Data Centre Manager Contract Job Trends in Slough

Data Centre Manager
Berkshire > Slough

The median Data Centre Manager daily rate in Slough is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Manager 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Slough 9.68% - 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.84% - 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £469 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £450
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 - £450

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Slough. 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 Slough with a recognized job title 61 66 83
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.39% 91.67% 97.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 39 62
10th Percentile £163 £186 £305
25th Percentile £321 £308 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% - +3.66%
75th Percentile £538 £544 £597
90th Percentile £645 £688 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 1
10th Percentile £18.44 £18.81 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £18.91 £24.34
Median hourly rate £20.79 £19.38 £25.12
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -22.85% +19.60%
75th Percentile - £20.16 £25.89
90th Percentile - £20.44 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £43.96 £60.25 £61.45
% change year-on-year -27.04% -1.95% +96.63%

Data Centre Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

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

Data Centre Manager job vacancy trend in Slough

Data Centre Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Slough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Manager job vacancies in Slough.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Manager job vacancies in Slough

Data Centre Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Data Centre Manager 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 Slough region featuring Data Centre Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) PRINCE2
2 4 (66.67%) Budget Management
2 4 (66.67%) Business Case
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) Line Management
2 4 (66.67%) Matrix Management
2 4 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (66.67%) PMO
2 4 (66.67%) PRINCE
2 4 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Virtual Team Management
3 1 (16.67%) BC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
3 1 (16.67%) ITIL
3 1 (16.67%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (16.67%) SAN
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Server+ Certification
3 1 (16.67%) Service Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management

Data Centre Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) SAN
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
2 1 (16.67%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 4 (66.67%) Virtual Team
3 1 (16.67%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) PRINCE2
2 4 (66.67%) Budget Management
2 4 (66.67%) Business Case
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Line Management
2 4 (66.67%) Matrix Management
2 4 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
2 4 (66.67%) PRINCE
2 4 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Virtual Team Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
3 1 (16.67%) ITIL
3 1 (16.67%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (16.67%) Service Management
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) BC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) PMO