The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Derby. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
18 |
22 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+4 |
-1 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Derby |
0.49% |
3.74% |
1.61% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
1.52% |
15.38% |
6.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£463 |
- |
£613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£550 |
£625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
-12.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£488 |
- |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Derbyshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£550 |
£625 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
-12.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£25.08 |
- |
| Derbyshire median hourly rate |
- |
£25.08 |
- |
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 Derby.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
66 |
26 |
32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby |
32.04% |
24.30% |
25.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
25 |
15 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£290 |
£310 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£444 |
£322 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£525 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.52% |
+16.67% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£656 |
£713 |
£572 |
| 90th Percentile |
£683 |
£725 |
£739 |
| Derbyshire median daily rate |
£575 |
£550 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+22.22% |
-5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
27 |
5 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£18.70 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.76 |
£20.50 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.80 |
£25.08 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.07% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.75 |
£25.11 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£25.14 |
- |
| Derbyshire median hourly rate |
£25.00 |
£25.08 |
£50.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.30% |
-49.85% |
+182.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Derby
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.
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Daily Rate Trend in Derby
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Data Centre.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Derby
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Data Centre.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:
