Data Protection/Privacy Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Data Protection/Privacy Engineer daily rate in Cheshire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.15% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £538 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title | 598 | 378 | 471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 88.32% | 92.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 416 | 230 | 312 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £289 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £473 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -5.50% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £560 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £641 | £612 |
| North West median daily rate | £455 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.21% | -5.00% | +2.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 26 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £14.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £21.65 | £17.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.85 | £30.90 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.05% | +37.33% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.73 | £86.00 | £37.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | - | £43.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £42.69 | £31.51 | £26.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.46% | +20.29% | -10.14% |
Data Protection Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 25 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Knutsford | - | 1 | £538 | - | 1 |
| Data Protection Engineer North West |
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Data Protection Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, Data Protection Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Data Protection Engineer in the job title.
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Data Protection Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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: