Data Centre Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Data Centre Analyst
England > North West

As of 18 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Centre Analyst daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.036% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £375 £425 -
% change year-on-year -11.76% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,538 1,920 2,631
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 92.31% 93.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,597 1,165 1,767
10th Percentile £217 £250 £281
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £473 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -5.50% +2.04%
75th Percentile £572 £565 £588
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 233 96 253
10th Percentile £17.36 £15.42 £12.50
25th Percentile £22.50 £19.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £42.69 £30.10 £26.39
Median % change year-on-year +41.81% +14.06% -9.93%
75th Percentile £60.61 £50.25 £46.18
90th Percentile £75.96 £77.67 £62.25
England median hourly rate £31.93 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.77% - -12.50%

Data Centre Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Data Centre Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Centre Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Data Centre Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Centre Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Centre Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Data Centre Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 February 2026. 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
Merseyside - 1 - -
Data Centre Analyst
England

Data Centre Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 18 February 2026, Data Centre Analyst 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 North West region featuring Data Centre Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) NAS
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy
1 1 (100.00%) SAN
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Data Centre Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) NAS
1 1 (100.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk