Data Centre Contracts in the UK excluding London

Data Center
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Centre over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 75 74 98
Rank change year-on-year -1 +24 -1
Contract jobs citing Data Centre 519 733 843
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.55% 3.15% 2.75%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.77% 9.71% 8.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 540 603
10th Percentile £280 £299 £260
25th Percentile £403 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £550
90th Percentile £725 £709 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £520
% change year-on-year -4.55% +5.77% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 13 14
10th Percentile £13.13 £16.79 £11.51
25th Percentile £16.69 £20.22 £16.63
Median hourly rate £23.25 £21.26 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.36% -1.12% -41.89%
75th Percentile £37.13 £23.75 £65.50
90th Percentile £40.00 £57.60 £69.05
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £21.67 £28.75
% change year-on-year +10.75% -24.63% -39.47%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Data Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,921 7,551 9,757
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.12% 32.43% 31.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,554 5,080 6,776
10th Percentile £208 £220 £205
25th Percentile £375 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.83%
75th Percentile £595 £613 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 721 425 464
10th Percentile £12.15 £9.80 £12.38
25th Percentile £14.06 £10.63 £15.62
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £46.21
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.60 £61.50
UK median hourly rate £31.38 £22.49 £27.50
% change year-on-year +39.54% -18.24% +3.97%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in the UK excluding London

Data Centre
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Data Centre in the UK excluding London

Data Centre
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Centre in the UK excluding London

Data Centre
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Data Centre in the UK excluding London

Data Centre
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Centre in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Centre in the UK excluding London

Data Centre
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
South East +11 152 £463 -7.50% 110
South West +4 111 £600 +9.09% 33
North of England -13 93 £433 -17.62% 66
Midlands -13 73 £600 +14.29% 49
West Midlands -5 61 £600 +20.00% 26
Scotland +16 54 £555 +11.00% 26
Yorkshire +16 50 £472 -14.18% 19
North West -19 36 £433 -11.28% 36
Wales +27 22 £91 -79.49% 12
East of England -26 20 £325 -25.29% 45
East Midlands +12 12 £550 -2.22% 23
North East +4 7 £400 -40.74% 11
Data Centre
UK

Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.08%) Confluence
3 11 (2.12%) IIS
4 3 (0.58%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 2 (0.39%) IBM Domino
5 2 (0.39%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) nginx
6 1 (0.19%) SharePoint
Applications
1 26 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.35%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.58%) Shopify
2 2 (0.39%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
2 2 (0.39%) RMDS
3 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 62 (11.95%) Azure
2 33 (6.36%) IaaS
3 30 (5.78%) Cloud Computing
3 30 (5.78%) SaaS
4 29 (5.59%) PaaS
5 20 (3.85%) AWS
6 15 (2.89%) GitHub
7 14 (2.70%) OCI
8 12 (2.31%) Entra ID
8 12 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.77%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.77%) AWS Direct Connect
11 3 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.58%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 3 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.58%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.58%) Datadog
11 3 (0.58%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 105 (20.23%) Firewall
2 91 (17.53%) WAN
3 88 (16.96%) LAN
4 65 (12.52%) SAN
5 60 (11.56%) DNS
6 54 (10.40%) DHCP
7 40 (7.71%) Cisco Nexus
8 38 (7.32%) Wireless
9 32 (6.17%) MPLS
9 32 (6.17%) SD-WAN
10 28 (5.39%) Wi-Fi
11 26 (5.01%) Network Security
12 25 (4.82%) VPN
13 21 (4.05%) Cisco ASA
14 20 (3.85%) Cisco IOS
14 20 (3.85%) VSAN
15 19 (3.66%) WLAN
16 18 (3.47%) VoIP
17 17 (3.28%) DMZ
18 15 (2.89%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.31%) Big Data
2 11 (2.12%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.77%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.39%) Metadata
6 2 (0.39%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.39%) Power BI
6 2 (0.39%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.39%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.19%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 30 (5.78%) JIRA
2 17 (3.28%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.58%) Hudson
4 2 (0.39%) Git
4 2 (0.39%) GitLab
5 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 141 (27.17%) Social Skills
2 72 (13.87%) Public Sector
3 59 (11.37%) Finance
4 48 (9.25%) Telecoms
5 37 (7.13%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (4.82%) Law
7 17 (3.28%) Mandarin Language
8 13 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (2.31%) Banking
10 10 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.73%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.16%) Marketing
12 6 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (0.96%) Legal
14 4 (0.77%) Retail
15 3 (0.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.58%) Local Government
15 3 (0.58%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.39%) French Language
16 2 (0.39%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 106 (20.42%) Network Engineer
2 82 (15.80%) Architect
3 60 (11.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 53 (10.21%) Data Centre Engineer
5 40 (7.71%) Network Architect
6 30 (5.78%) Senior
6 30 (5.78%) Support Engineer
7 27 (5.20%) Project Manager
8 24 (4.62%) VMware Engineer
9 23 (4.43%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 20 (3.85%) Lead
11 18 (3.47%) Analyst
11 18 (3.47%) Storage Engineer
12 17 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (3.08%) Consultant
14 15 (2.89%) Infrastructure Architect
14 15 (2.89%) Server Engineer
15 14 (2.70%) Applications Engineer
16 13 (2.50%) Infrastructure Manager
16 13 (2.50%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.28%) Web Services
2 14 (2.70%) YAML
3 9 (1.73%) REST
4 8 (1.54%) Middleware
5 5 (0.96%) JSON
6 4 (0.77%) LDAP
7 3 (0.58%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.58%) EDI
7 3 (0.58%) VML
8 2 (0.39%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.39%) Redfish
9 1 (0.19%) Flash
9 1 (0.19%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.19%) Node.js
9 1 (0.19%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.17%) Private Cloud
2 17 (3.28%) PKI
3 14 (2.70%) Clustering
4 11 (2.12%) Management Information System
5 10 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (1.73%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.54%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.54%) Public Cloud
7 8 (1.54%) SCADA
8 7 (1.35%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
9 5 (0.96%) CCTV
9 5 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.96%) NHS
10 4 (0.77%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.77%) Replication
10 4 (0.77%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (0.77%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 83 (15.99%) Windows
2 82 (15.80%) Linux
3 33 (6.36%) Windows Server
4 27 (5.20%) Unix
5 25 (4.82%) Windows 10
5 25 (4.82%) Windows Server 2016
6 20 (3.85%) Windows Server 2012
7 19 (3.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (3.28%) Windows XP
9 14 (2.70%) zOS
10 11 (2.12%) VMS
11 9 (1.73%) CentOS
11 9 (1.73%) Windows 7
12 7 (1.35%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (1.16%) Debian
14 5 (0.96%) Mac OS X
14 5 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.58%) Windows 2000
15 3 (0.58%) Windows 8
16 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (16.38%) Migration
2 80 (15.41%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (13.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 53 (10.21%) ITIL
5 48 (9.25%) Project Management
6 46 (8.86%) Project Delivery
7 45 (8.67%) Network Management
8 42 (8.09%) Agile
9 40 (7.71%) Cybersecurity
10 38 (7.32%) Stakeholder Management
10 38 (7.32%) Storage Management
11 35 (6.74%) Break/Fix
12 34 (6.55%) Zero Trust
13 32 (6.17%) Open Source
13 32 (6.17%) Server Management
14 30 (5.78%) Computer Science
15 29 (5.59%) Decision-Making
16 27 (5.20%) Business Strategy
17 26 (5.01%) Converged Infrastructure
18 24 (4.62%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (7.32%) PowerShell
2 30 (5.78%) Python
3 14 (2.70%) JCL
3 14 (2.70%) REXX
4 13 (2.50%) SQL
5 9 (1.73%) Bash
6 4 (0.77%) ActionScript
7 3 (0.58%) C
7 3 (0.58%) C++
7 3 (0.58%) Java
7 3 (0.58%) Perl
7 3 (0.58%) Ruby
7 3 (0.58%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.19%) Bicep
8 1 (0.19%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 146 (28.13%) Security Cleared
2 84 (16.18%) DV Cleared
3 77 (14.84%) Cisco Certification
4 72 (13.87%) Degree
5 66 (12.72%) SC Cleared
6 55 (10.60%) CCNA
7 39 (7.51%) CCNP
8 22 (4.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (3.66%) Network+ Certification
10 17 (3.28%) MCSE
11 16 (3.08%) CCIE
12 15 (2.89%) A+ Certification
13 13 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
14 10 (1.93%) MCSA
15 9 (1.73%) CCIE Data Center
16 8 (1.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 7 (1.35%) ISACA
17 7 (1.35%) PMI Certification
18 6 (1.16%) RHCT
19 5 (0.96%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.13%) SLA
2 11 (2.12%) GDPR
3 9 (1.73%) COBIT
3 9 (1.73%) NIST
4 6 (1.16%) QA
5 3 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.39%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 87 (16.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 60 (11.56%) Active Directory
3 45 (8.67%) vSphere
4 41 (7.90%) VMware ESXi
5 38 (7.32%) Hyper-V
6 30 (5.78%) VMware NSX
7 16 (3.08%) KVM
7 16 (3.08%) Virtual Servers
8 14 (2.70%) NFS
8 14 (2.70%) Time Sharing Option
8 14 (2.70%) VMware Workstation
9 9 (1.73%) Firmware
9 9 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (0.96%) Docker
11 2 (0.39%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 48 (9.25%) vCenter Server
2 24 (4.62%) Ansible
2 24 (4.62%) SCCM
3 23 (4.43%) NetBackup
4 15 (2.89%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 14 (2.70%) EMC NetWorker
5 14 (2.70%) Kubernetes
5 14 (2.70%) SCOM
5 14 (2.70%) WSUS
6 12 (2.31%) Nagios
7 11 (2.12%) Terraform
8 9 (1.73%) Microsoft Clustering
9 7 (1.35%) VxRail
10 6 (1.16%) OpenView
11 3 (0.58%) Netcool
11 3 (0.58%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.58%) Puppet
12 2 (0.39%) Grafana
12 2 (0.39%) Rundeck
12 2 (0.39%) vRealize
Vendors
1 128 (24.66%) VMware
2 125 (24.08%) Cisco
3 69 (13.29%) Dell
4 62 (11.95%) Palo Alto
5 57 (10.98%) Microsoft
6 40 (7.71%) Juniper
7 37 (7.13%) HP
8 35 (6.74%) F5
9 21 (4.05%) Symantec
10 20 (3.85%) IBM
11 19 (3.66%) Oracle
12 18 (3.47%) CheckPoint
13 17 (3.28%) Brocade
14 16 (3.08%) 3PAR
14 16 (3.08%) Broadcom
15 15 (2.89%) Atlassian
15 15 (2.89%) Citrix
15 15 (2.89%) EMC
16 14 (2.70%) CA
16 14 (2.70%) Veeam