DHCP Jobs in the UK excluding London

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 205 175
Rank change year-on-year -29 -30 +55
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 522 935 998
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.20% 1.29% 1.99%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.70% 10.23% 10.71%
Number of salaries quoted 468 747 737
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.25%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,315 £57,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,164 9,136 9,317
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 21.05% 12.63% 18.62%
Number of salaries quoted 4,714 6,307 4,468
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £48,750 £58,750 £61,438
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £47,500 £51,573
% change year-on-year -31.58% -7.90% -1.77%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DHCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DHCP in the UK excluding London

DHCP
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DHCP in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for DHCP in the UK excluding London

DHCP
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DHCP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Salary histogram for DHCP in the UK excluding London

DHCP
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
South East -5 123 £40,000 +2.56% 100
North of England -65 119 £36,250 -12.65% 69
Midlands -24 106 £32,500 -7.14% 48
South West +81 86 £40,000 +29.03% 39
East of England -12 59 £45,000 +38.46% 46
Yorkshire +8 58 £40,000 +25.89% 31
West Midlands -13 57 £32,500 -9.72% 29
North West -64 55 £37,500 -13.79% 30
East Midlands -15 49 £35,000 -1.41% 19
Scotland +86 19 £33,000 -5.71% 27
Wales +11 7 £35,000 +9.38% 10
North East +21 6 £32,000 -24.71% 10
Northern Ireland +33 1 £55,000 +69.23% 2
Isle of Man +10 1 £34,500 -19.77% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £45,000 -
DHCP
UK

DHCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 151 (28.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 97 (18.58%) SharePoint
3 44 (8.43%) IIS
4 3 (0.57%) Confluence
5 2 (0.38%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.38%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 98 (18.77%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.53%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.15%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.57%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.38%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 301 (57.66%) Microsoft 365
2 244 (46.74%) Azure
3 93 (17.82%) Entra ID
4 68 (13.03%) AWS
5 38 (7.28%) OneDrive
6 21 (4.02%) SaaS
7 19 (3.64%) IaaS
7 19 (3.64%) PaaS
8 15 (2.87%) GCP
9 13 (2.49%) Mimecast
9 13 (2.49%) Power Platform
10 11 (2.11%) Google Workspace
10 11 (2.11%) Nutanix
11 9 (1.72%) PowerApps
12 8 (1.53%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (1.15%) Azure Storage
13 6 (1.15%) OpenShift
13 6 (1.15%) Rubrik
14 5 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (0.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 495 (94.83%) DNS
2 267 (51.15%) Firewall
3 240 (45.98%) TCP/IP
4 189 (36.21%) VPN
5 153 (29.31%) VLAN
6 104 (19.92%) LAN
7 94 (18.01%) WAN
8 58 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
9 54 (10.34%) VoIP
10 50 (9.58%) Network Security
11 49 (9.39%) Wireless
12 33 (6.32%) SAN
13 28 (5.36%) Remote Desktop
14 26 (4.98%) SD-WAN
15 22 (4.21%) Internet
16 18 (3.45%) OSPF
17 17 (3.26%) NAS
18 16 (3.07%) IPsec
19 15 (2.87%) BGP
19 15 (2.87%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (8.62%) SQL Server
2 26 (4.98%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (0.96%) Power BI
4 4 (0.77%) Tableau
5 3 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.19%) MySQL
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 11 (2.11%) JIRA
2 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.19%) Git
4 1 (0.19%) GitLab
4 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 209 (40.04%) Social Skills
2 46 (8.81%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (6.70%) Telecoms
4 29 (5.56%) Manufacturing
5 25 (4.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (4.41%) Retail
7 16 (3.07%) Law
8 15 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (2.49%) Advertising
10 10 (1.92%) Automotive
10 10 (1.92%) Finance
10 10 (1.92%) Legal
11 9 (1.72%) Public Sector
12 7 (1.34%) Local Government
12 7 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.77%) Games
14 3 (0.57%) Back Office
14 3 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.57%) Publishing
15 2 (0.38%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 117 (22.41%) IT Support
2 114 (21.84%) Support Engineer
3 95 (18.20%) Analyst
4 92 (17.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 71 (13.60%) IT Engineer
6 66 (12.64%) Support Analyst
7 52 (9.96%) 3rd Line Support
8 46 (8.81%) 2nd Line Support
8 46 (8.81%) Network Engineer
9 43 (8.24%) IT Support Engineer
10 39 (7.47%) IT Analyst
11 37 (7.09%) Technical Support
12 36 (6.90%) Senior
13 35 (6.70%) Infrastructure Support
14 34 (6.51%) IT Support Analyst
15 32 (6.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 29 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
17 23 (4.41%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
18 20 (3.83%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
18 20 (3.83%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.92%) LDAP
2 9 (1.72%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.77%) FreeSWITCH
3 4 (0.77%) Node.js
4 3 (0.57%) EDI
4 3 (0.57%) Web Services
5 2 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.38%) Middleware
6 1 (0.19%) SAML
6 1 (0.19%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.19%) WSH
6 1 (0.19%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (11.11%) Driving Licence
2 29 (5.56%) Data Centre
3 26 (4.98%) Onboarding
3 26 (4.98%) PKI
4 22 (4.21%) Clustering
5 21 (4.02%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.11%) Security Posture
6 11 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (1.53%) Smartphone
8 6 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
8 6 (1.15%) Replication
9 5 (0.96%) BYOD
9 5 (0.96%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.96%) EPoS
9 5 (0.96%) FMCG
9 5 (0.96%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (0.77%) CCTV
10 4 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 388 (74.33%) Windows
2 299 (57.28%) Windows Server
3 102 (19.54%) Linux
4 65 (12.45%) Windows 10
5 49 (9.39%) Windows Server 2016
6 43 (8.24%) Windows Server 2019
7 42 (8.05%) Mac OS
8 17 (3.26%) Apple iOS
8 17 (3.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 14 (2.68%) Unix
10 13 (2.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 13 (2.49%) VMS
11 12 (2.30%) Windows 7
12 11 (2.11%) Ubuntu
13 10 (1.92%) Android
14 9 (1.72%) CentOS
15 7 (1.34%) Mac OS X
16 5 (0.96%) Windows 8
16 5 (0.96%) Windows Server 2003
17 3 (0.57%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
2 112 (21.46%) Customer Service
3 106 (20.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 95 (18.20%) Cybersecurity
5 86 (16.48%) ITIL
6 77 (14.75%) Disaster Recovery
7 40 (7.66%) Incident Management
8 36 (6.90%) Mentoring
9 32 (6.13%) Project Delivery
10 29 (5.56%) Virtual Environments
11 25 (4.79%) ITSM
12 24 (4.60%) Continuous Improvement
13 23 (4.41%) High Availability
13 23 (4.41%) Migration
14 22 (4.21%) CRM
14 22 (4.21%) ERP
15 20 (3.83%) Incident Response
16 19 (3.64%) Process Improvement
17 18 (3.45%) Agile
17 18 (3.45%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 146 (27.97%) PowerShell
2 34 (6.51%) SQL
3 24 (4.60%) Python
4 9 (1.72%) VB
5 7 (1.34%) Bash
6 5 (0.96%) Perl
7 4 (0.77%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.57%) R
9 2 (0.38%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) Java
10 1 (0.19%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.19%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 72 (13.79%) Degree
2 67 (12.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 57 (10.92%) Security Cleared
4 46 (8.81%) Cisco Certification
5 36 (6.90%) A+ Certification
6 35 (6.70%) Network+ Certification
7 34 (6.51%) CCNA
8 32 (6.13%) SC Cleared
9 24 (4.60%) DV Cleared
10 22 (4.21%) MCP
11 21 (4.02%) Azure Certification
12 19 (3.64%) MCSA
13 17 (3.26%) CCNP
13 17 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
14 15 (2.87%) MCSE
14 15 (2.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 12 (2.30%) DBS Check
16 10 (1.92%) AWS Certification
17 7 (1.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.75%) SLA
2 18 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.92%) GDPR
5 4 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (0.77%) NIST
6 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.19%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.19%) GxP
8 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.19%) QA
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 359 (68.77%) Active Directory
2 160 (30.65%) Hyper-V
3 137 (26.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 45 (8.62%) VMware ESXi
5 36 (6.90%) vSphere
6 21 (4.02%) Docker
7 16 (3.07%) Firmware
8 14 (2.68%) Terminal Services
9 13 (2.49%) Virtual Machines
10 8 (1.53%) BitLocker
10 8 (1.53%) Microsoft App-V
11 7 (1.34%) Virtual Servers
12 5 (0.96%) NFS
12 5 (0.96%) VMware NSX
13 4 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
14 3 (0.57%) GPFS
14 3 (0.57%) Lustre
14 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 2 (0.38%) VMware Workstation
16 1 (0.19%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 112 (21.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (6.51%) Ansible
3 33 (6.32%) SCCM
4 30 (5.75%) vCenter Server
5 26 (4.98%) Kubernetes
5 26 (4.98%) WSUS
6 16 (3.07%) Puppet
7 15 (2.87%) Autotask
8 14 (2.68%) SCOM
8 14 (2.68%) vMotion
9 12 (2.30%) FortiGate
10 8 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 7 (1.34%) Nagios
11 7 (1.34%) PowerCLI
11 7 (1.34%) Terraform
11 7 (1.34%) vRealize
12 5 (0.96%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (0.96%) Progress Chef
13 3 (0.57%) Nessus
Vendors
1 385 (73.75%) Microsoft
2 182 (34.87%) VMware
3 84 (16.09%) Cisco
4 43 (8.24%) HP
5 41 (7.85%) Citrix
6 32 (6.13%) Meraki
7 31 (5.94%) Fortinet
7 31 (5.94%) Veeam
8 29 (5.56%) Apple
9 25 (4.79%) Google
10 21 (4.02%) Sophos
11 18 (3.45%) Dell
12 15 (2.87%) SonicWALL
13 14 (2.68%) SAP
13 14 (2.68%) ServiceNow
14 13 (2.49%) Aruba
14 13 (2.49%) Oracle
14 13 (2.49%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (2.30%) SolarWinds
16 11 (2.11%) Red Hat