Data Centre Manager
UK
The median Data Centre Manager salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 689 | 846 | 929 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +157 | +83 | +248 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Centre Manager | 19 | 68 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.066% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.070% | 0.027% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 62 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,250 | £50,000 | £47,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £70,000 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £60,000 | £52,425 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.50% | +14.45% | -8.83% |
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 | 49,581 | 97,268 | 88,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.79% | 91.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,819 | 69,389 | 56,377 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,875 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Data Centre Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Centre Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Centre Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre Manager.
Data Centre Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre Manager over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
Data Centre Manager
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 | +139 | 18 | £82,500 | +37.50% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +167 | 12 | £82,500 | +37.50% | 35 |
| London | +81 | 7 | £90,000 | +56.52% | 29 |
| East of England | +42 | 7 | - | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 5 | £100,000 | +90.48% | 15 |
| South East | +85 | 2 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 17 |
| Midlands | +58 | 2 | £88,750 | +77.50% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 2 | £88,750 | +77.50% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Data Centre Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Data Centre Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Data Centre Manager 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: