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 advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 190 155 181
Rank change year-on-year -35 +26 +373
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act 468 875 1,184
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.26% 1.71% 1.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.07% 5.08% 4.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 572 981
10th Percentile £230 £289 £313
25th Percentile £353 £401 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +40.00%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £638
90th Percentile £726 £763 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 3 21
10th Percentile £11.95 £21.43 £16.69
25th Percentile £18.99 £21.69 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.25 £22.50 £24.24
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -7.18% +1.00%
75th Percentile £29.06 £50.00 £68.25
90th Percentile £45.41 £65.75 £77.32
UK median hourly rate £26.25 £23.75 £22.12
% change year-on-year +10.53% +7.37% -7.83%

All Generic Skills
England

Data Protection Act is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,496 17,234 24,297
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.89% 33.64% 33.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,516 11,950 17,291
10th Percentile £263 £310 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £698 £670
90th Percentile £800 £800 £763
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 816 613 643
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £13.78
25th Percentile £15.13 £10.63 £16.50
Median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.75% -15.15% +2.91%
75th Percentile £59.06 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £67.14
UK median hourly rate £28.25 £22.49 £27.00
% change year-on-year +25.64% -16.72% +5.88%

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 19 April 2024.

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 19 April 2024.

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 19 April 2024. 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 +13 270 £525 -8.70% 22
South East +4 78 £425 -24.44% 16
North of England -73 56 £475 +8.57% 8
North West -69 40 £488 +14.71% 3
Midlands -22 21 £428 +3.01% 7
East of England +22 20 £450 -24.21% 2
South West +27 18 £180 -69.36% 6
West Midlands -13 17 £425 - 6
Yorkshire -7 9 £475 -9.52% 5
North East +24 7 - -
East Midlands -2 4 £569 +75.00% 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 9 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.50%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.07%) Confluence
4 4 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.64%) SAS
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
Applications
1 12 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.43%) Mingle
3 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.85%) Endur
2 3 (0.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.43%) Shopify
4 1 (0.21%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.21%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 54 (11.54%) AWS
2 49 (10.47%) Azure
3 18 (3.85%) GCP
4 15 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (2.56%) Amazon EC2
6 11 (2.35%) Amazon S3
7 9 (1.92%) GitHub
7 9 (1.92%) Power Platform
8 8 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.50%) SaaS
10 6 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (1.28%) PaaS
10 6 (1.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 5 (1.07%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.07%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.85%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (0.85%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.85%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.78%) DNS
1 13 (2.78%) WAN
2 12 (2.56%) Firewall
3 11 (2.35%) PBX
3 11 (2.35%) VoIP
4 9 (1.92%) VPN
5 8 (1.71%) DHCP
5 8 (1.71%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.50%) LAN
6 7 (1.50%) SAN
6 7 (1.50%) Wireless
7 6 (1.28%) 5G
7 6 (1.28%) HTTP
7 6 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.07%) BGP
8 5 (1.07%) MPLS
9 4 (0.85%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (0.85%) Internet
9 4 (0.85%) Network Security
9 4 (0.85%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.63%) Data Warehouse
1 17 (3.63%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.42%) Big Data
3 13 (2.78%) Metadata
4 11 (2.35%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.92%) Power BI
6 7 (1.50%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.28%) MySQL
7 6 (1.28%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.07%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.07%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.85%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.85%) Star Schema
9 4 (0.85%) Tableau
10 3 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.64%) Apache Hive
10 3 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.64%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (5.13%) Git
2 21 (4.49%) JIRA
3 15 (3.21%) ERwin
4 13 (2.78%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.85%) GitLab
6 4 (0.85%) XCTest
7 3 (0.64%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.64%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.64%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.43%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.43%) FitNesse
8 2 (0.43%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.43%) Maven
8 2 (0.43%) Postman
8 2 (0.43%) Selenium
8 2 (0.43%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.21%) JUnit
General
1 79 (16.88%) Social Skills
2 62 (13.25%) Finance
3 44 (9.40%) Telecoms
4 33 (7.05%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (6.84%) Marketing
6 30 (6.41%) Public Sector
7 28 (5.98%) Presentation Skills
8 27 (5.77%) Banking
9 23 (4.91%) Legal
10 13 (2.78%) Retail
11 11 (2.35%) Electronics
12 10 (2.14%) Law
12 10 (2.14%) Manufacturing
13 7 (1.50%) Back Office
13 7 (1.50%) Games
14 6 (1.28%) Police
15 5 (1.07%) Publishing
16 4 (0.85%) Billing
17 3 (0.64%) German Language
17 3 (0.64%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 67 (14.32%) Architect
2 58 (12.39%) Developer
3 38 (8.12%) Project Manager
4 36 (7.69%) Analyst
5 33 (7.05%) Lead
6 25 (5.34%) Senior
6 25 (5.34%) Solutions Architect
7 18 (3.85%) Network Engineer
8 17 (3.63%) Data Architect
8 17 (3.63%) Enterprise Architect
9 15 (3.21%) Consultant
10 14 (2.99%) Junior
11 13 (2.78%) Business Analyst
12 12 (2.56%) Java Developer
12 12 (2.56%) Support Engineer
13 11 (2.35%) QA Engineer
14 10 (2.14%) Enterprise Data Architect
14 10 (2.14%) Server Engineer
15 9 (1.92%) Business Manager
15 9 (1.92%) Junior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.99%) Kafka
2 8 (1.71%) Spring
2 8 (1.71%) XML
3 7 (1.50%) Node.js
3 7 (1.50%) SwiftUI
4 6 (1.28%) .NET
4 6 (1.28%) JSON
4 6 (1.28%) REST
4 6 (1.28%) RESTful
5 5 (1.07%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (0.85%) CSS
6 4 (0.85%) React
6 4 (0.85%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.64%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.64%) Apache Avro
7 3 (0.64%) HTML
7 3 (0.64%) LangChain
7 3 (0.64%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.43%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.43%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.06%) Data Centre
1 19 (4.06%) Freedom of Information
1 19 (4.06%) Management Information System
2 18 (3.85%) Freedom of Information Act
3 16 (3.42%) Product Ownership
4 10 (2.14%) Wiki
5 7 (1.50%) Derivative
5 7 (1.50%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.28%) Algorithms
6 6 (1.28%) Cloud Native
6 6 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
6 6 (1.28%) FPGA
6 6 (1.28%) Security Posture
7 5 (1.07%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.07%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.07%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.85%) PKI
8 4 (0.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 4 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 52 (11.11%) Linux
2 32 (6.84%) Windows
3 11 (2.35%) Unix
3 11 (2.35%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.28%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.07%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.64%) Android
6 3 (0.64%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.64%) Solaris
6 3 (0.64%) VMS
7 2 (0.43%) AIX
7 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.21%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.21%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 468 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 71 (15.17%) Agile
3 53 (11.32%) Project Management
4 52 (11.11%) Value Proposition
5 37 (7.91%) Problem-Solving
6 36 (7.69%) Data Modelling
7 35 (7.48%) Scrum
8 33 (7.05%) DevOps
8 33 (7.05%) Migration
9 30 (6.41%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (6.20%) Analytics
11 28 (5.98%) CI/CD
12 26 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
13 25 (5.34%) Computer Science
14 24 (5.13%) Data Management
15 21 (4.49%) Microservices
15 21 (4.49%) Test Automation
15 21 (4.49%) User Acceptance Testing
16 19 (4.06%) Data Governance
16 19 (4.06%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 63 (13.46%) Python
2 51 (10.90%) SQL
3 38 (8.12%) Java
4 18 (3.85%) C#
5 17 (3.63%) PowerShell
6 13 (2.78%) Bash
7 12 (2.56%) C++
8 11 (2.35%) Scala
9 9 (1.92%) Swift
10 8 (1.71%) JavaScript
10 8 (1.71%) Perl
11 6 (1.28%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.85%) PHP
12 4 (0.85%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.85%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.64%) F#
13 3 (0.64%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.43%) C
14 2 (0.43%) Go
14 2 (0.43%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 71 (15.17%) Security Cleared
2 49 (10.47%) Degree
3 41 (8.76%) SC Cleared
4 30 (6.41%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.28%) ISEB
8 4 (0.85%) CISM
8 4 (0.85%) CISSP
8 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.64%) CCNP
10 2 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.43%) CCIE
10 2 (0.43%) CCNA
10 2 (0.43%) CEH
10 2 (0.43%) CRISC
10 2 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.21%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.97%) GDPR
2 29 (6.20%) QA
3 22 (4.70%) Data Quality
4 15 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.28%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.07%) NIST
6 5 (1.07%) SLA
7 4 (0.85%) PMO
8 2 (0.43%) GRC
8 2 (0.43%) MiFID
9 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.21%) COBIT
9 1 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.21%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.21%) NCSC
9 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.21%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 28 (5.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (3.85%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.56%) Docker
4 6 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.07%) vSphere
6 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.43%) NFS
9 1 (0.21%) KVM
9 1 (0.21%) Time Sharing Option
9 1 (0.21%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.21%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 28 (5.98%) Terraform
2 19 (4.06%) Ansible
3 13 (2.78%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.28%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.85%) Grafana
5 4 (0.85%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.64%) Graylog
6 3 (0.64%) Nagios
6 3 (0.64%) Nessus
6 3 (0.64%) Puppet
7 2 (0.43%) Ambari
7 2 (0.43%) EMC NetWorker
7 2 (0.43%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.43%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.43%) Oozie
7 2 (0.43%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.43%) vRealize
8 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 49 (10.47%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.69%) Cisco
3 28 (5.98%) VMware
4 21 (4.49%) SAP
5 14 (2.99%) Oracle
6 13 (2.78%) Sparx
7 11 (2.35%) Google
8 9 (1.92%) IBM
8 9 (1.92%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.92%) Splunk
9 7 (1.50%) Juniper
9 7 (1.50%) OneTrust
10 5 (1.07%) Cadence
10 5 (1.07%) Nokia
11 4 (0.85%) Dell
12 3 (0.64%) Adobe
12 3 (0.64%) Apple
12 3 (0.64%) Citrix
12 3 (0.64%) HP
12 3 (0.64%) Murex
66 Data Protection Act jobs Nationwide