Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer
England > London

The median Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in London is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 378 431
Rank change year-on-year +20 +53 +142
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer 3 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.023% 0.006% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.007% 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £153 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £368 £480
Median % change year-on-year -57.88% -23.33% -11.11%
75th Percentile £158 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £155 £368 £425
% change year-on-year -57.88% -13.41% +3.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,290 14,901 19,642
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 94.07% 94.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,177 9,672 14,311
10th Percentile £335 £348 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £664 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £511 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.73% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 168 214
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.38
25th Percentile £22.38 £23.80 £22.29
Median hourly rate £26.54 £37.15 £40.17
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -7.51% +19.90%
75th Percentile £48.38 £58.75 £61.15
90th Percentile £67.31 £79.35 £75.88
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.28% +58.75%

Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in London

Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
East London - 3 £155 - 2
Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer
England