Data Center
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 216 | 159 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | -91 | +146 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Centre | 643 | 1,565 | 4,267 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.40% | 1.84% | 4.61% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.01% | 5.26% | 10.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 490 | 1,201 | 1,256 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,500 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,563 | £39,720 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -6.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £67,500 | £77,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £99,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £57,588 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -4.49% | +0.15% |
All Generic Skills
England
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 England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 16,037 | 29,755 | 40,714 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 34.82% | 34.92% | 44.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,791 | 20,890 | 21,646 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £35,483 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,000 | £46,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £98,750 | £110,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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 within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| London | -29 | 227 | £73,379 | +12.89% | 564 |
| South East | +1 | 166 | £48,250 | -3.50% | 300 |
| North of England | -85 | 77 | £55,000 | +27.69% | 116 |
| East of England | +17 | 57 | £60,750 | +21.50% | 94 |
| South West | +25 | 48 | £31,000 | -43.64% | 91 |
| Midlands | -77 | 41 | £50,000 | +2.56% | 73 |
| North West | -93 | 39 | £54,000 | +21.97% | 57 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 25 | £53,300 | -1.30% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 24 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 42 |
| North East | +35 | 14 | £65,000 | +46.81% | 21 |
| East Midlands | -44 | 12 | £53,444 | +25.75% | 26 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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