The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring DHCP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Preston.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
4
17
20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston
5.63%
12.14%
16.81%
Number of salaries quoted
4
17
19
10th Percentile
£28,738
£35,250
£29,800
25th Percentile
£37,906
£36,750
£40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,250
£50,000
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
-9.50%
-23.08%
+116.67%
75th Percentile
£49,063
£53,250
£67,500
90th Percentile
£49,625
£65,000
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Lancashire median annual salary
£25,087
£50,000
£47,500
% change year-on-year
-49.83%
+5.26%
+18.75%
DHCP Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DHCP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.
DHCP Salary Trend in Preston
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing DHCP.
DHCP Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, job vacancies citing DHCP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for DHCP.
DHCP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:
