Data Centre Engineer
UK
The median Data Centre Engineer daily rate in the UK is £396 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 517 | 670 | 756 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +153 | +86 | -112 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer | 74 | 35 | 91 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.060% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.064% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 22 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £149 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £280 | £284 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £396 | £381 | £320 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.87% | +19.14% | +16.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £438 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £441 | £588 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £340 | £356 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.56% | +11.33% | +34.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.22 | £17.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £20.71 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -3.70% | -10.42% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £21.19 | £22.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £20.71 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -3.70% | -10.42% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,936 | 54,901 | 83,261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.65% | 95.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,997 | 38,348 | 58,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,536 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.13 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £19.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +115.78% | +3.50% |
Data Centre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Centre Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Centre Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Engineer.
Data Centre Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre Engineer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Data Centre Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Engineer.
Data Centre Engineer
Top 13 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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +152 | 61 | £350 | +11.11% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +88 | 53 | £340 | -4.56% | 14 |
| South East | +43 | 19 | £285 | -12.31% | 8 |
| London | +90 | 16 | £463 | +46.83% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +132 | 14 | £563 | +78.57% | 2 |
| North of England | +42 | 14 | £563 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 14 | £563 | - | |
| Wales | - | 7 | - | - | |
| South West | +15 | 6 | £450 | +130.77% | |
| Midlands | +36 | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +24 | 3 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 3 | £442 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +36 | 1 | £750 | +70.07% |
Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Data Centre Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Data Centre Engineer 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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