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

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 240 335
Rank change year-on-year +8 +95 -72
Permanent jobs citing DHCP 1,317 1,533 1,953
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.32% 1.55% 1.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.77% 9.81% 9.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,126 1,172 1,574
10th Percentile £26,043 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £32,000 £31,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +2.41%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,125 £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 13,478 15,631 21,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.49% 15.76% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9,397 7,898 11,750
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% -4.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,580 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% -5.26% +5.56%

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 18 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 18 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 +27 1,244 £40,000 - 295
UK excluding London -3 1,022 £37,500 -1.32% 249
Work from Home -1 410 £47,500 +5.56% 95
London +33 275 £55,000 +10.00% 79
North of England +26 264 £40,000 +0.52% 77
South East -34 246 £37,500 -0.89% 61
Midlands +65 243 £35,500 -5.33% 45
North West -7 140 £42,500 - 48
West Midlands +51 135 £36,500 -2.67% 23
South West -16 126 £31,000 -22.50% 16
East Midlands +34 104 £35,000 -4.11% 22
East of England -41 86 £32,500 -18.75% 28
Yorkshire +57 82 £32,375 -5.75% 27
North East +6 42 £41,500 +10.67% 2
Wales +13 25 £34,000 +6.25% 7
Scotland -85 24 £34,500 -4.83% 18
Northern Ireland +11 5 £32,500 -2.26% 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
1 364 (27.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 240 (18.22%) SharePoint
3 65 (4.94%) IIS
4 13 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (0.53%) Confluence
6 7 (0.53%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.30%) Apache
7 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2003
8 3 (0.23%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.15%) nginx
9 2 (0.15%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.15%) WordPress
10 1 (0.076%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 199 (15.11%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.46%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) CATIA
6 2 (0.15%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 16 (1.21%) Fidessa
2 7 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.30%) Epicor Tropos
3 4 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
3 4 (0.30%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.15%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.076%) Eikon
6 1 (0.076%) Sage 300 ERP
6 1 (0.076%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.076%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.076%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.076%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 713 (54.14%) Microsoft 365
2 711 (53.99%) Azure
3 266 (20.20%) Entra ID
4 206 (15.64%) AWS
5 96 (7.29%) OneDrive
6 60 (4.56%) IaaS
7 53 (4.02%) SaaS
8 47 (3.57%) Mimecast
9 43 (3.26%) Power Platform
10 40 (3.04%) Nutanix
11 36 (2.73%) OpenShift
12 34 (2.58%) PaaS
13 20 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
14 18 (1.37%) Azure Storage
14 18 (1.37%) GCP
15 16 (1.21%) WhatsApp
16 14 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
17 12 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
17 12 (0.91%) Google Workspace
17 12 (0.91%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1,269 (96.36%) DNS
2 561 (42.60%) Firewall
3 499 (37.89%) TCP/IP
4 356 (27.03%) WAN
5 326 (24.75%) LAN
6 321 (24.37%) VPN
7 231 (17.54%) Wi-Fi
8 216 (16.40%) VLAN
9 157 (11.92%) SAN
10 153 (11.62%) Wireless
11 71 (5.39%) MPLS
12 70 (5.32%) VoIP
13 63 (4.78%) OSPF
13 63 (4.78%) SD-WAN
14 62 (4.71%) Network Security
15 56 (4.25%) BGP
15 56 (4.25%) IPsec
16 55 (4.18%) Internet
17 52 (3.95%) HTTP
17 52 (3.95%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (7.67%) SQL Server
2 32 (2.43%) Amazon RDS
3 24 (1.82%) Power BI
4 12 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (0.84%) Oracle Database
6 9 (0.68%) MySQL
7 6 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (0.38%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.38%) Redis
9 3 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.076%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.076%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 30 (2.28%) JIRA
2 11 (0.84%) Git
3 10 (0.76%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.76%) Trac
4 2 (0.15%) GitLab
4 2 (0.15%) Hudson
4 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.076%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.076%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.076%) Selenium
5 1 (0.076%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 367 (27.87%) Social Skills
2 129 (9.79%) Analytical Skills
3 122 (9.26%) Finance
4 42 (3.19%) Telecoms
5 38 (2.89%) Banking
6 32 (2.43%) Law
7 30 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (2.05%) Legal
9 25 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
10 22 (1.67%) Manufacturing
11 21 (1.59%) Aerospace
12 19 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (1.44%) Retail
13 14 (1.06%) Public Sector
14 10 (0.76%) Marketing
14 10 (0.76%) Publishing
15 8 (0.61%) Automotive
16 6 (0.46%) French Language
16 6 (0.46%) German Language
16 6 (0.46%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 265 (20.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 228 (17.31%) IT Support
3 196 (14.88%) IT Engineer
4 187 (14.20%) Support Engineer
5 183 (13.90%) Senior
6 151 (11.47%) Analyst
7 123 (9.34%) Network Engineer
8 97 (7.37%) IT Support Engineer
9 85 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support
10 76 (5.77%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 76 (5.77%) Support Analyst
11 71 (5.39%) IT Technician
12 65 (4.94%) 3rd Line Support
13 60 (4.56%) Support Technician
14 59 (4.48%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 53 (4.02%) Administrator
15 53 (4.02%) Systems Engineer
16 51 (3.87%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 50 (3.80%) IT Analyst
18 47 (3.57%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.35%) ARM Templates
2 23 (1.75%) 802.1X
3 16 (1.21%) FIX Protocol
4 14 (1.06%) LDAP
5 7 (0.53%) .NET
5 7 (0.53%) ADSI
5 7 (0.53%) HTML
5 7 (0.53%) Middleware
5 7 (0.53%) XML
6 4 (0.30%) ADO
7 2 (0.15%) Keycloak
7 2 (0.15%) LAMP
7 2 (0.15%) TAPI
7 2 (0.15%) V-Ray
8 1 (0.076%) EDI
8 1 (0.076%) JSON
8 1 (0.076%) NETCONF
8 1 (0.076%) Redfish
8 1 (0.076%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 135 (10.25%) Data Centre
2 103 (7.82%) Driving Licence
3 66 (5.01%) PKI
4 61 (4.63%) Self-Motivation
5 55 (4.18%) Replication
6 42 (3.19%) Public Cloud
7 37 (2.81%) Management Information System
8 33 (2.51%) Onboarding
9 23 (1.75%) Clustering
9 23 (1.75%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.44%) Client/Server
11 16 (1.21%) CCTV
11 16 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
11 16 (1.21%) Eurex
12 15 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
13 12 (0.91%) CMDB
13 12 (0.91%) PMI
14 10 (0.76%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.68%) Fat Client
15 9 (0.68%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 972 (73.80%) Windows
2 673 (51.10%) Windows Server
3 270 (20.50%) Linux
4 219 (16.63%) Windows 10
5 196 (14.88%) Windows Server 2016
6 175 (13.29%) Windows Server 2019
7 132 (10.02%) Windows Server 2012
8 61 (4.63%) Apple iOS
9 53 (4.02%) Windows Server 2008
10 52 (3.95%) Android
11 49 (3.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 44 (3.34%) Unix
13 35 (2.66%) Mac OS
14 33 (2.51%) CentOS
15 30 (2.28%) Ubuntu
16 22 (1.67%) Windows XP
17 18 (1.37%) VyOS
17 18 (1.37%) Windows 8
18 17 (1.29%) Windows 7
19 15 (1.14%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (25.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 332 (25.21%) ITIL
3 310 (23.54%) Problem-Solving
4 218 (16.55%) Customer Service
5 162 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
6 150 (11.39%) Disaster Recovery
7 110 (8.35%) Agile
8 89 (6.76%) DevOps
9 86 (6.53%) Project Management
10 82 (6.23%) Migration
11 69 (5.24%) Server Management
12 62 (4.71%) Service Management
13 60 (4.56%) ITSM
13 60 (4.56%) Service Delivery
14 59 (4.48%) Mentoring
14 59 (4.48%) Proactive Monitoring
15 55 (4.18%) Project Delivery
16 52 (3.95%) Kalman Filter
17 49 (3.72%) Incident Management
17 49 (3.72%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 330 (25.06%) PowerShell
2 114 (8.66%) SQL
3 105 (7.97%) Python
4 71 (5.39%) Bash
5 46 (3.49%) Java
6 33 (2.51%) C#
6 33 (2.51%) JavaScript
7 31 (2.35%) VBScript
8 23 (1.75%) Perl
9 20 (1.52%) VB
10 16 (1.21%) Ruby
11 14 (1.06%) Bicep
12 10 (0.76%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.76%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.38%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.23%) C++
14 3 (0.23%) R
14 3 (0.23%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.15%) C
15 2 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 186 (14.12%) Degree
2 147 (11.16%) Cisco Certification
3 134 (10.17%) CCNA
4 131 (9.95%) Security Cleared
5 127 (9.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 87 (6.61%) DV Cleared
7 74 (5.62%) SC Cleared
8 56 (4.25%) MCSE
9 52 (3.95%) CCNP
10 42 (3.19%) DBS Check
11 41 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 41 (3.11%) MCSA
12 37 (2.81%) A+ Certification
13 36 (2.73%) Azure Certification
14 33 (2.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 28 (2.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 27 (2.05%) JNCIA
16 27 (2.05%) MCP
17 24 (1.82%) Network+ Certification
18 19 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (8.20%) SLA
2 26 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (1.37%) GDPR
5 9 (0.68%) PMO
6 6 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.30%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.23%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.23%) QA
9 2 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.076%) GxP
10 1 (0.076%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.076%) NIST
System Software
1 974 (73.96%) Active Directory
2 408 (30.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 386 (29.31%) Hyper-V
4 91 (6.91%) VMware ESXi
5 59 (4.48%) Docker
6 55 (4.18%) vSphere
7 50 (3.80%) Virtual Machines
8 35 (2.66%) Virtual Desktop
8 35 (2.66%) Virtual Servers
9 20 (1.52%) Terminal Services
10 18 (1.37%) pfSense
11 16 (1.21%) NFS
11 16 (1.21%) XenApp
12 11 (0.84%) Firmware
12 11 (0.84%) XenDesktop
13 10 (0.76%) DFS Replication
14 6 (0.46%) VMware NSX
15 4 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 4 (0.30%) KVM
15 4 (0.30%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 216 (16.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 135 (10.25%) SCCM
3 85 (6.45%) WSUS
4 76 (5.77%) Ansible
5 74 (5.62%) SCOM
6 68 (5.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 65 (4.94%) Kubernetes
8 52 (3.95%) Puppet
9 45 (3.42%) vCenter Server
10 24 (1.82%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 23 (1.75%) FortiGate
11 23 (1.75%) ZABBIX
12 21 (1.59%) Terraform
13 19 (1.44%) NetBackup
14 18 (1.37%) Grafana
15 17 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
15 17 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
16 16 (1.21%) SCDPM
17 13 (0.99%) SmoothWall
17 13 (0.99%) VxRail
Vendors
1 823 (62.49%) Microsoft
2 547 (41.53%) VMware
3 267 (20.27%) Cisco
4 161 (12.22%) Veeam
5 136 (10.33%) Citrix
6 98 (7.44%) Dell
6 98 (7.44%) HP
7 91 (6.91%) Fortinet
8 88 (6.68%) Juniper
9 73 (5.54%) Red Hat
10 66 (5.01%) Apple
11 62 (4.71%) SolarWinds
12 57 (4.33%) Meraki
13 55 (4.18%) Oracle
14 47 (3.57%) Ruckus Wireless
15 44 (3.34%) Sophos
16 38 (2.89%) Bloomberg
17 32 (2.43%) Palo Alto
18 31 (2.35%) WatchGuard
19 29 (2.20%) NetApp