Data Centre Operations Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Data Center Operations
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Data Centre Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre Operations 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.02% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -26.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Data Centre Operations falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 462 323 326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 78.57% 83.90% 91.57%
Number of salaries quoted 190 101 232
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,875 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,327 £60,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.46% +16.50% +3.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £82,375
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

Data Centre Operations
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Operations within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 23 January 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
County Down - 3 - -
County Antrim - 2 - - 2
County Armagh - 1 - -
Newry - 1 - -
Data Centre Operations
UK

Data Centre Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Legal
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Commercial Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Quantity Surveyor
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 6 (100.00%) Logistics
2 4 (66.67%) AI
2 4 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 4 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Resource Allocation
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 2 (33.33%) Cost Control
3 2 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree