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This section looks at the demand for the Data Centre Engineer role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Centre Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Data Centre Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank824865
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching permanent IT job ads99151
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.063 %
As % of the category below0.059 %0.068 %
Salaries quoted91123
Average minimum salary£33,548£32,033
Average salary£35,274£33,764
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£37,000£35,496
UK excluding London average salary£34,250£34,473
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads167999223565
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled90.44 %93.19 %
Salaries quoted138679176982
Average minimum salary£39,022£40,911
Average salary£42,669£44,683
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Average maximum salary£46,315£48,454
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %

Data Centre Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Data Centre Engineer Demand Trend

Data Centre Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer within the UK.

Data Centre Engineer Salary Trend

Data Centre Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Data Centre Engineer Salary Histogram

Data Centre Engineer
Top 29 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+3897£35,555+7.86 %
LondonUp+8154£36,118+10.47 %
South EastUp+3630£38,603+15.79 %
City of LondonUp+223£42,370+44.44 %
BerkshireUp+3621£31,750-7.50 %
ReadingUp+299£29,222-15.29 %
MiddlesexUp+226£64,000+197.67 %
SloughDown-75£31,600-9.71 %
Docklands, LondonUp+405£29,200-9.59 %
West MidlandsNew entry-5£32,500-
North WestDown-144£18,667-46.66 %
YorkshireDown-24£18,667-16.57 %
ManchesterUp+64£18,667-46.66 %
BasingstokeNew entry-3£33,500-
BirminghamNew entry-3£35,000-
HampshireNew entry-3£33,500-
LeedsNew entry-3£18,667-
West YorkshireUp+103£18,667-16.57 %
HerefordshireNew entry-2£31,250-
GreenfordNew entry-2£33,500-
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-2£31,250-
BracknellNew entry-1£60,000-
DoncasterNew entry-1--
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
SwindonNew entry-1£27,500-
EssexNew entry-1£37,000-
WiltshireNew entry-1£27,500-
South WestNew entry-1£27,500-
East of EnglandUp+181£37,000+17.46 %

Data Centre Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Data Centre Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Data Centre Engineer in their job title.

158 (35.80 %)Windows
246 (28.40 %)Linux
342 (25.93 %)Cisco
440 (24.69 %)HP
538 (23.46 %)TCP/IP
538 (23.46 %)VMware
636 (22.22 %)Dell
735 (21.60 %)UNIX
834 (20.99 %)Windows Server 2003
932 (19.75 %)Finance
1030 (18.52 %)SAN
1129 (17.90 %)Red Hat
1129 (17.90 %)Red Hat Linux
1228 (17.28 %)Active Directory
1326 (16.05 %)Telecoms
1425 (15.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
1523 (14.20 %)Health
1622 (13.58 %)Compaq
1622 (13.58 %)ITIL
1721 (12.96 %)EMC
1721 (12.96 %)Citrix
1721 (12.96 %)VMware ESX
1721 (12.96 %)CLARiiON
1721 (12.96 %)EMC Centera
1721 (12.96 %)Celerra
1721 (12.96 %)VMware Infrastructure
1721 (12.96 %)Pensions
1820 (12.35 %)IBM
1820 (12.35 %)Microsoft
1820 (12.35 %)IIS

Data Centre Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Data Centre Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Data Centre Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.617 %)WebSphere
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (12.35 %)IIS
214 (8.642 %)Apache
310 (6.173 %)Tomcat
49 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
56 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (1.852 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (1.235 %)Rendezvous
81 (0.617 %)WebSphere MQ
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (8.025 %)MS Excel
21 (0.617 %)MS Project
21 (0.617 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.469 %)BASE24
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (23.46 %)TCP/IP
230 (18.52 %)SAN
316 (9.877 %)DNS
316 (9.877 %)LAN
414 (8.642 %)Network Security
513 (8.025 %)Internet
612 (7.407 %)Firewall
79 (5.556 %)WAN
86 (3.704 %)NetScreen
95 (3.086 %)SDH
95 (3.086 %)3G
103 (1.852 %)MPLS
103 (1.852 %)Ethernet
112 (1.235 %)FTP
112 (1.235 %)HTTP
112 (1.235 %)VPN
112 (1.235 %)SSH
112 (1.235 %)SSL
121 (0.617 %)BIG-IP
121 (0.617 %)TELNET
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.235 %)RDBMS
21 (0.617 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (19.75 %)Finance
226 (16.05 %)Telecoms
323 (14.20 %)Health
421 (12.96 %)Pensions
513 (8.025 %)Electric
65 (3.086 %)Insurance
74 (2.469 %)Government
81 (0.617 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.617 %)Banking
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (12.96 %)CLARiiON
121 (12.96 %)EMC Centera
121 (12.96 %)Celerra
218 (11.11 %)Clustering
36 (3.704 %)CCTV
43 (1.852 %)Client/Server
52 (1.235 %)PMI
52 (1.235 %)Blackberry
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (35.80 %)Windows
246 (28.40 %)Linux
335 (21.60 %)UNIX
434 (20.99 %)Windows Server 2003
529 (17.90 %)Red Hat Linux
625 (15.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
714 (8.642 %)Solaris
810 (6.173 %)SUSE
810 (6.173 %)Debian
97 (4.321 %)Windows 2000
103 (1.852 %)Windows Vista
112 (1.235 %)Windows XP
121 (0.617 %)MVS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (13.58 %)ITIL
211 (6.790 %)Validation
37 (4.321 %)Security Cleared
46 (3.704 %)Asset Management
55 (3.086 %)Change Management
64 (2.469 %)Load Balancing
64 (2.469 %)Configuration Management
64 (2.469 %)Service Management
73 (1.852 %)Service Delivery
73 (1.852 %)SC Cleared
82 (1.235 %)E-Commerce
82 (1.235 %)B2B
82 (1.235 %)CAD
82 (1.235 %)Business Continuity
91 (0.617 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (0.617 %)Problem Management
91 (0.617 %)Investment Management
91 (0.617 %)Time Management
91 (0.617 %)PRINCE2
91 (0.617 %)Quality Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (8.025 %)SQL
23 (1.852 %)Shell Script
32 (1.235 %)Python
32 (1.235 %)C
41 (0.617 %)C++
41 (0.617 %)VB
41 (0.617 %)PowerShell
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (4.321 %)Cisco Certification
25 (3.086 %)CCNA
34 (2.469 %)HP APS
42 (1.235 %)CCIE
42 (1.235 %)CCNP
42 (1.235 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.617 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (0.617 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.617 %)CCIP
51 (0.617 %)MCP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (6.790 %)SLA
23 (1.852 %)ISO8583
31 (0.617 %)ISO9000
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (17.28 %)Active Directory
221 (12.96 %)VMware ESX
221 (12.96 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (4.321 %)Citrix Presentation Server
44 (2.469 %)NetBackup
52 (1.235 %)NFS
61 (0.617 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.617 %)MetaFrame
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (3.704 %)BMC Performance Manager
23 (1.852 %)Nagios
23 (1.852 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (1.235 %)Legato
32 (1.235 %)Tivoli
32 (1.235 %)Tivoli Monitoring
41 (0.617 %)CONTROL-M
41 (0.617 %)OpenView
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (25.93 %)Cisco
240 (24.69 %)HP
338 (23.46 %)VMware
436 (22.22 %)Dell
529 (17.90 %)Red Hat
622 (13.58 %)Compaq
721 (12.96 %)EMC
721 (12.96 %)Citrix
820 (12.35 %)IBM
820 (12.35 %)Microsoft
96 (3.704 %)BMC
96 (3.704 %)Altiris
105 (3.086 %)Sun
114 (2.469 %)BT
123 (1.852 %)Symantec
123 (1.852 %)Oracle
132 (1.235 %)Remedy
132 (1.235 %)TIBCO
132 (1.235 %)Bloomberg
141 (0.617 %)CheckPoint