Data Center
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 49 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -4 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 37 | 9 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 5.85% | 2.01% | 2.42% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 13.65% | 6.82% | 8.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 6 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £395 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £322 | £492 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £558 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.74% | +39.38% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £413 | £576 | £651 |
| 90th Percentile | £504 | £580 | £662 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £450 | £565 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.35% | +22.16% | +15.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.50 | - |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | £25.00 | - |
All Generic Skills
South Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 271 | 132 | 128 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 42.88% | 29.46% | 28.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 163 | 77 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £211 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £520 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.46% | -5.45% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £622 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £650 | £700 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £483 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.85% | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £41.25 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.64% | - | - |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £15.55 | £15.17 | £21.41 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -29.13% | +12.66% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Data Centre.
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Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Data Centre.
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Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | +10 | 33 | £380 | -27.69% | 4 |
| Barnsley | -10 | 2 | £303 | -45.74% | |
| Data Centre Yorkshire |
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Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:
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