Data Centre Jobs in the Midlands

Data Center
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Centre over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 33 111
Rank change year-on-year -99 +78 +10
Permanent jobs citing Data Centre 238 590 345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.82% 6.90% 3.07%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.02% 17.54% 7.44%
Number of salaries quoted 180 134 253
10th Percentile £24,000 £35,375 £36,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £66,563 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £78,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £53,250 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -11.25% +3.45% +5.45%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Data Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,956 3,364 4,636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 30.28% 39.32% 41.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,669 1,444 2,758
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £37,425
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,160 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Data Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Centre in the Midlands

Data Centre
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Data Centre in the Midlands

Data Centre
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Centre in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Centre in the Midlands

Data Centre
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
West Midlands -102 123 £54,000 +2.86% 45
East Midlands -54 113 £42,500 -22.73% 19
Data Centre
England

Data Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (7.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (6.30%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.36%) Apache
4 5 (2.10%) Confluence
5 4 (1.68%) IIS
6 3 (1.26%) nginx
Applications
1 24 (10.08%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (2.10%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.84%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 99 (41.60%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (29.41%) Azure
3 37 (15.55%) AWS
4 31 (13.03%) Entra ID
5 11 (4.62%) SaaS
6 9 (3.78%) Amazon S3
6 9 (3.78%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.52%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.68%) Amazon EC2
8 4 (1.68%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.26%) DigitalOcean
9 3 (1.26%) GCP
10 2 (0.84%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.84%) IaaS
10 2 (0.84%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.84%) PaaS
10 2 (0.84%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 46 (19.33%) Firewall
2 34 (14.29%) WAN
3 29 (12.18%) SD-WAN
4 27 (11.34%) DNS
5 25 (10.50%) DHCP
6 22 (9.24%) Wi-Fi
7 20 (8.40%) LAN
8 15 (6.30%) SNMP
8 15 (6.30%) VPN
9 12 (5.04%) MPLS
9 12 (5.04%) Wireless
10 11 (4.62%) Cisco Firepower
11 9 (3.78%) Internet
11 9 (3.78%) Network Security
12 8 (3.36%) IPsec
12 8 (3.36%) SAN
12 8 (3.36%) TCP/IP
12 8 (3.36%) Unified Communications
13 6 (2.52%) Fibre Channel
13 6 (2.52%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.36%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (2.10%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (2.10%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.68%) MySQL
3 4 (1.68%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.26%) Power BI
5 1 (0.42%) Big Data
5 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 8 (3.36%) JIRA
2 6 (2.52%) Git
3 2 (0.84%) GitLab
4 1 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 40 (16.81%) Finance
2 33 (13.87%) Social Skills
3 17 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (6.30%) Retail
5 13 (5.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (5.46%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.94%) Automotive
7 6 (2.52%) Local Government
7 6 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.52%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.10%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.26%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.84%) Law
10 2 (0.84%) Legal
11 1 (0.42%) Advertising
11 1 (0.42%) Banking
11 1 (0.42%) Games
11 1 (0.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 43 (18.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 42 (17.65%) Senior
3 31 (13.03%) Consultant
4 27 (11.34%) IT Engineer
5 20 (8.40%) Architect
5 20 (8.40%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 19 (7.98%) 1st Line Support
7 15 (6.30%) IT Support
7 15 (6.30%) Senior Architect
8 14 (5.88%) Cisco Architect
8 14 (5.88%) Infrastructure Manager
8 14 (5.88%) Senior Cisco Architect
8 14 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
9 12 (5.04%) Network Consultant
10 11 (4.62%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (4.62%) Support Engineer
11 10 (4.20%) Administrator
11 10 (4.20%) Lead
11 10 (4.20%) Security Architect
11 10 (4.20%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.10%) RabbitMQ
1 5 (2.10%) YAML
2 3 (1.26%) LDAP
3 2 (0.84%) SAML
3 2 (0.84%) ServiceStack
3 2 (0.84%) Web Services
4 1 (0.42%) .NET
4 1 (0.42%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.30%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.46%) Public Cloud
2 13 (5.46%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.62%) Private Cloud
4 7 (2.94%) CMDB
4 7 (2.94%) Driving Licence
4 7 (2.94%) Operational Technology
5 6 (2.52%) CCTV
5 6 (2.52%) EFT
5 6 (2.52%) PKI
5 6 (2.52%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (2.10%) Enterprise Storage
6 5 (2.10%) PMI
7 3 (1.26%) IBM Mainframe
7 3 (1.26%) Mainframe
8 2 (0.84%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.84%) Digital Media
8 2 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
8 2 (0.84%) EPoS
8 2 (0.84%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 100 (42.02%) Windows
2 41 (17.23%) Windows Server
3 24 (10.08%) Linux
4 14 (5.88%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.52%) VMS
6 5 (2.10%) Data ONTAP
7 4 (1.68%) Android
7 4 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.26%) zOS
9 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.84%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.84%) Unix
10 1 (0.42%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (38.24%) Cybersecurity
2 49 (20.59%) ITIL
3 45 (18.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 37 (15.55%) Project Management
5 33 (13.87%) Presales
6 30 (12.61%) Software Licensing
7 26 (10.92%) Mentoring
8 25 (10.50%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (10.50%) Service Management
9 23 (9.66%) Time Management
10 21 (8.82%) Customer Service
10 21 (8.82%) Information Security
10 21 (8.82%) Project Delivery
11 20 (8.40%) Continuous Improvement
11 20 (8.40%) DevOps
11 20 (8.40%) ITSM
11 20 (8.40%) Roadmaps
12 18 (7.56%) Change Management
12 18 (7.56%) Migration
13 16 (6.72%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 26 (10.92%) SQL
2 21 (8.82%) PowerShell
3 15 (6.30%) Python
4 8 (3.36%) Bash
5 2 (0.84%) C
5 2 (0.84%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.42%) Bicep
6 1 (0.42%) C#
6 1 (0.42%) Java
6 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 65 (27.31%) Degree
2 34 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
3 30 (12.61%) CCNA
4 27 (11.34%) CCNP
5 21 (8.82%) MCP
5 21 (8.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (5.46%) DBS Check
7 12 (5.04%) Security Cleared
8 11 (4.62%) Azure Certification
8 11 (4.62%) SC Cleared
9 9 (3.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (3.78%) MCSE
10 7 (2.94%) AWS Certification
11 6 (2.52%) CCIE
11 6 (2.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (2.10%) CISSP
12 5 (2.10%) PMI Certification
13 4 (1.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (1.68%) CESG Certified Professional
13 4 (1.68%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (4.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (3.36%) PMO
3 8 (3.36%) QA
4 7 (2.94%) SLA
5 6 (2.52%) NIST
5 6 (2.52%) SOC 2
6 5 (2.10%) GDPR
7 3 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 2 (0.84%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.84%) ISO 31000
8 2 (0.84%) NCSC
8 2 (0.84%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.42%) COBIT
9 1 (0.42%) GRC
9 1 (0.42%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (25.21%) Active Directory
2 51 (21.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (8.40%) Hyper-V
4 16 (6.72%) Docker
5 6 (2.52%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (2.52%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (2.10%) vSphere
7 4 (1.68%) pfSense
8 3 (1.26%) XenApp
8 3 (1.26%) XenDesktop
9 2 (0.84%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 14 (5.88%) SCCM
3 11 (4.62%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.62%) Terraform
3 11 (4.62%) vCenter Server
4 9 (3.78%) Ansible
4 9 (3.78%) Stealthwatch
5 5 (2.10%) CASB
5 5 (2.10%) FortiGate
5 5 (2.10%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.68%) Docker Swarm
6 4 (1.68%) Nagios
6 4 (1.68%) WSUS
7 2 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.42%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.42%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.42%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.42%) SCOM
8 1 (0.42%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 106 (44.54%) Microsoft
2 65 (27.31%) VMware
3 51 (21.43%) Cisco
4 34 (14.29%) Apple
5 30 (12.61%) Adobe
6 20 (8.40%) Meraki
7 18 (7.56%) ServiceNow
8 12 (5.04%) Citrix
9 10 (4.20%) Palo Alto
10 9 (3.78%) F5
11 7 (2.94%) Dell
11 7 (2.94%) Fortinet
11 7 (2.94%) Veeam
12 6 (2.52%) Globalscape
12 6 (2.52%) Juniper
12 6 (2.52%) NetApp
12 6 (2.52%) Zerto
13 5 (2.10%) CheckPoint
13 5 (2.10%) Red Hat
13 5 (2.10%) SolidFire