The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
102
130
224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
89.47%
87.84%
85.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
66
90
131
10th Percentile
£188
£175
£193
25th Percentile
£322
£311
£369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£488
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.56%
-7.14%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£550
£630
£638
90th Percentile
£575
£730
£666
South West median daily rate
£500
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.42%
+2.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
17
40
10th Percentile
£15.02
-
£17.00
25th Percentile
£15.25
£13.69
£22.70
Median hourly rate
£15.50
£15.62
£56.30
Median % change year-on-year
-0.77%
-72.25%
+12.61%
75th Percentile
£16.97
£47.83
£59.95
90th Percentile
£67.50
£56.89
£70.78
South West median hourly rate
£25.15
£65.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-61.31%
-
+23.70%
Data Protection Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Data Protection Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in Dorset.
Data Protection Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection 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 Dorset region with a requirement for Data Protection.
Data Protection 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:
