Data Centre Engineer
UK
The median Data Centre Engineer daily rate in the UK is £396 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 503 | 648 | 750 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +145 | +102 | -87 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer | 68 | 39 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.068% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.072% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 23 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £160 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £280 | £263 | £214 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £396 | £375 | £320 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.60% | +17.19% | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £435 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £609 | £441 | £573 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £339 | £325 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.23% | +1.56% | +50.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.22 | £17.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £20.71 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -3.70% | -12.24% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £21.19 | £22.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £20.71 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -3.70% | -12.24% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Data Centre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Centre Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Centre Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Engineer.
Data Centre Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre Engineer over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Data Centre Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Engineer.
Data Centre Engineer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +135 | 54 | £350 | +13.82% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +92 | 50 | £339 | +4.23% | 17 |
| South East | +51 | 19 | £285 | -12.31% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 13 | £581 | +84.52% | 1 |
| London | +95 | 13 | £463 | +46.83% | 9 |
| North of England | +43 | 11 | £563 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 11 | £563 | - | |
| Wales | - | 8 | - | - | |
| South West | +5 | 5 | £413 | +65.00% | |
| West Midlands | +25 | 3 | - | - | |
| Midlands | +24 | 3 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 3 | £442 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +36 | 1 | £750 | +70.07% |
Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Data Centre Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Centre Engineer in the job title.
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Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
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:
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