Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring DHCP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 260 221
Rank change year-on-year +28 -39 +6
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 785 559 1,318
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.85% 1.26% 1.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.17% 8.40% 10.05%
Number of salaries quoted 568 506 1,114
10th Percentile £26,375 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £41,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.25% +3.75% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £52,761 £53,750
90th Percentile £66,625 £70,000 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -0.23%

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 7,717 6,658 13,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.33% 15.05% 12.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4,301 3,718 9,403
10th Percentile £27,694 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% - -5.94%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £42,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year +1.19% -4.55% -2.22%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DHCP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

DHCP job vacancy trend in the UK

DHCP
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing DHCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing DHCP

DHCP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DHCP over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

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 7 June 2026. 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 +23 718 £36,000 -14.29% 217
UK excluding London +33 602 £32,500 -13.33% 194
London +11 178 £52,500 +5.00% 46
North of England +34 172 £32,500 -7.14% 46
Work from Home +15 172 £42,000 -6.67% 79
South East -8 117 £39,000 -8.24% 63
South West +7 116 £32,500 -18.75% 32
Midlands -36 91 £32,500 - 27
North West +11 77 £32,500 -13.33% 31
Yorkshire -7 70 £32,500 -2.99% 12
East Midlands -18 47 £32,500 -7.14% 7
East of England -22 43 £34,750 -22.78% 24
West Midlands -30 43 £37,000 +13.85% 20
Wales -12 31 £45,000 +35.34% 7
North East -23 25 £41,250 +28.91% 5
Scotland +14 24 £28,000 -17.65% 3
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 2

DHCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 287 (36.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 202 (25.73%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.04%) IIS
4 9 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.38%) SAS
6 1 (0.13%) Confluence
6 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 90 (11.46%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.38%) Alphatax
3 2 (0.25%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 586 (74.65%) Microsoft 365
2 492 (62.68%) Azure
3 236 (30.06%) Entra ID
4 109 (13.89%) AWS
5 87 (11.08%) OneDrive
6 49 (6.24%) SaaS
7 43 (5.48%) IaaS
8 41 (5.22%) PaaS
9 32 (4.08%) Google Workspace
10 25 (3.18%) Nutanix
11 22 (2.80%) Datadog
12 16 (2.04%) Mimecast
13 14 (1.78%) Power Platform
14 12 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (1.27%) GCP
16 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
17 6 (0.76%) Azure Monitor
18 5 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
18 5 (0.64%) Azure ExpressRoute
18 5 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 779 (99.24%) DNS
2 323 (41.15%) VPN
3 311 (39.62%) Firewall
4 274 (34.90%) TCP/IP
5 210 (26.75%) VLAN
6 163 (20.76%) Wi-Fi
7 157 (20.00%) WAN
8 132 (16.82%) LAN
9 74 (9.43%) VoIP
10 70 (8.92%) SAN
11 51 (6.50%) Network Security
12 48 (6.11%) SD-WAN
13 35 (4.46%) Remote Desktop
14 31 (3.95%) Wireless
15 27 (3.44%) BGP
16 19 (2.42%) SSL
17 18 (2.29%) IPsec
18 17 (2.17%) MPLS
19 16 (2.04%) NAS
20 14 (1.78%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (9.94%) Amazon RDS
2 76 (9.68%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.91%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (1.53%) Power BI
5 4 (0.51%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.38%) MySQL
7 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.13%) KNIME
7 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.13%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 20 (2.55%) Chocolatey
2 18 (2.29%) JIRA
3 15 (1.91%) Git
4 8 (1.02%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.76%) GitLab
6 4 (0.51%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.25%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.13%) Carbide.c++
8 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 366 (46.62%) Social Skills
2 119 (15.16%) Analytical Skills
3 96 (12.23%) Finance
4 54 (6.88%) Organisational Skills
5 34 (4.33%) Documentation Skills
6 27 (3.44%) Banking
6 27 (3.44%) Manufacturing
7 25 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 22 (2.80%) Retail
9 21 (2.68%) Law
10 19 (2.42%) Legal
11 12 (1.53%) Advertising
11 12 (1.53%) Telecoms
12 9 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.02%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.02%) Local Government
13 8 (1.02%) Public Sector
14 7 (0.89%) Electronics
15 4 (0.51%) Front Office
15 4 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 272 (34.65%) IT Support
2 196 (24.97%) IT Engineer
3 160 (20.38%) Support Engineer
4 130 (16.56%) IT Support Engineer
5 127 (16.18%) Senior
6 124 (15.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 97 (12.36%) 2nd Line Support
8 85 (10.83%) Support Technician
8 85 (10.83%) Systems Engineer
9 84 (10.70%) Analyst
10 81 (10.32%) IT Technician
11 75 (9.55%) IT Support Technician
12 68 (8.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 60 (7.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 57 (7.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 56 (7.13%) Support Analyst
16 40 (5.10%) Cloud Engineer
17 37 (4.71%) Network Engineer
18 35 (4.46%) IT Analyst
19 34 (4.33%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.04%) SAML
2 12 (1.53%) OAuth
3 9 (1.15%) OpenID
4 7 (0.89%) .NET
5 5 (0.64%) 802.1X
5 5 (0.64%) ARM Templates
5 5 (0.64%) Web Services
6 4 (0.51%) ADO
6 4 (0.51%) ModSecurity
6 4 (0.51%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.38%) Middleware
8 2 (0.25%) FIX Protocol
8 2 (0.25%) LDAP
8 2 (0.25%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.13%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 121 (15.41%) Driving Licence
2 70 (8.92%) Legacy Systems
3 53 (6.75%) Onboarding
4 51 (6.50%) Hybrid Cloud
5 33 (4.20%) Data Centre
6 26 (3.31%) Public Cloud
7 25 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
8 22 (2.80%) Cyber Threat
9 21 (2.68%) PKI
10 16 (2.04%) Replication
11 13 (1.66%) Cloud Native
12 12 (1.53%) Digital Signage
13 10 (1.27%) CCTV
13 10 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
14 8 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 8 (1.02%) Management Information System
14 8 (1.02%) Security Posture
15 7 (0.89%) Virtual Team
16 6 (0.76%) Clustering
17 5 (0.64%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 662 (84.33%) Windows
2 452 (57.58%) Windows Server
3 151 (19.24%) Windows 10
4 137 (17.45%) Linux
5 120 (15.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 67 (8.54%) Mac OS
7 49 (6.24%) Windows Server 2019
8 33 (4.20%) Windows Server 2012
9 30 (3.82%) Apple iOS
10 22 (2.80%) Android
11 13 (1.66%) VMS
12 11 (1.40%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (0.76%) Ubuntu
13 6 (0.76%) Unix
14 5 (0.64%) CentOS
14 5 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.51%) CoreOS
16 2 (0.25%) Solaris
16 2 (0.25%) Windows 7
17 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (44.84%) Problem-Solving
2 221 (28.15%) Customer Service
3 179 (22.80%) ITIL
4 167 (21.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 153 (19.49%) Disaster Recovery
6 132 (16.82%) Migration
7 127 (16.18%) ITSM
8 104 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 102 (12.99%) Service Delivery
10 99 (12.61%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 98 (12.48%) Cybersecurity
12 77 (9.81%) Kalman Filter
13 75 (9.55%) Customer Experience
14 71 (9.04%) Mentoring
14 71 (9.04%) Web Filtering
15 69 (8.79%) Email Filtering
16 65 (8.28%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 63 (8.03%) Change Management
17 63 (8.03%) Root Cause Analysis
18 62 (7.90%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 163 (20.76%) PowerShell
2 37 (4.71%) Python
3 30 (3.82%) SQL
4 18 (2.29%) Bash
5 16 (2.04%) Bicep
6 8 (1.02%) C#
7 6 (0.76%) VBA
8 4 (0.51%) Delphi
8 4 (0.51%) Pascal
8 4 (0.51%) PHP
9 2 (0.25%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 136 (17.32%) Security Cleared
2 104 (13.25%) SC Cleared
3 85 (10.83%) Degree
4 64 (8.15%) Microsoft Certification
5 49 (6.24%) Azure Certification
6 46 (5.86%) Cisco Certification
7 43 (5.48%) Network+ Certification
8 29 (3.69%) CCNP
9 27 (3.44%) CCNA
10 25 (3.18%) DV Cleared
11 24 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (2.80%) A+ Certification
12 22 (2.80%) DBS Check
13 14 (1.78%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 11 (1.40%) CCIE
14 11 (1.40%) MCSA
15 9 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
15 9 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 9 (1.15%) MCSE
16 8 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (14.78%) Cyber Essentials
2 100 (12.74%) SLA
3 72 (9.17%) PCI DSS
4 48 (6.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (2.93%) GDPR
6 20 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 18 (2.29%) NIST
8 11 (1.40%) QA
9 5 (0.64%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.64%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.38%) NCSC
11 2 (0.25%) RMADS
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 662 (84.33%) Active Directory
2 246 (31.34%) Hyper-V
3 204 (25.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 64 (8.15%) Terminal Server
5 36 (4.59%) vSphere
6 29 (3.69%) VMware ESXi
7 26 (3.31%) Virtual Desktop
8 19 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
9 15 (1.91%) Docker
9 15 (1.91%) VMware NSX
10 6 (0.76%) BitLocker
10 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (0.76%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.38%) DFS Replication
12 2 (0.25%) Firmware
12 2 (0.25%) UAG
13 1 (0.13%) KVM
Systems Management
1 181 (23.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 51 (6.50%) SCCM
3 33 (4.20%) Ansible
4 32 (4.08%) FortiGate
5 31 (3.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 24 (3.06%) Terraform
7 20 (2.55%) Jamf Pro
7 20 (2.55%) Kubernetes
7 20 (2.55%) vCenter Server
8 15 (1.91%) WSUS
9 9 (1.15%) Backup Exec
9 9 (1.15%) VxRail
10 6 (0.76%) Prometheus
10 6 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.64%) CASB
11 5 (0.64%) Grafana
11 5 (0.64%) SCOM
12 4 (0.51%) McAfee ePO
12 4 (0.51%) SCVMM
12 4 (0.51%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 628 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 345 (43.95%) VMware
3 124 (15.80%) Veeam
4 93 (11.85%) Cisco
5 87 (11.08%) Nimble Storage
5 87 (11.08%) SolarWinds
6 73 (9.30%) Splunk
7 64 (8.15%) Brocade
7 64 (8.15%) Tanium
8 49 (6.24%) Dell
9 47 (5.99%) HP
10 43 (5.48%) Meraki
11 38 (4.84%) Google
12 33 (4.20%) Apple
13 31 (3.95%) Citrix
14 26 (3.31%) Tenable
15 24 (3.06%) Palo Alto
15 24 (3.06%) ServiceNow
16 23 (2.93%) Dell Compellent
17 20 (2.55%) Dynatrace