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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
28 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 125 218
Rank change year-on-year -25 +93 +36
Contract jobs citing GDPR 833 632 389
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.85% 2.30% 1.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.67% 13.50% 8.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 527 390 230
10th Percentile £363 £355 £313
25th Percentile £450 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +4.95% -9.05%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £743 £750 £688
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 38 30
10th Percentile £16.25 £14.64 £15.30
25th Percentile £19.69 £15.47 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.55 £31.63 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% +26.50% +31.58%
75th Percentile £80.00 £70.12 £28.75
90th Percentile - £89.01 £34.39
UK median hourly rate £28.55 £17.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +60.39% -28.80% +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 7,806 4,681 4,642
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.32% 17.06% 13.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,994 3,063 2,908
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 £606 £623 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £505
% change year-on-year - -0.89% -3.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 528 215 306
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.12 £10.95
25th Percentile £19.50 £18.21 £14.03
Median hourly rate £38.72 £31.64 £26.62
Median % change year-on-year +22.38% +18.86% -33.98%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.55 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £27.53 £25.00
% change year-on-year +45.30% +10.12% -29.58%

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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 28 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 28 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 28 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 -8 395 £564 -1.96% 261
South East -34 151 £575 +15.00% 120
North of England -46 107 £500 -3.75% 89
Midlands -44 70 £463 +8.95% 59
North West -13 67 £500 -4.76% 54
South West -22 52 £500 +25.00% 59
East of England +2 46 £625 +19.05% 31
West Midlands -40 44 £450 -9.09% 34
Yorkshire -53 29 £550 +8.48% 26
East Midlands -17 26 £530 +26.95% 25
North East -33 12 £463 -14.94% 9
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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 (4.32%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.64%) Confluence
3 21 (2.52%) Apache Spark
4 15 (1.80%) Apache
4 15 (1.80%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.44%) CMS
7 7 (0.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.60%) IIS
9 2 (0.24%) Drupal
9 2 (0.24%) Mendix
9 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.12%) CICS
10 1 (0.12%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.12%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.12%) Luigi
10 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
10 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (3.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.96%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 27 (3.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.56%) Salesforce CRM
3 12 (1.44%) NEC Housing
4 10 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.72%) iTrent
6 5 (0.60%) BambooHR
7 4 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.48%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
7 4 (0.48%) 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%) Actimize
10 1 (0.12%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 283 (33.97%) Azure
2 191 (22.93%) AWS
3 112 (13.45%) Power Platform
4 92 (11.04%) GCP
5 52 (6.24%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
7 49 (5.88%) Entra ID
8 44 (5.28%) Microsoft Purview
8 44 (5.28%) SaaS
9 36 (4.32%) Snowflake
10 34 (4.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 33 (3.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 32 (3.84%) Dynamics 365
13 30 (3.60%) GitHub
14 29 (3.48%) Serverless
15 22 (2.64%) dbt
16 21 (2.52%) Collibra
17 20 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
18 17 (2.04%) OCI
18 17 (2.04%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 39 (4.68%) Firewall
2 34 (4.08%) Network Security
3 16 (1.92%) VPN
4 11 (1.32%) Cisco IPT
5 8 (0.96%) SMS
5 8 (0.96%) SSL
6 7 (0.84%) HTTP
7 6 (0.72%) DNS
8 5 (0.60%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.60%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.60%) WAN
9 4 (0.48%) LAN
9 4 (0.48%) Wireless
9 4 (0.48%) X.509
10 3 (0.36%) Intranet
10 3 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.36%) IPv4
10 3 (0.36%) IPv6
10 3 (0.36%) VLAN
10 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (12.36%) Power BI
2 53 (6.36%) Metadata
3 51 (6.12%) Data Warehouse
4 48 (5.76%) Data Lake
5 29 (3.48%) SQL Server
6 19 (2.28%) NoSQL
7 18 (2.16%) Tableau
8 17 (2.04%) BigQuery
9 15 (1.80%) Amazon Redshift
9 15 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (1.44%) Relational Database
11 11 (1.32%) Big Data
11 11 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
12 10 (1.20%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.08%) Looker
14 8 (0.96%) Amazon Athena
14 8 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 7 (0.84%) Data Vault
15 7 (0.84%) OLTP
16 6 (0.72%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 37 (4.44%) JIRA
2 13 (1.56%) Git
3 9 (1.08%) Postman
3 9 (1.08%) Selenium
4 8 (0.96%) Cypress.io
4 8 (0.96%) WebDriver
5 6 (0.72%) ERwin
5 6 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 5 (0.60%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.48%) 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
1 282 (33.85%) Social Skills
2 261 (31.33%) Finance
3 153 (18.37%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (15.73%) Public Sector
