Data Center
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 31 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 5.81% | 0.86% | 3.72% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 14.29% | 1.94% | 9.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £234 | - | £104 |
| 25th Percentile | £289 | £313 | £128 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £325 | £263 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.08% | +23.81% | -44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £338 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | - | £413 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £400 | £91 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +339.56% | -78.59% | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £25.00 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | - | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +31.58% |
All Generic Skills
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 70 | 103 | 97 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 40.70% | 44.21% | 40.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 88 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £227 | £167 | £179 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £413 | £333 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £550 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £520 | £577 | £628 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £331 | £500 | £521 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.77% | -4.08% | +9.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £11.75 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £13.50 | £18.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.11% | -25.25% | -4.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £15.80 | £15.25 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £17.42 | - | £23.80 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £29.00 | £52.50 | £18.10 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.76% | +190.06% | +4.93% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Cardiff over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Cardiff.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: