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 27 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
60 |
39 |
49 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-21 |
+10 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Centre |
1 |
13 |
24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex |
0.12% |
3.36% |
3.30% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.35% |
11.02% |
9.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
12 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£38,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£28,500 |
£38,569 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£32,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+95.31% |
-36.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£50,563 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£51,500 |
- |
| East of England median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£51,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
+2.00% |
-9.09% |
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 |
285 |
118 |
255 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex |
33.73% |
30.49% |
35.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
112 |
63 |
200 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,550 |
- |
£25,759 |
| 25th Percentile |
£27,875 |
£21,250 |
£30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-12.50% |
-18.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,250 |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£69,000 |
£87,750 |
| East of England median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Data Centre.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:
