Data Centre Technician Contract Job Trends in London

Data Centre Technician
England > London

The median Data Centre Technician daily rate in London is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Technician 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.034% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £163 - -
25th Percentile £171 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - -
75th Percentile £209 - -
90th Percentile £216 - -
England median daily rate £190 £437 £225
% change year-on-year -56.55% +94.33% +7.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 18,991 12,491 15,335
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 92.75% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,268 8,370 10,243
10th Percentile £363 £331 £340
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.35% -3.24% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 395 206 181
10th Percentile £17.39 £17.00 £17.50
25th Percentile £22.00 £23.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £40.00 £30.25 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.23% -13.57% -5.25%
75th Percentile £63.10 £51.81 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £66.54 £75.00
England median hourly rate £44.46 £25.15 £46.71
% change year-on-year +76.76% -46.16% +3.81%

Data Centre Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Centre Technician job vacancy trend in London

Data Centre Technician
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Data Centre Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Centre Technician job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Centre Technician job vacancies in London

Data Centre Technician Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, Data Centre Technician 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 London region featuring Data Centre Technician in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Inventory Management
1 6 (85.71%) Logistics
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (71.43%) Data Entry
2 5 (71.43%) Tech Ops
3 1 (14.29%) AI
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) City & Guilds
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Generative AI
3 1 (14.29%) NVQ Level 3
3 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (14.29%) Runbook

Data Centre Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Office
General
1 6 (85.71%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Inventory Management
1 6 (85.71%) Logistics
2 5 (71.43%) Data Entry
2 5 (71.43%) Tech Ops
3 1 (14.29%) AI
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Generative AI
3 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (14.29%) Runbook
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) City & Guilds
1 1 (14.29%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft