Data Center
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | 32 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | -3 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire | 2.61% | 2.21% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 6.25% | 9.23% | 5.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £379 | £431 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £440 | £510 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £445 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.63% | -16.82% | -4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £448 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £544 | £452 | £579 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £481 | £445 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.15% | -7.29% | -10.70% |
All Generic Skills
Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 128 | 65 | 36 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 41.83% | 23.99% | 18.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 46 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £348 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £363 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £415 | £445 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.74% | -6.32% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £489 | £498 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £644 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £447 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.67% | -10.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.39 | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £21.35 | £32.55 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.42% | +55.00% | +19.59% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Data Centre.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Data Centre.
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Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | -13 | 6 | £488 | +9.55% | |
| Data Centre East Midlands |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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: