Data Centre Operations Job Trends in South Wales

Data Center Operations
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Data Centre Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre Operations 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.048% - 0.092%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.070% - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £54,385 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,319 - £40,000
75th Percentile £56,252 - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £55,319 - £40,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,420 547 695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 68.67% 83.00% 64.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,040 414 478
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £30,453
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £35,806
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £52,500 £48,500 £45,250
% change year-on-year +8.25% +7.18% -0.97%

Data Centre Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Data Centre Operations job vacancy trend in South Wales

Data Centre Operations
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Data Centre Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Data Centre Operations

Data Centre Operations
Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Bridgend - 1 £55,319 -
Data Centre Operations
Wales

Data Centre Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Infrastructure Manager
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree