Data Centre Contracts in England

Data Center
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Centre over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 95 113
Rank change year-on-year -9 +18 +6
Contract jobs citing Data Centre 771 1,213 1,718
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.12% 2.52% 2.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.92% 7.48% 7.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 565 861 1,234
10th Percentile £300 £333 £310
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +5.77% +9.47%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £775 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £520
% change year-on-year -4.55% +5.77% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 15 22
10th Percentile £21.25 - £15.25
25th Percentile £22.30 £20.22 £20.75
Median hourly rate £24.87 £21.67 £27.63
Median % change year-on-year +14.77% -21.56% -30.94%
75th Percentile £40.00 £66.63 £69.05
90th Percentile £41.25 £73.00 £69.68
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £21.67 £36.28
% change year-on-year +10.75% -40.26% -23.63%

All Generic Skills
England

Data Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,144 16,209 23,887
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.60% 33.64% 33.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,307 11,283 17,040
10th Percentile £266 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £573 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% +4.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £697 £675
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 814 571 628
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £17.16
Median hourly rate £34.21 £22.49 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year +52.15% -16.66% +3.77%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.38 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.60
UK median hourly rate £31.38 £22.26 £27.50
% change year-on-year +40.98% -19.07% +4.90%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Centre in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the England region 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -4 316 £525 -12.50% 255
South East +18 150 £463 -7.50% 120
South West +3 110 £600 +9.09% 30
North of England -9 91 £433 -15.61% 62
Midlands -10 75 £575 +9.52% 50
West Midlands -1 60 £600 +20.00% 27
Yorkshire +11 47 £474 -13.91% 20
North West -25 36 £433 -11.28% 34
East of England -35 20 £325 -25.29% 51
East Midlands +12 15 £550 +1.15% 23
North East +5 8 £425 -37.04% 8
Data Centre
UK

Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 31 (4.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (2.08%) Confluence
3 13 (1.69%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.91%) IIS
5 6 (0.78%) IBM Domino
5 6 (0.78%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.65%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.52%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.39%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
9 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.26%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle Self-Service HR
10 1 (0.13%) Apache
10 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.13%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.13%) nginx
10 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 31 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.95%) MS Visio
3 7 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.65%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.52%) Revit
6 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.39%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (0.39%) Shopify
1 3 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.26%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
2 2 (0.26%) RMDS
3 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 131 (16.99%) Azure
2 67 (8.69%) AWS
3 50 (6.49%) SaaS
4 42 (5.45%) IaaS
5 40 (5.19%) PaaS
6 35 (4.54%) Cloud Computing
7 34 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
8 22 (2.85%) Entra ID
9 19 (2.46%) GitHub
10 15 (1.95%) GCP
11 14 (1.82%) OCI
12 9 (1.17%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.17%) Power Platform
13 8 (1.04%) Nutanix
14 7 (0.91%) Mimecast
15 6 (0.78%) Amazon EC2
15 6 (0.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 5 (0.65%) Serverless
17 4 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 165 (21.40%) Firewall
2 121 (15.69%) WAN
3 114 (14.79%) LAN
4 87 (11.28%) DNS
5 72 (9.34%) SAN
6 70 (9.08%) DHCP
7 57 (7.39%) Cisco Nexus
7 57 (7.39%) Wireless
8 52 (6.74%) Network Security
9 49 (6.36%) SD-WAN
10 47 (6.10%) MPLS
11 46 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
12 41 (5.32%) VPN
13 38 (4.93%) BGP
14 33 (4.28%) Internet
14 33 (4.28%) OSPF
15 28 (3.63%) IPsec
16 27 (3.50%) Cisco ASA
17 21 (2.72%) VSAN
18 20 (2.59%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.33%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.82%) Big Data
3 9 (1.17%) Amazon Redshift
4 8 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.91%) NoSQL
6 6 (0.78%) Oracle Exadata
7 5 (0.65%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.65%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.39%) Metadata
8 3 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.39%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.39%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.26%) MySQL
9 2 (0.26%) Power BI
9 2 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.13%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (4.28%) Jenkins
2 31 (4.02%) JIRA
3 6 (0.78%) GitLab
4 4 (0.52%) Git
5 3 (0.39%) Hudson
6 2 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 177 (22.96%) Social Skills
2 119 (15.43%) Finance
3 83 (10.77%) Public Sector
4 48 (6.23%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (4.93%) Telecoms
6 35 (4.54%) Banking
7 26 (3.37%) Law
8 16 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (1.95%) Marketing
10 12 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.30%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.17%) Aerospace
14 7 (0.91%) Billing
14 7 (0.91%) Financial Institution
14 7 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.78%) Police
16 5 (0.65%) Legal
16 5 (0.65%) Local Government
16 5 (0.65%) Retail
Job Titles
1 168 (21.79%) Network Engineer
2 134 (17.38%) Architect
3 62 (8.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 62 (8.04%) Senior
4 57 (7.39%) Project Manager
5 54 (7.00%) Data Centre Engineer
6 50 (6.49%) Network Architect
7 33 (4.28%) Consultant
8 31 (4.02%) Analyst
8 31 (4.02%) Support Engineer
9 29 (3.76%) Lead
10 28 (3.63%) Server Engineer
10 28 (3.63%) Solutions Architect
11 26 (3.37%) VMware Engineer
12 25 (3.24%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
13 21 (2.72%) Infrastructure Manager
13 21 (2.72%) Security Engineer
14 20 (2.59%) Infrastructure Architect
15 19 (2.46%) Data Technician
15 19 (2.46%) Storage Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.33%) YAML
2 15 (1.95%) LDAP
3 14 (1.82%) Web Services
4 9 (1.17%) Middleware
5 7 (0.91%) Node.js
6 6 (0.78%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.78%) JSON
6 6 (0.78%) REST
7 5 (0.65%) .NET
7 5 (0.65%) SAML
8 3 (0.39%) EDI
8 3 (0.39%) VML
9 2 (0.26%) NETCONF
9 2 (0.26%) OpenID
9 2 (0.26%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.26%) Redfish
9 2 (0.26%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.26%) Software Packaging
10 1 (0.13%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.13%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.67%) Private Cloud
2 26 (3.37%) PKI
3 22 (2.85%) Clustering
4 20 (2.59%) Public Cloud
5 17 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
6 16 (2.08%) Management Information System
7 14 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.56%) Client/Server
8 12 (1.56%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (1.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 9 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.17%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.04%) SCADA
12 7 (0.91%) Linux Command Line
13 6 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.78%) Operational Technology
14 5 (0.65%) Market Risk
14 5 (0.65%) Replication
14 5 (0.65%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 126 (16.34%) Linux
2 115 (14.92%) Windows
3 45 (5.84%) Windows Server
4 40 (5.19%) Unix
5 27 (3.50%) Windows 10
6 22 (2.85%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (2.46%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (2.20%) Windows XP
9 16 (2.08%) Windows Server 2012
9 16 (2.08%) zOS
10 11 (1.43%) VMS
11 8 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (0.91%) Windows 7
13 4 (0.52%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.39%) CentOS
14 3 (0.39%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.39%) Windows 2000
14 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
14 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.13%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (21.40%) Migration
2 103 (13.36%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (10.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 81 (10.51%) Agile
5 70 (9.08%) ITIL
6 67 (8.69%) Project Management
7 59 (7.65%) Stakeholder Management
8 52 (6.74%) Network Management
9 51 (6.61%) Cybersecurity
10 50 (6.49%) Computer Science
11 45 (5.84%) Disaster Recovery
12 41 (5.32%) Storage Management
13 40 (5.19%) Business Strategy
14 39 (5.06%) Change Management
14 39 (5.06%) Project Delivery
14 39 (5.06%) Server Management
15 37 (4.80%) CI/CD
16 35 (4.54%) Capacity Management
16 35 (4.54%) Roadmaps
17 34 (4.41%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 60 (7.78%) PowerShell
2 57 (7.39%) Python
3 26 (3.37%) SQL
4 18 (2.33%) Bash
5 15 (1.95%) JCL
5 15 (1.95%) REXX
6 13 (1.69%) Java
7 7 (0.91%) C
8 6 (0.78%) Go
8 6 (0.78%) VBScript
9 5 (0.65%) Ruby
10 4 (0.52%) ActionScript
10 4 (0.52%) C++
11 3 (0.39%) Perl
11 3 (0.39%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.26%) C#
13 1 (0.13%) Bicep
13 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 199 (25.81%) Security Cleared
2 111 (14.40%) Cisco Certification
3 108 (14.01%) DV Cleared
4 103 (13.36%) Degree
5 97 (12.58%) SC Cleared
6 65 (8.43%) CCNP
7 57 (7.39%) CCNA
8 33 (4.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 25 (3.24%) CCIE
10 13 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (1.56%) Network+ Certification
12 9 (1.17%) A+ Certification
12 9 (1.17%) CCIE Data Center
13 8 (1.04%) PMI Certification
14 7 (0.91%) ISACA
14 7 (0.91%) Master's Degree
15 6 (0.78%) Azure Certification
15 6 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (0.78%) CTC Cleared
16 5 (0.65%) BICSI RCDD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.24%) SLA
2 13 (1.69%) GDPR
3 12 (1.56%) NIST
4 11 (1.43%) COBIT
5 9 (1.17%) QA
6 7 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.52%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.26%) NCSC
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.13%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.13%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.13%) IASME
9 1 (0.13%) PMO
9 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 104 (13.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 80 (10.38%) Active Directory
3 54 (7.00%) vSphere
4 44 (5.71%) Hyper-V
5 41 (5.32%) VMware ESXi
6 40 (5.19%) VMware NSX
7 16 (2.08%) Docker
7 16 (2.08%) Virtual Servers
8 15 (1.95%) NFS
8 15 (1.95%) Time Sharing Option
8 15 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
9 14 (1.82%) KVM
10 13 (1.69%) Firmware
11 11 (1.43%) VMware Workstation
12 4 (0.52%) vCloud
13 3 (0.39%) BitLocker
13 3 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
14 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.26%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 45 (5.84%) vCenter Server
2 41 (5.32%) SCCM
3 38 (4.93%) Ansible
4 30 (3.89%) Kubernetes
4 30 (3.89%) Terraform
5 25 (3.24%) NetBackup
6 23 (2.98%) SCOM
7 16 (2.08%) Puppet
7 16 (2.08%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 15 (1.95%) Progress Chef
9 14 (1.82%) EMC NetWorker
9 14 (1.82%) Nagios
9 14 (1.82%) WSUS
10 12 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
11 10 (1.30%) FortiGate
11 10 (1.30%) Microsoft Clustering
12 8 (1.04%) VxRail
13 6 (0.78%) SCVMM
14 5 (0.65%) OpenView
14 5 (0.65%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 188 (24.38%) Cisco
2 160 (20.75%) VMware
3 104 (13.49%) Microsoft
4 98 (12.71%) Palo Alto
5 76 (9.86%) Dell
6 57 (7.39%) Juniper
7 50 (6.49%) F5
8 44 (5.71%) HP
9 32 (4.15%) Oracle
10 31 (4.02%) CheckPoint
10 31 (4.02%) IBM
11 21 (2.72%) Brocade
12 20 (2.59%) Symantec
13 19 (2.46%) ServiceNow
14 18 (2.33%) EMC
15 17 (2.20%) Broadcom
15 17 (2.20%) SolarWinds
16 16 (2.08%) Citrix
17 15 (1.95%) CA
17 15 (1.95%) Red Hat