Data Loss Prevention Contracts in England

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Loss Prevention over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 351 381
Rank change year-on-year +39 +30 +71
Contract jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 160 185 273
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.66% 0.51% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.59% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 125 190
10th Percentile £400 £425 £425
25th Percentile £443 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £600 £570
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +5.26% +7.29%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £697
90th Percentile £791 £835 £800
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £565
% change year-on-year -2.46% +6.19% +2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 13
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
UK median hourly rate £80.00 - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - +29.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data Loss Prevention 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,169 31,438 43,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.25% 86.37% 90.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,471 20,622 30,640
10th Percentile £306 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £514 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.10% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 963 2,250 1,536
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.92 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.96 £16.13
Median hourly rate £28.60 £36.50 £37.15
Median % change year-on-year -21.64% -1.75% +48.60%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Loss Prevention as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Loss Prevention within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
London +13 89 £650 +4.00% 83
North of England +35 23 £563 -9.27% 14
South East +34 21 £450 - 25
North West +32 20 £550 -11.29% 10
South West +50 11 £425 -37.04% 4
Midlands +22 11 £675 - 9
West Midlands +12 11 £675 - 6
Yorkshire - 2 £625 - 3
East of England +22 1 £700 +7.69%
North East - 1 £550 - 1
Data Loss Prevention
UK

Data Loss Prevention
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (23.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (16.25%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.25%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 71 (44.38%) Azure
2 65 (40.63%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (24.38%) Microsoft Purview
4 37 (23.13%) Entra ID
5 20 (12.50%) OneDrive
6 18 (11.25%) AWS
7 17 (10.63%) IaaS
8 12 (7.50%) SaaS
9 8 (5.00%) Power Platform
10 7 (4.38%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (4.38%) PowerApps
11 6 (3.75%) GCP
11 6 (3.75%) Serverless
12 5 (3.13%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 5 (3.13%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (2.50%) Azure Functions
13 4 (2.50%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (2.50%) Power Automate
14 3 (1.88%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 44 (27.50%) Firewall
2 21 (13.13%) DNS
3 19 (11.88%) Network Security
4 15 (9.38%) MPLS
5 10 (6.25%) VPN
6 5 (3.13%) DHCP
6 5 (3.13%) Internet
6 5 (3.13%) Skype
7 4 (2.50%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (2.50%) SD-WAN
7 4 (2.50%) WAN
8 3 (1.88%) LAN
8 3 (1.88%) SAN
8 3 (1.88%) TCP/IP
9 2 (1.25%) Cisco Firepower
9 2 (1.25%) VoIP
9 2 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.63%) SSL
10 1 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.38%) Power BI
2 2 (1.25%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.63%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 3 (1.88%) JIRA
2 2 (1.25%) Git
2 2 (1.25%) Subversion
General
1 50 (31.25%) Finance
2 45 (28.13%) Social Skills
3 16 (10.00%) Legal
4 15 (9.38%) Banking
5 7 (4.38%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.38%) Public Sector
6 6 (3.75%) Financial Institution
7 5 (3.13%) Marketing
7 5 (3.13%) Spanish Language
8 4 (2.50%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.50%) Publishing
9 3 (1.88%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.25%) French Language
10 2 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.63%) Law
11 1 (0.63%) Local Government
11 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 35 (21.88%) Architect
2 20 (12.50%) Security Architect
3 17 (10.63%) Consultant
4 16 (10.00%) Lead
4 16 (10.00%) Senior
5 15 (9.38%) Security Engineer
6 12 (7.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (6.25%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
7 10 (6.25%) Senior Architect
8 9 (5.63%) Integration Engineer
9 8 (5.00%) Analyst
9 8 (5.00%) Security Manager
10 7 (4.38%) IT Engineer
10 7 (4.38%) Microsoft 365 Architect
10 7 (4.38%) Senior Security Architect
11 6 (3.75%) Azure Engineer
11 6 (3.75%) Security Analyst
12 5 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 5 (3.13%) Technical Architect
13 4 (2.50%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.50%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (1.88%) .NET
2 3 (1.88%) OAuth
3 2 (1.25%) LDAP
3 2 (1.25%) OpenID
3 2 (1.25%) SAML
4 1 (0.63%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.63%) Kafka
4 1 (0.63%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.38%) Management Information System
1 15 (9.38%) Security Posture
2 10 (6.25%) Insider Threat
3 7 (4.38%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (3.75%) PKI
5 4 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.88%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.88%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.88%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.25%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.63%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.63%) CCTV
8 1 (0.63%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.63%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.63%) NHS
8 1 (0.63%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.63%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 35 (21.88%) Windows
2 24 (15.00%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.00%) Linux
4 4 (2.50%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (1.88%) Android
5 3 (1.88%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.88%) Unix
5 3 (1.88%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (1.25%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.25%) Solaris
6 2 (1.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (28.13%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (18.75%) Cloud Security
2 30 (18.75%) Data Protection
2 30 (18.75%) SIEM
3 27 (16.88%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (16.25%) Vulnerability Management
5 25 (15.63%) Information Security
6 20 (12.50%) Migration
7 19 (11.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 19 (11.88%) Project Delivery
7 19 (11.88%) Security Operations
8 17 (10.63%) Roadmaps
9 16 (10.00%) Identity Access Management
9 16 (10.00%) Risk Management
9 16 (10.00%) Security Architecture
10 15 (9.38%) Incident Response
10 15 (9.38%) Technical Leadership
11 14 (8.75%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (8.75%) Time Management
12 12 (7.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (18.75%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.00%) Python
3 3 (1.88%) Bash
4 2 (1.25%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.25%) Perl
4 2 (1.25%) SQL
4 2 (1.25%) VB
4 2 (1.25%) VBScript
5 1 (0.63%) C#
5 1 (0.63%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 30 (18.75%) CISSP
2 21 (13.13%) Degree
2 21 (13.13%) Security Cleared
3 20 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 19 (11.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (11.25%) CISM
6 7 (4.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (4.38%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (3.75%) CCSP
7 6 (3.75%) GCIH
8 5 (3.13%) CEH
9 4 (2.50%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.50%) CISA
9 4 (2.50%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.88%) CISMP
10 3 (1.88%) GIAC
10 3 (1.88%) ISEB
10 3 (1.88%) SANS
11 2 (1.25%) CRISC
11 2 (1.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (14.38%) GDPR
2 19 (11.88%) NIST
3 18 (11.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (8.75%) HIPAA
5 11 (6.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 10 (6.25%) SOC 2
7 8 (5.00%) SLA
8 6 (3.75%) NCSC
9 4 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (1.88%) QA
11 2 (1.25%) GRC
12 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.63%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.63%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.63%) PMO
System Software
1 42 (26.25%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.25%) BitLocker
3 2 (1.25%) Docker
3 2 (1.25%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.25%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.25%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.25%) vSphere
4 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 29 (18.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (10.00%) CASB
3 5 (3.13%) Kubernetes
3 5 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (2.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (2.50%) Terraform
5 3 (1.88%) PingFederate
5 3 (1.88%) SCCM
6 2 (1.25%) Ansible
6 2 (1.25%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.25%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (1.25%) SELinux
7 1 (0.63%) Nessus
Vendors
1 92 (57.50%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.63%) Cisco
2 9 (5.63%) Palo Alto
3 8 (5.00%) Zscaler
4 6 (3.75%) VMware
5 4 (2.50%) Google
5 4 (2.50%) Symantec
6 3 (1.88%) Aruba
6 3 (1.88%) McAfee
6 3 (1.88%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.88%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.88%) Tenable
7 2 (1.25%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.25%) Proofpoint
7 2 (1.25%) SolarWinds
7 2 (1.25%) Thycotic
7 2 (1.25%) Varonis
7 2 (1.25%) Veritas
8 1 (0.63%) Qualys
8 1 (0.63%) SonicWALL