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

 6 months to
25 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 138 220
Rank change year-on-year +6 +82 +29
Contract jobs citing GDPR 877 516 416
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.02% 2.06% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.87% 12.50% 8.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 572 314 233
10th Percentile £363 £363 £304
25th Percentile £450 £432 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +7.69% -11.36%
75th Percentile £650 £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 55 24 47
10th Percentile £14.95 - £11.49
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.13 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £28.32 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% +13.28% +31.58%
75th Percentile £54.75 £43.35 £28.75
90th Percentile £80.65 £71.80 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £22.79 £23.00
% change year-on-year +11.92% -0.93% +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 7,391 4,128 5,054
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.02% 16.44% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,780 2,662 3,178
10th Percentile £349 £268 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.90% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 174 379
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.99
25th Percentile £19.33 £22.06 £13.09
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% +35.42% -39.26%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £51.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £84.70 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £23.80
% change year-on-year +14.00% +32.94% -34.79%

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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 25 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 25 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 25 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 +11 421 £560 -2.61% 169
South East +10 164 £563 +7.14% 126
North of England -14 127 £550 +4.76% 92
Midlands -44 68 £484 +17.21% 62
North West -2 67 £528 -6.22% 60
Yorkshire -33 50 £550 +9.24% 24
South West -33 48 £500 +25.00% 36
West Midlands -46 41 £475 - 27
East of England -14 37 £600 +14.94% 38
East Midlands -12 27 £519 +28.02% 36
North East -27 11 £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 51 (5.82%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (3.08%) Confluence
4 24 (2.74%) Apache Spark
5 18 (2.05%) Apache
6 14 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
7 11 (1.25%) CMS
8 5 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.57%) IIS
9 4 (0.46%) SAS
9 4 (0.46%) 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 28 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.91%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.68%) 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 22 (2.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.37%) NEC Housing
3 11 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
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%) iTrent
9 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.23%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
10 1 (0.11%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 307 (35.01%) Azure
2 211 (24.06%) AWS
3 123 (14.03%) Power Platform
4 106 (12.09%) GCP
5 68 (7.75%) Microsoft 365
6 61 (6.96%) Entra ID
7 52 (5.93%) Microsoft Purview
8 44 (5.02%) SaaS
9 41 (4.68%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (4.10%) Azure Data Factory
10 36 (4.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 33 (3.76%) GitHub
12 32 (3.65%) Snowflake
13 30 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
14 26 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
14 26 (2.96%) Collibra
15 25 (2.85%) OneDrive
15 25 (2.85%) Serverless
16 20 (2.28%) dbt
17 18 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 45 (5.13%) Firewall
2 35 (3.99%) Network Security
3 19 (2.17%) DNS
4 18 (2.05%) VPN
5 16 (1.82%) DHCP
6 14 (1.60%) Kerberos
7 12 (1.37%) SMS
7 12 (1.37%) SSL
8 8 (0.91%) Wireless
9 7 (0.80%) HTTP
10 6 (0.68%) WAN
11 5 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
11 5 (0.57%) HTTPS
11 5 (0.57%) LAN
11 5 (0.57%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.46%) NGFW
12 4 (0.46%) SNMP
12 4 (0.46%) SSH
12 4 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.34%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (12.54%) Power BI
2 53 (6.04%) Metadata
3 51 (5.82%) Data Lake
3 51 (5.82%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (3.08%) 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 13 (1.48%) Relational Database
10 12 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
11 11 (1.25%) Amazon Athena
12 10 (1.14%) Big Data
12 10 (1.14%) Mixpanel
12 10 (1.14%) OLTP
13 9 (1.03%) OLAP
13 9 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
13 9 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.91%) Data Vault
15 7 (0.80%) Looker
Development Applications
1 41 (4.68%) JIRA
2 22 (2.51%) Git
3 10 (1.14%) Burp Suite
4 9 (1.03%) Metasploit
5 7 (0.80%) GitLab
6 6 (0.68%) ERwin
6 6 (0.68%) Postman
6 6 (0.68%) PowerDesigner
6 6 (0.68%) Selenium
7 4 (0.46%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.46%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
8 2 (0.23%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.23%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.23%) Protractor
8 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.23%) Robot Framework
General
1 301 (34.32%) Social Skills
2 288 (32.84%) Finance
3 149 (16.99%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (13.91%) Public Sector
5 105 (11.97%) Legal
6 60 (6.84%) Documentation Skills
7 46 (5.25%) Banking
8 45 (5.13%) Marketing
9 36 (4.10%) Retail
10 26 (2.96%) Local Government
11 25 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 17 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
15 14 (1.60%) Law
16 13 (1.48%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.48%) Telecoms
17 11 (1.25%) Military
18 9 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
19 8 (0.91%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 157 (17.90%) Architect
2 117 (13.34%) Lead
3 89 (10.15%) Analyst
4 68 (7.75%) Senior
5 56 (6.39%) Project Manager
6 46 (5.25%) Data Engineer
7 43 (4.90%) Business Analyst
8 40 (4.56%) Solutions Architect
9 35 (3.99%) Consultant
10 33 (3.76%) Data Analyst
11 29 (3.31%) Security Manager
12 28 (3.19%) Security Engineer
13 27 (3.08%) Data Architect
14 24 (2.74%) Security Architect
15 22 (2.51%) Administrator
15 22 (2.51%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 20 (2.28%) Microsoft 365 Architect
17 19 (2.17%) Developer
17 19 (2.17%) Technical Architect
18 16 (1.82%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.79%) REST
2 41 (4.68%) LDAP
3 39 (4.45%) OAuth
4 38 (4.33%) SAML
5 35 (3.99%) Kafka
6 29 (3.31%) Middleware
7 22 (2.51%) OpenID
8 20 (2.28%) JSON
9 18 (2.05%) .NET
9 18 (2.05%) PySpark
9 18 (2.05%) SOAP
10 14 (1.60%) OAuth2
11 12 (1.37%) CSS
11 12 (1.37%) Great Expectations
11 12 (1.37%) HTML
11 12 (1.37%) Microsoft Graph
12 9 (1.03%) J2EE
12 9 (1.03%) SailPoint
12 9 (1.03%) XML
13 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 61 (6.96%) Cloud Native
2 59 (6.73%) Management Information System
3 48 (5.47%) Security Posture
4 44 (5.02%) Legacy Systems
5 34 (3.88%) Data Protection Act
6 33 (3.76%) Onboarding
7 27 (3.08%) Data Structures
8 26 (2.96%) Product Ownership
9 21 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
11 19 (2.17%) Replication
12 16 (1.82%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.71%) Freedom of Information
13 15 (1.71%) Security Operations Centre
14 14 (1.60%) NHS
15 12 (1.37%) AI Agents
16 11 (1.25%) Marketing Technology
17 10 (1.14%) BYOD
17 10 (1.14%) Clustering
18 9 (1.03%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 63 (7.18%) Windows
2 22 (2.51%) Linux
3 21 (2.39%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.23%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.23%) Unix
6 1 (0.11%) Android
6 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (25.09%) Data Protection
2 214 (24.40%) Stakeholder Management
3 198 (22.58%) Agile
4 196 (22.35%) Data Governance
5 174 (19.84%) Migration
6 173 (19.73%) Cybersecurity
7 159 (18.13%) Analytics
8 153 (17.45%) DevOps
9 147 (16.76%) CI/CD
10 139 (15.85%) Problem-Solving
11 131 (14.94%) AI
11 131 (14.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 130 (14.82%) Data Modelling
13 125 (14.25%) Business Intelligence
14 124 (14.14%) Roadmaps
15 119 (13.57%) Continuous Improvement
16 106 (12.09%) Validation
17 101 (11.52%) Information Security
18 97 (11.06%) ETL
19 94 (10.72%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 171 (19.50%) SQL
2 122 (13.91%) Python
3 73 (8.32%) PowerShell
4 44 (5.02%) Java
5 26 (2.96%) C#
6 20 (2.28%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.60%) Bash
8 11 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.03%) Bicep
10 8 (0.91%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.68%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.68%) Go
11 6 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.34%) R
13 3 (0.34%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
15 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 169 (19.27%) Security Cleared
2 135 (15.39%) SC Cleared
3 85 (9.69%) Degree
4 82 (9.35%) CISSP
5 64 (7.30%) CISM
6 34 (3.88%) PMI Certification
6 34 (3.88%) PMP
7 25 (2.85%) DV Cleared
8 24 (2.74%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.39%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 15 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.48%) Master's Degree
13 10 (1.14%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.14%) IIBA
14 9 (1.03%) CISA
14 9 (1.03%) CRISC
14 9 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (0.91%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (21.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 143 (16.31%) Data Quality
3 130 (14.82%) NIST
4 90 (10.26%) PCI DSS
5 72 (8.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 39 (4.45%) GRC
6 39 (4.45%) NCSC
7 35 (3.99%) QA
8 32 (3.65%) SOC 2
9 30 (3.42%) HIPAA
10 25 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
11 23 (2.62%) Accessibility
12 22 (2.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 22 (2.51%) PMO
13 15 (1.71%) Solvency II
14 14 (1.60%) MiFID
15 13 (1.48%) WCAG
16 11 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 11 (1.25%) FINRA
17 10 (1.14%) PERC
System Software
1 76 (8.67%) Active Directory
2 30 (3.42%) Docker
3 3 (0.34%) Firmware
4 2 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 54 (6.16%) Terraform
2 52 (5.93%) Kubernetes
3 41 (4.68%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.48%) 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%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.11%) Nessus
11 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 219 (24.97%) Microsoft
2 65 (7.41%) Databricks
3 53 (6.04%) Google
4 48 (5.47%) Salesforce
5 46 (5.25%) SAP
6 45 (5.13%) Oracle
7 40 (4.56%) ServiceNow
8 31 (3.53%) Workday
9 30 (3.42%) CyberArk
10 18 (2.05%) Okta
11 15 (1.71%) Adobe
12 14 (1.60%) BeyondTrust
12 14 (1.60%) Informatica
12 14 (1.60%) Splunk
13 13 (1.48%) IFS
14 12 (1.37%) NEC
15 11 (1.25%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 7 (0.80%) MuleSoft
16 7 (0.80%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.68%) Ping Identity
459 GDPR jobs in England