Data Center
South East > Kent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | 81 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -37 | +26 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Centre | 1 | 23 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.12% | 1.52% | 5.42% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.35% | 4.22% | 10.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 21 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42,500 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £65,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.46% | +85.71% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £45,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £115,000 | £60,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £49,500 | £53,500 | £52,425 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.48% | +2.05% | -4.68% |
All Generic Skills
Kent
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 Kent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 284 | 545 | 547 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 33.93% | 36.02% | 49.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 206 | 355 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,250 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,988 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,325 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.83% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,375 | £75,500 | £65,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,283 | £49,000 | £56,677 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.82% | -13.54% | +3.05% |
Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Data Centre
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Kent.
Data Centre
Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the Kent region over the 6 months to 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| Data Centre South East |
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Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: