Data Centre Job Trends in the North of England

Data Center
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 179 146
Rank change year-on-year +6 -33 -101
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 146 79 273
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.87% 1.21% 1.68%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.92% 3.46% 5.34%
Number of salaries quoted 83 65 224
10th Percentile £30,750 £41,850 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £53,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +21.84% -5.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £60,875
90th Percentile £71,250 £81,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +6.48% -3.57%

All Generic Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,005 2,284 5,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 29.68% 34.94% 31.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,243 1,355 3,881
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,092
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,130 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Data Centre job vacancy trend in the North of England

Data Centre
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Data Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Data Centre

Data Centre
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Centre in the North of England

Data Centre
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 14 April 2026. 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
North West +19 95 £48,445 -6.84% 23
Yorkshire -52 32 £35,000 -36.36% 23
North East -23 19 £50,000 -23.08% 5
Data Centre
England

Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (8.90%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.05%) IIS
4 1 (0.68%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (5.48%) MS Visio
2 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 47 (32.19%) Azure
2 30 (20.55%) AWS
3 12 (8.22%) OCI
4 9 (6.16%) GCP
4 9 (6.16%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (3.42%) Serverless
6 4 (2.74%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.05%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.05%) IaaS
8 2 (1.37%) SaaS
9 1 (0.68%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.68%) GitHub
9 1 (0.68%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.68%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.68%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (21.92%) Wireless
2 30 (20.55%) Firewall
3 19 (13.01%) WAN
3 19 (13.01%) Wi-Fi
4 18 (12.33%) LAN
5 17 (11.64%) VPN
6 15 (10.27%) Network Security
7 12 (8.22%) NGFW
7 12 (8.22%) TCP/IP
7 12 (8.22%) VXLAN
7 12 (8.22%) Wireshark
8 11 (7.53%) DNS
9 10 (6.85%) DHCP
9 10 (6.85%) VLAN
10 9 (6.16%) BGP
10 9 (6.16%) SNMP
11 8 (5.48%) Cisco ASA
11 8 (5.48%) EIGRP
11 8 (5.48%) OSPF
11 8 (5.48%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.05%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 5 (3.42%) Snyk
2 2 (1.37%) JIRA
3 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
General
1 48 (32.88%) Social Skills
2 24 (16.44%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (12.33%) Finance
4 14 (9.59%) Public Sector
5 10 (6.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (6.16%) Telecoms
7 8 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.42%) Legal
9 3 (2.05%) French Language
9 3 (2.05%) Italian Language
9 3 (2.05%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.05%) Military
9 3 (2.05%) Portuguese Language
9 3 (2.05%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.37%) Local Government
10 2 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Banking
11 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.68%) Law
Job Titles
1 52 (35.62%) Senior
2 34 (23.29%) IT Technician
3 28 (19.18%) Senior IT Technician
3 28 (19.18%) Senior Technician
4 17 (11.64%) Network Manager
4 17 (11.64%) Network Operations Manager
4 17 (11.64%) Operations Manager
5 15 (10.27%) Architect
6 13 (8.90%) Network Engineer
7 10 (6.85%) IT Support
7 10 (6.85%) IT Support Technician
7 10 (6.85%) Senior Network Engineer
7 10 (6.85%) Support Technician
8 9 (6.16%) Cloud Architect
8 9 (6.16%) Data Centre Engineer
9 8 (5.48%) Document Controller
9 8 (5.48%) Project Manager
9 8 (5.48%) Security Architect
9 8 (5.48%) Senior Architect
9 8 (5.48%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.05%) .NET
1 3 (2.05%) CSS
1 3 (2.05%) HTML
2 1 (0.68%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.90%) Driving Licence
2 12 (8.22%) PKI
3 8 (5.48%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.42%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.74%) Algorithms
5 4 (2.74%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.74%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.74%) Replication
6 3 (2.05%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) NHS
7 1 (0.68%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 44 (30.14%) Windows
2 35 (23.97%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.79%) Android
4 3 (2.05%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.05%) Linux
5 2 (1.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (26.03%) Service Delivery
2 35 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (21.23%) Customer Service
4 21 (14.38%) Project Delivery
5 20 (13.70%) Load Balancing
5 20 (13.70%) Mentoring
6 14 (9.59%) AI
6 14 (9.59%) ITSM
7 13 (8.90%) Business Development
7 13 (8.90%) ITIL
7 13 (8.90%) Network Monitoring
8 12 (8.22%) Coaching
8 12 (8.22%) Creative Thinking
8 12 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (8.22%) Roadmaps
9 11 (7.53%) CI/CD
9 11 (7.53%) Collaborative Working
9 11 (7.53%) Computer Science
9 11 (7.53%) IT Strategy
10 10 (6.85%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 26 (17.81%) Python
2 7 (4.79%) SQL
3 4 (2.74%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.05%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.68%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 27 (18.49%) DBS Check
2 15 (10.27%) Degree
3 11 (7.53%) Cisco Certification
3 11 (7.53%) SC Cleared
3 11 (7.53%) Security Cleared
4 10 (6.85%) CCNP
5 9 (6.16%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (5.48%) CCIE
6 8 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.05%) CCNA
8 2 (1.37%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.68%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.68%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.48%) ISO 9001
1 8 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (5.48%) PMO
2 6 (4.11%) GRC
3 4 (2.74%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.05%) GDPR
5 2 (1.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 37 (25.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (9.59%) Active Directory
3 12 (8.22%) Hyper-V
4 8 (5.48%) ProxySG
5 6 (4.11%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.68%) KVM
6 1 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.68%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (10.27%) Terraform
2 13 (8.90%) Ansible
3 3 (2.05%) VxRail
3 3 (2.05%) WSUS
4 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.68%) PowerCLI
4 1 (0.68%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 39 (26.71%) Microsoft
2 37 (25.34%) VMware
3 14 (9.59%) Cisco
4 12 (8.22%) Arista
4 12 (8.22%) Aruba
4 12 (8.22%) NetScout
5 8 (5.48%) Blue Coat
5 8 (5.48%) CheckPoint
5 8 (5.48%) F5
5 8 (5.48%) Google
5 8 (5.48%) Infoblox
5 8 (5.48%) Motorola
5 8 (5.48%) ServiceNow
5 8 (5.48%) SolarWinds
5 8 (5.48%) Tenable
6 7 (4.79%) Veeam
7 6 (4.11%) Palo Alto
8 5 (3.42%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (2.74%) Adobe
9 4 (2.74%) Meraki