Data Centre Engineer Contracts in East Lothian

Data Centre Engineer
Scotland > East Lothian

The median Data Centre Engineer daily rate in East Lothian is £168, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in East Lothian 75.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 75.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £167 - -
25th Percentile £168 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £168 £750 £441
% change year-on-year -77.60% +70.07% -11.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £24.26 - -
25th Percentile £24.41 - -
Median hourly rate £24.66 - -
75th Percentile £26.33 - -
90th Percentile £27.32 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £24.66 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Lothian

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East Lothian. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in East Lothian with a recognized job title 8 5 0
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 71.43% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile £166 £107 -
25th Percentile £167 £108 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 £110 -
Median % change year-on-year +52.73% - -
75th Percentile £170 £114 -
90th Percentile £173 £117 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £24.31 - -
25th Percentile £24.54 - -
Median hourly rate £24.66 - -
75th Percentile £25.49 - -
90th Percentile £26.99 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

Data Centre Engineer
Contract Job Locations in East Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer within the East Lothian region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
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Tranent - 4 £168 -
Data Centre Engineer
Scotland

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Lothian

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Centre Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East Lothian region featuring Data Centre Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) CMDB
1 6 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 6 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 5 (83.33%) Break/Fix
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Time Management
3 3 (50.00%) QA
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) Public Sector

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Lothian 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:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) CMDB
1 6 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Break/Fix
2 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) ServiceNow