Data Centre Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes
Data Center
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 34 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +3 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes | 2.50% | 2.65% | 2.36% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 7.77% | 9.72% | 6.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £456 | £534 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £484 | £566 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £610 | £638 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | +50.00% | -21.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £769 | £716 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £751 | £528 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £600 | £638 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +50.00% | -21.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £17.50 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 193 | 72 | 104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 32.17% | 27.27% | 35.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 148 | 53 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £271 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £375 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £559 | £490 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.03% | +8.89% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £575 | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £670 | £635 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £560 | £490 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +3.16% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | - | £15.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.72 | £13.00 | £16.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +197.85% | -19.70% | -32.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | £17.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.75 | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £14.05 | £15.25 | £34.35 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.87% | -55.60% | +43.10% |
Data Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Data Centre Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Data Centre.
Data Centre Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Data Centre Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Data Centre.
Data Centre Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hybrid Cloud | 33.3% | 5 |
| 2 | Private Cloud | 26.7% | 4 |
| 3 | Cloud Native | 20.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Distributed Denial-of-Service | 13.3% | 2 |
| 4 | Fibre Optics | 13.3% | 2 |
| 6 | Public Cloud | 6.7% | 1 |