Data Centre Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Data Centre Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Data Centre Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £469 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £506 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £488 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 524 534 850
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.19% 94.35% 95.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 284 503
10th Percentile £256 £213 £209
25th Percentile £413 £390 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £550
90th Percentile £635 £650 £625
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £498
% change year-on-year +2.78% -9.55% +4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 26 32
10th Percentile £17.43 £20.30 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.31 £21.34 £21.58
Median hourly rate £35.50 £23.80 £51.85
Median % change year-on-year +49.19% -54.11% +176.53%
75th Percentile £64.69 £24.18 £63.38
90th Percentile £75.00 £26.52 £69.70
Scotland median hourly rate £23.92 £23.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% -48.89% +153.95%

Data Centre Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Centre Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Data Centre Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Data Centre Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Data Centre Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Data Centre Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Data Centre Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Data Centre Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall