Data centre engineer salary in the UK
Advertised pay is £60,000 at the median (ITJobsWatch, 27 October 2026).
Checked 28 October 2026. 11 jobs live now. We never estimate pay.
The figures
Published figures, with sources
| What it measures | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The median pay advertised for data centre engineer roles was £60,000 (£46,250 a year earlier), from 150 permanent adverts in the six months to 28 October 2026 (against 35 in the period ITJobsWatch compares it with). The middle 80% of quoted salaries ran from £40,000 to £100,000, across 81 adverts that quoted one. Advert-based, IT-category sample. | ITJobsWatch (opens in a new tab) | 28 October 2026 |
What changes pay
What changes a data centre engineer's pay
- Shift patternNights, rotating shifts and on-call usually carry a premium over days-only work, and an advert's headline pay may or may not include it.
- RegionLondon and the South East pay more than the North and the Midlands for most engineering roles. Compare like with like: the same hours and the same region.
- SectorPharmaceuticals, energy and nuclear often pay more than general manufacturing, and the platform or qualification the job needs matters too. No ONS occupation code matches data centre work closely enough to quote, so this page uses advert figures only. ITJobsWatch counts adverts in IT categories, so it may not include every facilities role: treat the figure as advertised pay, not what people earn.
Live jobs
11 jobs: data centre engineer jobs
A job card shows pay only when the advert states it.
BMS Commissioning Engineer - Slough - Data Centre, Clear Engineering Recruitment LTD, Slough, Berkshire, £55,000 to £70,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
BMS Commissioning Engineer - Slough - Data Centre, Clear Engineering Recruitment, Chalvey, Slough, £55,000 to £70,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Shift Engineer - Data Centres, JLL, UK
Data Centre Shift Engineer, CBW Staffing Solutions Ltd, UK
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Data Centre Shift Engineer, CBW Staffing Solutions Ltd, Basingstoke, Hampshire, £52,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Data Centre Shift Engineer, CBW Staffing Solutions, Basingstoke, Hampshire, £52,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What is the median salary for a data centre engineer in the UK?
Advertised pay is £60,000 at the median (ITJobsWatch, 27 October 2026). The ONS median covers all full-time employees in the occupation group, and the advertised figure covers the adverts ITJobsWatch counted, so the two will not match.
Why do data centre engineer salaries differ so much between jobs?
Pay moves with shift pattern (nights and rotating shifts pay a premium), region (London and the South East pay more than the North and the Midlands for most engineering roles), sector (pharmaceuticals, energy and nuclear often pay more than general manufacturing) and the qualifications and platforms the job needs. No ONS occupation code matches data centre work closely enough to quote, so this page uses advert figures only. ITJobsWatch counts adverts in IT categories, so it may not include every facilities role: treat the figure as advertised pay, not what people earn.
How do I compare a data centre engineer offer with these figures?
Compare like with like: the same hours (the ONS median is for full-time work), base pay without overtime and allowances, and the same region. A job card on EDWartens shows pay only when the advert states it, and we never estimate it.
Why do two sites quote different data centre salaries?
They count different things. ITJobsWatch reports the pay advertised in permanent adverts in an IT-category sample, while other sites use pay that users submit or group job titles differently, and a data centre engineer can mean an electrical, mechanical or IT role. Compare like with like: the same job, the same region and the same hours.
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