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 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 229 226
Rank change year-on-year -64 -3 +124
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 577 1,345 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 1.21% 1.61%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.45% 9.71% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 525 1,101 1,138
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £72,325
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -6.25%

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 10,585 13,853 15,054
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.85% 12.49% 16.47%
Number of salaries quoted 4,761 9,422 7,592
10th Percentile £23,731 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £47,500 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year -18.95% -7.50% -2.19%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £44,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -26.97% -1.11% -5.26%

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 17 June 2025.

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 17 June 2025. 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 -77 546 £41,500 +3.75% 2,302
UK excluding London -58 418 £37,500 - 1,953
Work from Home -44 172 £47,500 - 783
London +2 147 £50,000 -8.09% 550
South East -14 106 £42,500 +10.39% 460
North of England -64 98 £35,000 -12.50% 441
Midlands -33 92 £32,500 -7.14% 321
South West +40 56 £40,000 +26.98% 243
North West -62 53 £37,500 -11.76% 219
West Midlands -6 51 £32,500 -9.72% 174
East of England -10 46 £45,000 +38.46% 309
East Midlands -10 41 £35,000 - 141
Yorkshire +29 39 £33,500 +8.94% 192
Scotland +97 16 £33,000 -5.71% 98
North East +15 6 £32,000 -22.89% 30
Wales +22 2 £33,250 -2.21% 59
Isle of Man +11 1 £34,500 -19.77% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £45,000 - 2

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
1 166 (28.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 91 (15.77%) SharePoint
3 41 (7.11%) IIS
4 4 (0.69%) nginx
4 4 (0.69%) Traefik
5 3 (0.52%) Confluence
6 2 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.17%) Apache
7 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
Applications
1 115 (19.93%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (3.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.21%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.04%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.87%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.52%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.35%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.35%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.17%) Eikon
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 320 (55.46%) Microsoft 365
2 297 (51.47%) Azure
3 106 (18.37%) AWS
4 99 (17.16%) Entra ID
5 49 (8.49%) OneDrive
6 22 (3.81%) GCP
7 19 (3.29%) Google Workspace
8 17 (2.95%) Mimecast
9 16 (2.77%) IaaS
9 16 (2.77%) PaaS
10 15 (2.60%) Nutanix
10 15 (2.60%) Power Platform
11 14 (2.43%) SaaS
12 11 (1.91%) Cloud Computing
12 11 (1.91%) Power Automate
13 9 (1.56%) OpenShift
13 9 (1.56%) PowerApps
14 6 (1.04%) Azure Storage
15 4 (0.69%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (0.69%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 552 (95.67%) DNS
2 275 (47.66%) Firewall
3 267 (46.27%) TCP/IP
4 171 (29.64%) VPN
5 144 (24.96%) VLAN
6 119 (20.62%) LAN
7 108 (18.72%) WAN
8 53 (9.19%) Network Security
9 52 (9.01%) Wireless
10 49 (8.49%) Wi-Fi
11 41 (7.11%) VoIP
12 39 (6.76%) SAN
13 23 (3.99%) OSPF
14 22 (3.81%) Remote Desktop
15 21 (3.64%) BGP
15 21 (3.64%) NAS
16 19 (3.29%) MPLS
16 19 (3.29%) WLAN
17 17 (2.95%) SD-WAN
18 16 (2.77%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (10.05%) SQL Server
2 23 (3.99%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.04%) Power BI
4 5 (0.87%) MongoDB
4 5 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (0.69%) Tableau
6 3 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.17%) MySQL
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 13 (2.25%) JIRA
2 6 (1.04%) Git
3 5 (0.87%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.35%) GitLab
5 2 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.17%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.17%) Maven
General
1 220 (38.13%) Social Skills
2 55 (9.53%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (9.36%) Finance
4 42 (7.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (6.07%) Retail
6 28 (4.85%) Banking
7 22 (3.81%) Law
7 22 (3.81%) Legal
8 18 (3.12%) Telecoms
9 14 (2.43%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.25%) Automotive
10 13 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.56%) Public Sector
12 7 (1.21%) Local Government
13 5 (0.87%) Advertising
13 5 (0.87%) Police
14 4 (0.69%) Back Office
14 4 (0.69%) Spanish Language
15 3 (0.52%) Marketing
15 3 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 122 (21.14%) IT Support
2 106 (18.37%) Analyst
3 103 (17.85%) Support Engineer
4 99 (17.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 76 (13.17%) Support Analyst
6 64 (11.09%) IT Engineer
7 55 (9.53%) Network Engineer
8 43 (7.45%) 3rd Line Support
8 43 (7.45%) Senior
9 41 (7.11%) IT Analyst
10 40 (6.93%) 2nd Line Support
10 40 (6.93%) Technical Support
11 37 (6.41%) Infrastructure Support
12 36 (6.24%) IT Support Analyst
13 33 (5.72%) IT Support Engineer
14 31 (5.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 26 (4.51%) Systems Engineer
16 25 (4.33%) Support Specialist
17 24 (4.16%) Desktop Support
18 19 (3.29%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.39%) 802.1X
1 8 (1.39%) SAML
2 7 (1.21%) LDAP
3 5 (0.87%) FIX Protocol
3 5 (0.87%) Middleware
4 4 (0.69%) Kafka
5 3 (0.52%) Web Services
5 3 (0.52%) YAML
6 2 (0.35%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.17%) FreeSWITCH
7 1 (0.17%) HTML
7 1 (0.17%) JSON
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.17%) Node.js
7 1 (0.17%) OAuth
7 1 (0.17%) OpenID
7 1 (0.17%) REST
7 1 (0.17%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.17%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 50 (8.67%) Driving Licence
2 32 (5.55%) Management Information System
3 31 (5.37%) Data Centre
4 30 (5.20%) Clustering
5 20 (3.47%) PKI
6 14 (2.43%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.08%) Smartphone
8 11 (1.91%) Cyber Threat
8 11 (1.91%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.73%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.56%) CCTV
10 9 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.39%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.39%) iPhone
12 7 (1.21%) Replication
12 7 (1.21%) Security Posture
13 6 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.04%) Linux Command Line
14 5 (0.87%) Security Operations Centre
14 5 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 423 (73.31%) Windows
2 308 (53.38%) Windows Server
3 121 (20.97%) Linux
4 69 (11.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 64 (11.09%) Windows 10
6 53 (9.19%) Mac OS
7 52 (9.01%) Windows Server 2019
8 35 (6.07%) Windows Server 2012
9 25 (4.33%) Apple iOS
10 22 (3.81%) Android
11 21 (3.64%) Unix
12 17 (2.95%) Mac OS X
13 16 (2.77%) Ubuntu
13 16 (2.77%) Windows 7
14 14 (2.43%) CentOS
15 13 (2.25%) VMS
16 10 (1.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 8 (1.39%) Rocky
18 5 (0.87%) Windows 8
18 5 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (26.86%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (20.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 112 (19.41%) Customer Service
4 105 (18.20%) ITIL
5 92 (15.94%) Cybersecurity
6 73 (12.65%) Disaster Recovery
7 52 (9.01%) Incident Management
8 41 (7.11%) Patch Management
9 35 (6.07%) Mentoring
10 33 (5.72%) Collaborative Working
11 32 (5.55%) Task Automation
12 27 (4.68%) Artificial Intelligence
12 27 (4.68%) Mobile Device Management
13 25 (4.33%) ITSM
13 25 (4.33%) Migration
14 24 (4.16%) High Availability
14 24 (4.16%) Service Delivery
15 23 (3.99%) Process Improvement
15 23 (3.99%) Project Delivery
16 22 (3.81%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (29.12%) PowerShell
2 63 (10.92%) SQL
3 37 (6.41%) Python
4 18 (3.12%) Bash
5 11 (1.91%) Perl
6 5 (0.87%) Java
7 4 (0.69%) Go
7 4 (0.69%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.17%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.17%) R
8 1 (0.17%) Ruby
8 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.17%) VB
8 1 (0.17%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 96 (16.64%) Degree
2 90 (15.60%) Microsoft Certification
3 56 (9.71%) Security Cleared
4 47 (8.15%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (6.93%) CCNA
6 39 (6.76%) Network+ Certification
7 36 (6.24%) A+ Certification
7 36 (6.24%) Azure Certification
8 29 (5.03%) MCSE
9 28 (4.85%) SC Cleared
10 25 (4.33%) DV Cleared
10 25 (4.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 22 (3.81%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (3.64%) MCP
13 20 (3.47%) MCSA
14 15 (2.60%) CCNP
15 13 (2.25%) DBS Check
16 9 (1.56%) HNC
16 9 (1.56%) HND
17 8 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.32%) SLA
2 13 (2.25%) GDPR
2 13 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.52%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.52%) NIST
5 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.35%) QA
6 1 (0.17%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.17%) GRC
6 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.17%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 387 (67.07%) Active Directory
2 170 (29.46%) Hyper-V
3 169 (29.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 53 (9.19%) VMware ESXi
5 31 (5.37%) vSphere
6 24 (4.16%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (3.29%) Docker
8 15 (2.60%) Firmware
9 14 (2.43%) Terminal Services
10 10 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
11 9 (1.56%) Virtual Servers
12 8 (1.39%) BitLocker
12 8 (1.39%) Microsoft App-V
12 8 (1.39%) VMware NSX
13 5 (0.87%) NFS
14 3 (0.52%) GPFS
14 3 (0.52%) Lustre
15 2 (0.35%) VMware Workstation
16 1 (0.17%) VMware Server
16 1 (0.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 134 (23.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 61 (10.57%) SCCM
3 39 (6.76%) Ansible
4 31 (5.37%) Kubernetes
5 30 (5.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 29 (5.03%) vCenter Server
7 26 (4.51%) SCOM
8 23 (3.99%) WSUS
9 20 (3.47%) Terraform
10 16 (2.77%) Puppet
10 16 (2.77%) Single Sign-On
11 14 (2.43%) vMotion
12 13 (2.25%) FortiGate
13 12 (2.08%) NetBackup
14 10 (1.73%) Autotask
15 9 (1.56%) Jamf Pro
16 8 (1.39%) Progress Chef
17 7 (1.21%) Nagios
17 7 (1.21%) PowerCLI
17 7 (1.21%) vRealize
Vendors
1 397 (68.80%) Microsoft
2 215 (37.26%) VMware
3 107 (18.54%) Cisco
4 50 (8.67%) Citrix
5 45 (7.80%) Veeam
6 41 (7.11%) Google
6 41 (7.11%) HP
7 39 (6.76%) Fortinet
8 35 (6.07%) Apple
9 26 (4.51%) Meraki
9 26 (4.51%) SolarWinds
10 25 (4.33%) Dell
11 23 (3.99%) ServiceNow
12 18 (3.12%) Oracle
13 17 (2.95%) Juniper
13 17 (2.95%) SAP
13 17 (2.95%) Ubiquiti
14 16 (2.77%) Red Hat
15 15 (2.60%) Sophos
16 11 (1.91%) MobileIron
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