Hybrid/Remote Data Centre Analyst Contract Job Trends

Data Centre Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Data Centre Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £359, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 312 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Analyst 5 1 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.048% 0.009% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.010% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £335 - -
25th Percentile £350 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £359 £425 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.53% - -
75th Percentile £364 £438 -
90th Percentile £371 - -
UK median daily rate £360 £425 -
% change year-on-year -15.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,633 10,181 15,284
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 93.30% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,262 6,450 10,332
10th Percentile £329 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £716 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 347 178 440
10th Percentile £15.50 £19.50 £15.17
25th Percentile £21.08 £24.63 £23.94
Median hourly rate £47.50 £37.14 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.89% -24.20% -14.78%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% -18.75% +14.29%

Data Centre Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Centre Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Centre Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Data Centre Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Data Centre Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Data Centre Analyst job vacancies

Data Centre Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 22 January 2026, Data Centre Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Data Centre Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Change Control
1 5 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 4 (80.00%) ITIL
3 3 (60.00%) Capacity Management
3 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (40.00%) Compliance Audit
4 2 (40.00%) Data Centre Operations
5 1 (20.00%) Agile
5 1 (20.00%) AI
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
5 1 (20.00%) Azure
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Data Migration
5 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) DevOps
5 1 (20.00%) ESRI
5 1 (20.00%) Facilities Management
5 1 (20.00%) GeoServer
5 1 (20.00%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (20.00%) GIS
5 1 (20.00%) Intergraph
5 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
5 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Migration
5 1 (20.00%) Problem Management

Data Centre Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) GeoServer
1 1 (20.00%) Smallworld
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (20.00%) GIS
1 1 (20.00%) QGIS
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Change Control
1 5 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 4 (80.00%) ITIL
3 3 (60.00%) Capacity Management
4 2 (40.00%) Compliance Audit
4 2 (40.00%) Data Centre Operations
5 1 (20.00%) Agile
5 1 (20.00%) AI
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) Data Migration
5 1 (20.00%) DevOps
5 1 (20.00%) Facilities Management
5 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
5 1 (20.00%) Migration
5 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
5 1 (20.00%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) ESRI
1 1 (20.00%) Intergraph