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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 285 247 259
Rank change year-on-year -38 +12 +85
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 167 425 540
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.00% 1.26% 1.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.27% 8.13% 11.59%
Number of salaries quoted 154 373 464
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £36,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,850 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,886 £72,500 £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 3,169 5,225 4,658
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 19.07% 15.47% 11.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,649 3,372 3,460
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,562
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £76,316
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £89,852
UK median annual salary £46,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.16% -5.00% -4.76%

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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

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing DHCP over the 6 months to 9 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 53 (31.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (22.16%) SharePoint
3 19 (11.38%) IIS
4 2 (1.20%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (1.20%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.60%) Apache
Applications
1 25 (14.97%) 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 96 (57.49%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (53.29%) Azure
3 31 (18.56%) Entra ID
4 28 (16.77%) AWS
5 15 (8.98%) OneDrive
6 7 (4.19%) Power Platform
6 7 (4.19%) PowerApps
6 7 (4.19%) SaaS
7 5 (2.99%) GCP
7 5 (2.99%) Google Workspace
7 5 (2.99%) Mimecast
8 4 (2.40%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (2.40%) PaaS
9 3 (1.80%) IaaS
9 3 (1.80%) Nutanix
9 3 (1.80%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.20%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.20%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 158 (94.61%) DNS
2 83 (49.70%) Firewall
3 62 (37.13%) TCP/IP
4 56 (33.53%) VPN
5 39 (23.35%) VLAN
6 36 (21.56%) LAN
7 31 (18.56%) WAN
8 24 (14.37%) Wireless
9 23 (13.77%) VoIP
10 19 (11.38%) Network Security
11 16 (9.58%) SAN
12 14 (8.38%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (5.99%) BGP
13 10 (5.99%) Remote Desktop
14 9 (5.39%) OSPF
15 7 (4.19%) VSAN
16 6 (3.59%) ADSL
16 6 (3.59%) IPsec
16 6 (3.59%) MPLS
17 5 (2.99%) 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 25 (14.97%) Finance
3 17 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (4.79%) Law
5 7 (4.19%) Manufacturing
6 6 (3.59%) Automotive
6 6 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.99%) Banking
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 31 (18.56%) IT Support
2 28 (16.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 25 (14.97%) Analyst
4 21 (12.57%) Support Engineer
5 20 (11.98%) 2nd Line Support
5 20 (11.98%) Senior
6 18 (10.78%) 3rd Line Support
7 17 (10.18%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 17 (10.18%) IT Analyst
8 16 (9.58%) Support Analyst
9 15 (8.98%) IT Engineer
10 14 (8.38%) IT Support Analyst
11 13 (7.78%) IT Technician
11 13 (7.78%) Network Engineer
12 11 (6.59%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 8 (4.79%) Cloud Engineer
13 8 (4.79%) ICT Officer
13 8 (4.79%) ICT Support
13 8 (4.79%) ICT Support Officer
13 8 (4.79%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.99%) 802.1X
1 5 (2.99%) Middleware
2 2 (1.20%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.60%) HTML
3 1 (0.60%) JSON
3 1 (0.60%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.19%) Hybrid Cloud
2 11 (6.59%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.99%) Data Centre
3 10 (5.99%) 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%) Cloud Native
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%) iPhone
9 2 (1.20%) Replication
10 1 (0.60%) Life Science
10 1 (0.60%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 124 (74.25%) Windows
2 90 (53.89%) Windows Server
3 42 (25.15%) Linux
4 17 (10.18%) Windows Server 2016
5 14 (8.38%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (7.78%) Windows 10
7 7 (4.19%) Mac OS
8 6 (3.59%) Android
8 6 (3.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (2.40%) Apple iOS
9 4 (2.40%) SUSE
9 4 (2.40%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.80%) CentOS
10 3 (1.80%) Windows 7
10 3 (1.80%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (1.20%) Debian
11 2 (1.20%) Mac OS X
11 2 (1.20%) Ubuntu
11 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.60%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (31.74%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (25.15%) Disaster Recovery
3 38 (22.75%) Cybersecurity
4 37 (22.16%) ITIL
5 33 (19.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 29 (17.37%) Customer Service
7 16 (9.58%) Project Delivery
8 15 (8.98%) Mentoring
9 13 (7.78%) Patch Management
10 12 (7.19%) Agile
10 12 (7.19%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (5.99%) Incident Management
11 10 (5.99%) Infrastructure Management
12 9 (5.39%) Business Continuity
12 9 (5.39%) Collaborative Culture
12 9 (5.39%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 9 (5.39%) SIEM
12 9 (5.39%) Time Management
13 8 (4.79%) Artificial Intelligence
13 8 (4.79%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (25.75%) PowerShell
2 21 (12.57%) SQL
3 16 (9.58%) Python
4 5 (2.99%) Bash
5 4 (2.40%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.20%) Perl
7 1 (0.60%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 20 (11.98%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (10.18%) Degree
2 17 (10.18%) Network+ Certification
3 16 (9.58%) CCNA
3 16 (9.58%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (6.59%) Security Cleared
5 10 (5.99%) A+ Certification
5 10 (5.99%) Azure Certification
6 7 (4.19%) DV Cleared
7 6 (3.59%) MCSA
7 6 (3.59%) SC Cleared
7 6 (3.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (2.99%) DBS Check
8 5 (2.99%) MCP
8 5 (2.99%) MCSE
9 3 (1.80%) CCNP
10 2 (1.20%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (1.20%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.38%) 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
1 104 (62.28%) Active Directory
2 57 (34.13%) Hyper-V
3 55 (32.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (8.38%) vSphere
5 10 (5.99%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (5.39%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (4.79%) VMware NSX
8 6 (3.59%) Docker
8 6 (3.59%) Terminal Services
9 4 (2.40%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (1.80%) Firmware
11 1 (0.60%) Forefront TMG
11 1 (0.60%) ISA Server
11 1 (0.60%) LXC
11 1 (0.60%) Samba
11 1 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.60%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.60%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 28 (16.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (7.19%) Ansible
3 10 (5.99%) SCCM
3 10 (5.99%) Terraform
4 8 (4.79%) Progress Chef
4 8 (4.79%) SCOM
5 6 (3.59%) Kubernetes
6 5 (2.99%) vCenter Server
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
1 113 (67.66%) Microsoft
2 67 (40.12%) VMware
3 25 (14.97%) Cisco
4 13 (7.78%) HP
5 10 (5.99%) Dell
6 9 (5.39%) Google
6 9 (5.39%) Meraki
7 8 (4.79%) Oracle
8 7 (4.19%) Apple
8 7 (4.19%) Fortinet
8 7 (4.19%) NetApp
8 7 (4.19%) ServiceNow
9 6 (3.59%) Juniper
9 6 (3.59%) SonicWALL
10 5 (2.99%) Citrix
10 5 (2.99%) Datto
11 4 (2.40%) Aruba
11 4 (2.40%) Avaya
11 4 (2.40%) Kaseya
11 4 (2.40%) Palo Alto