Data Center
East of England > Essex
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 54 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -42 | +83 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Centre | 1 | 24 | 118 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 0.21% | 2.76% | 13.95% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.64% | 10.21% | 29.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41,236 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £42,665 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £50,000 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.11% | -25.10% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £61,250 | £81,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £88,250 |
| East of England median annual salary | £64,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -9.09% | +22.22% |
All Generic Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 156 | 235 | 395 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 33.26% | 27.04% | 46.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 189 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,250 | £25,000 | £26,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,719 | £27,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,750 | £45,000 | £52,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | -14.69% | +13.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,750 | £73,250 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Data Centre
Salary Trend in Essex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Essex.
Data Centre
Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the Essex region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Data Centre East of England |
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