The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Leicester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
31
25
35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
37.35%
29.76%
26.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
16
24
10th Percentile
£123
£394
£246
25th Percentile
£291
£425
£419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-7.50%
-
+27.39%
75th Percentile
£510
£541
£563
90th Percentile
£555
£600
£571
Leicestershire median daily rate
£463
£499
£500
% change year-on-year
-7.31%
-0.20%
+26.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£56.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+244.62%
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£21.30
-
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-
-
+20.00%
Data Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Data Centre Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Data Centre.
Data Centre Daily Rate Histogram in Leicester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Leicester over the 6 months to 30 September 2025.
Data Centre Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Data Centre.
Data Centre Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Centre also mentioned 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 Leicester region with a requirement for Data Centre.
Data Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
