Data Center
Scotland > South Lanarkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire | 12.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 27.27% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £775 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £825 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £456 | £444 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.82% | -13.83% | +8.42% |
All Generic Skills
South Lanarkshire
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 South Lanarkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11 | 0 | 55 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire | 45.83% | - | 33.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £610 | - | £370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £632 | - | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +18.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £696 | - | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £773 | - | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.25% | +0.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £16.71 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £24.45 | £23.87 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.43% | +22.41% | +48.18% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.
Data Centre
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Data Centre.
Data Centre
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire
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 South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | - | 3 | £800 | - | 1 |
| Data Centre Scotland |
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Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:
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