GDPR Contract Job Trends in England

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring GDPR skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
29 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 123 218
Rank change year-on-year -24 +95 +44
Contract jobs citing GDPR 822 640 379
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.83% 2.33% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.60% 13.61% 8.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 519 394 222
10th Percentile £363 £352 £313
25th Percentile £450 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £750 £746 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 37 27
10th Percentile £16.25 £14.48 £19.90
25th Percentile £19.69 £15.13 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.55 £31.49 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.34% +25.96% +31.58%
75th Percentile £80.00 £70.16 £29.38
90th Percentile - £89.10 £34.93
UK median hourly rate £28.55 £17.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year +64.08% -30.40% +31.58%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,757 4,701 4,598
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.30% 17.09% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,958 3,077 2,884
10th Percentile £350 £281 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £610 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £506
% change year-on-year - -1.19% -3.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 522 215 299
10th Percentile £14.03 £15.12 £10.95
25th Percentile £19.69 £18.21 £14.43
Median hourly rate £38.86 £31.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.37% +14.55% -34.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.55 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £27.35 £25.60
% change year-on-year +46.25% +6.84% -32.63%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GDPR relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

GDPR job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GDPR.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GDPR

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 29 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for GDPR in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GDPR.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GDPR

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 29 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for GDPR in England

