Data Centre Operations Manager Job Trends in England

Data Centre Operations Manager
UK > England

The median Data Centre Operations Manager salary in England is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 603 713 -
Rank change year-on-year +110 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Centre Operations Manager 2 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.004% 0.013% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.014% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102,500 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £55,754 -
Median % change year-on-year +88.33% - -
75th Percentile £107,500 £57,854 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £105,000 £55,754 -
% change year-on-year +88.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 41,786 56,812 44,111
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.37% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 26,790 31,820 34,128
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,292 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -

Data Centre Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Data Centre Operations Manager job vacancy trend in England

Data Centre Operations Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Operations Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Operations Manager job vacancies in England

Data Centre Operations Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Operations Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 20 November 2025. 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
London - 2 £105,000 - 3
Data Centre Operations Manager
UK

Data Centre Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Data Centre Operations Manager 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 England region featuring Data Centre Operations Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) BICSI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) NVIDIA
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling

Data Centre Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BICSI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) NVIDIA