Data Protection Act Contracts in England

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 188 144
Rank change year-on-year +16 -44 +17
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act 426 481 870
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.60% 1.29% 1.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.62% 4.21% 5.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 172 234 549
10th Percentile £293 £225 £288
25th Percentile £363 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year -9.10% -6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £675
90th Percentile £630 £721 £775
UK median daily rate £455 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -9.10% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 24 9
10th Percentile - £11.95 £20.14
25th Percentile £15.13 £18.24 £20.50
Median hourly rate £21.45 £26.25 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.30% +16.67% +12.50%
75th Percentile £31.76 £29.06 £53.75
90th Percentile £38.34 £67.53 £58.25
UK median hourly rate £21.45 £26.25 £25.00
% change year-on-year -18.30% +5.00% +25.00%

All Generic Skills
England

Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,213 11,418 15,977
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.69% 30.68% 33.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,873 7,342 11,153
10th Percentile £305 £282 £313
25th Percentile £408 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 823 513
10th Percentile £15.49 £12.24 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.39 £12.25
Median hourly rate £32.77 £37.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.61% +44.23% -1.46%
75th Percentile £59.00 £63.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £30.25 £36.02 £25.50
% change year-on-year -16.02% +41.26% -5.49%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection Act in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
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 Protection Act within the England region over the 6 months to 6 July 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 -3 211 £425 -15.00% 32
North of England +56 107 £475 -9.52% 15
Yorkshire +48 61 £525 -4.55% 13
Midlands +31 42 £488 +14.71% 4
South East +4 41 £300 -31.43% 12
West Midlands +27 40 £500 +17.65% 3
North East +17 25 £413 -
North West +2 21 £425 -15.00% 2
South West +36 12 £438 +302.30% 8
East of England +20 8 £300 -4.76% 1
East Midlands -1 2 £374 -30.47% 1
Data Protection Act
UK

Data Protection Act
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 16 (3.76%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.52%) Confluence
3 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.70%) CMS
4 3 (0.70%) SAS
5 2 (0.47%) Apache
5 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.47%) FactoryTalk
5 2 (0.47%) JBoss
5 2 (0.47%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.47%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.47%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.23%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.23%) nginx
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (4.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.88%) Chatbot
3 8 (1.88%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.94%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.47%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.23%) SPSS
7 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.70%) BASE24
2 2 (0.47%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.47%) VisionPLUS
3 1 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.23%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.23%) Endur
3 1 (0.23%) Markit EDM
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP APO
3 1 (0.23%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.23%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 60 (14.08%) AWS
2 47 (11.03%) Azure
3 20 (4.69%) Power Platform
4 17 (3.99%) GCP
5 16 (3.76%) SaaS
6 13 (3.05%) GitHub
6 13 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (2.82%) Amazon S3
8 10 (2.35%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (2.35%) Serverless
9 9 (2.11%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.17%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (1.17%) Amazon ECS
12 5 (1.17%) PaaS
12 5 (1.17%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.94%) Nutanix
13 4 (0.94%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.94%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.46%) Firewall
2 14 (3.29%) DNS
3 9 (2.11%) DHCP
4 8 (1.88%) Network Security
5 7 (1.64%) SD-WAN
6 6 (1.41%) VLAN
6 6 (1.41%) WAN
7 5 (1.17%) BGP
7 5 (1.17%) HTTP
8 4 (0.94%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.94%) HTTPS
8 4 (0.94%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.94%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.94%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.70%) 4G
9 3 (0.70%) 5G
9 3 (0.70%) ATM
9 3 (0.70%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.70%) NAS
9 3 (0.70%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.52%) Power BI
2 12 (2.82%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.82%) Tableau
3 7 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.41%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.41%) Power Query
5 5 (1.17%) Amazon Athena
5 5 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.17%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.17%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.94%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.70%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.47%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.47%) IMS/DB
8 2 (0.47%) Metadata
8 2 (0.47%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.47%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 27 (6.34%) JIRA
2 11 (2.58%) GitLab
3 10 (2.35%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.11%) Git
5 4 (0.94%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.47%) ERwin
6 2 (0.47%) JUnit
6 2 (0.47%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.47%) Postman
7 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.23%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.23%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.23%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.23%) Jaeger
7 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 126 (29.58%) Social Skills
2 95 (22.30%) Finance
3 56 (13.15%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (8.92%) Banking
5 12 (2.82%) Front Office
5 12 (2.82%) Legal
5 12 (2.82%) Marketing
5 12 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (2.35%) Aerospace
7 10 (2.35%) Back Office
8 9 (2.11%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.64%) Advertising
9 7 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.41%) Law
11 5 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.17%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.94%) Aviation
12 4 (0.94%) Games
Job Titles
1 50 (11.74%) Analyst
2 39 (9.15%) Developer
3 38 (8.92%) Architect
4 25 (5.87%) Senior
5 24 (5.63%) Business Analyst
6 22 (5.16%) Lead
7 20 (4.69%) Consultant
7 20 (4.69%) Project Manager
8 16 (3.76%) Administrator
9 15 (3.52%) Data Analyst
9 15 (3.52%) Support Engineer
10 12 (2.82%) Site Engineer
10 12 (2.82%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 11 (2.58%) Java Developer
12 10 (2.35%) Network Engineer
13 9 (2.11%) Data Engineer
13 9 (2.11%) Junior
13 9 (2.11%) Security Engineer
14 7 (1.64%) AWS Engineer
14 7 (1.64%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.29%) React
2 7 (1.64%) RESTful
3 6 (1.41%) Spring
4 5 (1.17%) Kafka
4 5 (1.17%) PySpark
4 5 (1.17%) XML
5 4 (0.94%) .NET
5 4 (0.94%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.94%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.94%) HTML
5 4 (0.94%) LangChain
5 4 (0.94%) Middleware
5 4 (0.94%) OAuth
5 4 (0.94%) Pandas
5 4 (0.94%) Qt
5 4 (0.94%) Swagger
6 3 (0.70%) AWS CDK
6 3 (0.70%) CSS
6 3 (0.70%) LDAP
6 3 (0.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (3.76%) Data Centre
2 15 (3.52%) Onboarding
3 10 (2.35%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.64%) Derivative
5 7 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (1.64%) Mainframe
6 6 (1.41%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.17%) Virtual Reality
7 5 (1.17%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.94%) AI Agents
8 4 (0.94%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.94%) Product Ownership
8 4 (0.94%) Public Cloud
8 4 (0.94%) Robotics
8 4 (0.94%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (0.70%) Fixed Income
9 3 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.70%) Freedom of Information Act
9 3 (0.70%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 34 (7.98%) Windows
2 33 (7.75%) Linux
3 20 (4.69%) Unix
4 10 (2.35%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.70%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.47%) zOS
8 1 (0.23%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.23%) CentOS
8 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.23%) Solaris
8 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 426 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 84 (19.72%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (15.26%) Agile
4 60 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 49 (11.50%) Project Management
6 46 (10.80%) CI/CD
7 38 (8.92%) Migration
8 35 (8.22%) DevOps
9 33 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (7.51%) Collaborative Working
11 31 (7.28%) Artificial Intelligence
11 31 (7.28%) Data Analysis
12 28 (6.57%) Analytics
13 25 (5.87%) Mentoring
14 24 (5.63%) Machine Learning
15 23 (5.40%) Computer Science
15 23 (5.40%) Risk Management
16 21 (4.93%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (4.93%) Project Delivery
16 21 (4.93%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 81 (19.01%) Python
2 48 (11.27%) SQL
3 23 (5.40%) PowerShell
4 22 (5.16%) Java
5 18 (4.23%) JavaScript
6 12 (2.82%) TypeScript
7 11 (2.58%) C#
8 10 (2.35%) Bash
8 10 (2.35%) Go
9 9 (2.11%) C++
10 6 (1.41%) PHP
11 4 (0.94%) COBOL
11 4 (0.94%) Perl
11 4 (0.94%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.70%) C
12 3 (0.70%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.70%) REXX
12 3 (0.70%) Scala
13 2 (0.47%) ActionScript 2.0
13 2 (0.47%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 49 (11.50%) Degree
2 23 (5.40%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (4.69%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.11%) AWS Certification
5 8 (1.88%) CCNP
5 8 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.64%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.70%) CCIE
8 3 (0.70%) CCNA
8 3 (0.70%) CISSP
8 3 (0.70%) SnowPro
9 2 (0.47%) CISA
9 2 (0.47%) CISM
9 2 (0.47%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.47%) MCP
10 1 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.10%) GDPR
2 16 (3.76%) QA
3 12 (2.82%) PMO
4 9 (2.11%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.41%) NIST
7 4 (0.94%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.94%) PERC
7 4 (0.94%) SLA
8 3 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.47%) GRC
9 2 (0.47%) ISO 8583
10 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.23%) GxP
10 1 (0.23%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.23%) PSD2
10 1 (0.23%) SEPA
10 1 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 19 (4.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (4.23%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.88%) Docker
4 5 (1.17%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.70%) vSphere
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.23%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (4.93%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.52%) Terraform
3 14 (3.29%) Ansible
4 10 (2.35%) Grafana
5 7 (1.64%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.94%) Control-M
7 3 (0.70%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.70%) SCCM
7 3 (0.70%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.47%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.47%) Puppet
8 2 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.47%) vRealize
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco UCCX
9 1 (0.23%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.23%) Istio
9 1 (0.23%) Kiali
Vendors
1 32 (7.51%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.81%) Cisco
3 22 (5.16%) VMware
4 17 (3.99%) Google
4 17 (3.99%) Oracle
5 15 (3.52%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.05%) IBM
7 12 (2.82%) SAP
7 12 (2.82%) Splunk
8 11 (2.58%) Databricks
8 11 (2.58%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.35%) HP
10 9 (2.11%) Fortinet
11 8 (1.88%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.64%) Juniper
13 5 (1.17%) Veeam
14 4 (0.94%) F5
14 4 (0.94%) Workday
15 3 (0.70%) MuleSoft
15 3 (0.70%) Palo Alto