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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 GDPR within the England region over the 6 months to 29 July 2026. 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 -10 391 £565 -1.70% 271
South East -31 150 £575 +15.00% 125
North of England -45 107 £500 -3.75% 84
North West -14 67 £500 -4.76% 53
Midlands -55 66 £475 +11.90% 65
South West -28 50 £500 +25.00% 71
East of England +5 46 £625 +19.05% 30
West Midlands -47 43 £450 -9.09% 37
Yorkshire -56 29 £550 +8.48% 21
East Midlands -19 23 £537 +28.62% 28
North East -38 12 £463 -14.94% 10
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 36 (4.38%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.68%) Confluence
3 21 (2.55%) Apache Spark
4 15 (1.82%) Apache
4 15 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.46%) CMS
7 5 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.61%) IIS
8 2 (0.24%) Drupal
8 2 (0.24%) Mendix
8 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.12%) CICS
9 1 (0.12%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.12%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.12%) Luigi
9 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
9 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 26 (3.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.58%) Salesforce CRM
3 11 (1.34%) NEC Housing
4 10 (1.22%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.73%) iTrent
6 5 (0.61%) BambooHR
7 4 (0.49%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.49%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
7 4 (0.49%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.36%) Workfront
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.24%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
9 2 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 281 (34.18%) Azure
2 189 (22.99%) AWS
3 110 (13.38%) Power Platform
4 91 (11.07%) GCP
5 52 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (6.20%) Azure DevOps
6 51 (6.20%) Entra ID
7 44 (5.35%) Microsoft Purview
7 44 (5.35%) SaaS
8 36 (4.38%) Snowflake
9 34 (4.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 32 (3.89%) Azure Data Factory
11 31 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
12 30 (3.65%) GitHub
13 29 (3.53%) Serverless
14 22 (2.68%) dbt
15 21 (2.55%) Collibra
16 20 (2.43%) GitHub Actions
17 17 (2.07%) OCI
17 17 (2.07%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 39 (4.74%) Firewall
2 34 (4.14%) Network Security
3 16 (1.95%) VPN
4 11 (1.34%) Cisco IPT
5 8 (0.97%) SMS
5 8 (0.97%) SSL
6 7 (0.85%) HTTP
7 6 (0.73%) DNS
8 5 (0.61%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.61%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.61%) WAN
9 4 (0.49%) LAN
9 4 (0.49%) Wireless
9 4 (0.49%) X.509
10 3 (0.36%) DHCP
10 3 (0.36%) FTP
10 3 (0.36%) Intranet
10 3 (0.36%) IPv4
10 3 (0.36%) IPv6
10 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (12.29%) Power BI
2 53 (6.45%) Metadata
3 50 (6.08%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (5.72%) Data Lake
5 28 (3.41%) SQL Server
6 18 (2.19%) NoSQL
6 18 (2.19%) Tableau
7 17 (2.07%) BigQuery
8 15 (1.82%) Amazon Redshift
9 14 (1.70%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (1.46%) Relational Database
11 11 (1.34%) Big Data
11 11 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
12 10 (1.22%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.09%) Looker
14 8 (0.97%) Amazon Athena
14 8 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 7 (0.85%) Data Vault
15 7 (0.85%) OLTP
16 6 (0.73%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 37 (4.50%) JIRA
2 13 (1.58%) Git
3 9 (1.09%) Postman
3 9 (1.09%) Selenium
4 8 (0.97%) Cypress.io
4 8 (0.97%) WebDriver
5 6 (0.73%) ERwin
5 6 (0.73%) PowerDesigner
6 5 (0.61%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.49%) Jaeger
8 3 (0.36%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.36%) GitLab
8 3 (0.36%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.36%) Protractor
9 2 (0.24%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.24%) Metasploit
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 275 (33.45%) Social Skills
2 256 (31.14%) Finance
3 151 (18.37%) Analytical Skills
4 130 (15.82%) Public Sector
5 96 (11.68%) Legal
6 42 (5.11%) Banking
6 42 (5.11%) Documentation Skills
7 41 (4.99%) Marketing
8 37 (4.50%) Retail
9 30 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 27 (3.28%) Local Government
11 21 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.82%) Law
13 14 (1.70%) Military
13 14 (1.70%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.34%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.22%) Financial Institution
16 10 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 148 (18.00%) Architect
2 115 (13.99%) Lead
3 86 (10.46%) Analyst
4 71 (8.64%) Senior
5 51 (6.20%) Project Manager
6 45 (5.47%) Data Engineer
7 41 (4.99%) Solutions Architect
8 35 (4.26%) Business Analyst
8 35 (4.26%) Consultant
9 33 (4.01%) Data Architect
10 32 (3.89%) Data Analyst
11 28 (3.41%) Security Manager
12 26 (3.16%) Security Engineer
13 22 (2.68%) Administrator
13 22 (2.68%) Security Architect
14 21 (2.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 19 (2.31%) Senior Manager
15 19 (2.31%) Technical Architect
16 15 (1.82%) Developer
17 14 (1.70%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.62%) REST
2 29 (3.53%) Kafka
3 28 (3.41%) Middleware
4 27 (3.28%) OAuth
5 25 (3.04%) LDAP
5 25 (3.04%) SAML
6 23 (2.80%) OpenID
7 19 (2.31%) JSON
8 16 (1.95%) .NET
8 16 (1.95%) PySpark
9 15 (1.82%) SOAP
10 14 (1.70%) OAuth2
11 9 (1.09%) HTML
11 9 (1.09%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.97%) CSS
12 8 (0.97%) Gherkin
13 7 (0.85%) Great Expectations
13 7 (0.85%) Jakarta EE
13 7 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.66%) Cloud Native
2 56 (6.81%) Management Information System
3 45 (5.47%) Legacy Systems
4 44 (5.35%) Security Posture
5 40 (4.87%) Data Protection Act
6 34 (4.14%) Onboarding
7 30 (3.65%) Data Structures
8 23 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
9 21 (2.55%) Product Ownership
10 19 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
11 17 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (2.07%) Freedom of Information
12 16 (1.95%) NHS
12 16 (1.95%) Security Operations Centre
13 14 (1.70%) Data Centre
13 14 (1.70%) Marketing Technology
14 12 (1.46%) AI Agents
15 10 (1.22%) BYOD
15 10 (1.22%) IoT
15 10 (1.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.65%) Windows
2 17 (2.07%) Linux
3 8 (0.97%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.24%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (25.91%) Data Protection
2 212 (25.79%) Stakeholder Management
3 207 (25.18%) Data Governance
4 179 (21.78%) Agile
5 171 (20.80%) Cybersecurity
5 171 (20.80%) Migration
6 166 (20.19%) Analytics
7 153 (18.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 136 (16.55%) AI
8 136 (16.55%) DevOps
9 134 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
10 131 (15.94%) Data Modelling
11 126 (15.33%) CI/CD
12 124 (15.09%) Roadmaps
13 117 (14.23%) Business Intelligence
14 116 (14.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 106 (12.90%) Information Security
16 102 (12.41%) Validation
17 96 (11.68%) Risk Management
18 94 (11.44%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 156 (18.98%) SQL
2 104 (12.65%) Python
3 46 (5.60%) PowerShell
4 33 (4.01%) Java
5 22 (2.68%) C#
6 21 (2.55%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.70%) Bash
8 9 (1.09%) Bicep
8 9 (1.09%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.85%) Go
10 6 (0.73%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.61%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.36%) R
13 3 (0.36%) Ruby
13 3 (0.36%) Scala
13 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.12%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 153 (18.61%) Security Cleared
2 122 (14.84%) SC Cleared
3 82 (9.98%) CISSP
4 69 (8.39%) Degree
5 65 (7.91%) CISM
6 27 (3.28%) Azure Certification
7 26 (3.16%) DV Cleared
7 26 (3.16%) PMI Certification
7 26 (3.16%) PMP
8 21 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 13 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
12 12 (1.46%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 10 (1.22%) CISA
13 10 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 10 (1.22%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.85%) CEH
14 7 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (22.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 136 (16.55%) Data Quality
3 112 (13.63%) NIST
4 70 (8.52%) PCI DSS
5 52 (6.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.50%) NCSC
7 35 (4.26%) GRC
8 33 (4.01%) QA
8 33 (4.01%) SOC 2
9 31 (3.77%) Accessibility
10 29 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 29 (3.53%) HIPAA
11 20 (2.43%) PMO
12 19 (2.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 19 (2.31%) WCAG
13 16 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 16 (1.95%) PERC
14 14 (1.70%) Solvency II
15 11 (1.34%) Actionable Recommendations
16 7 (0.85%) SLA
System Software
1 58 (7.06%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.43%) Docker
3 3 (0.36%) Firmware
4 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 46 (5.60%) Terraform
2 40 (4.87%) Kubernetes
3 25 (3.04%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (1.58%) Grafana
5 10 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.09%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.61%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.49%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.49%) Istio
9 4 (0.49%) Rancher
10 3 (0.36%) Ansible
10 3 (0.36%) QRadar
11 2 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.24%) Nmap
11 2 (0.24%) RSA Archer
12 1 (0.12%) CASB
12 1 (0.12%) IBM Guardium
12 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 199 (24.21%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.15%) Databricks
3 52 (6.33%) SAP
4 51 (6.20%) Salesforce
5 50 (6.08%) Oracle
6 44 (5.35%) Google
7 35 (4.26%) Workday
8 34 (4.14%) ServiceNow
9 21 (2.55%) CyberArk
10 16 (1.95%) Adobe
11 14 (1.70%) IFS
12 13 (1.58%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 12 (1.46%) Informatica
14 11 (1.34%) NEC
15 9 (1.09%) BeyondTrust
16 7 (0.85%) MuleSoft
16 7 (0.85%) Splunk
17 6 (0.73%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.73%) Ping Identity
17 6 (0.73%) Varonis
601 GDPR jobs in England