Data Center
England > East Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 56 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 1.12% | 1.29% | 1.82% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.90% | 5.00% | 6.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | - | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £525 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £544 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +5.75% | +14.47% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £685 | £695 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +5.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.04 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.11 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.71 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.43 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £21.57 |
| England median hourly rate | £24.66 | £24.87 | £22.09 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.84% | +12.61% | -17.44% |
All Generic Skills
East Midlands
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 East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 154 | 200 | 289 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 28.73% | 25.87% | 27.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 137 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £244 | £164 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £349 | £230 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £410 | £436 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.76% | -5.86% | -3.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £567 | £541 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £696 |
| England median daily rate | £548 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.36% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 15 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.75 | £16.80 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.28 | £18.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.81 | £14.00 | £21.97 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.36% | -36.26% | +28.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.11 | £18.32 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.03 | £24.59 | £65.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.00 | £30.16 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | +34.04% | -16.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in the East Midlands.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in the East Midlands.
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Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
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 East Midlands 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 |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | +11 | 5 | £550 | - | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | +6 | 1 | £700 | +27.27% | 10 |
| Data Centre England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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: