The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Wakefield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
2
12
4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield
25.00%
24.49%
7.27%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
4
4
10th Percentile
£528
£129
£137
25th Percentile
£531
£139
£186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£235
£288
Median % change year-on-year
+128.72%
-18.26%
-26.28%
75th Percentile
£544
£366
£368
90th Percentile
£548
£432
£399
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£500
£500
£530
% change year-on-year
-
-5.66%
+6.00%
Data Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Data Centre Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Wakefield.
Data Centre Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Wakefield.
Data Centre Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Centre also mentioned 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 across the Wakefield region with a requirement for Data Centre.
Data Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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:
