Data Centre Engineer Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Data Centre Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Data Centre Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £288 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile £313 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £300 £440 £413
% change year-on-year -31.82% +6.67% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 147 104 266
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 97.20% 92.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 55 135
10th Percentile £239 £264 £360
25th Percentile £364 £361 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -6.54% +9.18%
75th Percentile £550 £638 £635
90th Percentile £638 £688 £786
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 22 61
10th Percentile £25.15 £31.25 £33.75
25th Percentile £44.58 £35.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £48.05 £57.50 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.43% -7.26% +3.33%
75th Percentile £55.00 £62.50 £67.02
90th Percentile £56.44 £64.88 £75.16
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.29 £35.00 £51.96
% change year-on-year -30.61% -32.64% +23.27%

Data Centre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Data Centre Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Data Centre Engineer 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 Portsmouth region featuring Data Centre Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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%) Structured Cabling
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Data Centre Engineer jobs