Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DHCP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited DHCP over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 212 241 329
Rank change year-on-year +29 +88 -73
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 1,389 1,590 1,903
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.42% 1.52% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.22% 9.91% 9.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,168 1,207 1,583
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,125 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +2.41%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £55,175
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +6.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

DHCP is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,586 16,051 20,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.86% 15.34% 13.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 8,237 11,833
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -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 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for DHCP in the UK

DHCP
Top 18 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 27 April 2024. 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 1,313 £40,000 - 292
UK excluding London +8 1,073 £37,500 - 243
Work from Home +18 435 £47,500 +5.56% 84
London +40 294 £55,000 +10.00% 60
North of England +40 272 £40,000 +0.78% 67
South East -16 256 £38,500 +9.38% 59
Midlands +70 247 £36,000 -4.00% 56
South West +29 156 £31,000 -27.06% 19
North West +10 143 £42,500 - 47
West Midlands +62 141 £38,625 +3.00% 37
East Midlands +30 102 £36,000 -1.37% 19
Yorkshire +65 86 £32,250 +0.16% 18
East of England -42 84 £32,500 -18.75% 29
North East +12 43 £41,500 +10.67% 3
Scotland -79 26 £35,000 - 15
Wales +17 24 £34,000 +6.25% 4
Northern Ireland +20 5 £32,500 - 1
Isle of Man - 4 £43,000 -

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
1 383 (27.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 247 (17.78%) SharePoint
3 69 (4.97%) IIS
4 17 (1.22%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2013
6 8 (0.58%) OpenStack
7 6 (0.43%) Confluence
8 4 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 3 (0.22%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.14%) Apache
10 2 (0.14%) nginx
10 2 (0.14%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.14%) WordPress
11 1 (0.072%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.072%) Gunicorn
11 1 (0.072%) uWSGI
Applications
1 196 (14.11%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.14%) CATIA
6 2 (0.14%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 16 (1.15%) Fidessa
2 5 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.29%) Epicor Tropos
3 4 (0.29%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (0.22%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.14%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.072%) Eikon
6 1 (0.072%) Sage 300 ERP
6 1 (0.072%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.072%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.072%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 752 (54.14%) Microsoft 365
2 744 (53.56%) Azure
3 270 (19.44%) Entra ID
4 248 (17.85%) AWS
5 98 (7.06%) OneDrive
6 62 (4.46%) IaaS
7 54 (3.89%) SaaS
8 51 (3.67%) Mimecast
9 45 (3.24%) Power Platform
10 39 (2.81%) Nutanix
11 38 (2.74%) PaaS
12 36 (2.59%) OpenShift
13 29 (2.09%) AWS CloudFormation
14 23 (1.66%) GCP
15 20 (1.44%) Azure Monitor
16 18 (1.30%) Azure Storage
17 16 (1.15%) WhatsApp
18 15 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
19 12 (0.86%) Google Workspace
19 12 (0.86%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1,333 (95.97%) DNS
2 594 (42.76%) Firewall
3 538 (38.73%) TCP/IP
4 370 (26.64%) WAN
5 342 (24.62%) VPN
6 338 (24.33%) LAN
7 243 (17.49%) Wi-Fi
8 240 (17.28%) VLAN
9 165 (11.88%) SAN
10 155 (11.16%) Wireless
11 85 (6.12%) HTTP
12 76 (5.47%) VoIP
13 74 (5.33%) MPLS
14 64 (4.61%) OSPF
14 64 (4.61%) SD-WAN
15 59 (4.25%) BGP
15 59 (4.25%) Network Security
16 57 (4.10%) IPsec
17 56 (4.03%) Internet
17 56 (4.03%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (7.56%) SQL Server
2 40 (2.88%) Amazon RDS
3 23 (1.66%) Power BI
4 13 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (0.79%) MySQL
6 10 (0.72%) Oracle Database
7 7 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (0.36%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.36%) Redis
9 3 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.14%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.14%) SQLPlus
11 1 (0.072%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 29 (2.09%) JIRA
2 11 (0.79%) Git
3 10 (0.72%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.72%) Trac
4 2 (0.14%) GitLab
4 2 (0.14%) Hudson
4 2 (0.14%) MSBuild
4 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.072%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.072%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.072%) Selenium
5 1 (0.072%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 405 (29.16%) Social Skills
2 154 (11.09%) Finance
3 130 (9.36%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (3.17%) Telecoms
6 39 (2.81%) Banking
7 34 (2.45%) Law
8 33 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (2.02%) Legal
10 26 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (1.66%) Manufacturing
12 16 (1.15%) Aerospace
12 16 (1.15%) Retail
13 14 (1.01%) Public Sector
14 12 (0.86%) Publishing
15 9 (0.65%) Marketing
16 8 (0.58%) Automotive
16 8 (0.58%) Financial Institution
17 6 (0.43%) French Language
17 6 (0.43%) German Language
Job Titles
1 280 (20.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 233 (16.77%) IT Support
3 207 (14.90%) Senior
4 206 (14.83%) IT Engineer
5 203 (14.61%) Support Engineer
6 155 (11.16%) Analyst
7 126 (9.07%) Network Engineer
8 101 (7.27%) IT Support Engineer
9 89 (6.41%) 2nd Line Support
10 81 (5.83%) Support Analyst
11 79 (5.69%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 68 (4.90%) 3rd Line Support
12 68 (4.90%) IT Technician
13 62 (4.46%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 55 (3.96%) Support Technician
15 52 (3.74%) Administrator
15 52 (3.74%) IT Analyst
16 51 (3.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 51 (3.67%) Systems Engineer
17 48 (3.46%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.59%) HTML
2 31 (2.23%) ARM Templates
3 30 (2.16%) SAML
4 29 (2.09%) OpenID
5 23 (1.66%) 802.1X
6 16 (1.15%) FIX Protocol
7 15 (1.08%) LDAP
8 9 (0.65%) .NET
9 7 (0.50%) ADSI
9 7 (0.50%) XML
10 5 (0.36%) Middleware
11 2 (0.14%) ASP.NET
11 2 (0.14%) LAMP
11 2 (0.14%) V-Ray
12 1 (0.072%) EDI
12 1 (0.072%) JSON
12 1 (0.072%) NETCONF
12 1 (0.072%) Redfish
12 1 (0.072%) TAPI
12 1 (0.072%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 140 (10.08%) Data Centre
2 108 (7.78%) Driving Licence
3 65 (4.68%) PKI
3 65 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
4 55 (3.96%) Replication
5 37 (2.66%) Cyberattack
5 37 (2.66%) Public Cloud
6 36 (2.59%) Onboarding
7 34 (2.45%) Management Information System
8 29 (2.09%) Cloud Native
9 26 (1.87%) Clustering
10 22 (1.58%) Security Posture
11 20 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
12 18 (1.30%) Client/Server
13 17 (1.22%) CCTV
13 17 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
14 16 (1.15%) Eurex
15 15 (1.08%) CMDB
16 12 (0.86%) PMI
17 10 (0.72%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 1,005 (72.35%) Windows
2 695 (50.04%) Windows Server
3 270 (19.44%) Linux
4 226 (16.27%) Windows 10
5 192 (13.82%) Windows Server 2016
6 180 (12.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 141 (10.15%) Windows Server 2012
8 63 (4.54%) Windows Server 2008
9 62 (4.46%) Apple iOS
10 54 (3.89%) Android
11 48 (3.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 44 (3.17%) Unix
13 32 (2.30%) Mac OS
14 30 (2.16%) CentOS
15 27 (1.94%) Ubuntu
16 22 (1.58%) Windows 8
16 22 (1.58%) Windows XP
17 19 (1.37%) VyOS
18 16 (1.15%) Windows 7
18 16 (1.15%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (25.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 346 (24.91%) ITIL
3 317 (22.82%) Problem-Solving
4 223 (16.05%) Customer Service
5 171 (12.31%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (11.45%) Disaster Recovery
7 139 (10.01%) Agile
8 94 (6.77%) DevOps
9 91 (6.55%) Migration
10 90 (6.48%) Project Management
11 77 (5.54%) Line Management
12 72 (5.18%) Roadmaps
12 72 (5.18%) Server Management
13 62 (4.46%) ITSM
14 60 (4.32%) Service Management
15 59 (4.25%) Mentoring
15 59 (4.25%) Service Delivery
16 58 (4.18%) Infrastructure as Code
17 57 (4.10%) Kalman Filter
18 55 (3.96%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 343 (24.69%) PowerShell
2 118 (8.50%) SQL
3 103 (7.42%) Python
4 71 (5.11%) Bash
5 45 (3.24%) Java
6 35 (2.52%) C#
7 33 (2.38%) JavaScript
8 30 (2.16%) VBScript
9 20 (1.44%) Perl
9 20 (1.44%) VB
10 16 (1.15%) Ruby
11 14 (1.01%) Bicep
12 10 (0.72%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.72%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.36%) VB.NET
14 4 (0.29%) C++
15 2 (0.14%) C
15 2 (0.14%) PHP
15 2 (0.14%) TypeScript
16 1 (0.072%) Go
Qualifications
1 185 (13.32%) Degree
2 159 (11.45%) Security Cleared
3 147 (10.58%) Cisco Certification
4 139 (10.01%) Microsoft Certification
5 136 (9.79%) CCNA
6 116 (8.35%) DV Cleared
7 72 (5.18%) SC Cleared
8 57 (4.10%) MCSE
9 50 (3.60%) CCNP
10 47 (3.38%) MCSA
11 45 (3.24%) A+ Certification
12 43 (3.10%) AWS Certification
12 43 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
12 43 (3.10%) DBS Check
13 40 (2.88%) Azure Certification
14 31 (2.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 30 (2.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 28 (2.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 28 (2.02%) JNCIA
17 27 (1.94%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (8.28%) SLA
2 28 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.22%) GDPR
5 9 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (0.65%) PMO
6 4 (0.29%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.22%) QA
8 2 (0.14%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.072%) GxP
9 1 (0.072%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.072%) NCSC
System Software
1 1,010 (72.71%) Active Directory
2 429 (30.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 399 (28.73%) Hyper-V
4 90 (6.48%) VMware ESXi
5 59 (4.25%) Docker
6 53 (3.82%) vSphere
7 51 (3.67%) Virtual Machines
8 36 (2.59%) Virtual Desktop
9 35 (2.52%) Virtual Servers
10 20 (1.44%) Terminal Services
11 18 (1.30%) pfSense
12 16 (1.15%) NFS
13 13 (0.94%) XenApp
14 12 (0.86%) DFS Replication
14 12 (0.86%) Firmware
15 7 (0.50%) XenDesktop
16 6 (0.43%) VMware NSX
17 5 (0.36%) VMware Server
18 4 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
18 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 228 (16.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 131 (9.43%) SCCM
3 89 (6.41%) WSUS
4 77 (5.54%) SCOM
5 76 (5.47%) Ansible
6 66 (4.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 63 (4.54%) Kubernetes
8 51 (3.67%) Puppet
9 47 (3.38%) Terraform
10 44 (3.17%) vCenter Server
11 30 (2.16%) FortiGate
12 27 (1.94%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 22 (1.58%) ZABBIX
14 20 (1.44%) NetBackup
15 17 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
16 16 (1.15%) Grafana
16 16 (1.15%) SCDPM
17 14 (1.01%) SmoothWall
18 13 (0.94%) Failover Clustering
18 13 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 850 (61.20%) Microsoft
2 565 (40.68%) VMware
3 283 (20.37%) Cisco
4 165 (11.88%) Veeam
5 144 (10.37%) Citrix
6 101 (7.27%) HP
7 95 (6.84%) Fortinet
8 91 (6.55%) Dell
9 89 (6.41%) Juniper
10 69 (4.97%) Meraki
11 68 (4.90%) Red Hat
12 65 (4.68%) SolarWinds
13 62 (4.46%) Apple
14 53 (3.82%) Oracle
15 50 (3.60%) Ruckus Wireless
15 50 (3.60%) Sophos
16 40 (2.88%) Bloomberg
17 36 (2.59%) Palo Alto
18 34 (2.45%) Aruba
19 31 (2.23%) WatchGuard