Data Centre Engineer Job Trends in Croydon

Data Centre Engineer
South London > Croydon

The median Data Centre Engineer salary in Croydon is £50,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 3.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.77% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 - -
75th Percentile £50,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £50,500 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year +1.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Croydon. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Croydon with a recognized job title 159 108 186
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.83% 81.82% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 122 18 130
10th Percentile £28,325 £26,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £27,188 £34,341
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £44,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.60% -6.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £68,375 £83,750
South London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £50,625
% change year-on-year -16.67% +18.52% -7.95%

Data Centre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Centre Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Croydon.

Data Centre Engineer job vacancy trend in Croydon

Data Centre Engineer
Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Engineer job vacancies in Croydon.

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Engineer job vacancies in Croydon

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, Data Centre Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Croydon region featuring Data Centre Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) CCNA
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (66.67%) Data Centre Operations
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 4 (66.67%) Network+ Certification
1 4 (66.67%) SLA
1 4 (66.67%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (33.33%) Break/Fix
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Dell
2 2 (33.33%) EMC
2 2 (33.33%) IBM
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (33.33%) Oracle

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Structured Cabling
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Data Centre Operations
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) Break/Fix
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) CCNA
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 4 (66.67%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco
2 2 (33.33%) Dell
2 2 (33.33%) EMC
2 2 (33.33%) IBM
2 2 (33.33%) Oracle