5 97 (11.64%) Legal
6 43 (5.16%) Banking
6 43 (5.16%) Marketing
7 42 (5.04%) Documentation Skills
8 37 (4.44%) Retail
9 30 (3.60%) Organisational Skills
10 28 (3.36%) Local Government
11 27 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.80%) Law
14 14 (1.68%) Military
14 14 (1.68%) Telecoms
15 12 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.32%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.32%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 150 (18.01%) Architect
2 119 (14.29%) Lead
3 87 (10.44%) Analyst
4 73 (8.76%) Senior
5 51 (6.12%) Project Manager
6 45 (5.40%) Data Engineer
7 40 (4.80%) Solutions Architect
8 36 (4.32%) Business Analyst
9 35 (4.20%) Consultant
10 33 (3.96%) Data Analyst
10 33 (3.96%) Data Architect
11 28 (3.36%) Security Manager
12 26 (3.12%) Security Engineer
13 23 (2.76%) Administrator
14 22 (2.64%) Security Architect
15 21 (2.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 19 (2.28%) Senior Manager
16 19 (2.28%) Technical Architect
17 15 (1.80%) Developer
18 14 (1.68%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.80%) REST
2 29 (3.48%) Kafka
2 29 (3.48%) Middleware
3 26 (3.12%) OAuth
4 25 (3.00%) LDAP
5 24 (2.88%) SAML
6 22 (2.64%) OpenID
7 19 (2.28%) JSON
8 17 (2.04%) .NET
9 16 (1.92%) PySpark
9 16 (1.92%) SOAP
10 13 (1.56%) OAuth2
11 9 (1.08%) HTML
11 9 (1.08%) Jakarta EE
11 9 (1.08%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.96%) CSS
12 8 (0.96%) Gherkin
12 8 (0.96%) XML
13 7 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.84%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.56%) Cloud Native
2 58 (6.96%) Management Information System
3 46 (5.52%) Legacy Systems
4 44 (5.28%) Security Posture
5 40 (4.80%) Data Protection Act
6 34 (4.08%) Onboarding
7 30 (3.60%) Data Structures
8 24 (2.88%) Product Ownership
9 23 (2.76%) Hybrid Cloud
10 19 (2.28%) Cyber Threat
11 18 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
12 17 (2.04%) Freedom of Information
13 16 (1.92%) NHS
13 16 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
14 14 (1.68%) Data Centre
14 14 (1.68%) Marketing Technology
15 12 (1.44%) AI Agents
16 10 (1.20%) BYOD
16 10 (1.20%) IoT
16 10 (1.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.60%) Windows
2 17 (2.04%) Linux
3 8 (0.96%) 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
1 218 (26.17%) Data Protection
1 218 (26.17%) Stakeholder Management
2 209 (25.09%) Data Governance
3 183 (21.97%) Agile
4 173 (20.77%) Cybersecurity
4 173 (20.77%) Migration
5 169 (20.29%) Analytics
6 155 (18.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 139 (16.69%) DevOps
8 138 (16.57%) AI
9 136 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
10 133 (15.97%) Data Modelling
11 128 (15.37%) CI/CD
11 128 (15.37%) Roadmaps
12 118 (14.17%) Business Intelligence
12 118 (14.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 107 (12.85%) Information Security
14 102 (12.24%) Validation
15 98 (11.76%) Risk Management
16 96 (11.52%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 160 (19.21%) SQL
2 104 (12.48%) Python
3 46 (5.52%) PowerShell
4 35 (4.20%) Java
5 22 (2.64%) C#
6 21 (2.52%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.68%) Bash
8 9 (1.08%) Bicep
8 9 (1.08%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.84%) Go
10 6 (0.72%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.72%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.36%) R
12 3 (0.36%) Ruby
12 3 (0.36%) Scala
12 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.12%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 154 (18.49%) Security Cleared
2 122 (14.65%) SC Cleared
3 82 (9.84%) CISSP
4 70 (8.40%) Degree
5 65 (7.80%) CISM
6 27 (3.24%) Azure Certification
7 26 (3.12%) DV Cleared
7 26 (3.12%) PMI Certification
7 26 (3.12%) PMP
8 21 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (2.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 13 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
12 12 (1.44%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.20%) CISA
13 10 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 10 (1.20%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.84%) CEH
14 7 (0.84%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (22.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 138 (16.57%) Data Quality
3 112 (13.45%) NIST
4 70 (8.40%) PCI DSS
5 52 (6.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.44%) NCSC
7 35 (4.20%) GRC
8 33 (3.96%) QA
8 33 (3.96%) SOC 2
9 32 (3.84%) Accessibility
10 30 (3.60%) HIPAA
11 29 (3.48%) Cyber Essentials
12 21 (2.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 20 (2.40%) PMO
14 19 (2.28%) WCAG
15 16 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 16 (1.92%) PERC
16 14 (1.68%) Solvency II
17 11 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
18 7 (0.84%) SLA
System Software
1 56 (6.72%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.64%) 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 (5.52%) Terraform
2 42 (5.04%) Kubernetes
3 25 (3.00%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (1.56%) Grafana
5 10 (1.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.08%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.60%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.48%) Istio
9 4 (0.48%) 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%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.12%) Kibana
12 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 200 (24.01%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.04%) Databricks
3 52 (6.24%) Salesforce
3 52 (6.24%) SAP
4 50 (6.00%) Oracle
5 45 (5.40%) Google
6 35 (4.20%) Workday
7 34 (4.08%) ServiceNow
8 21 (2.52%) CyberArk
9 18 (2.16%) Adobe
10 14 (1.68%) IFS
11 13 (1.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 12 (1.44%) Informatica
12 12 (1.44%) NEC
13 9 (1.08%) BeyondTrust
14 7 (0.84%) MuleSoft
14 7 (0.84%) Splunk
15 6 (0.72%) Palo Alto
15 6 (0.72%) Ping Identity
15 6 (0.72%) Varonis
575 GDPR jobs in England