DHCP Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 241 265
Rank change year-on-year -8 +24 +78
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 167 436 547
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.12% 1.29% 1.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.65% 8.23% 11.45%
Number of salaries quoted 155 384 465
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,150 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,700 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.89% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £60,250 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £79,950 £71,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,511 5,296 4,779
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.78% 15.65% 11.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,610 3,434 3,543
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,300
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -8.70% +1.77%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £75,500
90th Percentile £78,075 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £48,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.48% -4.29%

DHCP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing DHCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

DHCP trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing DHCP.

DHCP salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

DHCP
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing DHCP over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

DHCP salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 52 (31.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (22.16%) SharePoint
3 18 (10.78%) IIS
4 2 (1.20%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (1.20%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.60%) Apache
Applications
1 24 (14.37%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.80%) Sage 50
2 2 (1.20%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (1.20%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 94 (56.29%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (53.29%) Azure
3 31 (18.56%) Entra ID
4 29 (17.37%) AWS
5 15 (8.98%) OneDrive
6 7 (4.19%) Power Platform
6 7 (4.19%) PowerApps
7 6 (3.59%) SaaS
8 5 (2.99%) GCP
8 5 (2.99%) Google Workspace
8 5 (2.99%) Mimecast
9 4 (2.40%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (2.40%) PaaS
10 3 (1.80%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.80%) Power Automate
11 2 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (1.20%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.20%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (1.20%) IaaS
11 2 (1.20%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 160 (95.81%) DNS
2 81 (48.50%) Firewall
3 62 (37.13%) TCP/IP
4 55 (32.93%) VPN
5 38 (22.75%) VLAN
6 36 (21.56%) LAN
7 31 (18.56%) WAN
8 23 (13.77%) VoIP
8 23 (13.77%) Wireless
9 19 (11.38%) Network Security
10 15 (8.98%) SAN
11 14 (8.38%) Wi-Fi
12 11 (6.59%) BGP
13 10 (5.99%) OSPF
13 10 (5.99%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (4.79%) MPLS
14 8 (4.79%) VSAN
15 6 (3.59%) 802.11
15 6 (3.59%) IPsec
15 6 (3.59%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (15.57%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.59%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (3.59%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (2.99%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.20%) Power BI
5 2 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.60%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 5 (2.99%) JIRA
1 5 (2.99%) Oracle Forms
General
1 50 (29.94%) Social Skills
2 26 (15.57%) Finance
3 17 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.39%) Law
5 7 (4.19%) Manufacturing
6 6 (3.59%) Automotive
7 5 (2.99%) Banking
7 5 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.99%) Police
7 5 (2.99%) Retail
8 3 (1.80%) Local Government
8 3 (1.80%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.20%) Games
9 2 (1.20%) Legal
9 2 (1.20%) Marketing
10 1 (0.60%) Aviation
10 1 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.60%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (17.96%) IT Support
2 27 (16.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 24 (14.37%) Analyst
4 22 (13.17%) Support Engineer
5 21 (12.57%) Senior
6 20 (11.98%) 2nd Line Support
7 17 (10.18%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 17 (10.18%) 3rd Line Support
7 17 (10.18%) IT Analyst
8 16 (9.58%) IT Engineer
8 16 (9.58%) Support Analyst
9 14 (8.38%) IT Support Analyst
9 14 (8.38%) Network Engineer
10 13 (7.78%) IT Technician
11 11 (6.59%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 9 (5.39%) Lead
13 8 (4.79%) Cloud Engineer
14 7 (4.19%) ICT Officer
14 7 (4.19%) ICT Support
14 7 (4.19%) ICT Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.59%) 802.1X
2 5 (2.99%) Middleware
3 2 (1.20%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.60%) HTML
4 1 (0.60%) JSON
4 1 (0.60%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.78%) Onboarding
2 12 (7.19%) Data Centre
2 12 (7.19%) Hybrid Cloud
3 11 (6.59%) Driving Licence
4 9 (5.39%) Management Information System
5 7 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.59%) Security Posture
7 4 (2.40%) Cloud Security Posture
7 4 (2.40%) Clustering
7 4 (2.40%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.80%) PKI
8 3 (1.80%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.20%) CCTV
9 2 (1.20%) Client/Server
9 2 (1.20%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.20%) Replication
10 1 (0.60%) iPhone
10 1 (0.60%) Life Science
10 1 (0.60%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 123 (73.65%) Windows
2 89 (53.29%) Windows Server
3 43 (25.75%) Linux
4 17 (10.18%) Windows Server 2016
5 14 (8.38%) Windows 10
5 14 (8.38%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (4.19%) Mac OS
6 7 (4.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (2.99%) Android
8 4 (2.40%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.40%) SUSE
9 3 (1.80%) CentOS
9 3 (1.80%) Windows 7
9 3 (1.80%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (1.20%) Debian
10 2 (1.20%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.20%) Ubuntu
10 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.60%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (32.34%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (25.75%) Disaster Recovery
3 38 (22.75%) Cybersecurity
4 37 (22.16%) ITIL
5 32 (19.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 28 (16.77%) Customer Service
7 17 (10.18%) Project Delivery
8 14 (8.38%) Mentoring
9 13 (7.78%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (7.78%) Patch Management
10 12 (7.19%) Agile
11 10 (5.99%) Business Continuity
11 10 (5.99%) Incident Management
12 9 (5.39%) Cloud Security
12 9 (5.39%) Infrastructure Management
12 9 (5.39%) Mobile Device Management
12 9 (5.39%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 8 (4.79%) Process Improvement
13 8 (4.79%) SIEM
13 8 (4.79%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 41 (24.55%) PowerShell
2 21 (12.57%) SQL
3 15 (8.98%) Python
4 4 (2.40%) Bash
4 4 (2.40%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.20%) Perl
6 1 (0.60%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 20 (11.98%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (10.18%) Network+ Certification
3 16 (9.58%) CCNA
3 16 (9.58%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (9.58%) Degree
4 11 (6.59%) Security Cleared
5 10 (5.99%) A+ Certification
6 9 (5.39%) Azure Certification
7 7 (4.19%) DV Cleared
8 6 (3.59%) MCSA
8 6 (3.59%) SC Cleared
8 6 (3.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (2.99%) MCP
9 5 (2.99%) MCSE
10 4 (2.40%) DBS Check
11 3 (1.80%) CCNP
12 2 (1.20%) AWS Certification
12 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (1.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (1.20%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (10.78%) SLA
2 5 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.20%) GDPR
3 2 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 2 (1.20%) NIST
4 1 (0.60%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (0.60%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.60%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 101 (60.48%) Active Directory
2 57 (34.13%) Hyper-V
3 53 (31.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (7.78%) vSphere
5 11 (6.59%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (4.79%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (4.79%) VMware NSX
7 6 (3.59%) Docker
7 6 (3.59%) Terminal Services
8 4 (2.40%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.80%) Firmware
10 1 (0.60%) LXC
10 1 (0.60%) Samba
10 1 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.60%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.60%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 29 (17.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (6.59%) Ansible
2 11 (6.59%) SCCM
3 9 (5.39%) Terraform
4 8 (4.79%) Progress Chef
4 8 (4.79%) SCOM
5 6 (3.59%) vCenter Server
6 5 (2.99%) Kubernetes
7 4 (2.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.80%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (1.80%) Puppet
8 3 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (1.20%) FortiGate
9 2 (1.20%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (1.20%) SCOrch
9 2 (1.20%) SCSM
9 2 (1.20%) WSUS
10 1 (0.60%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.60%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 112 (67.07%) Microsoft
2 65 (38.92%) VMware
3 25 (14.97%) Cisco
4 13 (7.78%) HP
5 10 (5.99%) Dell
6 9 (5.39%) Google
7 8 (4.79%) Juniper
7 8 (4.79%) Meraki
7 8 (4.79%) Oracle
7 8 (4.79%) ServiceNow
8 6 (3.59%) Apple
8 6 (3.59%) Fortinet
8 6 (3.59%) NetApp
8 6 (3.59%) SonicWALL
9 5 (2.99%) Citrix
9 5 (2.99%) Datto
10 4 (2.40%) Arista
10 4 (2.40%) Kaseya
10 4 (2.40%) Palo Alto
10 4 (2.40%) Riverbed