Data Protection Act (DPA)
South West > Bristol
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 70 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -10 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 0.58% | 0.42% | 2.23% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.76% | 1.62% | 9.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | - | £453 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | - | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | £793 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +60.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £491 | - | £835 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £425 | £109 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +290.80% | -81.88% | +21.52% |
All Generic Skills
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 227 | 247 | 251 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 32.85% | 26.14% | 23.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 122 | 92 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £253 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £434 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £725 | £775 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 100 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44.88 | £55.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £6.00 | £64.38 | £70.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.44 | £70.00 | £80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -73.66% | -12.50% | +45.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.38 | £72.50 | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £75.00 | £84.40 |
| South West median hourly rate | £18.87 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -73.04% | - | +66.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Bristol.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: