Data Centre Jobs 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 49 41
Rank change year-on-year -23 -8 +46
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 7 81 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.61% 3.77% 6.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.30% 12.72% 15.07%
Number of salaries quoted 6 36 10
10th Percentile £47,084 £30,000 £33,863
25th Percentile £49,523 £32,000 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £36,476 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.79% -47.89% +40.00%
75th Percentile £59,563 £45,780 £76,875
90th Percentile £61,375 £62,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +0.87%

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 305 637 710
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 26.75% 29.67% 42.01%
Number of salaries quoted 182 338 317
10th Percentile £31,375 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £32,021 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £44,943 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.95% -0.13% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70,600 £57,500 £62,988
90th Percentile £78,750 £67,875 £75,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in Wales

Data Centre
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Wales.

Salary trend for Data Centre in Wales

Data Centre
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in Wales over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

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 28 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
South Wales -17 6 £55,000 +22.53% 18
Data Centre
UK

Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Firewall
2 4 (57.14%) TCP/IP
3 3 (42.86%) VoIP
3 3 (42.86%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (28.57%) BGP
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (28.57%) DNS
4 2 (28.57%) OSPF
4 2 (28.57%) VLAN
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (14.29%) DHCP
5 1 (14.29%) LAN
5 1 (14.29%) Network Security
5 1 (14.29%) VPN
5 1 (14.29%) WAN
5 1 (14.29%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) JMeter
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Lead
2 2 (28.57%) Test Leader
3 1 (14.29%) Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Data Centre Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Network Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Network Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Network Specialist
3 1 (14.29%) Network Support
3 1 (14.29%) Network Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Network Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Network Specialist
3 1 (14.29%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
1 1 (14.29%) NHS
1 1 (14.29%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
2 2 (28.57%) Network Design
2 2 (28.57%) Performance Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Project Management
2 2 (28.57%) Scenario Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
3 1 (14.29%) Change Control
3 1 (14.29%) Coaching
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (14.29%) Cost Control
3 1 (14.29%) Cost Management
3 1 (14.29%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (14.29%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Line Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) CCNA
2 1 (14.29%) CCNP
2 1 (14.29%) CCSA
2 1 (14.29%) CWNA
2 1 (14.29%) CWTS
2 1 (14.29%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS
2 1 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Iperf
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 2 (28.57%) SolarWinds
2 2 (28.57%) VMware
3 1 (14.29%) Aerohive Networks
3 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
3 1 (14.29%) Instagram
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Twitter