Data Centre Operations Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Data Centre Operations Engineer daily rate in Wales is £265, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 June 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 18 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Operations Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 0.34% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £258 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £265 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £273 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £265 | £442 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -40.05% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 276 | 372 | 547 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.93% | 90.51% | 94.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 243 | 414 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £143 | £166 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £253 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -5.26% | -2.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £480 | £538 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £625 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 42 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.99 | £11.75 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.48 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £20.24 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.83% | +11.55% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £43.19 | £20.99 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £83.88 | £42.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.45 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.80% | -16.67% | +76.47% |
Data Centre Operations Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Operations Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 18 June 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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| South Wales | - | 1 | £265 | - | 2 |
| Data Centre Operations Engineer UK |
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Data Centre Operations Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 18 June 2025, Data Centre Operations 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 across the Wales region featuring Data Centre Operations Engineer in the job title.
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Data Centre Operations Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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