Data Centre Engineer
UK
The median Data Centre Engineer salary in the UK is £53,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 692 | 735 | 926 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +191 | +271 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Centre Engineer | 20 | 143 | 47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.036% | 0.14% | 0.046% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.040% | 0.15% | 0.051% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 100 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,975 | £23,900 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £27,875 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,500 | £37,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.67% | -25.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,500 | £50,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £56,275 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,750 | £35,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -39.13% | +67.88% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 49,912 | 93,707 | 92,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,050 | 67,086 | 58,518 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Data Centre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Centre Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Centre Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Engineer.
Data Centre Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre Engineer over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Data Centre Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 |
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| England | +62 | 20 | £53,500 | +42.67% | 113 |
| London | +99 | 11 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +116 | 9 | £43,750 | +25.00% | 68 |
| Midlands | +62 | 4 | £38,750 | +115.28% | 10 |
| South East | +73 | 2 | £51,000 | +70.00% | 41 |
| South West | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £43,750 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| North of England | +24 | 1 | £65,000 | +85.71% | 5 |
| North West | -20 | 1 | £65,000 | +85.71% | 4 |
Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Data Centre Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Centre Engineer in the job title.
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Data Centre Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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