Data Center
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 120 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | -80 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Centre | 43 | 9 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 2.51% | 0.48% | 5.18% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 9.58% | 1.42% | 13.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 1 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £29,804 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £52,500 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £52,335 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +5.09% | -19.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £57,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,388 | - | £85,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £60,600 | £53,300 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.70% | +6.60% | -9.09% |
All Generic Skills
Birmingham
Data Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 449 | 635 | 483 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 26.21% | 33.65% | 39.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 306 | 257 | 417 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £36,250 | £30,408 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £38,856 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +9.09% | -5.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £73,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,625 | £82,748 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +7.84% | -2.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Data Centre.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Birmingham over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: