The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Blackburn. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
51
-
7
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+13
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre
3
0
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
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 Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
41
35
6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
14.44%
37.23%
24.00%
Number of salaries quoted
28
23
3
10th Percentile
£51,105
£22,500
£48,500
25th Percentile
£56,176
£30,000
£50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,560
£35,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+64.46%
-36.36%
+83.33%
75th Percentile
£63,900
£45,000
£72,500
90th Percentile
£82,320
£72,500
£81,500
Lancashire median annual salary
£57,560
£50,000
£46,000
% change year-on-year
+15.12%
+8.70%
+10.18%
Data Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
Data Centre Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Blackburn.
Data Centre Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for Data Centre.
Data Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
