Data Protection Contracts in England

Data Protection
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 7 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 98 91
Rank change year-on-year +14 -7 +12
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 812 782 1,161
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.94% 2.34% 2.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.24% 2.73% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 436 732
10th Percentile £289 £200 £288
25th Percentile £379 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £600 £635 £676
90th Percentile £675 £740 £775
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -2.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 50 17
10th Percentile £15.13 - £17.38
25th Percentile £15.81 £16.06 £20.50
Median hourly rate £27.00 £20.50 £41.04
Median % change year-on-year +31.71% -50.05% +17.26%
75th Percentile £32.95 £28.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £36.69 £67.72 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £20.50 £46.77
% change year-on-year -17.07% -56.17% +62.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 25,041 28,671 40,336
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.74% 85.87% 89.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,023 18,689 28,134
10th Percentile £300 £313 £325
25th Percentile £405 £420 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £630 £650 £666
90th Percentile £738 £757 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% 0.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,391 1,682 1,392
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.05 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £18.14 £18.98
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% - +63.46%
75th Percentile £50.63 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.16 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.63% -5.12% +60.70%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in England over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection in England over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 7 August 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 +4 409 £500 - 333
North of England 0 164 £460 -10.51% 93
Yorkshire +16 85 £500 -4.76% 33
Midlands +26 79 £500 +16.96% 75
South East -11 78 £525 +8.25% 139
West Midlands +21 65 £525 +23.53% 41
North West -21 56 £431 -12.44% 48
South West +28 42 £400 -38.46% 61
North East +9 23 £413 - 17
East of England -1 18 £475 +15.15% 40
East Midlands +4 14 £350 -38.46% 34
Data Protection
UK

Data Protection
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 42 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 33 (4.06%) Confluence
3 14 (1.72%) CMS
4 11 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.62%) nginx
6 4 (0.49%) Apache
7 3 (0.37%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.37%) CICS
7 3 (0.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.37%) SAS
8 2 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.25%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.12%) WebSphere Application Server
9 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.60%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.48%) Chatbot
5 8 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.37%) Trello
8 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.12%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.12%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (0.49%) VisionPLUS
2 3 (0.37%) BASE24
2 3 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.25%) Endur
3 2 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.25%) ResourceLink
3 2 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 1 (0.12%) SAP APO
4 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.12%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.12%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 144 (17.73%) Azure
2 143 (17.61%) AWS
3 51 (6.28%) GCP
4 48 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
5 45 (5.54%) Power Platform
6 35 (4.31%) GitHub
7 34 (4.19%) Entra ID
8 23 (2.83%) SaaS
9 20 (2.46%) Amazon S3
10 16 (1.97%) Serverless
11 15 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
11 15 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
12 14 (1.72%) OneDrive
13 13 (1.60%) AWS Lambda
14 12 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
15 11 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
16 10 (1.23%) Amazon ECS
16 10 (1.23%) Lucidchart
16 10 (1.23%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 41 (5.05%) Firewall
2 20 (2.46%) Network Security
3 18 (2.22%) DNS
4 13 (1.60%) VPN
4 13 (1.60%) WAN
5 11 (1.35%) SD-WAN
6 10 (1.23%) DHCP
7 8 (0.99%) Cisco Nexus
7 8 (0.99%) Wireless
8 7 (0.86%) BGP
8 7 (0.86%) HTTP
8 7 (0.86%) SSH
8 7 (0.86%) VLAN
9 6 (0.74%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.62%) LAN
10 5 (0.62%) MPLS
10 5 (0.62%) SAN
10 5 (0.62%) SSL
10 5 (0.62%) Wireshark
11 4 (0.49%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.06%) Power BI
2 26 (3.20%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.46%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (2.09%) Tableau
5 14 (1.72%) Metadata
5 14 (1.72%) Oracle Database
6 11 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
7 10 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.11%) Amazon Athena
8 9 (1.11%) MongoDB
8 9 (1.11%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.86%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.86%) DynamoDB
9 7 (0.86%) NoSQL
9 7 (0.86%) Power Query
10 5 (0.62%) Big Data
10 5 (0.62%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.62%) MySQL
10 5 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 64 (7.88%) JIRA
2 23 (2.83%) GitLab
3 20 (2.46%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.97%) Git
5 9 (1.11%) Burp Suite
5 9 (1.11%) Metasploit
6 8 (0.99%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.37%) JUnit
7 3 (0.37%) Postman
7 3 (0.37%) Snyk
8 2 (0.25%) ChangeMan
8 2 (0.25%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.25%) ERwin
9 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.12%) Fiddler
9 1 (0.12%) Maven
9 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
General
1 272 (33.50%) Social Skills
2 181 (22.29%) Finance
3 101 (12.44%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (7.88%) Banking
5 49 (6.03%) Legal
6 45 (5.54%) Public Sector
7 28 (3.45%) Marketing
8 21 (2.59%) Front Office
8 21 (2.59%) Law
9 19 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (1.85%) Telecoms
11 14 (1.72%) Aerospace
11 14 (1.72%) Financial Institution
11 14 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (1.48%) Back Office
13 12 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (1.48%) Local Government
13 12 (1.48%) Retail
14 11 (1.35%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 122 (15.02%) Analyst
2 77 (9.48%) Architect
3 66 (8.13%) Developer
4 60 (7.39%) Senior
5 49 (6.03%) Lead
6 43 (5.30%) Business Analyst
7 41 (5.05%) Consultant
7 41 (5.05%) Project Manager
8 31 (3.82%) Security Engineer
9 27 (3.33%) Data Analyst
10 25 (3.08%) Administrator
11 23 (2.83%) Data Engineer
12 21 (2.59%) Applications Support
13 20 (2.46%) Security Architect
14 17 (2.09%) Support Engineer
15 15 (1.85%) Senior Applications Support
16 14 (1.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 14 (1.72%) Network Engineer
17 13 (1.60%) Security Analyst
17 13 (1.60%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.46%) React
2 17 (2.09%) RESTful
3 15 (1.85%) HTML
4 14 (1.72%) OAuth
5 13 (1.60%) REST
6 12 (1.48%) Kafka
7 11 (1.35%) XML
8 10 (1.23%) JSON
9 9 (1.11%) Middleware
9 9 (1.11%) Spring
10 8 (0.99%) .NET
10 8 (0.99%) AngularJS
11 7 (0.86%) CSS
11 7 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
11 7 (0.86%) SOAP
12 6 (0.74%) LangChain
12 6 (0.74%) LDAP
12 6 (0.74%) Streamlit
12 6 (0.74%) Web Services
13 5 (0.62%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 443 (54.56%) Data Protection Act
2 44 (5.42%) Management Information System
3 26 (3.20%) Data Centre
4 22 (2.71%) Hybrid Cloud
4 22 (2.71%) Onboarding
5 21 (2.59%) Cloud Native
6 14 (1.72%) Product Ownership
7 13 (1.60%) Security Posture
7 13 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (1.48%) Freedom of Information
8 12 (1.48%) Replication
9 11 (1.35%) Derivative
9 11 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.35%) Mainframe
10 10 (1.23%) Virtual Team
11 9 (1.11%) PKI
12 8 (0.99%) Algorithms
12 8 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (0.86%) Data Structures
13 7 (0.86%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 59 (7.27%) Windows
2 53 (6.53%) Linux
3 24 (2.96%) Unix
4 11 (1.35%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.62%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.62%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.62%) zOS
7 4 (0.49%) CentOS
8 3 (0.37%) AIX
8 3 (0.37%) Android
8 3 (0.37%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.37%) Solaris
8 3 (0.37%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.25%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.12%) HPUX
10 1 (0.12%) VME
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (20.57%) Problem-Solving
2 114 (14.04%) Agile
3 107 (13.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 98 (12.07%) CI/CD
5 93 (11.45%) Migration
6 92 (11.33%) Cybersecurity
7 91 (11.21%) Project Management
8 85 (10.47%) DevOps
9 68 (8.37%) Information Security
10 65 (8.00%) Risk Management
11 62 (7.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 60 (7.39%) Continuous Improvement
13 58 (7.14%) Analytics
14 56 (6.90%) Computer Science
15 54 (6.65%) Cloud Security
16 53 (6.53%) Artificial Intelligence
17 50 (6.16%) Mentoring
18 48 (5.91%) Infrastructure as Code
19 47 (5.79%) Business Intelligence
20 44 (5.42%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 142 (17.49%) Python
2 93 (11.45%) SQL
3 48 (5.91%) PowerShell
4 39 (4.80%) Java
5 34 (4.19%) Bash
6 33 (4.06%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.34%) C#
8 13 (1.60%) C++
9 12 (1.48%) Go
9 12 (1.48%) TypeScript
10 9 (1.11%) Shell Script
11 8 (0.99%) PromQL
12 7 (0.86%) C
12 7 (0.86%) COBOL
12 7 (0.86%) PHP
12 7 (0.86%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.62%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.49%) Perl
14 4 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 99 (12.19%) Degree
2 66 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 50 (6.16%) Computer Science Degree
3 50 (6.16%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.08%) CISSP
5 20 (2.46%) AWS Certification
5 20 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (2.22%) CISM
7 14 (1.72%) PMI Certification
8 13 (1.60%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.60%) PMP
9 10 (1.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 10 (1.23%) CCNP
9 10 (1.23%) OSCP
10 9 (1.11%) DV Cleared
11 8 (0.99%) CHECK Team Member
11 8 (0.99%) CREST Certified
11 8 (0.99%) Tigerscheme
12 7 (0.86%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (16.38%) GDPR
2 43 (5.30%) NIST
3 41 (5.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (2.96%) QA
5 23 (2.83%) Data Quality
6 20 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (2.46%) GRC
7 18 (2.22%) PMO
8 16 (1.97%) HIPAA
9 14 (1.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 13 (1.60%) SOC 2
11 12 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 11 (1.35%) NCSC
13 9 (1.11%) COBIT
13 9 (1.11%) PCI DSS
13 9 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (0.99%) Accessibility
15 7 (0.86%) PERC
16 4 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.49%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 52 (6.40%) Active Directory
2 30 (3.69%) Docker
2 30 (3.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.86%) VMware NSX
4 6 (0.74%) vSphere
5 4 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.25%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.12%) KVM
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 46 (5.67%) Kubernetes
2 33 (4.06%) Terraform
3 29 (3.57%) Ansible
4 15 (1.85%) Grafana
5 14 (1.72%) Prometheus
6 12 (1.48%) NetBackup
6 12 (1.48%) SCCM
7 10 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (1.11%) CASB
9 8 (0.99%) Nmap
10 5 (0.62%) Oracle RMAN
10 5 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.62%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.49%) Cisco CUCM
11 4 (0.49%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.37%) Control-M
12 3 (0.37%) Data Guard
12 3 (0.37%) ITRS Geneos
12 3 (0.37%) Puppet
13 2 (0.25%) Nessus
Vendors
1 114 (14.04%) Microsoft
2 39 (4.80%) Oracle
3 36 (4.43%) Cisco
4 32 (3.94%) VMware
5 31 (3.82%) Google
6 23 (2.83%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.34%) IBM
8 18 (2.22%) SAP
9 16 (1.97%) ServiceNow
10 15 (1.85%) Commvault
11 14 (1.72%) Red Hat
12 12 (1.48%) F5
12 12 (1.48%) Splunk
13 11 (1.35%) Veritas
14 10 (1.23%) Fortinet
15 9 (1.11%) Databricks
15 9 (1.11%) Dell
15 9 (1.11%) HP
15 9 (1.11%) Juniper
16 8 (0.99%) Veracode