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 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 158 307
Rank change year-on-year -74 +149 -23
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 884 1,316 1,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.17% 2.21% 1.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.69% 14.68% 9.67%
Number of salaries quoted 503 1,047 1,345
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% -6.67% +12.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £56,525 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,000 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% +6.67%

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 10,167 8,963 17,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.44% 15.08% 12.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,126 6,750 10,879
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,768 £28,528
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,800 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%

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 23 October 2024.

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 23 October 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 -79 822 £45,000 +8.43% 282
UK excluding London -91 640 £40,000 +2.56% 250
Work from Home -37 293 £45,096 -1.97% 213
London -55 233 £50,000 -9.09% 53
North of England -55 157 £42,500 +21.43% 64
Midlands -56 153 £35,000 -12.50% 46
South East -88 131 £45,048 +6.00% 57
West Midlands -59 95 £35,000 -17.65% 35
North West -26 91 £46,000 +22.67% 40
East of England -23 77 £45,000 +25.00% 27
South West -77 65 £40,000 +6.67% 37
East Midlands -28 58 £35,000 +7.69% 11
Yorkshire -18 57 £30,000 -13.04% 15
Scotland -33 29 £37,000 -16.82% 24
Wales +54 27 £28,750 -14.18% 2
North East -39 9 £48,750 +22.51% 10
Northern Ireland +13 1 - - 1

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
1 277 (31.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 129 (14.59%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.49%) Confluence
4 20 (2.26%) IIS
5 16 (1.81%) Apache
6 4 (0.45%) WebSphere
6 4 (0.45%) WebSphere Application Server
7 3 (0.34%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 3 (0.34%) SharePoint Server
7 3 (0.34%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
Applications
1 131 (14.82%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (0.90%) Fidessa
2 5 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.23%) PlanetPress Connect
5 1 (0.11%) Academy Housing
5 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 446 (50.45%) Azure
2 439 (49.66%) Microsoft 365
3 174 (19.68%) Entra ID
4 101 (11.43%) AWS
5 43 (4.86%) IaaS
6 35 (3.96%) Google Workspace
7 32 (3.62%) PaaS
8 31 (3.51%) SaaS
9 29 (3.28%) Mimecast
10 28 (3.17%) OneDrive
11 25 (2.83%) GCP
12 15 (1.70%) Power Platform
13 11 (1.24%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (1.24%) Nutanix
14 10 (1.13%) Azure Storage
14 10 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
15 8 (0.90%) OpenShift
16 5 (0.57%) Azure AKS
16 5 (0.57%) PowerApps
16 5 (0.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 855 (96.72%) DNS
2 379 (42.87%) Firewall
3 329 (37.22%) TCP/IP
4 220 (24.89%) VPN
5 191 (21.61%) LAN
6 182 (20.59%) VLAN
6 182 (20.59%) WAN
7 129 (14.59%) Wireless
8 103 (11.65%) Wi-Fi
9 89 (10.07%) Network Security
10 61 (6.90%) SAN
11 55 (6.22%) WLAN
12 44 (4.98%) OSPF
13 43 (4.86%) VoIP
14 37 (4.19%) Broadband
15 36 (4.07%) BGP
16 34 (3.85%) Remote Desktop
16 34 (3.85%) Unified Communications
17 30 (3.39%) SMTP
17 30 (3.39%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (10.63%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.26%) MySQL
3 19 (2.15%) Amazon RDS
4 14 (1.58%) Power BI
5 13 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.34%) Apache Cassandra
8 2 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.11%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.11%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 32 (3.62%) JIRA
2 11 (1.24%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.13%) Git
4 7 (0.79%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.57%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.45%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.23%) Subversion
8 1 (0.11%) Maven
8 1 (0.11%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.11%) TestRail
General
1 351 (39.71%) Social Skills
2 141 (15.95%) Finance
3 78 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (4.75%) Retail
5 32 (3.62%) Manufacturing
6 31 (3.51%) Public Sector
7 28 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (2.83%) Banking
9 23 (2.60%) Automotive
10 21 (2.38%) Telecoms
11 19 (2.15%) Back Office
12 18 (2.04%) Law
12 18 (2.04%) Legal
13 17 (1.92%) Aerospace
14 11 (1.24%) Marketing
14 11 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (0.90%) Advertising
17 7 (0.79%) Military
18 5 (0.57%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 160 (18.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 134 (15.16%) IT Engineer
3 127 (14.37%) Analyst
4 123 (13.91%) Senior
5 115 (13.01%) IT Support
6 75 (8.48%) Support Engineer
7 68 (7.69%) Administrator
8 67 (7.58%) Network Engineer
9 60 (6.79%) Support Analyst
10 54 (6.11%) 2nd Line Support
11 48 (5.43%) IT Technician
12 47 (5.32%) Systems Engineer
13 45 (5.09%) Service Analyst
14 43 (4.86%) Support Technician
15 41 (4.64%) Service Desk Analyst
16 39 (4.41%) Cloud Engineer
17 37 (4.19%) IT Analyst
17 37 (4.19%) IT Support Engineer
18 35 (3.96%) Systems Administrator
19 33 (3.73%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.49%) LDAP
2 16 (1.81%) 802.1X
3 13 (1.47%) FIX Protocol
4 10 (1.13%) ARM Templates
5 9 (1.02%) ADO
6 4 (0.45%) pytest
7 3 (0.34%) Keycloak
7 3 (0.34%) Middleware
7 3 (0.34%) REST
7 3 (0.34%) Software Packaging
7 3 (0.34%) Web Services
8 2 (0.23%) LAMP
8 2 (0.23%) OAuth
8 2 (0.23%) SAML
9 1 (0.11%) TAPI
9 1 (0.11%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 76 (8.60%) Data Centre
2 64 (7.24%) Self-Motivation
3 60 (6.79%) Management Information System
4 45 (5.09%) Video Conferencing
5 39 (4.41%) Smartphone
6 32 (3.62%) PKI
7 30 (3.39%) Driving Licence
8 27 (3.05%) Onboarding
9 26 (2.94%) Replication
10 23 (2.60%) Security Posture
11 21 (2.38%) Linux Command Line
12 19 (2.15%) Clustering
13 15 (1.70%) Public Cloud
14 14 (1.58%) Social Media
15 10 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
15 10 (1.13%) FPGA
15 10 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
15 10 (1.13%) Security Operations Centre
16 9 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
16 9 (1.02%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 668 (75.57%) Windows
2 368 (41.63%) Windows Server
3 208 (23.53%) Linux
4 203 (22.96%) Windows 10
5 105 (11.88%) Windows Server 2016
6 95 (10.75%) Windows Server 2019
7 67 (7.58%) Ubuntu
8 51 (5.77%) Mac OS
9 47 (5.32%) Windows Server 2012
10 30 (3.39%) CentOS
11 27 (3.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 26 (2.94%) Android
12 26 (2.94%) Unix
13 24 (2.71%) Mac OS X
14 21 (2.38%) Apple iOS
14 21 (2.38%) Windows 7
15 19 (2.15%) Windows Server 2008
16 12 (1.36%) Debian
16 12 (1.36%) Solaris
17 8 (0.90%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (24.77%) Problem-Solving
2 191 (21.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 187 (21.15%) ITIL
4 177 (20.02%) Customer Service
5 114 (12.90%) Disaster Recovery
6 111 (12.56%) Cybersecurity
7 74 (8.37%) Project Delivery
8 72 (8.14%) Computer Science
9 61 (6.90%) Project Management
10 59 (6.67%) Coaching
10 59 (6.67%) Incident Management
10 59 (6.67%) Service Management
11 54 (6.11%) Mentoring
12 52 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
13 50 (5.66%) ITSM
14 48 (5.43%) Proactive Monitoring
15 45 (5.09%) Identity Access Management
16 44 (4.98%) Business Continuity
16 44 (4.98%) Migration
16 44 (4.98%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 191 (21.61%) PowerShell
2 105 (11.88%) Python
3 77 (8.71%) SQL
4 73 (8.26%) Bash
5 19 (2.15%) VBScript
6 18 (2.04%) Java
7 17 (1.92%) C#
8 13 (1.47%) Perl
9 11 (1.24%) Bicep
10 10 (1.13%) JavaScript
10 10 (1.13%) VB
11 9 (1.02%) Shell Script
12 8 (0.90%) Ruby
13 2 (0.23%) PHP
13 2 (0.23%) R
14 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 156 (17.65%) Degree
2 88 (9.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (7.13%) Security Cleared
4 60 (6.79%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 51 (5.77%) SC Cleared
7 47 (5.32%) CCNA
7 47 (5.32%) DV Cleared
8 46 (5.20%) Azure Certification
9 29 (3.28%) MCSE
10 25 (2.83%) CCNP
11 24 (2.71%) Network+ Certification
12 23 (2.60%) MCP
13 21 (2.38%) HND
14 20 (2.26%) HNC
15 19 (2.15%) MCSA
15 19 (2.15%) RIBA
16 18 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
17 17 (1.92%) A+ Certification
17 17 (1.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (7.81%) SLA
2 36 (4.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (2.38%) GDPR
4 19 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (1.81%) NIST
6 12 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (1.13%) QA
8 6 (0.68%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.45%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.23%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.23%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.23%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.23%) NCSC
11 2 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.11%) GxP
12 1 (0.11%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 631 (71.38%) Active Directory
2 203 (22.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 172 (19.46%) Hyper-V
4 56 (6.33%) Virtual Machines
5 54 (6.11%) VMware ESXi
5 54 (6.11%) vSphere
6 28 (3.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 23 (2.60%) Docker
8 17 (1.92%) Firmware
9 15 (1.70%) VMware NSX
10 14 (1.58%) XenDesktop
11 9 (1.02%) XenApp
12 8 (0.90%) Terminal Server
12 8 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
13 5 (0.57%) Terminal Services
14 4 (0.45%) Ceph
14 4 (0.45%) Samba
14 4 (0.45%) VMware Workstation
15 3 (0.34%) KVM
15 3 (0.34%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 170 (19.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 96 (10.86%) SCCM
3 58 (6.56%) WSUS
4 51 (5.77%) Ansible
5 46 (5.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 41 (4.64%) vCenter Server
7 35 (3.96%) Kubernetes
8 33 (3.73%) SCOM
9 30 (3.39%) Jamf Pro
10 20 (2.26%) Puppet
10 20 (2.26%) Single Sign-On
11 18 (2.04%) Terraform
12 17 (1.92%) FortiGate
13 14 (1.58%) Grafana
14 13 (1.47%) ZABBIX
15 9 (1.02%) VxRail
16 8 (0.90%) Microsoft Clustering
17 7 (0.79%) Backup Exec
17 7 (0.79%) Progress Chef
18 6 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 527 (59.62%) Microsoft
2 310 (35.07%) VMware
3 143 (16.18%) Cisco
4 87 (9.84%) Veeam
5 80 (9.05%) Dell
6 76 (8.60%) Citrix
7 66 (7.47%) Apple
8 50 (5.66%) Google
9 45 (5.09%) HP
9 45 (5.09%) Red Hat
10 32 (3.62%) Meraki
11 30 (3.39%) Fortinet
12 28 (3.17%) Ubiquiti
13 27 (3.05%) SolarWinds
14 24 (2.71%) ServiceNow
15 23 (2.60%) Palo Alto
15 23 (2.60%) Sophos
16 22 (2.49%) Juniper
17 20 (2.26%) Zscaler
18 18 (2.04%) Oracle