Data Centre Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chesterfield
Data Centre Engineer
Derbyshire > Chesterfield
The median Data Centre Engineer daily rate in Chesterfield is £320, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Data Centre Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chesterfield | 3.70% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.26% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £320 | - | - |
| Derbyshire median daily rate | £320 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Chesterfield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Chesterfield matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Chesterfield matching a recognised job title | 19 | 8 | 20 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 70.37% | 88.89% | 90.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £383 | - | £377 |
| 25th Percentile | £478 | £125 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £130 | £459 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +273.08% | -71.66% | +18.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £493 | £135 | £477 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | - | £479 |
| Derbyshire median daily rate | £533 | £475 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.24% | +4.97% | -4.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £47.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £8.00 | - | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +81.82% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £57.50 | - | £52.50 |
| Derbyshire median hourly rate | £19.33 | £25.15 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.14% | +4.01% | +36.46% |
Data Centre Engineer Skill Set Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chesterfield
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Data Centre Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Data Centre Engineer job ads across the Chesterfield region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Break/Fix | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Firmware | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | InfiniBand | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NVIDIA | 100.0% | 1 |
Data Centre Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chesterfield by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systems Support Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |