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

 6 months to
30 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 148 200
Rank change year-on-year +27 +52 +41
Contract jobs citing GDPR 869 484 437
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.07% 2.01% 1.19%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.35% 12.44% 8.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 570 303 250
10th Percentile £363 £361 £304
25th Percentile £450 £443 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £639 £623
90th Percentile £739 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £540 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +2.86% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 17 48
10th Percentile £14.16 £14.48 £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 £54.88 £33.47 £28.75
90th Percentile £76.78 £48.68 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £22.79 £24.00
% change year-on-year +11.92% -5.06% +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 7,039 3,892 5,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.76% 16.20% 13.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,560 2,514 3,273
10th Percentile £340 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £606 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 452 153 365
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.01 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.98 £34.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.51% +46.81% -41.25%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.71 £79.74 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £32.66 £21.73
% change year-on-year +10.24% +50.28% -40.06%

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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 30 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 30 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 30 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 +18 413 £550 -4.35% 218
South East +11 164 £563 +7.14% 144
North of England 0 131 £545 +3.81% 97
Midlands -34 72 £492 +11.95% 81
North West -9 65 £500 -4.76% 63
Yorkshire -25 56 £550 +7.32% 27
South West -21 44 £500 +25.00% 44
West Midlands -57 40 £492 +3.58% 48
East of England -18 33 £588 +13.20% 34
East Midlands -8 32 £484 +15.30% 34
North East -16 11 £400 -26.44% 7
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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 50 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 32 (3.68%) Confluence
4 30 (3.45%) Apache Spark
5 24 (2.76%) Apache
6 15 (1.73%) Apache Airflow
7 9 (1.04%) CMS
8 7 (0.81%) SAS
9 5 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.58%) TPMS
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%) CICS
12 1 (0.12%) Drupal
12 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
Applications
1 32 (3.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.81%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 18 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.38%) NEC Housing
3 8 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
3 8 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.58%) BambooHR
4 5 (0.58%) SAP HCM
4 5 (0.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.35%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.23%) SystmOne
7 1 (0.12%) Actimize
7 1 (0.12%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 313 (36.02%) Azure
2 226 (26.01%) AWS
3 124 (14.27%) Power Platform
4 117 (13.46%) GCP
5 80 (9.21%) Microsoft 365
6 66 (7.59%) Entra ID
7 56 (6.44%) Microsoft Purview
8 37 (4.26%) SaaS
9 35 (4.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 34 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
11 33 (3.80%) Azure Data Factory
12 32 (3.68%) Collibra
13 31 (3.57%) AWS CloudFormation
14 30 (3.45%) GitHub
15 27 (3.11%) OneDrive
15 27 (3.11%) Snowflake
16 26 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
17 24 (2.76%) Serverless
18 22 (2.53%) Amazon S3
19 18 (2.07%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.41%) Firewall
2 31 (3.57%) Network Security
3 21 (2.42%) DNS
4 19 (2.19%) VPN
5 17 (1.96%) DHCP
6 15 (1.73%) Kerberos
7 13 (1.50%) SMS
8 12 (1.38%) SSL
9 11 (1.27%) Wireless
10 6 (0.69%) Cisco IPT
10 6 (0.69%) HTTP
10 6 (0.69%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.58%) SNMP
11 5 (0.58%) SSH
11 5 (0.58%) WAN
12 4 (0.46%) LAN
12 4 (0.46%) NGFW
12 4 (0.46%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.35%) FTP
13 3 (0.35%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (12.54%) Power BI
2 54 (6.21%) Data Lake
3 49 (5.64%) Data Warehouse
3 49 (5.64%) Metadata
4 25 (2.88%) SQL Server
5 22 (2.53%) BigQuery
5 22 (2.53%) NoSQL
6 18 (2.07%) Tableau
7 16 (1.84%) Amazon Athena
8 15 (1.73%) Mixpanel
8 15 (1.73%) OLTP
8 15 (1.73%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.61%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.61%) OLAP
10 12 (1.38%) Amazon Redshift
11 11 (1.27%) Big Data
12 10 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
13 8 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.81%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 46 (5.29%) JIRA
2 26 (2.99%) Git
3 14 (1.61%) Burp Suite
4 13 (1.50%) Metasploit
5 12 (1.38%) GitLab
6 6 (0.69%) ERwin
6 6 (0.69%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.69%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.46%) Postman
7 4 (0.46%) Selenium
8 3 (0.35%) REST Assured
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
1 300 (34.52%) Social Skills
2 272 (31.30%) Finance
3 147 (16.92%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (13.00%) Legal
5 106 (12.20%) Public Sector
6 66 (7.59%) Documentation Skills
7 52 (5.98%) Marketing
8 49 (5.64%) Banking
9 34 (3.91%) Retail
10 25 (2.88%) Local Government
11 21 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.84%) Law
15 14 (1.61%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.50%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.15%) Military
18 7 (0.81%) Billing
18 7 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 149 (17.15%) Architect
2 101 (11.62%) Lead
3 90 (10.36%) Analyst
4 60 (6.90%) Senior
5 57 (6.56%) Project Manager
6 48 (5.52%) Data Engineer
7 47 (5.41%) Business Analyst
8 42 (4.83%) Consultant
9 40 (4.60%) Solutions Architect
10 33 (3.80%) Data Analyst
11 32 (3.68%) Security Engineer
12 27 (3.11%) Security Manager
13 25 (2.88%) Microsoft 365 Architect
14 24 (2.76%) Administrator
14 24 (2.76%) Security Architect
15 23 (2.65%) Developer
16 20 (2.30%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 19 (2.19%) Data Architect
17 19 (2.19%) Principal Engineer
18 16 (1.84%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (5.18%) REST
2 43 (4.95%) LDAP
3 40 (4.60%) OAuth
4 38 (4.37%) Kafka
4 38 (4.37%) SAML
5 30 (3.45%) Middleware
6 21 (2.42%) OpenID
7 20 (2.30%) PySpark
8 19 (2.19%) JSON
9 18 (2.07%) .NET
10 17 (1.96%) Great Expectations
10 17 (1.96%) Microsoft Graph
11 16 (1.84%) CSS
11 16 (1.84%) HTML
11 16 (1.84%) SOAP
12 14 (1.61%) OAuth2
13 10 (1.15%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (1.04%) J2EE
15 7 (0.81%) Node.js
15 7 (0.81%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (7.83%) Cloud Native
2 58 (6.67%) Management Information System
3 42 (4.83%) Legacy Systems
3 42 (4.83%) Security Posture
4 34 (3.91%) Onboarding
5 29 (3.34%) Data Protection Act
6 26 (2.99%) Product Ownership
7 22 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
8 21 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (2.07%) Replication
10 16 (1.84%) Data Structures
11 15 (1.73%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.73%) Freedom of Information
11 15 (1.73%) NHS
12 12 (1.38%) Marketing Technology
13 11 (1.27%) AI Agents
14 10 (1.15%) BYOD
14 10 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
15 9 (1.04%) Distributed Computing
15 9 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 74 (8.52%) Windows
2 26 (2.99%) Linux
3 24 (2.76%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.81%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.69%) 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
8 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (25.43%) Data Protection
2 203 (23.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 195 (22.44%) Agile
4 185 (21.29%) Data Governance
5 169 (19.45%) Migration
6 167 (19.22%) Cybersecurity
7 165 (18.99%) DevOps
8 160 (18.41%) CI/CD
9 156 (17.95%) Analytics
10 138 (15.88%) Problem-Solving
11 127 (14.61%) Business Intelligence
12 123 (14.15%) Data Modelling
13 119 (13.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 116 (13.35%) AI
15 115 (13.23%) Roadmaps
16 106 (12.20%) Continuous Improvement
17 104 (11.97%) Validation
18 101 (11.62%) Risk Management
19 95 (10.93%) Information Security
20 93 (10.70%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 180 (20.71%) SQL
2 138 (15.88%) Python
3 89 (10.24%) PowerShell
4 48 (5.52%) Java
5 33 (3.80%) C#
6 23 (2.65%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.19%) Bash
8 13 (1.50%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.04%) Bicep
9 9 (1.04%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.69%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.69%) Go
10 6 (0.69%) Shell Script
11 5 (0.58%) R
11 5 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.46%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.23%) Ruby
13 2 (0.23%) Scala
14 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 156 (17.95%) Security Cleared
2 132 (15.19%) SC Cleared
3 93 (10.70%) Degree
4 87 (10.01%) CISSP
5 70 (8.06%) CISM
6 38 (4.37%) PMI Certification
7 36 (4.14%) PMP
8 26 (2.99%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 16 (1.84%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.61%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.50%) IIBA
14 12 (1.38%) CHECK Team Member
15 11 (1.27%) CREST Certified
15 11 (1.27%) CRISC
15 11 (1.27%) Cyber Scheme
16 10 (1.15%) AWS Certification
16 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 194 (22.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 132 (15.19%) NIST
3 126 (14.50%) Data Quality
4 96 (11.05%) PCI DSS
5 71 (8.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.26%) GRC
7 35 (4.03%) QA
8 32 (3.68%) NCSC
9 31 (3.57%) SOC 2
10 28 (3.22%) HIPAA
11 25 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 24 (2.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 24 (2.76%) PMO
13 18 (2.07%) Accessibility
14 17 (1.96%) MiFID
15 13 (1.50%) FINRA
15 13 (1.50%) PERC
16 12 (1.38%) Solvency II
17 10 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 9 (1.04%) WCAG
System Software
1 75 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 34 (3.91%) Docker
3 6 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 59 (6.79%) Kubernetes
2 58 (6.67%) Terraform
3 41 (4.72%) Single Sign-On
4 24 (2.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.50%) Grafana
5 13 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
6 12 (1.38%) Nmap
7 9 (1.04%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.58%) Ansible
8 5 (0.58%) PingFederate
8 5 (0.58%) SCCM
9 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.46%) Istio
9 4 (0.46%) QRadar
9 4 (0.46%) Rancher
10 3 (0.35%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.23%) systemd
Vendors
1 222 (25.55%) Microsoft
2 59 (6.79%) Databricks
2 59 (6.79%) Google
3 45 (5.18%) Salesforce
4 44 (5.06%) Oracle
5 42 (4.83%) SAP
6 40 (4.60%) ServiceNow
7 33 (3.80%) CyberArk
8 30 (3.45%) Workday
9 19 (2.19%) Okta
10 15 (1.73%) Adobe
10 15 (1.73%) BeyondTrust
10 15 (1.73%) Splunk
11 14 (1.61%) Informatica
12 13 (1.50%) IFS
13 12 (1.38%) NEC
14 9 (1.04%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 8 (0.92%) Qualys
15 8 (0.92%) Varonis
16 7 (0.81%) VMware
568 GDPR jobs in England