Data Center
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 52 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | -21 | +42 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Centre | 3 | 14 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 1.68% | 1.95% | 6.33% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.00% | 7.00% | 14.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,323 | £49,200 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47,353 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,319 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.14% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,534 | £62,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £56,314 | - | £87,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £55,000 | £44,886 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.53% | -35.88% | +46.86% |
All Generic Skills
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 75 | 200 | 242 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 41.90% | 27.86% | 43.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 173 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,831 | £32,221 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,293 | £35,059 | £43,041 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,750 | £50,000 | £56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -11.11% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,901 | £72,433 | £78,750 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £62,000 | £46,604 | £48,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.04% | -4.40% | -7.14% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Data Centre
Salary Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Cardiff.
Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: