Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 263 213 243
Rank change year-on-year -50 +30 +82
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 585 1,390 1,571
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.12% 1.41% 1.51%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.43% 10.20% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 529 1,169 1,202
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,125 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £53,438
90th Percentile £73,886 £70,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -6.25%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 6,936 13,623 16,032
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.30% 13.85% 15.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,252 9,516 8,186
10th Percentile £23,731 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,250
Median % change year-on-year - -5.47% -4.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,715 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% -3.33% -

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for DHCP in the UK

DHCP
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for DHCP in the UK

DHCP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DHCP over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for DHCP in the UK

DHCP
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -49 554 £42,500 +6.25% 374
UK excluding London -60 405 £37,500 - 304
London +9 168 £55,000 - 86
Work from Home -14 164 £43,000 -9.47% 162
North of England -58 98 £40,000 - 87
Midlands -43 93 £35,000 -2.78% 46
South East -22 92 £36,000 -6.49% 87
North West -43 64 £42,500 - 42
West Midlands -24 56 £35,000 -11.95% 24
East of England +26 51 £45,000 +38.46% 32
South West +25 51 £40,000 +29.03% 42
East Midlands -10 37 £35,000 -2.78% 20
Yorkshire +14 26 £35,000 +8.53% 37
Scotland +117 15 £37,500 +7.14% 7
North East +17 8 £32,000 -22.89% 11
Wales +20 4 £41,361 +21.65% 8
Isle of Man +12 1 £34,500 -19.77%

DHCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 186 (31.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 98 (16.75%) SharePoint
3 35 (5.98%) IIS
4 3 (0.51%) Confluence
4 3 (0.51%) WordPress
5 2 (0.34%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.34%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.17%) Apache
6 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
Applications
1 116 (19.83%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (5.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.37%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.51%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 11 (1.88%) Fidessa
2 6 (1.03%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.85%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.51%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.34%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.34%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 336 (57.44%) Microsoft 365
2 325 (55.56%) Azure
3 136 (23.25%) Entra ID
4 107 (18.29%) AWS
5 50 (8.55%) OneDrive
6 28 (4.79%) Mimecast
6 28 (4.79%) SaaS
7 26 (4.44%) GCP
8 23 (3.93%) Google Workspace
9 21 (3.59%) IaaS
9 21 (3.59%) PaaS
10 18 (3.08%) Power Platform
11 15 (2.56%) Power Automate
12 14 (2.39%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.54%) Nutanix
13 9 (1.54%) PowerApps
14 8 (1.37%) OpenShift
15 5 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
15 5 (0.85%) Azure Storage
16 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 568 (97.09%) DNS
2 289 (49.40%) Firewall
3 239 (40.85%) TCP/IP
4 168 (28.72%) VPN
5 160 (27.35%) VLAN
6 128 (21.88%) LAN
7 118 (20.17%) WAN
8 59 (10.09%) SAN
9 55 (9.40%) Network Security
10 54 (9.23%) Wireless
11 46 (7.86%) VoIP
12 44 (7.52%) Wi-Fi
13 34 (5.81%) BGP
13 34 (5.81%) OSPF
14 31 (5.30%) IPv4
15 28 (4.79%) PBX
16 26 (4.44%) Remote Desktop
17 25 (4.27%) WLAN
18 24 (4.10%) MPLS
18 24 (4.10%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (10.77%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.13%) Amazon RDS
3 11 (1.88%) Power BI
4 6 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.85%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.68%) Tableau
7 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.17%) MySQL
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 12 (2.05%) JIRA
2 6 (1.03%) Git
3 5 (0.85%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.17%) GitLab
6 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.17%) Maven
General
1 214 (36.58%) Social Skills
2 73 (12.48%) Finance
3 47 (8.03%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (7.86%) Retail
5 33 (5.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (5.30%) Law
7 28 (4.79%) Banking
8 26 (4.44%) Legal
9 23 (3.93%) Automotive
10 16 (2.74%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.71%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.03%) Public Sector
13 5 (0.85%) Police
14 4 (0.68%) Spanish Language
15 3 (0.51%) Aviation
15 3 (0.51%) Back Office
15 3 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.51%) Local Government
15 3 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 104 (17.78%) Support Engineer
2 103 (17.61%) Analyst
3 101 (17.26%) IT Support
4 98 (16.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 82 (14.02%) IT Engineer
6 67 (11.45%) Support Analyst
7 58 (9.91%) Senior
8 45 (7.69%) Network Engineer
9 38 (6.50%) 3rd Line Support
10 36 (6.15%) IT Analyst
11 35 (5.98%) 2nd Line Support
11 35 (5.98%) IT Support Engineer
12 32 (5.47%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 31 (5.30%) IT Support Analyst
14 30 (5.13%) Infrastructure Support
14 30 (5.13%) Systems Engineer
15 26 (4.44%) IT Technician
15 26 (4.44%) Technical Support
16 25 (4.27%) Desktop Support
16 25 (4.27%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.88%) FIX Protocol
2 10 (1.71%) 802.1X
3 9 (1.54%) SAML
4 5 (0.85%) Middleware
5 3 (0.51%) LDAP
5 3 (0.51%) Web Services
5 3 (0.51%) YAML
6 2 (0.34%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.17%) EDI
7 1 (0.17%) FreeSWITCH
7 1 (0.17%) HTML
7 1 (0.17%) JSON
7 1 (0.17%) Node.js
7 1 (0.17%) REST
7 1 (0.17%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.17%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.21%) Management Information System
2 43 (7.35%) Driving Licence
3 41 (7.01%) Data Centre
4 28 (4.79%) Onboarding
5 26 (4.44%) Clustering
6 21 (3.59%) Replication
7 18 (3.08%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (3.08%) Smartphone
8 17 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
9 15 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (2.39%) Public Cloud
11 12 (2.05%) PKI
12 11 (1.88%) Eurex
13 10 (1.71%) CCTV
14 9 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (1.54%) Private Cloud
15 7 (1.20%) Security Posture
16 5 (0.85%) Bitcoin
16 5 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
16 5 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 456 (77.95%) Windows
2 310 (52.99%) Windows Server
3 132 (22.56%) Linux
4 89 (15.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 85 (14.53%) Windows 10
6 68 (11.62%) Windows Server 2019
7 49 (8.38%) Mac OS
8 30 (5.13%) Android
9 28 (4.79%) Mac OS X
10 26 (4.44%) Windows Server 2012
11 24 (4.10%) Apple iOS
11 24 (4.10%) Ubuntu
12 22 (3.76%) Unix
13 18 (3.08%) CentOS
14 15 (2.56%) Windows 7
15 9 (1.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 8 (1.37%) Rocky
17 7 (1.20%) VMS
17 7 (1.20%) Windows Server 2008
18 5 (0.85%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
2 119 (20.34%) ITIL
3 117 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 117 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 101 (17.26%) Disaster Recovery
5 91 (15.56%) Cybersecurity
6 53 (9.06%) Incident Management
7 47 (8.03%) High Availability
8 37 (6.32%) Patch Management
9 32 (5.47%) Migration
9 32 (5.47%) Project Management
10 31 (5.30%) Task Automation
11 28 (4.79%) Business Continuity
11 28 (4.79%) Collaborative Working
11 28 (4.79%) Computer Science
11 28 (4.79%) Mobile Device Management
11 28 (4.79%) Time Management
12 27 (4.62%) Artificial Intelligence
12 27 (4.62%) Continuous Improvement
12 27 (4.62%) Infrastructure Management
Programming Languages
1 179 (30.60%) PowerShell
2 84 (14.36%) SQL
3 48 (8.21%) Python
4 17 (2.91%) Bash
5 11 (1.88%) Perl
6 4 (0.68%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.68%) Ruby
6 4 (0.68%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.17%) Java
7 1 (0.17%) R
7 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.17%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 105 (17.95%) Microsoft Certification
2 98 (16.75%) Degree
3 52 (8.89%) Cisco Certification
4 45 (7.69%) CCNA
5 44 (7.52%) Network+ Certification
6 40 (6.84%) Security Cleared
7 39 (6.67%) A+ Certification
7 39 (6.67%) Azure Certification
8 31 (5.30%) MCSE
9 30 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 24 (4.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 23 (3.93%) DV Cleared
11 23 (3.93%) MCP
12 19 (3.25%) MCSA
13 17 (2.91%) HND
14 16 (2.74%) HNC
15 15 (2.56%) SC Cleared
16 12 (2.05%) CCNP
17 9 (1.54%) DBS Check
18 8 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (7.86%) SLA
2 16 (2.74%) GDPR
3 12 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.85%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.51%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.51%) Government Security Classifications
7 3 (0.51%) PMO
8 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.34%) NIST
8 2 (0.34%) QA
9 1 (0.17%) GRC
9 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 399 (68.21%) Active Directory
2 178 (30.43%) Hyper-V
3 170 (29.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 62 (10.60%) VMware ESXi
5 34 (5.81%) Virtual Machines
5 34 (5.81%) vSphere
6 21 (3.59%) Docker
6 21 (3.59%) Virtual Desktop
7 14 (2.39%) Terminal Services
8 12 (2.05%) DFS Replication
9 10 (1.71%) Firmware
9 10 (1.71%) VMware NSX
10 7 (1.20%) BitLocker
10 7 (1.20%) Microsoft App-V
11 3 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.17%) LXC
12 1 (0.17%) RHEV
12 1 (0.17%) vCloud
12 1 (0.17%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 133 (22.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 68 (11.62%) SCCM
3 38 (6.50%) Ansible
4 36 (6.15%) vCenter Server
5 25 (4.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 23 (3.93%) Kubernetes
6 23 (3.93%) SCOM
6 23 (3.93%) Single Sign-On
6 23 (3.93%) WSUS
7 19 (3.25%) Puppet
8 15 (2.56%) Terraform
9 14 (2.39%) FortiGate
10 12 (2.05%) vMotion
11 10 (1.71%) Progress Chef
12 9 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
12 9 (1.54%) NetBackup
13 8 (1.37%) Grafana
14 7 (1.20%) Autotask
15 6 (1.03%) PowerCLI
15 6 (1.03%) vRealize
Vendors
1 398 (68.03%) Microsoft
2 217 (37.09%) VMware
3 128 (21.88%) Cisco
4 67 (11.45%) Veeam
5 56 (9.57%) Citrix
6 48 (8.21%) Google
7 40 (6.84%) HP
8 37 (6.32%) Apple
9 36 (6.15%) Dell
10 35 (5.98%) SolarWinds
11 34 (5.81%) Fortinet
12 25 (4.27%) Meraki
13 23 (3.93%) ServiceNow
13 23 (3.93%) Ubiquiti
14 22 (3.76%) Oracle
15 20 (3.42%) Red Hat
16 18 (3.08%) Sophos
17 16 (2.74%) Riverbed
18 15 (2.56%) Juniper
18 15 (2.56%) SAP