Data Protection Act (DPA)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 31 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +1 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 2.80% | 1.78% | 1.73% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 7.53% | 4.71% | 5.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | - | £521 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | £413 | £534 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £425 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | -24.44% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £403 | £438 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £416 | - | £594 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £375 | £425 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | -24.44% | -6.25% |
All Generic Skills
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 93 | 85 | 79 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 37.20% | 37.78% | 34.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 59 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | £162 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £274 | £222 | £207 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £336 | £425 | £340 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.06% | +25.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £564 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £642 | £685 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £336 | £450 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.44% | +28.57% | -20.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.20 | £17.90 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £24.00 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £25.60 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.91% | -1.54% | +44.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £15.37 | £26.75 | £34.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £16.74 | £27.50 | £39.30 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £21.67 | £25.60 | £53.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.35% | -52.15% | +214.71% |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Data Protection Act
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Data Protection Act.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: