Data Protection Specialist Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Data Protection/Privacy Specialist
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Data Protection/Privacy Specialist daily rate in Edinburgh is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £305 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 - -
75th Percentile £315 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £310 £323 £275
% change year-on-year -3.88% +17.27% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 531 603 867
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.15% 94.37% 95.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 318 513
10th Percentile £228 £227 £208
25th Percentile £408 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £638 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £480
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 21 16
10th Percentile £22.80 £19.64 £13.22
25th Percentile £30.38 £21.05 £16.19
Median hourly rate £58.75 £23.59 £20.30
Median % change year-on-year +149.05% +16.24% +8.24%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £19.75
% change year-on-year +6.85% +14.15% +11.46%

Data Protection Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Protection Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Data Protection Specialist job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Data Protection Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Specialist job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Specialist job vacancies in Edinburgh

Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Data Protection Specialist 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 Edinburgh region featuring Data Protection Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance

Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance