Data Centre Job Trends in Bolton

Data Center
Manchester > Bolton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 30 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.63% 2.94% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.65% 4.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £41,250 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +4.76% +3.45%

All Generic Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 43 70 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 56.58% 68.63% 23.40%
Number of salaries quoted 25 50 17
10th Percentile £29,100 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £82,750 - £59,000
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Data Centre job vacancy trend in Bolton

Data Centre
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Data Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Data Centre

Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Category Manager
1 2 (100.00%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared