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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 219 243 324
Rank change year-on-year +24 +81 -63
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 1,358 1,555 1,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.37% 1.54% 1.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.05% 9.88% 9.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,140 1,197 1,547
10th Percentile £26,039 £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% +4.06%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £56,300
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -2.60% -3.75% +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 13,516 15,741 20,996
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.62% 15.58% 13.35%
Number of salaries quoted 9,426 8,007 11,698
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 £43,750 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -2.78% -3.23% +3.33%

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 10 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 10 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 +44 1,285 £40,000 -0.62% 293
UK excluding London -4 1,056 £37,500 -2.60% 238
Work from Home +6 425 £47,500 +5.56% 79
London +38 281 £55,000 +10.00% 65
North of England +34 265 £40,000 +0.52% 68
South East -28 253 £37,500 - 55
Midlands +55 243 £36,000 -4.00% 52
South West +12 153 £31,000 -24.39% 20
North West -9 143 £42,500 - 48
West Midlands +40 136 £36,500 -2.67% 31
East Midlands +29 103 £36,000 -1.37% 21
East of England -32 86 £32,500 -18.75% 29
Yorkshire +64 82 £32,250 -0.77% 17
North East +5 40 £41,500 +10.67% 3
Wales +11 25 £34,000 +6.25% 5
Scotland -81 23 £34,000 -2.86% 13
Northern Ireland +11 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
1 372 (27.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 242 (17.82%) SharePoint
3 67 (4.93%) IIS
4 13 (0.96%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (0.52%) OpenStack
7 6 (0.44%) Confluence
8 4 (0.29%) Apache
8 4 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 3 (0.22%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.15%) nginx
10 2 (0.15%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.15%) WordPress
11 1 (0.074%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 199 (14.65%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.44%) 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 (0.52%) 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 (0.074%) Eikon
6 1 (0.074%) Sage 300 ERP
6 1 (0.074%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.074%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.074%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 726 (53.46%) Microsoft 365
2 725 (53.39%) Azure
3 267 (19.66%) Entra ID
4 243 (17.89%) AWS
5 95 (7.00%) OneDrive
6 59 (4.34%) IaaS
7 51 (3.76%) SaaS
8 47 (3.46%) Mimecast
9 46 (3.39%) Power Platform
10 39 (2.87%) Nutanix
11 35 (2.58%) OpenShift
11 35 (2.58%) PaaS
12 29 (2.14%) AWS CloudFormation
13 20 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
13 20 (1.47%) GCP
14 18 (1.33%) Azure Storage
15 16 (1.18%) WhatsApp
16 15 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
17 12 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
17 12 (0.88%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1,307 (96.24%) DNS
2 569 (41.90%) Firewall
3 532 (39.18%) TCP/IP
4 361 (26.58%) WAN
5 331 (24.37%) LAN
6 329 (24.23%) VPN
7 229 (16.86%) Wi-Fi
8 219 (16.13%) VLAN
9 159 (11.71%) SAN
10 155 (11.41%) Wireless
11 82 (6.04%) HTTP
12 72 (5.30%) VoIP
13 71 (5.23%) MPLS
14 64 (4.71%) OSPF
15 63 (4.64%) SD-WAN
16 62 (4.57%) Network Security
17 57 (4.20%) BGP
18 56 (4.12%) IPsec
19 54 (3.98%) Internet
19 54 (3.98%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (7.73%) SQL Server
2 33 (2.43%) Amazon RDS
3 25 (1.84%) Power BI
4 12 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (0.81%) Oracle Database
6 10 (0.74%) MySQL
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 1 (0.074%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.074%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.074%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.074%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.074%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 29 (2.14%) JIRA
2 11 (0.81%) Git
3 10 (0.74%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.74%) Trac
4 2 (0.15%) GitLab
4 2 (0.15%) Hudson
4 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.074%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.074%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.074%) MSBuild
5 1 (0.074%) Selenium
5 1 (0.074%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 397 (29.23%) Social Skills
2 152 (11.19%) Finance
3 128 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 42 (3.09%) Telecoms
6 38 (2.80%) Banking
7 32 (2.36%) Law
8 30 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (2.06%) Legal
10 26 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (1.62%) Manufacturing
12 18 (1.33%) Aerospace
12 18 (1.33%) Retail
13 14 (1.03%) Public Sector
14 11 (0.81%) Publishing
15 10 (0.74%) Marketing
16 8 (0.59%) Automotive
17 6 (0.44%) Financial Institution
17 6 (0.44%) French Language
17 6 (0.44%) German Language
Job Titles
1 276 (20.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 229 (16.86%) IT Support
3 203 (14.95%) Senior
4 197 (14.51%) IT Engineer
5 192 (14.14%) Support Engineer
6 156 (11.49%) Analyst
7 123 (9.06%) Network Engineer
8 99 (7.29%) IT Support Engineer
9 86 (6.33%) 2nd Line Support
10 79 (5.82%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 78 (5.74%) Support Analyst
12 70 (5.15%) IT Technician
13 66 (4.86%) 3rd Line Support
14 60 (4.42%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 59 (4.34%) Support Technician
16 53 (3.90%) Systems Engineer
17 52 (3.83%) Administrator
18 51 (3.76%) IT Analyst
19 50 (3.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
20 47 (3.46%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.65%) HTML
2 31 (2.28%) ARM Templates
3 30 (2.21%) SAML
4 29 (2.14%) OpenID
5 23 (1.69%) 802.1X
6 16 (1.18%) FIX Protocol
7 15 (1.10%) LDAP
8 8 (0.59%) .NET
9 7 (0.52%) ADSI
9 7 (0.52%) Middleware
9 7 (0.52%) XML
10 2 (0.15%) ADO
10 2 (0.15%) Keycloak
10 2 (0.15%) LAMP
10 2 (0.15%) TAPI
10 2 (0.15%) V-Ray
11 1 (0.074%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.074%) JSON
11 1 (0.074%) NETCONF
11 1 (0.074%) Redfish
Miscellaneous
1 136 (10.01%) Data Centre
2 102 (7.51%) Driving Licence
3 66 (4.86%) PKI
4 63 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (3.98%) Replication
6 40 (2.95%) Public Cloud
7 37 (2.72%) Cyberattack
7 37 (2.72%) Management Information System
8 34 (2.50%) Onboarding
9 29 (2.14%) Cloud Native
10 24 (1.77%) Clustering
11 23 (1.69%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.33%) 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 (0.74%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 980 (72.16%) Windows
2 678 (49.93%) Windows Server
3 268 (19.73%) Linux
4 218 (16.05%) Windows 10
5 194 (14.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 176 (12.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 132 (9.72%) Windows Server 2012
8 61 (4.49%) Apple iOS
9 55 (4.05%) Windows Server 2008
10 52 (3.83%) Android
11 47 (3.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 44 (3.24%) Unix
13 34 (2.50%) Mac OS
14 33 (2.43%) CentOS
15 30 (2.21%) Ubuntu
16 22 (1.62%) Windows XP
17 21 (1.55%) Windows 8
18 18 (1.33%) VyOS
19 16 (1.18%) Windows 7
19 16 (1.18%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 349 (25.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 338 (24.89%) ITIL
3 311 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
4 219 (16.13%) Customer Service
5 167 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
6 154 (11.34%) Disaster Recovery
7 137 (10.09%) Agile
8 91 (6.70%) DevOps
9 86 (6.33%) Project Management
10 84 (6.19%) Migration
11 78 (5.74%) Line Management
12 72 (5.30%) Server Management
13 68 (5.01%) Roadmaps
14 61 (4.49%) ITSM
14 61 (4.49%) Service Management
15 59 (4.34%) Mentoring
16 58 (4.27%) Infrastructure as Code
16 58 (4.27%) Service Delivery
17 57 (4.20%) Proactive Monitoring
18 54 (3.98%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 336 (24.74%) PowerShell
2 117 (8.62%) SQL
3 105 (7.73%) Python
4 71 (5.23%) Bash
5 45 (3.31%) Java
6 34 (2.50%) C#
7 33 (2.43%) JavaScript
8 30 (2.21%) VBScript
9 23 (1.69%) Perl
10 20 (1.47%) VB
11 16 (1.18%) Ruby
12 14 (1.03%) Bicep
13 10 (0.74%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.74%) 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 (13.77%) Degree
2 159 (11.71%) Security Cleared
3 146 (10.75%) Cisco Certification
4 134 (9.87%) CCNA
5 130 (9.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 116 (8.54%) DV Cleared
7 71 (5.23%) SC Cleared
8 55 (4.05%) MCSE
9 50 (3.68%) CCNP
10 43 (3.17%) AWS Certification
11 42 (3.09%) DBS Check
11 42 (3.09%) MCSA
12 41 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
13 40 (2.95%) A+ Certification
14 37 (2.72%) Azure Certification
15 32 (2.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 30 (2.21%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 28 (2.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 27 (1.99%) JNCIA
18 27 (1.99%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (8.17%) SLA
2 25 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (1.33%) 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 (0.074%) GxP
10 1 (0.074%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.074%) NIST
System Software
1 985 (72.53%) Active Directory
2 416 (30.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 388 (28.57%) Hyper-V
4 89 (6.55%) VMware ESXi
5 58 (4.27%) Docker
6 53 (3.90%) vSphere
7 51 (3.76%) Virtual Machines
8 35 (2.58%) Virtual Desktop
8 35 (2.58%) Virtual Servers
9 20 (1.47%) Terminal Services
10 18 (1.33%) pfSense
11 16 (1.18%) NFS
12 15 (1.10%) XenApp
13 11 (0.81%) DFS Replication
13 11 (0.81%) Firmware
14 9 (0.66%) XenDesktop
15 6 (0.44%) VMware NSX
16 5 (0.37%) VMware Server
17 4 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
17 4 (0.29%) KVM
Systems Management
1 220 (16.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 132 (9.72%) SCCM
3 85 (6.26%) WSUS
4 77 (5.67%) Ansible
5 74 (5.45%) SCOM
6 69 (5.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 64 (4.71%) Kubernetes
8 52 (3.83%) Puppet
9 49 (3.61%) Terraform
10 45 (3.31%) vCenter Server
11 25 (1.84%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 24 (1.77%) FortiGate
13 22 (1.62%) ZABBIX
14 20 (1.47%) NetBackup
15 18 (1.33%) Grafana
16 17 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
17 16 (1.18%) SCDPM
18 15 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
19 13 (0.96%) SmoothWall
19 13 (0.96%) VxRail
Vendors
1 831 (61.19%) Microsoft
2 550 (40.50%) VMware
3 269 (19.81%) Cisco
4 161 (11.86%) Veeam
5 141 (10.38%) Citrix
6 99 (7.29%) HP
7 97 (7.14%) Dell
8 93 (6.85%) Fortinet
9 88 (6.48%) Juniper
10 72 (5.30%) Red Hat
11 65 (4.79%) Apple
11 65 (4.79%) SolarWinds
12 59 (4.34%) Meraki
13 55 (4.05%) Oracle
14 47 (3.46%) Ruckus Wireless
15 46 (3.39%) Sophos
16 39 (2.87%) Bloomberg
17 32 (2.36%) Palo Alto
18 29 (2.14%) Aruba
18 29 (2.14%) NetApp