Data Centre Architect Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Data Centre Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 17 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Centre Architect daily rate in Birmingham.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 838 532 687
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.48% 89.26% 96.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 452 355 450
10th Percentile £313 £177 £200
25th Percentile £406 £334 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £613 £540 £623
90th Percentile £688 £638 £732
West Midlands median daily rate £490 £487 £500
% change year-on-year +0.62% -2.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 44 16
10th Percentile £14.99 - £15.61
25th Percentile £16.49 £12.62 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.55 £14.00 £34.56
Median % change year-on-year +89.61% -59.49% +81.91%
75th Percentile £55.00 £26.51 £53.13
90th Percentile £75.00 £34.29 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £29.80 £25.15 £21.00
% change year-on-year +18.49% +19.76% -

Data Centre Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Centre Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Data Centre Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Data Centre Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Data Centre Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, Data Centre Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Data Centre Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Ansible
1 2 (100.00%) API Integration
1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) GitHub
1 2 (100.00%) GitLab
1 2 (100.00%) GitOps
1 2 (100.00%) Infoblox
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 2 (100.00%) JSON
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) REST
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) TACACS
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Validation

Data Centre Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet VPN
1 2 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 2 (100.00%) TACACS
1 2 (100.00%) VXLAN
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) GitLab
General
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) JSON
1 2 (100.00%) REST
1 2 (100.00%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) API Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 2 (100.00%) GitOps
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Infoblox
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) VMware