Data Centre Contract Job Trends in Sunderland

Data Center
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Sunderland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Data Centre 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sunderland 7.14% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £113 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - -
75th Percentile £138 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £175 - £400
% change year-on-year - - -27.27%

All Generic Skills
Sunderland

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 Sunderland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3 1 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sunderland 21.43% 5.88% 38.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £158 - £202
25th Percentile £225 £313 £279
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £325 £415
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -21.69% +3.75%
75th Percentile £475 £338 £427
90th Percentile £543 - £429
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £400 £425 £475
% change year-on-year -5.88% -10.53% -13.64%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.

Data Centre job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Data Centre
Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Data Centre.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Data Centre

Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior IT Support
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree