Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DHCP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited DHCP over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 220 237 326
Rank change year-on-year +17 +89 -71
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 1,361 1,559 1,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.37% 1.54% 1.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.07% 9.88% 9.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,144 1,199 1,536
10th Percentile £26,043 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +3.03%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.32% -5.00% +6.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

DHCP is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,519 15,777 20,936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.64% 15.57% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 9,433 8,018 11,667
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,625 £45,000 £46,223
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.64% +2.72%

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 9 May 2024.

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 9 May 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 +40 1,288 £40,000 - 294
UK excluding London +5 1,059 £37,500 -1.32% 239
Work from Home +12 425 £47,500 +5.56% 79
London +28 281 £55,000 +12.82% 65
North of England +33 267 £40,000 +1.04% 69
South East -39 253 £37,500 - 55
Midlands +57 244 £36,000 -4.00% 52
South West +10 154 £31,000 -24.39% 20
North West -3 143 £42,500 - 49
West Midlands +49 137 £36,500 -2.67% 31
East Midlands +28 103 £36,000 -1.37% 21
East of England -37 85 £32,500 -19.25% 29
Yorkshire +65 83 £32,250 -0.31% 17
North East +7 41 £41,500 +10.67% 3
Wales +8 25 £34,000 +6.25% 5
Scotland -88 23 £34,000 -2.86% 13
Northern Ireland +16 5 £32,500 - 1
Isle of Man - 4 £43,000 -

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
1 374 (27.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 243 (17.85%) SharePoint
3 67 (4.92%) IIS
4 13 (0.96%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (0.51%) OpenStack
7 6 (0.44%) Confluence
8 4 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 3 (0.22%) Apache
9 3 (0.22%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.15%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.15%) WordPress
11 1 (0.073%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.073%) nginx
Applications
1 198 (14.55%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.37%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) CATIA
6 2 (0.15%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 16 (1.18%) Fidessa
2 7 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.29%) Epicor Tropos
3 4 (0.29%) Oracle Cash Management
3 4 (0.29%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.15%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.15%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.073%) Eikon
6 1 (0.073%) Sage 300 ERP
6 1 (0.073%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.073%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.073%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 729 (53.56%) Microsoft 365
2 726 (53.34%) Azure
3 265 (19.47%) Entra ID
4 244 (17.93%) AWS
5 96 (7.05%) OneDrive
6 58 (4.26%) IaaS
7 51 (3.75%) SaaS
8 48 (3.53%) Mimecast
9 47 (3.45%) Power Platform
10 39 (2.87%) Nutanix
11 35 (2.57%) OpenShift
12 34 (2.50%) PaaS
13 29 (2.13%) AWS CloudFormation
14 21 (1.54%) GCP
15 20 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
16 18 (1.32%) Azure Storage
17 16 (1.18%) WhatsApp
18 15 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
19 12 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
19 12 (0.88%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1,309 (96.18%) DNS
2 570 (41.88%) Firewall
3 535 (39.31%) TCP/IP
4 360 (26.45%) WAN
5 330 (24.25%) LAN
6 329 (24.17%) VPN
7 228 (16.75%) Wi-Fi
8 220 (16.16%) VLAN
9 158 (11.61%) SAN
10 156 (11.46%) Wireless
11 83 (6.10%) HTTP
12 73 (5.36%) VoIP
13 70 (5.14%) MPLS
14 63 (4.63%) OSPF
15 62 (4.56%) SD-WAN
16 61 (4.48%) Network Security
17 56 (4.11%) BGP
18 55 (4.04%) IPsec
19 54 (3.97%) Internet
19 54 (3.97%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (7.71%) SQL Server
2 34 (2.50%) Amazon RDS
3 25 (1.84%) Power BI
4 12 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (0.81%) MySQL
6 10 (0.73%) Oracle Database
7 6 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (0.37%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.37%) Redis
9 3 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.15%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.073%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.073%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.073%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 29 (2.13%) JIRA
2 11 (0.81%) Git
3 10 (0.73%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.73%) Trac
4 2 (0.15%) GitLab
4 2 (0.15%) Hudson
4 2 (0.15%) MSBuild
4 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.073%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.073%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.073%) Selenium
5 1 (0.073%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 400 (29.39%) Social Skills
2 151 (11.09%) Finance
3 128 (9.40%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (2.94%) Telecoms
6 37 (2.72%) Banking
7 32 (2.35%) Law
8 30 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (2.06%) Legal
10 26 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (1.62%) Manufacturing
12 18 (1.32%) Aerospace
13 17 (1.25%) Retail
14 14 (1.03%) Public Sector
15 11 (0.81%) Publishing
16 10 (0.73%) Marketing
17 8 (0.59%) Automotive
18 6 (0.44%) Financial Institution
18 6 (0.44%) French Language
18 6 (0.44%) German Language
Job Titles
1 277 (20.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 228 (16.75%) IT Support
3 204 (14.99%) Senior
4 198 (14.55%) IT Engineer
5 193 (14.18%) Support Engineer
6 156 (11.46%) Analyst
7 123 (9.04%) Network Engineer
8 99 (7.27%) IT Support Engineer
9 86 (6.32%) 2nd Line Support
10 79 (5.80%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 78 (5.73%) Support Analyst
12 69 (5.07%) IT Technician
13 67 (4.92%) 3rd Line Support
14 61 (4.48%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 58 (4.26%) Support Technician
16 52 (3.82%) Administrator
16 52 (3.82%) Systems Engineer
17 51 (3.75%) IT Analyst
18 50 (3.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
19 47 (3.45%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.65%) HTML
2 31 (2.28%) ARM Templates
3 30 (2.20%) SAML
4 29 (2.13%) OpenID
5 23 (1.69%) 802.1X
6 16 (1.18%) FIX Protocol
7 15 (1.10%) LDAP
8 9 (0.66%) .NET
9 7 (0.51%) ADSI
9 7 (0.51%) Middleware
9 7 (0.51%) XML
10 2 (0.15%) ADO
10 2 (0.15%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.15%) Keycloak
10 2 (0.15%) LAMP
10 2 (0.15%) TAPI
10 2 (0.15%) V-Ray
11 1 (0.073%) JSON
11 1 (0.073%) NETCONF
11 1 (0.073%) Redfish
Miscellaneous
1 135 (9.92%) Data Centre
2 103 (7.57%) Driving Licence
3 65 (4.78%) PKI
4 64 (4.70%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (3.97%) Replication
6 40 (2.94%) Public Cloud
7 37 (2.72%) Cyberattack
7 37 (2.72%) Management Information System
8 34 (2.50%) Onboarding
9 29 (2.13%) Cloud Native
10 24 (1.76%) Clustering
11 23 (1.69%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.32%) Client/Server
13 17 (1.25%) CCTV
13 17 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (1.18%) Eurex
15 15 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
16 13 (0.96%) CMDB
17 12 (0.88%) PMI
18 10 (0.73%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 983 (72.23%) Windows
2 680 (49.96%) Windows Server
3 267 (19.62%) Linux
4 218 (16.02%) Windows 10
5 195 (14.33%) Windows Server 2016
6 177 (13.01%) Windows Server 2019
7 134 (9.85%) Windows Server 2012
8 60 (4.41%) Apple iOS
9 55 (4.04%) Windows Server 2008
10 51 (3.75%) Android
11 46 (3.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 43 (3.16%) Unix
13 34 (2.50%) Mac OS
14 32 (2.35%) CentOS
15 30 (2.20%) Ubuntu
16 22 (1.62%) Windows XP
17 21 (1.54%) Windows 8
18 18 (1.32%) VyOS
19 16 (1.18%) Windows 7
19 16 (1.18%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 350 (25.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 338 (24.83%) ITIL
3 313 (23.00%) Problem-Solving
4 219 (16.09%) Customer Service
5 167 (12.27%) Cybersecurity
6 155 (11.39%) Disaster Recovery
7 137 (10.07%) Agile
8 92 (6.76%) DevOps
9 85 (6.25%) Migration
9 85 (6.25%) Project Management
10 78 (5.73%) Line Management
11 71 (5.22%) Server Management
12 68 (5.00%) Roadmaps
13 61 (4.48%) ITSM
13 61 (4.48%) Service Management
14 60 (4.41%) Mentoring
15 58 (4.26%) Infrastructure as Code
15 58 (4.26%) Service Delivery
16 57 (4.19%) Proactive Monitoring
17 54 (3.97%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 336 (24.69%) PowerShell
2 117 (8.60%) SQL
3 104 (7.64%) Python
4 71 (5.22%) Bash
5 44 (3.23%) Java
6 35 (2.57%) C#
7 33 (2.42%) JavaScript
8 30 (2.20%) VBScript
9 22 (1.62%) Perl
10 20 (1.47%) VB
11 16 (1.18%) Ruby
12 14 (1.03%) Bicep
13 10 (0.73%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.73%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.37%) VB.NET
15 4 (0.29%) C++
16 3 (0.22%) R
16 3 (0.22%) Shell Script
17 2 (0.15%) C
17 2 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 187 (13.74%) Degree
2 159 (11.68%) Security Cleared
3 147 (10.80%) Cisco Certification
4 134 (9.85%) CCNA
5 130 (9.55%) Microsoft Certification
6 116 (8.52%) DV Cleared
7 71 (5.22%) SC Cleared
8 55 (4.04%) MCSE
9 51 (3.75%) CCNP
10 43 (3.16%) AWS Certification
10 43 (3.16%) DBS Check
11 41 (3.01%) A+ Certification
11 41 (3.01%) Computer Science Degree
11 41 (3.01%) MCSA
12 37 (2.72%) Azure Certification
13 31 (2.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 30 (2.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 28 (2.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 27 (1.98%) JNCIA
16 27 (1.98%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (8.16%) SLA
2 25 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (1.32%) GDPR
5 9 (0.66%) PMO
6 6 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.29%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.29%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.22%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.22%) QA
9 2 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.073%) GxP
System Software
1 987 (72.52%) Active Directory
2 417 (30.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 389 (28.58%) Hyper-V
4 88 (6.47%) VMware ESXi
5 58 (4.26%) Docker
6 52 (3.82%) Virtual Machines
6 52 (3.82%) vSphere
7 35 (2.57%) Virtual Desktop
7 35 (2.57%) Virtual Servers
8 20 (1.47%) Terminal Services
9 18 (1.32%) pfSense
10 16 (1.18%) NFS
11 15 (1.10%) XenApp
12 11 (0.81%) DFS Replication
12 11 (0.81%) Firmware
13 9 (0.66%) XenDesktop
14 6 (0.44%) VMware NSX
15 5 (0.37%) VMware Server
16 4 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
16 4 (0.29%) KVM
Systems Management
1 221 (16.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 133 (9.77%) SCCM
3 85 (6.25%) WSUS
4 76 (5.58%) Ansible
5 74 (5.44%) SCOM
6 69 (5.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 64 (4.70%) Kubernetes
8 52 (3.82%) Puppet
9 49 (3.60%) Terraform
10 44 (3.23%) vCenter Server
11 26 (1.91%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 25 (1.84%) FortiGate
13 22 (1.62%) ZABBIX
14 20 (1.47%) NetBackup
15 18 (1.32%) Grafana
16 17 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
17 16 (1.18%) SCDPM
18 14 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
19 13 (0.96%) SmoothWall
19 13 (0.96%) VxRail
Vendors
1 832 (61.13%) Microsoft
2 551 (40.48%) VMware
3 270 (19.84%) Cisco
4 162 (11.90%) Veeam
5 142 (10.43%) Citrix
6 99 (7.27%) HP
7 96 (7.05%) Dell
8 94 (6.91%) Fortinet
9 88 (6.47%) Juniper
10 71 (5.22%) Red Hat
11 65 (4.78%) Apple
11 65 (4.78%) SolarWinds
12 60 (4.41%) Meraki
13 53 (3.89%) Oracle
14 47 (3.45%) Ruckus Wireless
15 46 (3.38%) Sophos
16 39 (2.87%) Bloomberg
17 33 (2.42%) Palo Alto
18 30 (2.20%) Aruba
19 29 (2.13%) NetApp