The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
44
-
Rank change year-on-year
+27
-
-
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
18
43
16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
27.69%
17.41%
8.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
30
14
10th Percentile
£308
£361
£331
25th Percentile
£522
£419
£488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£700
Median % change year-on-year
-
-21.43%
+33.33%
75th Percentile
£675
£669
£747
90th Percentile
£676
£725
£800
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£545
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-0.91%
+4.76%
+1.94%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Data Protection Act Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Cheltenham.
Data Protection Act Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 6 July 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 Cheltenham region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:
