Data Centre Jobs in England

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 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 254 156 63
Rank change year-on-year -98 -93 +159
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 627 1,608 4,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.30% 1.82% 4.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.43% 5.34% 11.05%
Number of salaries quoted 443 1,229 1,241
10th Percentile £24,750 £32,400 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,380 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% -10.00% +1.95%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £82,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +0.87%

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 18,271 30,096 38,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.77% 34.04% 43.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,369 20,900 20,691
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,000 £46,686
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 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in England.

Salary trend for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Centre in England

Data Centre
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 28 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
London -28 211 £72,500 +11.54% 567
South East -30 175 £52,500 -4.55% 270
North of England -130 68 £60,000 +41.18% 176
East of England +3 60 £64,000 +28.00% 112
South West +25 45 £25,500 -53.64% 99
Midlands -99 39 £53,094 +6.19% 116
North West -136 32 £54,000 +30.96% 88
West Midlands -28 22 £53,688 -0.58% 61
Yorkshire -10 21 £62,500 +47.06% 69
East Midlands -51 17 £52,500 +23.53% 49
North East +32 15 £65,000 +46.81% 21
Data Centre
UK

Data Centre
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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (3.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.59%) Apache
2 10 (1.59%) IIS
3 8 (1.28%) OpenStack
4 6 (0.96%) Confluence
5 5 (0.80%) nginx
6 4 (0.64%) SharePoint
7 3 (0.48%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.32%) IBM Notes
8 2 (0.32%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.32%) WebSphere Application Server
9 1 (0.16%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 32 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.28%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.48%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.16%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (1.12%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.16%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.16%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.16%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 176 (28.07%) Azure
2 144 (22.97%) AWS
3 47 (7.50%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (6.22%) GCP
5 35 (5.58%) SaaS
6 28 (4.47%) Entra ID
7 22 (3.51%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (3.35%) IaaS
9 20 (3.19%) PaaS
10 19 (3.03%) Azure Monitor
11 18 (2.87%) Power Platform
12 15 (2.39%) AWS Direct Connect
12 15 (2.39%) Azure AI
12 15 (2.39%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 15 (2.39%) Azure Key Vault
12 15 (2.39%) Azure Service Bus
12 15 (2.39%) Power Automate
13 9 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 8 (1.28%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 184 (29.35%) Firewall
2 110 (17.54%) WAN
3 102 (16.27%) VPN
4 84 (13.40%) SD-WAN
5 80 (12.76%) LAN
6 63 (10.05%) BGP
7 56 (8.93%) OSPF
8 55 (8.77%) DNS
9 44 (7.02%) TCP/IP
10 37 (5.90%) Cisco ISE
11 33 (5.26%) Cisco ASA
11 33 (5.26%) IPsec
11 33 (5.26%) MPLS
11 33 (5.26%) Network Security
12 30 (4.78%) DHCP
12 30 (4.78%) VLAN
13 28 (4.47%) Cisco Firepower
14 25 (3.99%) Ethernet
15 24 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
16 22 (3.51%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.15%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.87%) MySQL
2 18 (2.87%) Power BI
3 15 (2.39%) Data Lake
4 9 (1.44%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.32%) Big Data
5 2 (0.32%) Metadata
5 2 (0.32%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.16%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.16%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.16%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.51%) Git
2 13 (2.07%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.44%) JIRA
4 8 (1.28%) GitLab
5 7 (1.12%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.32%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.16%) Moq
7 1 (0.16%) MSTest
7 1 (0.16%) NUnit
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.16%) xUnit.net
General
1 208 (33.17%) Social Skills
2 83 (13.24%) Finance
3 41 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (3.19%) Banking
4 20 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (3.03%) Public Sector
5 19 (3.03%) Telecoms
6 14 (2.23%) Local Government
6 14 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (1.91%) Back Office
8 12 (1.91%) Law
8 12 (1.91%) Retail
9 10 (1.59%) Electronics
9 10 (1.59%) Marketing
10 8 (1.28%) Legal
11 7 (1.12%) Humanities
12 6 (0.96%) Games
13 5 (0.80%) Billing
13 5 (0.80%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 80 (12.76%) Architect
2 72 (11.48%) Network Engineer
3 62 (9.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 52 (8.29%) Senior
5 46 (7.34%) Graduate
5 46 (7.34%) Graduate Sales Executive
5 46 (7.34%) Sales Executive
6 40 (6.38%) Lead
7 34 (5.42%) Infrastructure Manager
8 31 (4.94%) Analyst
8 31 (4.94%) Cloud Architect
9 30 (4.78%) Support Engineer
10 28 (4.47%) Network Architect
11 24 (3.83%) Data Centre Engineer
12 23 (3.67%) Infrastructure Architect
13 22 (3.51%) Administrator
14 20 (3.19%) Systems Engineer
15 18 (2.87%) Business Development Manager
15 18 (2.87%) Data Centre Manager
15 18 (2.87%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.31%) JSON
2 12 (1.91%) 802.1X
3 6 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (0.96%) LDAP
4 5 (0.80%) YAML
5 4 (0.64%) OpenCL
6 3 (0.48%) Middleware
7 2 (0.32%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.32%) Flash
7 2 (0.32%) Jinja
7 2 (0.32%) Node.js
7 2 (0.32%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.16%) .NET
8 1 (0.16%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.16%) LEMP Stack
8 1 (0.16%) ModSecurity
8 1 (0.16%) Ninject
8 1 (0.16%) REST
8 1 (0.16%) RFC 2544
8 1 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.34%) Management Information System
1 46 (7.34%) Public Cloud
2 36 (5.74%) Driving Licence
3 31 (4.94%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (3.99%) Hybrid Cloud
5 18 (2.87%) NHS
5 18 (2.87%) Operational Technology
5 18 (2.87%) SCADA
6 13 (2.07%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.91%) Replication
8 11 (1.75%) Clustering
9 10 (1.59%) Private Cloud
10 8 (1.28%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (1.28%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.12%) PMI
12 6 (0.96%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (0.96%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 133 (21.21%) Windows
2 103 (16.43%) Linux
3 53 (8.45%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.23%) Windows 10
5 13 (2.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (1.75%) CentOS
7 10 (1.59%) Unix
8 9 (1.44%) Ubuntu
9 8 (1.28%) AIX
10 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.48%) Debian
11 3 (0.48%) Solaris
11 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.16%) HPUX
13 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.16%) Rocky
13 1 (0.16%) VMS
13 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (18.34%) Cybersecurity
2 110 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 77 (12.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 75 (11.96%) Artificial Intelligence
5 67 (10.69%) ITIL
6 64 (10.21%) Agile
6 64 (10.21%) Project Management
7 63 (10.05%) Customer Service
8 59 (9.41%) DevOps
9 56 (8.93%) Roadmaps
10 51 (8.13%) Migration
11 50 (7.97%) Customer Experience
12 49 (7.81%) Project Delivery
13 46 (7.34%) Change Management
14 40 (6.38%) Disaster Recovery
15 37 (5.90%) Mentoring
16 35 (5.58%) Data Centre Operations
16 35 (5.58%) Infrastructure as Code
16 35 (5.58%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 71 (11.32%) Python
2 60 (9.57%) PowerShell
3 42 (6.70%) SQL
4 28 (4.47%) Bash
5 15 (2.39%) Bicep
6 7 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.80%) C
7 5 (0.80%) C++
7 5 (0.80%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.32%) C#
8 2 (0.32%) Fortran
8 2 (0.32%) Go
8 2 (0.32%) Java
9 1 (0.16%) JCL
9 1 (0.16%) Perl
9 1 (0.16%) REXX
9 1 (0.16%) Scala
9 1 (0.16%) SystemVerilog
9 1 (0.16%) Tcl
9 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 101 (16.11%) Degree
2 82 (13.08%) Cisco Certification
3 75 (11.96%) Security Cleared
4 60 (9.57%) CCNP
4 60 (9.57%) SC Cleared
5 43 (6.86%) CCNA
6 31 (4.94%) Azure Certification
7 29 (4.63%) AWS Certification
8 22 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
9 20 (3.19%) DV Cleared
9 20 (3.19%) PMI Certification
10 18 (2.87%) DBS Check
11 16 (2.55%) PMP
12 14 (2.23%) TOGAF Certification
13 13 (2.07%) CCIE
14 12 (1.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 12 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
15 9 (1.44%) Network+ Certification
16 8 (1.28%) Master's Degree
16 8 (1.28%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.10%) SLA
2 14 (2.23%) QA
3 10 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.28%) PCI DSS
5 6 (0.96%) NIST
6 5 (0.80%) GDPR
7 4 (0.64%) NCSC
8 3 (0.48%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.48%) PMO
9 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 89 (14.19%) VMware Infrastructure
2 69 (11.00%) Active Directory
3 37 (5.90%) Virtual Machines
4 32 (5.10%) Hyper-V
5 24 (3.83%) VMware NSX
6 21 (3.35%) Docker
7 14 (2.23%) Firmware
8 9 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
9 6 (0.96%) vSphere
10 5 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (0.64%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 4 (0.64%) KVM
11 4 (0.64%) NFS
12 2 (0.32%) SRDF
12 2 (0.32%) Veritas Cluster Server
12 2 (0.32%) Xen
13 1 (0.16%) Squid
13 1 (0.16%) Time Sharing Option
13 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 51 (8.13%) Terraform
2 49 (7.81%) Ansible
3 34 (5.42%) FortiGate
4 28 (4.47%) Kubernetes
5 17 (2.71%) SCCM
6 15 (2.39%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (1.59%) Nagios
7 10 (1.59%) Prometheus
7 10 (1.59%) Puppet
8 9 (1.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 7 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
9 7 (1.12%) WSUS
10 6 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
10 6 (0.96%) VxRail
11 5 (0.80%) Cisco CUCM
11 5 (0.80%) ZABBIX
12 4 (0.64%) Progress Chef
13 3 (0.48%) Grafana
13 3 (0.48%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.48%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 157 (25.04%) Cisco
2 144 (22.97%) VMware
3 129 (20.57%) Microsoft
4 55 (8.77%) CheckPoint
5 41 (6.54%) F5
6 34 (5.42%) Meraki
7 33 (5.26%) Juniper
8 32 (5.10%) Citrix
9 31 (4.94%) Fortinet
10 28 (4.47%) Google
10 28 (4.47%) Palo Alto
11 25 (3.99%) SolarWinds
12 23 (3.67%) Oracle
13 22 (3.51%) Blue Coat
13 22 (3.51%) Dell
14 21 (3.35%) YouTube
15 17 (2.71%) Qualys
15 17 (2.71%) Red Hat
15 17 (2.71%) Tenable
16 15 (2.39%) Databricks