digital Signage
11 12 (1.59%) Replication
12 11 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (1.32%) CCTV
13 10 (1.32%) PKI
14 9 (1.19%) Cloud Native
15 8 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 7 (0.92%) Management Information System
17 6 (0.79%) Mobile App
17 6 (0.79%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 647 (85.47%) Windows
2 441 (58.26%) Windows Server
3 168 (22.19%) Windows 10
4 127 (16.78%) Linux
5 110 (14.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 56 (7.40%) Mac OS
7 50 (6.61%) Windows Server 2019
8 36 (4.76%) Apple iOS
9 30 (3.96%) Windows Server 2012
10 24 (3.17%) Android
11 19 (2.51%) Windows Server 2008
12 15 (1.98%) Windows 7
13 14 (1.85%) Solaris
13 14 (1.85%) Unix
14 13 (1.72%) HPUX
14 13 (1.72%) Windows Server 2003
15 8 (1.06%) VMS
16 7 (0.92%) CentOS
16 7 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 5 (0.66%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (44.91%) Problem-Solving
2 249 (32.89%) Customer Service
3 182 (24.04%) ITIL
4 146 (19.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 116 (15.32%) Disaster Recovery
6 112 (14.80%) Migration
7 108 (14.27%) ITSM
8 98 (12.95%) Service Delivery
9 81 (10.70%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 79 (10.44%) Cybersecurity
11 70 (9.25%) Customer Experience
12 68 (8.98%) Continuous Improvement
13 67 (8.85%) Incident Management
14 62 (8.19%) Kalman Filter
15 61 (8.06%) Email Filtering
15 61 (8.06%) Web Filtering
16 57 (7.53%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 53 (7.00%) Change Management
18 50 (6.61%) Root Cause Analysis
19 49 (6.47%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 146 (19.29%) PowerShell
2 34 (4.49%) Python
3 28 (3.70%) SQL
4 19 (2.51%) Bash
5 15 (1.98%) Bicep
5 15 (1.98%) Perl
6 4 (0.53%) Delphi
6 4 (0.53%) Pascal
6 4 (0.53%) PHP
7 2 (0.26%) C
7 2 (0.26%) C#
7 2 (0.26%) C++
7 2 (0.26%) Java
7 2 (0.26%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.13%) VB
8 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 130 (17.17%) Security Cleared
2 105 (13.87%) SC Cleared
3 76 (10.04%) Degree
4 62 (8.19%) Microsoft Certification
5 39 (5.15%) Azure Certification
6 34 (4.49%) Network+ Certification
7 30 (3.96%) Cisco Certification
8 24 (3.17%) DV Cleared
9 22 (2.91%) A+ Certification
9 22 (2.91%) CCNA
10 19 (2.51%) CCNP
11 17 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (1.98%) DBS Check
13 12 (1.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 10 (1.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 9 (1.19%) MCSA
16 8 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
16 8 (1.06%) MCSE
17 7 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
18 6 (0.79%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (12.95%) Cyber Essentials
2 89 (11.76%) SLA
3 58 (7.66%) PCI DSS
4 36 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 24 (3.17%) GDPR
6 15 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (1.06%) QA
8 6 (0.79%) NIST
9 5 (0.66%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.53%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.13%) RMADS
System Software
1 648 (85.60%) Active Directory
2 206 (27.21%) Hyper-V
3 143 (18.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 56 (7.40%) Terminal Server
5 27 (3.57%) vSphere
6 23 (3.04%) Virtual Desktop
7 22 (2.91%) Virtual Machines
8 19 (2.51%) VMware ESXi
9 11 (1.45%) Docker
10 8 (1.06%) Terminal Services
11 7 (0.92%) VMware NSX
12 6 (0.79%) Firmware
13 4 (0.53%) Virtual Servers
14 3 (0.40%) BitLocker
14 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 1 (0.13%) iptables
15 1 (0.13%) KVM
Systems Management
1 194 (25.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (5.94%) SCCM
3 33 (4.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 27 (3.57%) Terraform
5 26 (3.43%) Ansible
6 24 (3.17%) FortiGate
7 16 (2.11%) Jamf Pro
7 16 (2.11%) Kubernetes
8 15 (1.98%) WSUS
9 14 (1.85%) vCenter Server
10 9 (1.19%) Backup Exec
11 8 (1.06%) VxRail
12 5 (0.66%) Prometheus
12 5 (0.66%) SCVMM
13 4 (0.53%) Grafana
13 4 (0.53%) McAfee ePO
13 4 (0.53%) SolarWinds Orion
14 3 (0.40%) Nagios
14 3 (0.40%) NetBackup
15 2 (0.26%) SCOM
Vendors
1 575 (75.96%) Microsoft
2 283 (37.38%) VMware
3 100 (13.21%) Veeam
4 79 (10.44%) SolarWinds
5 71 (9.38%) Cisco
5 71 (9.38%) Nimble Storage
6 62 (8.19%) Splunk
7 56 (7.40%) Brocade
7 56 (7.40%) Tanium
8 44 (5.81%) Google
9 41 (5.42%) Dell
10 39 (5.15%) Meraki
11 36 (4.76%) HP
12 35 (4.62%) Apple
13 33 (4.36%) Citrix
14 28 (3.70%) Palo Alto
15 23 (3.04%) Dynatrace
16 22 (2.91%) Tenable
17 18 (2.38%) AppDynamics
18 17 (2.25%) ServiceNow