Data Center
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
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 24 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +8 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Centre | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wakefield | 30.77% | 42.31% | 10.59% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 80.00% | 61.11% | 39.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £345 | £358 | £334 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £365 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.86% | +4.29% | -2.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £531 | £550 | £376 |
| 90th Percentile | £543 | £559 | £406 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £490 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.00% | +22.22% | -14.29% |
All Generic Skills
Wakefield
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 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield | 38.46% | 69.23% | 27.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £217 | £117 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £345 | £299 | £323 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £365 | £358 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.11% | +2.10% | +62.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £494 | £380 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £555 | £423 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £503 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.60% | - | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.38 | £13.82 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £36.56 | £14.78 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £38.75 | £16.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +133.68% | -4.19% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £41.56 | £17.41 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42.13 | £17.80 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £21.30 | £27.50 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.55% | +44.74% | -4.28% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
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Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Data Centre.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wakefield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Wakefield over the 6 months to 24 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Data Centre.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: