Data Protection Officer Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
South West > Dorset

As of 21 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in Dorset.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 0.98% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £44.81 - -
South West median hourly rate £44.81 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 97 124 256
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.10% 94.66% 97.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 83 138
10th Percentile £171 £175 £176
25th Percentile £203 £384 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.41% -7.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £540 £630 £638
90th Percentile £554 £700 £675
South West median daily rate £500 £515 £538
% change year-on-year -2.91% -4.19% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 7 58
10th Percentile £14.95 £14.12 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £18.46
Median hourly rate £15.50 £15.62 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% -72.35% +14.65%
75th Percentile £15.75 £20.40 £65.98
90th Percentile £18.91 £40.11 £69.93
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +5.52%

Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Data Protection Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Officer in Dorset

Data Protection Officer
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Officer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 21 September 2025. 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
Bournemouth - 1 - -
Data Protection Officer
South West

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Data Protection Officer contract job roles required 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 Dorset region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information Act
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR