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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 104 218
Rank change year-on-year -83 +114 +28
Contract jobs citing GDPR 757 754 374
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.62% 2.68% 1.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.96% 15.11% 8.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 490 214
10th Percentile £306 £338 £313
25th Percentile £450 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £728 £726 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 39 14
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.13 -
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £20.25 £34.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.44% +61.90% +21.74%
75th Percentile £53.75 £70.16 £25.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.63 £32.10
UK median hourly rate £19.97 £17.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +17.47% -19.05% +21.74%

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 8,452 4,989 4,212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.04% 17.72% 13.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,261 3,255 2,439
10th Percentile £325 £300 £296
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -5.09%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £724 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 678 244 197
10th Percentile £13.84 £15.13 £13.26
25th Percentile £16.60 £17.69 £18.50
Median hourly rate £32.20 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.93% -7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.49 £67.50
90th Percentile £74.27 £82.10 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.27 £30.00 £27.67
% change year-on-year +0.90% +8.42% -23.14%

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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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 -54 366 £575 +4.55% 154
South East -83 102 £575 +15.00% 66
North of England -61 95 £483 -7.12% 35
Midlands -37 83 £455 +1.79% 34
West Midlands -11 62 £430 -18.10% 22
North West -25 54 £496 +10.90% 21
South West -32 54 £475 - 38
East of England -3 48 £515 -6.87% 25
Yorkshire -60 31 £471 -14.45% 10
East Midlands -33 21 £538 +25.29% 12
North East -32 8 £463 -15.22% 5
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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 40 (5.28%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.85%) SAS
3 11 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.45%) Apache Spark
3 11 (1.45%) CMS
3 11 (1.45%) Confluence
3 11 (1.45%) IIS
4 9 (1.19%) Apache
5 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.26%) Mendix
7 2 (0.26%) WordPress
8 1 (0.13%) CICS
8 1 (0.13%) Drupal
8 1 (0.13%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.13%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.13%) Luigi
8 1 (0.13%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 43 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 37 (4.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.19%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.06%) NEC Housing
3 8 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
3 8 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.92%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.79%) iTrent
6 4 (0.53%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.53%) SAP HCM
6 4 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.53%) Workday HCM
6 4 (0.53%) Workfront
7 2 (0.26%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 2 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.26%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.26%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 245 (32.36%) Azure
2 153 (20.21%) AWS
3 78 (10.30%) Power Platform
4 65 (8.59%) GCP
5 60 (7.93%) Azure DevOps
6 49 (6.47%) Microsoft 365
7 43 (5.68%) Dynamics 365
7 43 (5.68%) SaaS
8 38 (5.02%) Entra ID
8 38 (5.02%) Microsoft Purview
9 33 (4.36%) Serverless
10 32 (4.23%) Snowflake
11 31 (4.10%) GitHub
12 29 (3.83%) Power Automate
13 25 (3.30%) Azure Data Factory
14 22 (2.91%) GitHub Actions
15 21 (2.77%) Azure Functions
16 20 (2.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 17 (2.25%) Azure Key Vault
17 17 (2.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.23%) Network Security
2 28 (3.70%) Firewall
3 22 (2.91%) Cisco IPT
4 9 (1.19%) VPN
5 7 (0.92%) HTTPS
6 5 (0.66%) Wireshark
6 5 (0.66%) X.509
7 4 (0.53%) HTTP
7 4 (0.53%) SMS
7 4 (0.53%) SSL
8 3 (0.40%) DNS
8 3 (0.40%) Internet
8 3 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.40%) IPsec
8 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.26%) 4G
9 2 (0.26%) LTE
9 2 (0.26%) VLAN
9 2 (0.26%) XCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (7.66%) Power BI
2 46 (6.08%) Metadata
3 35 (4.62%) SQL Server
4 30 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
5 29 (3.83%) Data Lake
6 13 (1.72%) Delta Lake
7 12 (1.59%) BigQuery
7 12 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
8 11 (1.45%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (1.32%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.19%) Tableau
11 8 (1.06%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (1.06%) Pentaho
11 8 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.79%) Big Data
12 6 (0.79%) GIS
12 6 (0.79%) Looker
12 6 (0.79%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.79%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 30 (3.96%) Git
2 20 (2.64%) JIRA
3 17 (2.25%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.98%) Postman
5 13 (1.72%) GitLab
6 11 (1.45%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.45%) Selenium
6 11 (1.45%) WebDriver
7 8 (1.06%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.53%) Claude Code
9 3 (0.40%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.40%) Charles Proxy
9 3 (0.40%) Fiddler
9 3 (0.40%) Protractor
10 2 (0.26%) Browser DevTools
10 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.26%) JMeter
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.26%) Spinnaker
10 2 (0.26%) Xcode
General
1 284 (37.52%) Social Skills
2 173 (22.85%) Finance
3 139 (18.36%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (17.04%) Public Sector
5 78 (10.30%) Legal
6 41 (5.42%) Local Government
7 40 (5.28%) Organisational Skills
8 39 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (5.15%) Marketing
9 29 (3.83%) Banking
10 24 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (2.91%) Retail
12 19 (2.51%) Military
13 17 (2.25%) Manufacturing
14 15 (1.98%) Aerospace
15 12 (1.59%) Law
16 9 (1.19%) Advertising
16 9 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (1.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 128 (16.91%) Architect
2 103 (13.61%) Lead
3 89 (11.76%) Analyst
4 82 (10.83%) Senior
5 45 (5.94%) Administrator
6 38 (5.02%) Data Engineer
7 36 (4.76%) Data Analyst
8 34 (4.49%) Solutions Architect
9 33 (4.36%) Project Manager
10 32 (4.23%) Consultant
11 30 (3.96%) Data Architect
12 24 (3.17%) Developer
12 24 (3.17%) Security Architect
13 20 (2.64%) Business Analyst
13 20 (2.64%) Security Manager
13 20 (2.64%) Senior Analyst
14 19 (2.51%) Coordinator
15 18 (2.38%) Test Analyst
16 16 (2.11%) Security Engineer
17 14 (1.85%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (6.47%) Terraform
2 40 (5.28%) REST
3 23 (3.04%) OAuth
4 22 (2.91%) JSON
5 21 (2.77%) SAML
6 20 (2.64%) LDAP
7 16 (2.11%) Kafka
7 16 (2.11%) OpenID
8 14 (1.85%) XML
9 13 (1.72%) .NET
9 13 (1.72%) SOAP
9 13 (1.72%) XSLT
10 12 (1.59%) SailPoint
11 11 (1.45%) Gherkin
11 11 (1.45%) OAuth2
11 11 (1.45%) PySpark
12 9 (1.19%) JDBC
13 8 (1.06%) Middleware
14 7 (0.92%) HTML
14 7 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 94 (12.42%) Management Information System
2 52 (6.87%) Cloud Native
3 42 (5.55%) Data Protection Act
4 39 (5.15%) Onboarding
5 30 (3.96%) Data Structures
6 28 (3.70%) Security Posture
7 27 (3.57%) Freedom of Information
8 25 (3.30%) Cyber Threat
8 25 (3.30%) Product Ownership
9 24 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (2.91%) Taxonomies
11 20 (2.64%) NHS
12 19 (2.51%) Security Operations Centre
13 18 (2.38%) Marketing Technology
14 14 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
15 13 (1.72%) Freedom of Information Act
16 12 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
16 12 (1.59%) Virtual Team
17 11 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.51%) Windows
2 16 (2.11%) Linux
3 5 (0.66%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.53%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.40%) Android
6 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) macOS
7 1 (0.13%) Unix
7 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (29.19%) Stakeholder Management
2 207 (27.34%) Data Governance
3 200 (26.42%) Data Protection
4 156 (20.61%) Analytics
5 150 (19.82%) Agile
6 145 (19.15%) AI
7 135 (17.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 131 (17.31%) Cybersecurity
9 127 (16.78%) Migration
10 122 (16.12%) Problem-Solving
11 117 (15.46%) Data Modelling
11 117 (15.46%) DevOps
12 116 (15.32%) Information Security
13 110 (14.53%) CI/CD
14 107 (14.13%) Continuous Improvement
14 107 (14.13%) Roadmaps
15 106 (14.00%) Decision-Making
16 84 (11.10%) Data Management
16 84 (11.10%) Risk Management
16 84 (11.10%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 121 (15.98%) SQL
2 93 (12.29%) Python
3 35 (4.62%) JavaScript
4 31 (4.10%) PowerShell
5 30 (3.96%) C#
6 29 (3.83%) Java
7 13 (1.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (1.32%) Bicep
8 10 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.19%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.92%) Bash
11 6 (0.79%) BeanShell
11 6 (0.79%) Search Processing Language
11 6 (0.79%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.40%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.40%) Go
13 2 (0.26%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.26%) R
13 2 (0.26%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 162 (21.40%) Security Cleared
2 127 (16.78%) SC Cleared
3 78 (10.30%) Degree
4 72 (9.51%) CISSP
5 59 (7.79%) CISM
6 30 (3.96%) DV Cleared
7 28 (3.70%) Azure Certification
7 28 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (3.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (2.25%) AWS Certification
9 17 (2.25%) ISTQB
10 15 (1.98%) PMP
11 14 (1.85%) CISA
11 14 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (1.85%) PMI Certification
12 12 (1.59%) CRISC
13 10 (1.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 9 (1.19%) CCSP
14 9 (1.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 8 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 138 (18.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 132 (17.44%) Data Quality
3 81 (10.70%) NIST
4 63 (8.32%) PCI DSS
5 43 (5.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 38 (5.02%) Accessibility
6 38 (5.02%) GRC
7 37 (4.89%) NCSC
8 36 (4.76%) QA
9 28 (3.70%) WCAG
10 23 (3.04%) HIPAA
11 20 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
12 18 (2.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 17 (2.25%) SOC 2
14 16 (2.11%) PERC
15 11 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 9 (1.19%) Solvency II
17 8 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 7 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
18 7 (0.92%) PMO
System Software
1 44 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.51%) Docker
3 5 (0.66%) ISA Server
4 4 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.26%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 2 (0.26%) Firmware
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (4.36%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.45%) CASB
3 9 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.06%) Ansible
4 8 (1.06%) Grafana
5 7 (0.92%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.66%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.26%) Argo
7 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.26%) QRadar
7 2 (0.26%) systemd
8 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) Kibana
8 1 (0.13%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.13%) Rancher
8 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 219 (28.93%) Microsoft
2 56 (7.40%) SAP
3 48 (6.34%) Oracle
4 47 (6.21%) Databricks
5 41 (5.42%) Salesforce
6 34 (4.49%) Google
7 26 (3.43%) Workday
8 22 (2.91%) ServiceNow
9 17 (2.25%) Adobe
10 16 (2.11%) Splunk
11 13 (1.72%) CyberArk
12 10 (1.32%) Cisco
12 10 (1.32%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 9 (1.19%) Denodo
14 8 (1.06%) Informatica
14 8 (1.06%) NEC
14 8 (1.06%) Talend
15 7 (0.92%) BeyondTrust
15 7 (0.92%) CrowdStrike
15 7 (0.92%) F5
331 GDPR jobs in England