Data Centre Engineer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Data Centre Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Data Centre Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 - £27,500
% change year-on-year - - -24.66%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 308 260 350
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 97.38% 97.77%
Number of salaries quoted 200 146 289
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -11.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £77,750
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Data Centre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Centre Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Data Centre Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Data Centre Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Data Centre Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Portsmouth region featuring Data Centre Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops

Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware