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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 121 219
Rank change year-on-year -29 +98 +34
Contract jobs citing GDPR 833 641 372
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.83% 2.32% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.52% 13.64% 8.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 526 394 220
10th Percentile £355 £352 £325
25th Percentile £450 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £503
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +4.43% -8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £750 £750 £676
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £501
% change year-on-year +4.76% +4.90% -9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 37 26
10th Percentile £15.90 £14.48 £19.63
25th Percentile £19.46 £15.13 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.55 £31.49 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.34% +25.96% +31.58%
75th Percentile £80.00 £70.16 £28.75
90th Percentile - £89.10 £34.07
UK median hourly rate £28.55 £17.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year +64.08% -30.40% +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 7,918 4,700 4,517
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.40% 17.03% 13.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,070 3,070 2,833
10th Percentile £340 £281 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £607 £622 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £501
% change year-on-year - -0.17% -4.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 533 216 290
10th Percentile £14.05 £15.12 £10.95
25th Percentile £19.46 £18.22 £14.41
Median hourly rate £38.72 £30.75 £27.09
Median % change year-on-year +25.94% +13.49% -35.14%
75th Percentile £70.00 £64.06 £60.94
90th Percentile £82.18 £85.50 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £27.35 £25.00
% change year-on-year +46.25% +9.40% -35.42%

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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 1 August 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 1 August 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 1 August 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 -11 398 £565 -1.70% 390
South East -27 151 £575 +15.93% 147
North of England -40 109 £495 -4.72% 116
North West -16 68 £500 -4.76% 73
Midlands -48 67 £463 +7.81% 83
South West -29 50 £500 +25.00% 77
East of England +6 47 £625 +19.05% 33
West Midlands -50 44 £450 -10.00% 44
Yorkshire -51 28 £550 +8.48% 32
East Midlands -21 23 £537 +28.62% 39
North East -31 12 £463 -14.94% 11
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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 37 (4.44%) 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 5 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.60%) IIS
8 2 (0.24%) Drupal
8 2 (0.24%) Mendix
8 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.12%) CICS
9 1 (0.12%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.12%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.12%) Luigi
9 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
9 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (3.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.96%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 28 (3.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.56%) Salesforce CRM
3 11 (1.32%) NEC Housing
4 10 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.72%) iTrent
6 5 (0.60%) Adobe Campaign
6 5 (0.60%) BambooHR
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%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 1 (0.12%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 282 (33.85%) Azure
2 189 (22.69%) AWS
3 111 (13.33%) Power Platform
4 90 (10.80%) GCP
5 52 (6.24%) Entra ID
5 52 (6.24%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (5.52%) Microsoft Purview
8 45 (5.40%) SaaS
9 37 (4.44%) Snowflake
10 34 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
11 32 (3.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 30 (3.60%) Azure Data Factory
12 30 (3.60%) GitHub
12 30 (3.60%) Serverless
13 22 (2.64%) Collibra
14 21 (2.52%) dbt
15 20 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (2.28%) Power Automate
17 17 (2.04%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 38 (4.56%) Firewall
2 33 (3.96%) Network Security
3 16 (1.92%) VPN
4 12 (1.44%) 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%) DHCP
10 3 (0.36%) FTP
10 3 (0.36%) Intranet
10 3 (0.36%) IPv4
10 3 (0.36%) IPv6
10 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (12.24%) Power BI
2 51 (6.12%) Metadata
3 49 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
4 45 (5.40%) Data Lake
5 29 (3.48%) SQL Server
6 18 (2.16%) NoSQL
6 18 (2.16%) Tableau
7 17 (2.04%) BigQuery
8 15 (1.80%) Amazon Redshift
9 12 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
10 11 (1.32%) Big Data
10 11 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (1.32%) Relational Database
11 10 (1.20%) Delta Lake
12 9 (1.08%) Looker
13 8 (0.96%) Amazon Athena
13 8 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (0.84%) Data Vault
14 7 (0.84%) OLTP
15 6 (0.72%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 37 (4.44%) JIRA
2 13 (1.56%) Git
3 10 (1.20%) Postman
3 10 (1.20%) Selenium
4 9 (1.08%) Cypress.io
4 9 (1.08%) WebDriver
5 6 (0.72%) Cucumber
5 6 (0.72%) ERwin
5 6 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.48%) GitLab
6 4 (0.48%) Jaeger
6 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.36%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.36%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.36%) Protractor
8 2 (0.24%) Charles Proxy
8 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.24%) Metasploit
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
General
1 280 (33.61%) Social Skills
2 257 (30.85%) Finance
3 154 (18.49%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (15.97%) Public Sector
5 95 (11.40%) Legal
6 43 (5.16%) Marketing
7 41 (4.92%) Banking
7 41 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
8 37 (4.44%) Retail
9 31 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
10 28 (3.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 28 (3.36%) Local Government
11 20 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (1.68%) Law
12 14 (1.68%) Military
12 14 (1.68%) Telecoms
13 11 (1.32%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.20%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 151 (18.13%) Architect
2 118 (14.17%) Lead
3 88 (10.56%) Analyst
4 73 (8.76%) Senior
5 51 (6.12%) Project Manager
6 45 (5.40%) Data Engineer
7 43 (5.16%) Solutions Architect
8 36 (4.32%) Business Analyst
9 35 (4.20%) Consultant
10 33 (3.96%) Data Architect
11 32 (3.84%) Data Analyst
12 28 (3.36%) Security Manager
13 25 (3.00%) Security Architect
14 24 (2.88%) Security Engineer
15 22 (2.64%) Administrator
16 21 (2.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 19 (2.28%) Technical Architect
18 18 (2.16%) Senior Manager
19 15 (1.80%) Developer
20 14 (1.68%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.56%) REST
2 29 (3.48%) Kafka
3 28 (3.36%) Middleware
4 27 (3.24%) OAuth
5 25 (3.00%) LDAP
5 25 (3.00%) SAML
6 23 (2.76%) OpenID
7 19 (2.28%) JSON
8 16 (1.92%) .NET
8 16 (1.92%) PySpark
9 15 (1.80%) SOAP
10 14 (1.68%) OAuth2
11 10 (1.20%) HTML
12 9 (1.08%) Gherkin
12 9 (1.08%) SailPoint
13 8 (0.96%) CSS
14 7 (0.84%) FHIR
14 7 (0.84%) Jakarta EE
14 7 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.84%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.56%) Cloud Native
2 58 (6.96%) Management Information System
3 45 (5.40%) Legacy Systems
4 43 (5.16%) Security Posture
5 41 (4.92%) Data Protection Act
6 35 (4.20%) Onboarding
7 30 (3.60%) Data Structures
8 24 (2.88%) Product Ownership
9 23 (2.76%) Hybrid Cloud
10 21 (2.52%) Cyber Threat
11 17 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (2.04%) Freedom of Information
11 17 (2.04%) NHS
12 16 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
13 15 (1.80%) Marketing Technology
14 13 (1.56%) AI Agents
15 12 (1.44%) Data Centre
16 10 (1.20%) BYOD
16 10 (1.20%) Virtual Team
17 9 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
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
1 216 (25.93%) Data Protection
1 216 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
2 208 (24.97%) Data Governance
3 182 (21.85%) Agile
4 176 (21.13%) Cybersecurity
5 170 (20.41%) Analytics
6 169 (20.29%) Migration
7 157 (18.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 143 (17.17%) AI
9 135 (16.21%) DevOps
9 135 (16.21%) Problem-Solving
10 130 (15.61%) Data Modelling
11 127 (15.25%) CI/CD
12 123 (14.77%) Roadmaps
13 118 (14.17%) Business Intelligence
14 115 (13.81%) Continuous Improvement
15 112 (13.45%) Information Security
16 102 (12.24%) Risk Management
16 102 (12.24%) Validation
17 90 (10.80%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 155 (18.61%) SQL
2 104 (12.48%) Python
3 48 (5.76%) PowerShell
4 33 (3.96%) Java
5 24 (2.88%) JavaScript
6 23 (2.76%) C#
7 14 (1.68%) Bash
8 10 (1.20%) Bicep
9 9 (1.08%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.84%) Go
11 6 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.72%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.60%) Apex Code
12 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.36%) R
13 3 (0.36%) Ruby
13 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.24%) Scala
15 1 (0.12%) BeanShell
Qualifications
1 154 (18.49%) Security Cleared
2 123 (14.77%) SC Cleared
3 85 (10.20%) CISSP
4 69 (8.28%) Degree
5 67 (8.04%) CISM
6 26 (3.12%) Azure Certification
6 26 (3.12%) DV Cleared
6 26 (3.12%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.12%) PMP
7 21 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
7 21 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 12 (1.44%) AWS Certification
10 12 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (1.32%) CISA
11 11 (1.32%) ISTQB
12 10 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 8 (0.96%) CEH
14 7 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 189 (22.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 138 (16.57%) Data Quality
3 116 (13.93%) NIST
4 70 (8.40%) PCI DSS
5 53 (6.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.44%) NCSC
7 34 (4.08%) GRC
7 34 (4.08%) QA
8 33 (3.96%) Accessibility
8 33 (3.96%) SOC 2
9 30 (3.60%) HIPAA
10 29 (3.48%) Cyber Essentials
11 20 (2.40%) PMO
11 20 (2.40%) WCAG
12 19 (2.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 17 (2.04%) PERC
14 16 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 14 (1.68%) Solvency II
16 9 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
17 7 (0.84%) HL7
System Software
1 59 (7.08%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.40%) 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 47 (5.64%) Terraform
2 40 (4.80%) 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%) Ansible
9 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.48%) Istio
9 4 (0.48%) Rancher
10 3 (0.36%) QRadar
11 2 (0.24%) CASB
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%) IBM Guardium
12 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 202 (24.25%) Microsoft
2 65 (7.80%) Databricks
3 52 (6.24%) Salesforce
3 52 (6.24%) SAP
4 51 (6.12%) Oracle
5 44 (5.28%) Google
6 35 (4.20%) Workday
7 34 (4.08%) ServiceNow
8 21 (2.52%) CyberArk
9 17 (2.04%) Adobe
10 14 (1.68%) IFS
11 13 (1.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 11 (1.32%) Informatica
12 11 (1.32%) NEC
13 9 (1.08%) BeyondTrust
14 8 (0.96%) Splunk
15 7 (0.84%) MuleSoft
16 6 (0.72%) Ping Identity
16 6 (0.72%) Tealium
16 6 (0.72%) Varonis
812 GDPR jobs in England