Data Centre Contracts in London

Data Center
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies advertised in London. 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 136 132 137
Rank change year-on-year -4 +5 +7
Contract jobs citing Data Centre 316 510 818
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.81% 1.97% 2.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.42% 5.49% 5.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 344 610
10th Percentile £336 £405 £356
25th Percentile £413 £500 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £540
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +11.11% +8.00%
75th Percentile £620 £738 £625
90th Percentile £725 £820 £713
England median daily rate £525 £550 £520
% change year-on-year -4.55% +5.77% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 8
10th Percentile £22.10 £20.22 £20.20
25th Percentile £23.43 £20.95 £22.94
Median hourly rate £25.40 £23.50 £36.28
Median % change year-on-year +8.09% -35.22% -23.63%
75th Percentile £41.25 £68.75 £63.00
90th Percentile - £75.50 £72.45
England median hourly rate £24.87 £21.67 £27.63
% change year-on-year +14.77% -21.56% -30.94%

All Generic Skills
London

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 London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,826 9,282 14,081
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 33.34% 35.88% 36.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,122 6,700 10,271
10th Percentile £313 £375 £400
25th Percentile £450 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £725 £743 £713
90th Percentile £850 £838 £800
England median daily rate £550 £573 £550
% change year-on-year -3.93% +4.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 112 200
10th Percentile £15.48 £18.93 £17.95
25th Percentile £18.41 £21.24 £23.91
Median hourly rate £26.00 £35.00 £43.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.71% -19.54% +29.85%
75th Percentile £49.13 £63.88 £51.75
90th Percentile £69.50 £84.88 £68.75
England median hourly rate £34.21 £22.49 £26.98
% change year-on-year +52.15% -16.66% +3.77%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in London

Data Centre
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Data Centre in London

Data Centre
Daily Rate Histogram in London

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

Daily rate histogram for Data Centre in London

Data Centre
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Centre in London

Data Centre
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

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

Hourly rate histogram for Data Centre in London

Data Centre
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London 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
Central London +36 46 £484 -15.87% 30
West London +19 15 £400 -1.23% 16
East London -1 7 £500 +41.84% 38
Data Centre
England

Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 15 (4.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (4.11%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.80%) Confluence
4 5 (1.58%) SharePoint 2013
5 4 (1.27%) IBM Domino
5 4 (1.27%) OpenStack
5 4 (1.27%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.63%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.63%) IIS
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 1 (0.32%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
Applications
1 10 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.53%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.27%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.95%) Revit
6 2 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.95%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 72 (22.78%) Azure
2 46 (14.56%) AWS
3 26 (8.23%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (5.70%) Entra ID
4 18 (5.70%) SaaS
5 11 (3.48%) GCP
6 9 (2.85%) PaaS
7 8 (2.53%) IaaS
8 7 (2.22%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (2.22%) Mimecast
8 7 (2.22%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.90%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 6 (1.90%) Nutanix
10 4 (1.27%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.95%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.95%) GitHub
11 3 (0.95%) Serverless
11 3 (0.95%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 60 (18.99%) Firewall
2 31 (9.81%) DNS
3 28 (8.86%) WAN
4 26 (8.23%) LAN
5 25 (7.91%) Network Security
6 21 (6.65%) Wi-Fi
7 19 (6.01%) DHCP
8 18 (5.70%) BGP
8 18 (5.70%) HTTP
8 18 (5.70%) Internet
8 18 (5.70%) TCP/IP
9 17 (5.38%) Cisco Nexus
9 17 (5.38%) OSPF
9 17 (5.38%) Wireless
10 16 (5.06%) SSL
10 16 (5.06%) VPN
11 15 (4.75%) SD-WAN
12 14 (4.43%) IPsec
13 13 (4.11%) MPLS
13 13 (4.11%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.22%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.58%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.58%) Oracle Database
2 5 (1.58%) Oracle Exadata
3 4 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.63%) Big Data
5 2 (0.63%) MySQL
6 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.32%) GIS
6 1 (0.32%) Metadata
6 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (5.70%) JIRA
2 15 (4.75%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.27%) GitLab
4 2 (0.63%) Git
5 1 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 62 (19.62%) Finance
2 58 (18.35%) Social Skills
3 22 (6.96%) Banking
4 21 (6.65%) Public Sector
5 17 (5.38%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (3.16%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.85%) Marketing
7 9 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (2.22%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.90%) Police
10 5 (1.58%) Billing
10 5 (1.58%) Financial Institution
10 5 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.95%) Electronics
12 2 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.63%) Legal
12 2 (0.63%) Local Government
12 2 (0.63%) Military
Job Titles
1 57 (18.04%) Network Engineer
2 50 (15.82%) Architect
3 34 (10.76%) Project Manager
4 30 (9.49%) Senior
5 19 (6.01%) Consultant
6 15 (4.75%) Analyst
6 15 (4.75%) Support Engineer
7 14 (4.43%) Linux Engineer
7 14 (4.43%) Server Engineer
8 13 (4.11%) Data Centre Engineer
9 12 (3.80%) Linux Server Engineer
10 11 (3.48%) Senior Network Engineer
10 11 (3.48%) Technical Architect
11 10 (3.16%) Infrastructure Manager
11 10 (3.16%) Network Architect
11 10 (3.16%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (2.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (2.85%) Infrastructure Project Manager
12 9 (2.85%) Security Engineer
12 9 (2.85%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.16%) LDAP
2 6 (1.90%) Node.js
3 5 (1.58%) REST
3 5 (1.58%) SAML
3 5 (1.58%) Web Services
4 4 (1.27%) .NET
5 3 (0.95%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.95%) YAML
6 2 (0.63%) NETCONF
6 2 (0.63%) OpenID
6 2 (0.63%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.63%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.32%) IBM Integration Bus
7 1 (0.32%) Kafka
7 1 (0.32%) Middleware
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.32%) PostGIS
7 1 (0.32%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.06%) Hybrid Cloud
2 13 (4.11%) Public Cloud
3 10 (3.16%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (2.85%) Clustering
4 9 (2.85%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 8 (2.53%) PKI
6 7 (2.22%) Linux Command Line
6 7 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.90%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.58%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.58%) Market Risk
8 5 (1.58%) Private Cloud
8 5 (1.58%) Social Media
8 5 (1.58%) Taxonomies
9 4 (1.27%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.27%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.27%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.27%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.27%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.95%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 59 (18.67%) Linux
2 52 (16.46%) Windows
3 20 (6.33%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.11%) Unix
5 6 (1.90%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.32%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.32%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (30.06%) Migration
2 44 (13.92%) Agile
3 36 (11.39%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (10.44%) CI/CD
5 27 (8.54%) Change Management
6 23 (7.28%) Disaster Recovery
6 23 (7.28%) Project Management
7 22 (6.96%) Computer Science
7 22 (6.96%) DevOps
7 22 (6.96%) Roadmaps
7 22 (6.96%) Stakeholder Management
8 20 (6.33%) Data Migration
9 19 (6.01%) Capacity Management
9 19 (6.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 19 (6.01%) ITIL
9 19 (6.01%) Project Delivery
10 17 (5.38%) Mentoring
11 15 (4.75%) Load Balancing
12 14 (4.43%) Data Protection
13 13 (4.11%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.54%) PowerShell
2 22 (6.96%) Python
3 13 (4.11%) SQL
4 9 (2.85%) Bash
4 9 (2.85%) Java
5 6 (1.90%) Go
5 6 (1.90%) VBScript
6 4 (1.27%) C
7 2 (0.63%) C#
7 2 (0.63%) Ruby
8 1 (0.32%) C++
8 1 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 67 (21.20%) Security Cleared
2 42 (13.29%) Cisco Certification
3 40 (12.66%) SC Cleared
4 36 (11.39%) Degree
5 28 (8.86%) DV Cleared
6 27 (8.54%) CCNP
7 22 (6.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (3.48%) CCIE
9 9 (2.85%) CCNA
10 6 (1.90%) CTC Cleared
11 5 (1.58%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.58%) BICSI RCDD
12 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.27%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.95%) CISSP
13 3 (0.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.63%) CCDP
14 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.43%) SLA
2 5 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.95%) NIST
3 3 (0.95%) QA
4 2 (0.63%) COBIT
4 2 (0.63%) GDPR
4 2 (0.63%) NCSC
4 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.32%) IASME
5 1 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 34 (10.76%) Active Directory
2 32 (10.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (4.75%) Hyper-V
4 13 (4.11%) vSphere
5 11 (3.48%) Docker
6 8 (2.53%) VMware NSX
7 7 (2.22%) KVM
7 7 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.27%) Firmware
8 4 (1.27%) vCloud
9 3 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.63%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.63%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.63%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 19 (6.01%) Terraform
2 17 (5.38%) SCCM
3 16 (5.06%) Kubernetes
4 13 (4.11%) Puppet
5 12 (3.80%) Progress Chef
6 11 (3.48%) Ansible
7 10 (3.16%) Microsoft Intune
8 8 (2.53%) FortiGate
8 8 (2.53%) SCOM
9 6 (1.90%) SCVMM
10 5 (1.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 5 (1.58%) VxRail
11 4 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (1.27%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.95%) Grafana
12 3 (0.95%) Kibana
13 2 (0.63%) CASB
13 2 (0.63%) Failover Clustering
13 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 63 (19.94%) Cisco
2 60 (18.99%) Microsoft
3 46 (14.56%) VMware
4 37 (11.71%) Palo Alto
5 17 (5.38%) Dell
6 16 (5.06%) Oracle
7 15 (4.75%) Arista
7 15 (4.75%) F5
7 15 (4.75%) Juniper
8 13 (4.11%) ServiceNow
9 12 (3.80%) CheckPoint
10 11 (3.48%) Citrix
10 11 (3.48%) Red Hat
11 10 (3.16%) HP
11 10 (3.16%) IBM
12 9 (2.85%) SolarWinds
13 8 (2.53%) Atlassian
14 7 (2.22%) Fortinet
15 6 (1.90%) Aruba
15 6 (1.90%) Iron Mountain