Data Centre Job Trends in County Down

Data Center
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in County Down. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 5.45% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £57,500 - £55,000

All Generic Skills
County Down

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 County Down.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 45.45% 4.35% 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £50,000 £69,308 £60,000
% change year-on-year -27.86% +15.51% +11.63%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

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

Data Centre job vacancy trend in County Down

Data Centre
Salary Trend in County Down

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Data Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Data Centre

Data Centre
Job Locations in County Down

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the County Down region over the 6 months to 23 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Downpatrick - 2 - -
Data Centre
Northern Ireland

Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Quantity Surveyor
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Logistics
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Control
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree