Data Centre Analyst
UK
The median Data Centre Analyst daily rate in the UK is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 538 | 570 | 655 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +85 | +194 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Analyst | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.008% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.008% | 0.002% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £303 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £400 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £365 | - | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 30,132 | 36,077 | 49,221 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.30% | 92.88% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,016 | 23,240 | 33,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,536 | 2,025 | 1,461 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.25 | £14.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.21 | £20.30 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +2.00% | +64.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.78 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +20.00% | +75.32% |
Data Centre Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Centre Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Centre Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Analyst.
Data Centre Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre Analyst over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.
Data Centre Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Analyst.
Data Centre Analyst
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 15 August 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 |
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| England | +29 | 10 | £389 | - | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 9 | £365 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 5 | £305 | - | |
| North of England | -18 | 5 | £305 | - | |
| Work from Home | +26 | 4 | £563 | +40.63% | |
| South East | - | 2 | £389 | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 2 | £475 | - | |
| London | - | 1 | £413 | - | 4 |
Data Centre Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, Data Centre Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Centre Analyst in the job title.
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Data Centre Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: