Data Center
Berkshire > Slough
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Slough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +14 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 5 | 23 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Slough | 7.81% | 28.40% | 6.13% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 13.16% | 62.16% | 15.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £371 | - | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £280 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £300 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -7.69% | -21.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £434 | £315 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £444 | £578 | £460 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £388 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.55% | +22.22% | -8.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.66 | £28.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.93% | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £24.66 | £24.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.75% | -65.71% | - |
All Generic Skills
Slough
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 Slough.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 38 | 37 | 66 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough | 59.38% | 45.68% | 40.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 29 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | - | £274 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £280 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £300 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -25.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £550 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £584 | £576 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.66 | £11.79 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +109.16% | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £61.50 | £42.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.42% | -40.00% | +169.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Slough.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Slough.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough 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: