Data Center
South East > Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 41 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +15 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire | 0.81% | 1.72% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.15% | 3.97% | 2.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £276 | £489 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £368 | £528 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -1.82% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £574 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £582 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £445 | £440 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.14% | -4.86% | -15.91% |
All Generic Skills
Buckinghamshire
Data Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Buckinghamshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 127 | 126 | 181 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 25.81% | 43.45% | 30.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 93 | 89 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £171 | £315 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £366 | £463 | £401 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £560 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.48% | +10.89% | -0.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £630 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £660 | £937 |
| South East median daily rate | £498 | £525 | £482 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.19% | +9.03% | -8.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51.50 | £18.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £51.88 | £22.21 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.71 | £55.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -69.63% | +129.17% | +41.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.79 | £63.75 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67.50 | £41.25 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -26.32% | +20.29% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
Data Centre
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Data Centre.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Data Centre.
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Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 14 February 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes | -12 | 4 | £525 | -2.78% | 2 |
| Data Centre South East |
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Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:
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