The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Brentwood. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Brentwood.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
8
12
6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Brentwood
61.54%
37.50%
50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
6
2
0
10th Percentile
£363
£405
-
25th Percentile
-
£413
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£425
-
Median % change year-on-year
-5.88%
-
-
75th Percentile
£428
£438
-
90th Percentile
£457
£445
-
Essex median daily rate
£400
£475
£380
% change year-on-year
-15.79%
+25.00%
-15.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£12.86
-
Essex median hourly rate
£18.67
£35.65
£36.25
% change year-on-year
-47.63%
-1.66%
+30.89%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Brentwood
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Brentwood.
Data Protection Act Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Brentwood
For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Brentwood region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Brentwood 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:
