Data Centre Technician
UK
The median Data Centre Technician daily rate in the UK is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 570 | 684 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +114 | +156 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Technician | 3 | 17 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.040% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.043% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £167 | £174 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £169 | £263 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £295 | £188 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.68% | +57.33% | -28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £179 | £325 | £204 |
| 90th Percentile | £180 | £346 | £211 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £180 | £295 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.98% | +57.33% | -28.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27.50 | £22.19 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | £23.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +17.89% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.50 | £24.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | £23.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +17.89% | - |
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 | 26,704 | 39,827 | 53,123 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.81% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,298 | 25,847 | 37,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.05% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,796 | 1,480 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.30 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.75% | -6.98% | +115.00% |
Data Centre Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Centre Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Centre Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Technician.
Data Centre Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Technician.
Data Centre Technician
Top 4 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 Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 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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| UK excluding London | +43 | 2 | £180 | -38.98% | 23 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £180 | - | 3 |
| England | +45 | 1 | £170 | -42.37% | 25 |
| London | +42 | 1 | £170 | -40.87% | 7 |
Data Centre Technician Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Data Centre Technician 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 Technician in the job title.
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Data Centre Technician 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:
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