Data Center
Central London > City of Westminster
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in the City of Westminster. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of Westminster | 13.21% | 7.50% | 7.84% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 25.00% | 16.67% | 13.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £446 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £496 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £580 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.31% | +28.89% | -43.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £415 | £590 | £477 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £596 | £506 |
| Central London median daily rate | £475 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | -10.64% |
All Generic Skills
City of Westminster
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 the City of Westminster.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 28 | 18 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster | 52.83% | 45.00% | 58.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 13 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £370 | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £580 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.10% | +5.45% | -1.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £650 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | £673 | £805 |
| Central London median daily rate | £565 | £575 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.74% | +2.22% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.11 | £25.08 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.13% | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £26.11 | £26.45 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.29% | +15.00% | -38.53% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of Westminster
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of Westminster
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of Westminster citing Data Centre.
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Contract Job Locations in the City of Westminster
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 City of Westminster region over the 6 months to 3 June 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 |
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| Soho | - | 7 | £410 | - | |
| Data Centre Central London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster 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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