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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
20 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 138 218
Rank change year-on-year +9 +80 +22
Contract jobs citing GDPR 875 510 420
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.03% 2.05% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.94% 12.45% 8.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 572 311 235
10th Percentile £363 £360 £304
25th Percentile £450 £435 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +7.69% -11.36%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £738 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 23 48
10th Percentile £14.60 - £11.56
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.13 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £27.64 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% +10.56% +31.58%
75th Percentile £55.00 £34.31 £28.75
90th Percentile £82.20 £72.03 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £18.22 £24.00
% change year-on-year +39.96% -24.08% +26.32%

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 7,329 4,096 5,080
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.96% 16.45% 13.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,749 2,641 3,188
10th Percentile £347 £268 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £701 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £509
% change year-on-year - -1.77% -3.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 474 174 384
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £19.33 £22.14 £12.84
Median hourly rate £36.07 £32.66 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +10.46% +37.21% -44.00%
75th Percentile £67.84 £67.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.60 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £31.76 £23.00
% change year-on-year +13.57% +38.09% -38.67%

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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 20 June 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 20 June 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 20 June 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 +13 422 £550 -4.35% 166
South East +14 161 £575 +9.52% 127
North of England -16 126 £550 +4.76% 77
Midlands -41 69 £492 +16.45% 56
North West -9 65 £528 -2.99% 56
Yorkshire -35 51 £550 +9.24% 17
South West -16 48 £500 +25.00% 35
West Midlands -49 42 £492 +3.58% 24
East of England -20 37 £550 +5.36% 33
East Midlands -10 27 £519 +28.02% 33
North East -27 11 £463 -14.94% 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 52 (5.94%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 30 (3.43%) Confluence
4 25 (2.86%) Apache Spark
5 19 (2.17%) Apache
6 14 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
7 10 (1.14%) CMS
8 7 (0.80%) SAS
9 5 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.57%) IIS
9 5 (0.57%) TPMS
10 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.11%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.11%) CICS
11 1 (0.11%) Drupal
11 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.11%) Mendix
11 1 (0.11%) R Markdown
11 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.91%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 20 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.37%) NEC Housing
3 11 (1.26%) Salesforce CRM
4 8 (0.91%) Oracle ERP
5 7 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.57%) BambooHR
6 5 (0.57%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 4 (0.46%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
9 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Financials
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.11%) SAP ECC
10 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 304 (34.74%) Azure
2 213 (24.34%) AWS
3 126 (14.40%) Power Platform
4 106 (12.11%) GCP
5 70 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
6 60 (6.86%) Entra ID
7 52 (5.94%) Microsoft Purview
8 43 (4.91%) SaaS
9 39 (4.46%) Azure DevOps
10 34 (3.89%) Azure Data Factory
10 34 (3.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 32 (3.66%) GitHub
12 30 (3.43%) Snowflake
13 28 (3.20%) Dynamics 365
14 27 (3.09%) AWS CloudFormation
14 27 (3.09%) OneDrive
15 25 (2.86%) Collibra
16 24 (2.74%) Serverless
17 19 (2.17%) dbt
18 18 (2.06%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 45 (5.14%) Firewall
2 34 (3.89%) Network Security
3 19 (2.17%) DNS
4 18 (2.06%) VPN
5 16 (1.83%) DHCP
6 14 (1.60%) Kerberos
7 13 (1.49%) SSL
8 12 (1.37%) SMS
9 8 (0.91%) Wireless
10 7 (0.80%) HTTP
11 6 (0.69%) WAN
12 5 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
12 5 (0.57%) HTTPS
12 5 (0.57%) LAN
12 5 (0.57%) SNMP
12 5 (0.57%) SSH
12 5 (0.57%) TCP/IP
13 4 (0.46%) NGFW
14 3 (0.34%) SD-WAN
14 3 (0.34%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (12.91%) Power BI
2 50 (5.71%) Metadata
3 49 (5.60%) Data Lake
3 49 (5.60%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (3.09%) SQL Server
5 22 (2.51%) NoSQL
6 19 (2.17%) Tableau
7 17 (1.94%) BigQuery
8 15 (1.71%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.60%) Relational Database
10 12 (1.37%) Amazon Athena
10 12 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
11 11 (1.26%) Mixpanel
11 11 (1.26%) OLTP
12 10 (1.14%) Big Data
12 10 (1.14%) OLAP
12 10 (1.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.80%) Looker
14 7 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 44 (5.03%) JIRA
2 22 (2.51%) Git
3 10 (1.14%) Burp Suite
4 9 (1.03%) Metasploit
5 8 (0.91%) GitLab
6 6 (0.69%) ERwin
6 6 (0.69%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.46%) Postman
7 4 (0.46%) Selenium
8 3 (0.34%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.23%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.23%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.23%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.11%) Deequ
10 1 (0.11%) TestRail
General
1 301 (34.40%) Social Skills
2 285 (32.57%) Finance
3 152 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (13.60%) Public Sector
5 110 (12.57%) Legal
6 63 (7.20%) Documentation Skills
7 46 (5.26%) Marketing
8 45 (5.14%) Banking
9 34 (3.89%) Retail
10 25 (2.86%) Local Government
11 24 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.60%) Law
15 13 (1.49%) Financial Institution
15 13 (1.49%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.26%) Military
17 9 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (0.80%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 156 (17.83%) Architect
2 110 (12.57%) Lead
3 89 (10.17%) Analyst
4 66 (7.54%) Senior
5 59 (6.74%) Project Manager
6 47 (5.37%) Data Engineer
7 45 (5.14%) Business Analyst
8 41 (4.69%) Solutions Architect
9 38 (4.34%) Consultant
10 32 (3.66%) Data Analyst
11 30 (3.43%) Security Manager
12 28 (3.20%) Security Engineer
13 25 (2.86%) Data Architect
14 24 (2.74%) Security Architect
15 22 (2.51%) Administrator
15 22 (2.51%) Developer
15 22 (2.51%) Microsoft 365 Architect
16 21 (2.40%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 18 (2.06%) Technical Architect
18 17 (1.94%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.91%) REST
2 41 (4.69%) LDAP
3 38 (4.34%) OAuth
3 38 (4.34%) SAML
4 34 (3.89%) Kafka
5 28 (3.20%) Middleware
6 21 (2.40%) OpenID
7 20 (2.29%) JSON
8 19 (2.17%) PySpark
9 18 (2.06%) .NET
10 16 (1.83%) SOAP
11 14 (1.60%) CSS
11 14 (1.60%) HTML
11 14 (1.60%) Microsoft Graph
11 14 (1.60%) OAuth2
12 13 (1.49%) Great Expectations
13 9 (1.03%) J2EE
13 9 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (1.03%) SailPoint
14 8 (0.91%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (6.97%) Management Information System
2 60 (6.86%) Cloud Native
3 46 (5.26%) Security Posture
4 44 (5.03%) Legacy Systems
5 34 (3.89%) Data Protection Act
5 34 (3.89%) Onboarding
6 26 (2.97%) Product Ownership
7 23 (2.63%) Data Structures
8 21 (2.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (2.17%) Replication
10 16 (1.83%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.71%) Freedom of Information
12 14 (1.60%) Security Operations Centre
13 13 (1.49%) NHS
14 12 (1.37%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.37%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (1.14%) BYOD
15 10 (1.14%) Clustering
16 9 (1.03%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 65 (7.43%) Windows
2 23 (2.63%) Linux
3 21 (2.40%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.23%) Unix
4 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.11%) Android
5 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (25.71%) Data Protection
2 214 (24.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 199 (22.74%) Agile
4 193 (22.06%) Data Governance
5 174 (19.89%) Migration
6 173 (19.77%) Cybersecurity
7 160 (18.29%) Analytics
8 157 (17.94%) DevOps
9 149 (17.03%) CI/CD
10 138 (15.77%) Problem-Solving
11 128 (14.63%) Business Intelligence
12 127 (14.51%) AI
13 126 (14.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 125 (14.29%) Data Modelling
15 123 (14.06%) Roadmaps
16 114 (13.03%) Continuous Improvement
17 105 (12.00%) Validation
18 98 (11.20%) Information Security
19 95 (10.86%) ETL
19 95 (10.86%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 172 (19.66%) SQL
2 125 (14.29%) Python
3 75 (8.57%) PowerShell
4 44 (5.03%) Java
5 26 (2.97%) C#
6 21 (2.40%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.60%) Bash
8 12 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.03%) Bicep
10 8 (0.91%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.69%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.69%) Go
12 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.46%) R
14 3 (0.34%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.23%) Ruby
15 2 (0.23%) Scala
16 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 167 (19.09%) Security Cleared
2 134 (15.31%) SC Cleared
3 89 (10.17%) Degree
4 83 (9.49%) CISSP
5 65 (7.43%) CISM
6 37 (4.23%) PMI Certification
6 37 (4.23%) PMP
7 23 (2.63%) DV Cleared
8 22 (2.51%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 15 (1.71%) Master's Degree
12 13 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.49%) IIBA
13 10 (1.14%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.14%) CRISC
14 9 (1.03%) CISA
15 8 (0.91%) Cyber Scheme
15 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 193 (22.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 138 (15.77%) Data Quality
3 134 (15.31%) NIST
4 89 (10.17%) PCI DSS
5 73 (8.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 38 (4.34%) GRC
7 36 (4.11%) NCSC
8 33 (3.77%) QA
9 32 (3.66%) SOC 2
10 30 (3.43%) HIPAA
11 25 (2.86%) Cyber Essentials
12 23 (2.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 22 (2.51%) PMO
14 21 (2.40%) Accessibility
15 16 (1.83%) MiFID
16 14 (1.60%) Solvency II
17 13 (1.49%) FINRA
18 11 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 11 (1.26%) WCAG
19 10 (1.14%) PERC
System Software
1 76 (8.69%) Active Directory
2 31 (3.54%) Docker
3 3 (0.34%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 55 (6.29%) Terraform
2 53 (6.06%) Kubernetes
3 39 (4.46%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.49%) Grafana
6 9 (1.03%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (0.91%) Nmap
8 5 (0.57%) Ansible
8 5 (0.57%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.46%) Istio
9 4 (0.46%) Rancher
10 2 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.23%) QRadar
10 2 (0.23%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.11%) CASB
11 1 (0.11%) IBM Guardium
11 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 214 (24.46%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.97%) Databricks
3 53 (6.06%) Google
4 47 (5.37%) Salesforce
5 46 (5.26%) Oracle
6 43 (4.91%) SAP
7 40 (4.57%) ServiceNow
8 31 (3.54%) CyberArk
8 31 (3.54%) Workday
9 18 (2.06%) Okta
10 16 (1.83%) Adobe
11 15 (1.71%) Splunk
12 14 (1.60%) BeyondTrust
13 13 (1.49%) IFS
13 13 (1.49%) Informatica
14 12 (1.37%) NEC
15 11 (1.26%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 7 (0.80%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.69%) Rapid7
17 6 (0.69%) Varonis
433 GDPR jobs in England