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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 139 196
Rank change year-on-year +16 +57 +50
Contract jobs citing GDPR 859 480 435
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.07% 2.02% 1.19%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.39% 12.52% 8.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 565 301 248
10th Percentile £364 £356 £315
25th Percentile £450 £447 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £627
90th Percentile £750 £751 £713
UK median daily rate £545 £529 £500
% change year-on-year +3.02% +5.80% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 17 46
10th Percentile £14.16 £14.48 £11.42
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.80 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £29.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.07% +20.83% +26.32%
75th Percentile £54.88 £33.47 £28.52
90th Percentile £76.78 £48.68 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £27.59 £23.00
% change year-on-year -7.56% +19.93% +21.05%

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 6,932 3,833 5,114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.70% 16.10% 13.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,498 2,484 3,271
10th Percentile £347 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.25% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £610 £625 £638
90th Percentile £702 £730 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £509
% change year-on-year - -1.67% -3.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 152 358
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.63 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.24 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.98 £34.50 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.51% +50.00% -41.65%
75th Percentile £67.25 £67.50 £47.81
90th Percentile £80.74 £79.87 £69.22
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £21.38
% change year-on-year +10.77% +52.03% -38.92%

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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 26 May 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 26 May 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 26 May 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 +12 414 £550 -4.35% 233
South East +12 157 £563 +7.14% 146
North of England -1 127 £550 +4.76% 100
Midlands -30 72 £492 +10.07% 81
North West 0 64 £528 +0.48% 61
Yorkshire -21 53 £554 +5.52% 29
South West -12 46 £500 +25.00% 41
West Midlands -49 40 £492 +3.58% 46
East Midlands -9 32 £484 +10.18% 35
East of England -26 32 £625 +19.05% 32
North East -13 11 £400 -13.51% 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 48 (5.59%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 32 (3.73%) Confluence
4 30 (3.49%) Apache Spark
5 24 (2.79%) Apache
6 16 (1.86%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.81%) CMS
7 7 (0.81%) SAS
8 6 (0.70%) TPMS
9 5 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
10 3 (0.35%) IIS
11 2 (0.23%) Appian
11 2 (0.23%) Camunda
11 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.12%) Drupal
12 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.12%) Moodle
12 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
Applications
1 30 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.70%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 17 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.28%) NEC Housing
3 8 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.58%) BambooHR
5 5 (0.58%) SAP HCM
5 5 (0.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.35%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.23%) SystmOne
8 1 (0.12%) Actimize
8 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.12%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 310 (36.09%) Azure
2 226 (26.31%) AWS
3 126 (14.67%) Power Platform
4 122 (14.20%) GCP
5 78 (9.08%) Microsoft 365
6 64 (7.45%) Entra ID
7 56 (6.52%) Microsoft Purview
8 36 (4.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 36 (4.19%) SaaS
9 34 (3.96%) Azure Data Factory
10 33 (3.84%) AWS CloudFormation
11 32 (3.73%) Collibra
12 30 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
13 27 (3.14%) OneDrive
14 26 (3.03%) Snowflake
15 25 (2.91%) GitHub
16 24 (2.79%) Dynamics 365
17 23 (2.68%) Amazon S3
18 21 (2.44%) Serverless
19 18 (2.10%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.47%) Firewall
2 31 (3.61%) Network Security
3 21 (2.44%) DNS
4 17 (1.98%) DHCP
4 17 (1.98%) VPN
5 15 (1.75%) Kerberos
6 13 (1.51%) SSL
7 12 (1.40%) SMS
8 11 (1.28%) Wireless
9 6 (0.70%) Cisco IPT
9 6 (0.70%) HTTP
9 6 (0.70%) SNMP
9 6 (0.70%) SSH
9 6 (0.70%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.58%) WAN
11 4 (0.47%) LAN
11 4 (0.47%) NGFW
11 4 (0.47%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.35%) FTP
12 3 (0.35%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (13.04%) Power BI
2 54 (6.29%) Data Lake
3 48 (5.59%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (5.47%) Metadata
5 25 (2.91%) BigQuery
6 23 (2.68%) SQL Server
7 21 (2.44%) NoSQL
8 20 (2.33%) Tableau
9 17 (1.98%) Amazon Athena
10 16 (1.86%) Mixpanel
10 16 (1.86%) Relational Database
11 15 (1.75%) OLAP
11 15 (1.75%) OLTP
12 13 (1.51%) Amazon Redshift
13 11 (1.28%) Big Data
14 10 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
15 9 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 8 (0.93%) Looker
16 8 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
16 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 45 (5.24%) JIRA
2 28 (3.26%) Git
3 14 (1.63%) Burp Suite
4 13 (1.51%) GitLab
4 13 (1.51%) Metasploit
5 8 (0.93%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.70%) ERwin
6 6 (0.70%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.47%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.47%) Postman
7 4 (0.47%) REST Assured
7 4 (0.47%) Selenium
8 3 (0.35%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.12%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.12%) Deequ
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
10 1 (0.12%) Vite
General
1 298 (34.69%) Social Skills
2 271 (31.55%) Finance
3 148 (17.23%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (13.04%) Legal
5 104 (12.11%) Public Sector
6 66 (7.68%) Documentation Skills
7 52 (6.05%) Banking
8 51 (5.94%) Marketing
9 34 (3.96%) Retail
10 23 (2.68%) Local Government
11 19 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.98%) Law
14 14 (1.63%) Financial Institution
14 14 (1.63%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.28%) Military
17 7 (0.81%) Billing
17 7 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 143 (16.65%) Architect
2 101 (11.76%) Lead
3 95 (11.06%) Analyst
4 56 (6.52%) Project Manager
5 55 (6.40%) Senior
6 49 (5.70%) Data Engineer
7 47 (5.47%) Business Analyst
8 42 (4.89%) Consultant
9 37 (4.31%) Solutions Architect
10 33 (3.84%) Data Analyst
11 32 (3.73%) Security Engineer
12 26 (3.03%) Security Manager
13 25 (2.91%) Microsoft 365 Architect
14 23 (2.68%) Developer
14 23 (2.68%) Security Architect
15 22 (2.56%) Administrator
16 20 (2.33%) Principal Engineer
17 19 (2.21%) Cybersecurity Manager
18 18 (2.10%) Data Architect
19 17 (1.98%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.12%) REST
2 43 (5.01%) LDAP
3 40 (4.66%) Kafka
3 40 (4.66%) OAuth
4 38 (4.42%) SAML
5 30 (3.49%) Middleware
6 21 (2.44%) PySpark
7 20 (2.33%) OpenID
8 18 (2.10%) Great Expectations
8 18 (2.10%) JSON
9 17 (1.98%) .NET
9 17 (1.98%) Microsoft Graph
10 16 (1.86%) CSS
10 16 (1.86%) HTML
11 15 (1.75%) SOAP
12 14 (1.63%) OAuth2
13 10 (1.16%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (1.05%) J2EE
15 7 (0.81%) Node.js
15 7 (0.81%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (7.80%) Cloud Native
2 56 (6.52%) Management Information System
3 43 (5.01%) Security Posture
4 42 (4.89%) Legacy Systems
5 36 (4.19%) Onboarding
6 31 (3.61%) Product Ownership
7 29 (3.38%) Data Protection Act
8 22 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
10 18 (2.10%) Replication
11 16 (1.86%) Data Structures
12 15 (1.75%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.75%) Freedom of Information
12 15 (1.75%) NHS
13 14 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
14 11 (1.28%) AI Agents
14 11 (1.28%) Distributed Computing
15 10 (1.16%) BYOD
15 10 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
16 8 (0.93%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 76 (8.85%) Windows
2 27 (3.14%) Linux
3 24 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.81%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.70%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.23%) Unix
8 1 (0.12%) Android
8 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (25.38%) Data Protection
2 202 (23.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 199 (23.17%) Agile
4 181 (21.07%) Data Governance
5 168 (19.56%) Cybersecurity
6 165 (19.21%) Migration
7 160 (18.63%) DevOps
8 157 (18.28%) Analytics
9 155 (18.04%) CI/CD
10 135 (15.72%) Problem-Solving
11 130 (15.13%) Business Intelligence
12 125 (14.55%) Data Modelling
13 117 (13.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 116 (13.50%) AI
15 114 (13.27%) Roadmaps
16 105 (12.22%) Continuous Improvement
17 102 (11.87%) Validation
18 101 (11.76%) Risk Management
19 94 (10.94%) ETL
19 94 (10.94%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 178 (20.72%) SQL
2 142 (16.53%) Python
3 89 (10.36%) PowerShell
4 46 (5.36%) Java
5 34 (3.96%) C#
6 23 (2.68%) JavaScript
7 20 (2.33%) Bash
8 13 (1.51%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.05%) Bicep
9 9 (1.05%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.70%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.70%) Go
10 6 (0.70%) Shell Script
11 5 (0.58%) R
12 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.35%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
15 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 155 (18.04%) Security Cleared
2 130 (15.13%) SC Cleared
3 92 (10.71%) Degree
4 86 (10.01%) CISSP
5 69 (8.03%) CISM
6 39 (4.54%) PMI Certification
7 37 (4.31%) PMP
8 24 (2.79%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 16 (1.86%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.63%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.51%) IIBA
14 12 (1.40%) CHECK Team Member
15 11 (1.28%) CREST Certified
15 11 (1.28%) Cyber Scheme
16 10 (1.16%) CRISC
16 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
17 9 (1.05%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 194 (22.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 133 (15.48%) NIST
3 122 (14.20%) Data Quality
4 99 (11.53%) PCI DSS
5 75 (8.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.31%) GRC
6 37 (4.31%) QA
7 31 (3.61%) SOC 2
8 30 (3.49%) NCSC
9 28 (3.26%) HIPAA
10 26 (3.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 24 (2.79%) PMO
12 22 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
13 17 (1.98%) MiFID
14 15 (1.75%) Accessibility
14 15 (1.75%) PERC
15 13 (1.51%) FINRA
16 12 (1.40%) Solvency II
17 9 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 9 (1.05%) SLA
System Software
1 72 (8.38%) Active Directory
2 35 (4.07%) Docker
3 6 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 60 (6.98%) Kubernetes
2 58 (6.75%) Terraform
3 41 (4.77%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.51%) Grafana
5 13 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
6 12 (1.40%) Nmap
7 9 (1.05%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.70%) Ansible
9 5 (0.58%) PingFederate
9 5 (0.58%) SCCM
10 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.47%) Istio
10 4 (0.47%) QRadar
10 4 (0.47%) Rancher
11 3 (0.35%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
12 2 (0.23%) systemd
Vendors
1 216 (25.15%) Microsoft
2 62 (7.22%) Google
3 57 (6.64%) Databricks
4 43 (5.01%) Oracle
4 43 (5.01%) Salesforce
5 42 (4.89%) SAP
5 42 (4.89%) ServiceNow
6 35 (4.07%) CyberArk
7 30 (3.49%) Workday
8 19 (2.21%) Okta
9 17 (1.98%) Adobe
9 17 (1.98%) Splunk
10 16 (1.86%) BeyondTrust
11 15 (1.75%) Informatica
12 13 (1.51%) IFS
13 11 (1.28%) NEC
14 8 (0.93%) Qualys
14 8 (0.93%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 8 (0.93%) Tealium
14 8 (0.93%) Varonis
596 GDPR jobs in England