Data Centre Operations Manager Job Trends

Data Centre Operations Manager
UK

The median Data Centre Operations Manager salary in the UK is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 656 741 -
Rank change year-on-year +85 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Centre Operations Manager 2 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.012% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.013% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102,500 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £55,754 -
Median % change year-on-year +88.33% - -
75th Percentile £107,500 £57,854 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £55,754 -

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 47,822 63,519 49,387
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 94.53% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 29,955 35,542 38,228
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,775 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,498 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.76% -1.91% -

Data Centre Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Centre Operations Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Centre Operations Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Operations Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Centre Operations Manager job vacancies in the UK

Data Centre Operations Manager
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Operations Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 20 November 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
England +110 2 £105,000 +88.33% 4
London - 2 £105,000 - 3
Work from Home - 1 £105,000 - 4

Data Centre Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Data Centre Operations Manager 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 featuring Data Centre Operations Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) BICSI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) NVIDIA
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling

Data Centre Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BICSI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) NVIDIA