DHCP Jobs in England

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring DHCP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited DHCP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 247 189 236
Rank change year-on-year -58 +47 +72
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 551 1,316 1,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.20% 1.54% 1.59%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.11% 10.80% 10.21%
Number of salaries quoted 500 1,100 1,118
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,938 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £55,505 £53,750 £53,188
90th Percentile £73,886 £70,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.88%

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 6,049 12,183 14,383
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.14% 14.30% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,727 8,619 7,434
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,100 £77,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,875 £50,250
% change year-on-year -0.78% -4.73% -4.29%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing DHCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for DHCP in England

DHCP
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DHCP in England.

Salary trend for DHCP in England

DHCP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing DHCP in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +16 166 £53,750 -2.27% 110
North of England -52 99 £40,000 - 83
South East -22 92 £36,000 -6.49% 107
Midlands -37 92 £35,000 -2.78% 53
North West -43 65 £42,500 - 44
West Midlands -26 55 £35,000 -11.95% 26
East of England +23 51 £45,000 +38.46% 47
South West +12 50 £40,000 +29.03% 52
East Midlands -12 37 £35,000 -2.78% 20
Yorkshire +18 26 £35,000 +8.53% 34
North East +15 8 £32,000 -22.89% 8
DHCP
UK

DHCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 173 (31.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 91 (16.52%) SharePoint
3 36 (6.53%) IIS
4 3 (0.54%) WordPress
5 2 (0.36%) Confluence
5 2 (0.36%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 113 (20.51%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (5.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.45%) Fidessa
2 6 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.91%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.54%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.36%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.36%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 315 (57.17%) Microsoft 365
2 302 (54.81%) Azure
3 128 (23.23%) Entra ID
4 103 (18.69%) AWS
5 47 (8.53%) OneDrive
6 27 (4.90%) Mimecast
7 25 (4.54%) GCP
7 25 (4.54%) SaaS
8 23 (4.17%) Google Workspace
9 20 (3.63%) IaaS
10 18 (3.27%) PaaS
11 15 (2.72%) Power Platform
12 14 (2.54%) Power Automate
13 13 (2.36%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (1.81%) Nutanix
15 9 (1.63%) PowerApps
16 8 (1.45%) OpenShift
17 5 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
17 5 (0.91%) Azure Storage
18 2 (0.36%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 534 (96.91%) DNS
2 264 (47.91%) Firewall
3 223 (40.47%) TCP/IP
4 156 (28.31%) VPN
5 153 (27.77%) VLAN
6 121 (21.96%) LAN
7 110 (19.96%) WAN
8 54 (9.80%) SAN
9 52 (9.44%) Network Security
10 51 (9.26%) Wireless
11 42 (7.62%) VoIP
12 39 (7.08%) Wi-Fi
13 31 (5.63%) BGP
13 31 (5.63%) IPv4
13 31 (5.63%) OSPF
14 28 (5.08%) PBX
15 24 (4.36%) MPLS
15 24 (4.36%) Remote Desktop
15 24 (4.36%) SD-WAN
15 24 (4.36%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (10.53%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.44%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (1.45%) Power BI
4 6 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.91%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.54%) Tableau
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 12 (2.18%) JIRA
2 5 (0.91%) Git
2 5 (0.91%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.18%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
5 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.18%) Maven
General
1 199 (36.12%) Social Skills
2 69 (12.52%) Finance
3 45 (8.17%) Retail
4 44 (7.99%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (5.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 30 (5.44%) Law
6 26 (4.72%) Legal
7 25 (4.54%) Banking
8 21 (3.81%) Automotive
9 15 (2.72%) Telecoms
10 9 (1.63%) Manufacturing
11 5 (0.91%) Police
11 5 (0.91%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.54%) Aviation
12 3 (0.54%) Back Office
12 3 (0.54%) Games
12 3 (0.54%) Local Government
12 3 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.54%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 100 (18.15%) Support Engineer
2 99 (17.97%) IT Support
3 98 (17.79%) Analyst
4 94 (17.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 73 (13.25%) IT Engineer
6 64 (11.62%) Support Analyst
7 53 (9.62%) Senior
8 43 (7.80%) Network Engineer
9 37 (6.72%) 3rd Line Support
10 35 (6.35%) 2nd Line Support
10 35 (6.35%) IT Analyst
11 33 (5.99%) IT Support Engineer
12 32 (5.81%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 31 (5.63%) IT Support Analyst
14 30 (5.44%) Infrastructure Support
15 27 (4.90%) Systems Engineer
16 25 (4.54%) Desktop Support
16 25 (4.54%) Support Specialist
16 25 (4.54%) Technical Support
17 23 (4.17%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.81%) 802.1X
2 9 (1.63%) SAML
3 8 (1.45%) FIX Protocol
4 5 (0.91%) Middleware
5 3 (0.54%) LDAP
5 3 (0.54%) Web Services
6 2 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.18%) FreeSWITCH
7 1 (0.18%) HTML
7 1 (0.18%) JSON
7 1 (0.18%) Node.js
7 1 (0.18%) REST
7 1 (0.18%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.18%) WSH
7 1 (0.18%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.99%) Management Information System
2 39 (7.08%) Data Centre
3 36 (6.53%) Driving Licence
4 26 (4.72%) Onboarding
5 25 (4.54%) Clustering
6 20 (3.63%) Replication
7 17 (3.09%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (3.09%) Smartphone
8 14 (2.54%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (2.54%) Public Cloud
9 12 (2.18%) PKI
10 10 (1.81%) CCTV
11 8 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.45%) Eurex
11 8 (1.45%) Private Cloud
12 7 (1.27%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.91%) Security Operations Centre
14 4 (0.73%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 429 (77.86%) Windows
2 292 (52.99%) Windows Server
3 125 (22.69%) Linux
4 82 (14.88%) Windows Server 2016
5 81 (14.70%) Windows 10
6 63 (11.43%) Windows Server 2019
7 49 (8.89%) Mac OS
8 30 (5.44%) Android
9 27 (4.90%) Mac OS X
10 24 (4.36%) Apple iOS
10 24 (4.36%) Windows Server 2012
11 23 (4.17%) Ubuntu
12 17 (3.09%) CentOS
12 17 (3.09%) Unix
13 15 (2.72%) Windows 7
14 9 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 8 (1.45%) Rocky
16 7 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
17 5 (0.91%) SUSE
17 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
2 114 (20.69%) ITIL
3 112 (20.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 110 (19.96%) Customer Service
5 97 (17.60%) Disaster Recovery
6 83 (15.06%) Cybersecurity
7 53 (9.62%) Incident Management
8 44 (7.99%) High Availability
9 37 (6.72%) Patch Management
10 30 (5.44%) Migration
10 30 (5.44%) Project Management
10 30 (5.44%) Task Automation
11 28 (5.08%) Time Management
12 27 (4.90%) Collaborative Working
12 27 (4.90%) Mobile Device Management
13 26 (4.72%) Artificial Intelligence
14 25 (4.54%) Business Continuity
14 25 (4.54%) Infrastructure Management
14 25 (4.54%) Project Delivery
15 24 (4.36%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 169 (30.67%) PowerShell
2 79 (14.34%) SQL
3 42 (7.62%) Python
4 14 (2.54%) Bash
5 9 (1.63%) Perl
6 4 (0.73%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.54%) Ruby
8 2 (0.36%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.18%) R
9 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (18.15%) Microsoft Certification
2 88 (15.97%) Degree
3 49 (8.89%) Cisco Certification
4 44 (7.99%) CCNA
4 44 (7.99%) Network+ Certification
5 39 (7.08%) A+ Certification
5 39 (7.08%) Security Cleared
6 34 (6.17%) Azure Certification
7 29 (5.26%) MCSE
8 26 (4.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (4.17%) DV Cleared
9 23 (4.17%) MCP
9 23 (4.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 18 (3.27%) MCSA
11 15 (2.72%) HNC
11 15 (2.72%) HND
12 14 (2.54%) SC Cleared
13 11 (2.00%) CCNP
14 8 (1.45%) DBS Check
14 8 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.80%) SLA
2 13 (2.36%) GDPR
3 10 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.54%) Government Security Classifications
5 3 (0.54%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.54%) PMO
6 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.36%) NIST
6 2 (0.36%) QA
7 1 (0.18%) GRC
7 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.18%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 376 (68.24%) Active Directory
2 160 (29.04%) Hyper-V
3 155 (28.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 61 (11.07%) VMware ESXi
5 33 (5.99%) vSphere
6 30 (5.44%) Virtual Machines
7 20 (3.63%) Docker
7 20 (3.63%) Virtual Desktop
8 14 (2.54%) Terminal Services
9 12 (2.18%) DFS Replication
10 11 (2.00%) VMware NSX
11 10 (1.81%) Firmware
12 7 (1.27%) BitLocker
12 7 (1.27%) Microsoft App-V
13 3 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
14 1 (0.18%) KVM
14 1 (0.18%) LXC
14 1 (0.18%) RHEV
14 1 (0.18%) vCloud
14 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 120 (21.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (11.80%) SCCM
3 37 (6.72%) Ansible
4 35 (6.35%) vCenter Server
5 25 (4.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 23 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (3.99%) Kubernetes
7 22 (3.99%) WSUS
8 21 (3.81%) SCOM
9 18 (3.27%) Puppet
10 14 (2.54%) FortiGate
10 14 (2.54%) Terraform
11 12 (2.18%) vMotion
12 10 (1.81%) Progress Chef
13 9 (1.63%) Jamf Pro
13 9 (1.63%) NetBackup
14 6 (1.09%) Autotask
14 6 (1.09%) Grafana
14 6 (1.09%) PowerCLI
14 6 (1.09%) vRealize
Vendors
1 378 (68.60%) Microsoft
2 203 (36.84%) VMware
3 118 (21.42%) Cisco
4 65 (11.80%) Veeam
5 56 (10.16%) Citrix
6 47 (8.53%) Google
7 37 (6.72%) HP
8 34 (6.17%) Apple
8 34 (6.17%) Dell
9 33 (5.99%) SolarWinds
10 31 (5.63%) Fortinet
11 23 (4.17%) ServiceNow
12 22 (3.99%) Meraki
12 22 (3.99%) Ubiquiti
13 18 (3.27%) Oracle
13 18 (3.27%) Sophos
14 17 (3.09%) Red Hat
15 16 (2.90%) Riverbed
16 15 (2.72%) Juniper
16 15 (2.72%) SAP