Data Centre Job Trends in Wales

Data Center
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 47 81
Rank change year-on-year -65 +34 -41
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 28 19 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.90% 2.29% 0.66%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.92% 7.82% 2.74%
Number of salaries quoted 22 16 8
10th Percentile £50,438 - -
25th Percentile £71,250 £29,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 £70,000 £41,536
Median % change year-on-year +8.93% +68.53% -10.64%
75th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £45,000
90th Percentile - - £47,625
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -7.56%

All Generic Skills
Wales

Data Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 958 243 365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 30.69% 29.31% 24.06%
Number of salaries quoted 365 177 190
10th Percentile £28,955 £26,733 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,170 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +12.22% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £68,875
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Data Centre job vacancy trend in Wales

Data Centre
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Data Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Data Centre

Data Centre
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Wales over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Centre in Wales

Data Centre
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the 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
South Wales -28 28 £76,250 -4.69% 13
Data Centre
UK

Data Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) Azure
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.57%) Azure Monitor
2 1 (3.57%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (28.57%) LAN
1 8 (28.57%) WAN
2 4 (14.29%) Firewall
2 4 (14.29%) MPLS
3 3 (10.71%) BGP
3 3 (10.71%) DHCP
3 3 (10.71%) DNS
3 3 (10.71%) HSRP
3 3 (10.71%) SD-WAN
3 3 (10.71%) VoIP
3 3 (10.71%) VPLS
3 3 (10.71%) VPN
3 3 (10.71%) VRRP
4 2 (7.14%) Network Security
5 1 (3.57%) Converged Networks
5 1 (3.57%) NAS
5 1 (3.57%) SAN
5 1 (3.57%) Unified Communications
5 1 (3.57%) VLAN
5 1 (3.57%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) Power BI
General
1 11 (39.29%) Finance
2 8 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (21.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
5 4 (14.29%) Manufacturing
6 2 (7.14%) Local Government
6 2 (7.14%) Police
7 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (39.29%) Lead
2 8 (28.57%) Senior
3 4 (14.29%) IT Manager
3 4 (14.29%) Network Engineer
3 4 (14.29%) Senior IT Manager
3 4 (14.29%) Senior Manager
3 4 (14.29%) Senior Network Engineer
4 3 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (10.71%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (10.71%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Cloud Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) ICT Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) ICT Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (3.57%) ICT Manager
5 1 (3.57%) ICT Specialist
5 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Technical Infrastructure Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Technical Presales Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.71%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (21.43%) Management Information System
2 4 (14.29%) SCADA
3 3 (10.71%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.29%) Windows
1 4 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (39.29%) AI
1 11 (39.29%) AI Transformation
1 11 (39.29%) ERP
2 7 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (17.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (17.86%) Project Delivery
4 5 (17.86%) Service Delivery
4 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (14.29%) High Availability
5 4 (14.29%) IT Strategy
5 4 (14.29%) Logistics
5 4 (14.29%) Matrix Organization
5 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 4 (14.29%) Service Management
5 4 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (10.71%) Customer-Centricity
6 3 (10.71%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) PowerShell
1 3 (10.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (35.71%) Degree
2 7 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (10.71%) CCIE
4 3 (10.71%) CCNP
4 3 (10.71%) DV Cleared
4 3 (10.71%) SC Cleared
4 3 (10.71%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.57%) ACCA
5 1 (3.57%) CCNA
5 1 (3.57%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (10.71%) NIST
2 1 (3.57%) Accessibility
System Software
1 9 (32.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (14.29%) Active Directory
3 3 (10.71%) VMware NSX
4 1 (3.57%) Firmware
4 1 (3.57%) Hyper-V
4 1 (3.57%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (10.71%) Ansible
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.57%) SCCM
2 1 (3.57%) SCOM
Vendors
1 9 (32.14%) VMware
2 6 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 5 (17.86%) Cisco
4 1 (3.57%) Citrix
4 1 (3.57%) HP
4 1 (3.57%) Yardi