Data Centre Contracts in England

Data Center
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Centre over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 101 96 117
Rank change year-on-year -5 +21 +6
Contract jobs citing Data Centre 822 1,305 1,717
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.21% 2.55% 2.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.15% 7.57% 7.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 595 922 1,237
10th Percentile £300 £350 £297
25th Percentile £413 £438 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +5.77% +9.47%
75th Percentile £638 £662 £600
90th Percentile £710 £775 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £515
% change year-on-year -4.55% +6.80% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 20 21
10th Percentile £21.25 £19.85 £15.25
25th Percentile £22.08 £20.22 £18.05
Median hourly rate £25.94 £22.09 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.43% -18.20% -43.16%
75th Percentile £40.00 £68.13 £69.05
90th Percentile £41.25 £75.88 -
UK median hourly rate £24.87 £21.67 £27.88
% change year-on-year +14.77% -22.26% -45.87%

All Generic Skills
England

Data Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,496 17,234 24,297
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.89% 33.64% 33.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,516 11,950 17,291
10th Percentile £263 £310 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £698 £670
90th Percentile £800 £800 £763
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 816 613 643
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £13.78
25th Percentile £15.13 £10.63 £16.50
Median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.75% -15.15% +2.91%
75th Percentile £59.06 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £67.14
UK median hourly rate £28.25 £22.49 £27.00
% change year-on-year +25.64% -16.72% +5.88%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Centre in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
London +9 338 £525 -12.50% 220
South East +6 162 £500 - 112
South West +12 118 £600 +9.09% 40
North of England -13 94 £433 -17.55% 70
Midlands -16 75 £600 +14.29% 49
West Midlands 0 65 £600 +20.00% 32
Yorkshire +13 51 £451 -18.00% 17
North West -28 36 £433 -13.43% 41
East of England -23 23 £433 -0.29% 34
East Midlands -1 10 £575 +2.22% 17
North East +13 7 £448 -25.42% 12
Data Centre
UK

Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (2.55%) Confluence
3 9 (1.09%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.85%) IBM Domino
4 7 (0.85%) IIS
5 6 (0.73%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.61%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.49%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 3 (0.36%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.24%) CMS
9 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.24%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.12%) Apache
10 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.12%) nginx
Applications
1 32 (3.89%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.82%) MS Visio
3 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.61%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.49%) Revit
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (0.61%) Shopify
2 3 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.24%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
3 2 (0.24%) RMDS
4 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 130 (15.82%) Azure
2 65 (7.91%) AWS
3 48 (5.84%) SaaS
4 44 (5.35%) IaaS
5 41 (4.99%) PaaS
6 35 (4.26%) Cloud Computing
6 35 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (2.19%) GitHub
8 15 (1.82%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.46%) OCI
11 10 (1.22%) Amazon S3
11 10 (1.22%) GCP
11 10 (1.22%) Power Platform
12 7 (0.85%) Nutanix
13 6 (0.73%) Amazon EC2
13 6 (0.73%) Mimecast
14 5 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (0.61%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 5 (0.61%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 186 (22.63%) Firewall
2 139 (16.91%) WAN
3 128 (15.57%) LAN
4 100 (12.17%) DNS
5 77 (9.37%) DHCP
6 68 (8.27%) Network Security
7 64 (7.79%) Cisco Nexus
7 64 (7.79%) SAN
8 59 (7.18%) Wireless
9 58 (7.06%) VPN
10 54 (6.57%) MPLS
11 53 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
12 51 (6.20%) SD-WAN
13 50 (6.08%) BGP
14 44 (5.35%) OSPF
15 37 (4.50%) IPsec
16 33 (4.01%) Cisco ASA
17 32 (3.89%) Internet
18 25 (3.04%) Cisco IOS
18 25 (3.04%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.43%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.46%) Big Data
3 9 (1.09%) Amazon Redshift
4 8 (0.97%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.49%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.36%) Metadata
7 3 (0.36%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.24%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.24%) Power BI
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.12%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.12%) GIS
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 36 (4.38%) JIRA
2 33 (4.01%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.97%) GitLab
4 4 (0.49%) Bitbucket
4 4 (0.49%) Git
5 3 (0.36%) Hudson
6 2 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 198 (24.09%) Social Skills
2 125 (15.21%) Finance
3 89 (10.83%) Public Sector
4 48 (5.84%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (5.23%) Telecoms
6 37 (4.50%) Banking
7 26 (3.16%) Law
8 19 (2.31%) Marketing
9 15 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (1.70%) Manufacturing
11 13 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
14 10 (1.22%) Legal
15 9 (1.09%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.09%) Electronics
15 9 (1.09%) Financial Institution
16 8 (0.97%) Retail
17 7 (0.85%) Billing
17 7 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 194 (23.60%) Network Engineer
2 144 (17.52%) Architect
3 73 (8.88%) Senior
4 67 (8.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 59 (7.18%) Data Centre Engineer
6 57 (6.93%) Project Manager
7 54 (6.57%) Network Architect
8 32 (3.89%) Analyst
9 30 (3.65%) Consultant
10 29 (3.53%) Support Engineer
11 28 (3.41%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 27 (3.28%) Lead
12 27 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
13 26 (3.16%) Server Engineer
14 25 (3.04%) Infrastructure Manager
15 24 (2.92%) VMware Engineer
16 23 (2.80%) Security Engineer
17 22 (2.68%) Senior Network Engineer
18 21 (2.55%) Data Centre Technician
18 21 (2.55%) Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.55%) YAML
2 14 (1.70%) LDAP
3 12 (1.46%) Web Services
4 10 (1.22%) Middleware
5 7 (0.85%) Node.js
6 6 (0.73%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.73%) JSON
7 4 (0.49%) .NET
7 4 (0.49%) EDI
7 4 (0.49%) REST
8 3 (0.36%) SAML
8 3 (0.36%) VML
9 2 (0.24%) NETCONF
9 2 (0.24%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.24%) Redfish
10 1 (0.12%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.12%) GraphQL
10 1 (0.12%) Kafka
10 1 (0.12%) PostGIS
10 1 (0.12%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 38 (4.62%) Private Cloud
2 29 (3.53%) PKI
3 27 (3.28%) Hybrid Cloud
4 23 (2.80%) Public Cloud
5 20 (2.43%) Clustering
6 19 (2.31%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (2.07%) Management Information System
8 15 (1.82%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.46%) Client/Server
10 10 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 9 (1.09%) NHS
11 9 (1.09%) SCADA
12 8 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (0.97%) Virtual Team
13 7 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (0.85%) Operational Technology
14 6 (0.73%) CCTV
15 5 (0.61%) CMDB
15 5 (0.61%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 133 (16.18%) Linux
2 125 (15.21%) Windows
3 52 (6.33%) Windows Server
4 35 (4.26%) Unix
5 28 (3.41%) Windows 10
6 20 (2.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (2.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (1.95%) zOS
9 15 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
9 15 (1.82%) Windows XP
10 11 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 11 (1.34%) VMS
10 11 (1.34%) Windows 7
11 5 (0.61%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.49%) CentOS
12 4 (0.49%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.36%) Windows 2000
13 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2003
13 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.12%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (20.92%) Migration
2 110 (13.38%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (10.83%) Agile
4 87 (10.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 83 (10.10%) ITIL
6 76 (9.25%) Project Management
7 60 (7.30%) Stakeholder Management
8 53 (6.45%) Network Management
9 52 (6.33%) Cybersecurity
10 48 (5.84%) Computer Science
11 45 (5.47%) Disaster Recovery
12 43 (5.23%) Project Delivery
13 41 (4.99%) Mentoring
13 41 (4.99%) Storage Management
14 40 (4.87%) Change Management
15 38 (4.62%) Server Management
16 37 (4.50%) Business Strategy
17 35 (4.26%) DevOps
18 34 (4.14%) Open Source
18 34 (4.14%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 68 (8.27%) Python
2 59 (7.18%) PowerShell
3 24 (2.92%) SQL
4 18 (2.19%) Bash
5 15 (1.82%) JCL
5 15 (1.82%) REXX
6 12 (1.46%) Java
7 8 (0.97%) C
7 8 (0.97%) VBScript
8 6 (0.73%) Go
9 5 (0.61%) Perl
9 5 (0.61%) Ruby
10 4 (0.49%) ActionScript
10 4 (0.49%) C++
10 4 (0.49%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.24%) C#
12 1 (0.12%) Bicep
12 1 (0.12%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 208 (25.30%) Security Cleared
2 126 (15.33%) Cisco Certification
3 112 (13.63%) DV Cleared
4 102 (12.41%) SC Cleared
5 100 (12.17%) Degree
6 73 (8.88%) CCNP
7 62 (7.54%) CCNA
8 32 (3.89%) CCIE
9 30 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.70%) Network+ Certification
11 10 (1.22%) A+ Certification
11 10 (1.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 9 (1.09%) CCIE Data Center
12 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.97%) PMI Certification
14 7 (0.85%) ISACA
14 7 (0.85%) Master's Degree
15 6 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (0.73%) CTC Cleared
15 6 (0.73%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (2.68%) SLA
2 10 (1.22%) GDPR
2 10 (1.22%) QA
3 8 (0.97%) COBIT
3 8 (0.97%) NIST
4 6 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.36%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.12%) IASME
6 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 116 (14.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 83 (10.10%) Active Directory
3 52 (6.33%) vSphere
4 44 (5.35%) VMware NSX
5 43 (5.23%) Hyper-V
5 43 (5.23%) VMware ESXi
6 19 (2.31%) Docker
7 17 (2.07%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (2.07%) Virtual Servers
8 16 (1.95%) KVM
8 16 (1.95%) NFS
9 15 (1.82%) Time Sharing Option
9 15 (1.82%) VMware Workstation
10 6 (0.73%) Firmware
11 4 (0.49%) vCloud
12 2 (0.24%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.12%) Citrix Presentation Server
13 1 (0.12%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.12%) IAG
13 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 47 (5.72%) vCenter Server
2 41 (4.99%) Ansible
3 37 (4.50%) Kubernetes
4 36 (4.38%) SCCM
5 33 (4.01%) Terraform
6 21 (2.55%) NetBackup
7 20 (2.43%) SCOM
8 17 (2.07%) Puppet
9 15 (1.82%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 14 (1.70%) Nagios
10 14 (1.70%) Progress Chef
11 12 (1.46%) EMC NetWorker
11 12 (1.46%) WSUS
12 10 (1.22%) FortiGate
12 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Clustering
13 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
14 6 (0.73%) Grafana
14 6 (0.73%) VxRail
15 5 (0.61%) Kibana
15 5 (0.61%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 208 (25.30%) Cisco
2 168 (20.44%) VMware
3 109 (13.26%) Microsoft
4 103 (12.53%) Palo Alto
5 75 (9.12%) Dell
6 59 (7.18%) Juniper
7 56 (6.81%) F5
8 43 (5.23%) HP
9 39 (4.74%) CheckPoint
10 31 (3.77%) IBM
11 24 (2.92%) Fortinet
11 24 (2.92%) SolarWinds
12 23 (2.80%) Arista
13 22 (2.68%) Citrix
13 22 (2.68%) Oracle
14 20 (2.43%) Red Hat
15 18 (2.19%) Symantec
16 17 (2.07%) Aruba
16 17 (2.07%) Meraki
16 17 (2.07%) ServiceNow
531 Data Centre jobs in England