The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Croydon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
28 |
28 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+6 |
+18 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Croydon |
4.76% |
0.88% |
1.23% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
12.12% |
3.85% |
6.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£131 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£132 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£320 |
- |
£133 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-60.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£399 |
- |
£133 |
| 90th Percentile |
£542 |
- |
£134 |
| South London median daily rate |
£448 |
£350 |
£133 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.86% |
+163.90% |
-60.41% |
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 Croydon.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
33 |
26 |
33 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon |
39.29% |
22.81% |
20.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
24 |
15 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£163 |
£310 |
£138 |
| 25th Percentile |
£306 |
£488 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£650 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+18.18% |
+20.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£546 |
£681 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£634 |
£700 |
£660 |
| South London median daily rate |
£500 |
£519 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.71% |
-1.10% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£17.25 |
£21.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£19.50 |
£23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-17.02% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£21.75 |
£25.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South London median hourly rate |
£61.22 |
£19.50 |
£29.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
+213.94% |
-34.45% |
+32.22% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon.
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Daily Rate Trend in Croydon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Data Centre.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Croydon
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Croydon over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Croydon
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Data Centre.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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:
