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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
24 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 109 216
Rank change year-on-year -64 +107 +48
Contract jobs citing GDPR 754 709 365
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.62% 2.55% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.11% 14.73% 8.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 451 212
10th Percentile £306 £350 £313
25th Percentile £450 £416 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £509
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +3.24% -11.57%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £725 £750 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £509
% change year-on-year +4.76% +3.19% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 37 14
10th Percentile £14.59 £15.13 -
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £34.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.47% +47.83% +28.67%
75th Percentile £65.46 £70.16 £32.41
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.10 £57.43
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £17.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year +44.12% -26.09% +28.67%

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 8,278 4,814 4,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.77% 17.30% 13.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,194 3,146 2,516
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.60%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £720 £759
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £507
% change year-on-year +0.10% -1.38% -3.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 602 226 207
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.96 £15.50
Median hourly rate £33.00 £32.50 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% -1.72% -8.14%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.11 £64.86
90th Percentile £75.00 £82.88 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.45 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +8.16% +9.09% -22.54%

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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 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 September 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 -40 361 £570 -0.87% 969
South East -61 116 £575 +15.00% 234
North of England -57 91 £483 -4.83% 242
Midlands -44 75 £450 +0.33% 133
South West -29 55 £475 +18.75% 102
West Midlands -23 54 £430 -18.19% 73
East of England -3 50 £525 -0.47% 82
North West -33 50 £500 +9.29% 125
Yorkshire -51 31 £471 -13.27% 96
East Midlands -37 21 £538 +25.15% 60
North East -39 9 £463 -15.22% 22
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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 39 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.59%) CMS
3 11 (1.46%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.46%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.33%) IIS
5 9 (1.19%) Apache
5 9 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.93%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.93%) Confluence
7 3 (0.40%) WordPress
8 2 (0.27%) Drupal
8 2 (0.27%) Mendix
9 1 (0.13%) CICS
9 1 (0.13%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.13%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.13%) Luigi
9 1 (0.13%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.13%) R Markdown
Applications
1 35 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 37 (4.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.33%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.06%) NEC Housing
3 8 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.80%) iTrent
4 6 (0.80%) SAP HR
5 5 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (0.53%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.53%) SAP HCM
6 4 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.53%) Workday HCM
6 4 (0.53%) Workfront
7 2 (0.27%) BambooHR
7 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.13%) Distributed Ledger
8 1 (0.13%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 257 (34.08%) Azure
2 148 (19.63%) AWS
3 94 (12.47%) Power Platform
4 77 (10.21%) GCP
5 60 (7.96%) Azure DevOps
6 50 (6.63%) Microsoft 365
7 46 (6.10%) Entra ID
8 45 (5.97%) Dynamics 365
8 45 (5.97%) SaaS
9 44 (5.84%) Microsoft Purview
10 38 (5.04%) Serverless
11 32 (4.24%) Snowflake
12 29 (3.85%) Power Automate
13 28 (3.71%) GitHub
14 27 (3.58%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (2.92%) Azure Functions
15 22 (2.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 19 (2.52%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (2.52%) OCI
17 17 (2.25%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.85%) Firewall
2 27 (3.58%) Network Security
3 18 (2.39%) Cisco IPT
4 11 (1.46%) VPN
5 8 (1.06%) SSL
6 7 (0.93%) SMS
7 5 (0.66%) DNS
7 5 (0.66%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.66%) X.509
8 4 (0.53%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.40%) FTP
9 3 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.40%) IPsec
9 3 (0.40%) Kerberos
9 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.40%) WAN
9 3 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.27%) HTTP
10 2 (0.27%) LAN
10 2 (0.27%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (9.95%) Power BI
2 53 (7.03%) Metadata
3 35 (4.64%) Data Warehouse
3 35 (4.64%) SQL Server
4 31 (4.11%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.86%) Tableau
6 13 (1.72%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (1.72%) BigQuery
6 13 (1.72%) NoSQL
7 12 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (1.33%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.33%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.19%) Data Vault
9 9 (1.19%) Delta Lake
9 9 (1.19%) Oracle Reports
10 8 (1.06%) Looker
11 7 (0.93%) Big Data
11 7 (0.93%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.80%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.80%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.05%) Git
2 19 (2.52%) JIRA
3 15 (1.99%) Postman
4 13 (1.72%) GitLab
5 11 (1.46%) Cypress.io
5 11 (1.46%) Selenium
5 11 (1.46%) WebDriver
6 9 (1.19%) Jenkins
7 8 (1.06%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.40%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.40%) ERwin
8 3 (0.40%) Protractor
9 2 (0.27%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.27%) JMeter
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.27%) Spinnaker
10 1 (0.13%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.13%) LSMW
General
1 283 (37.53%) Social Skills
2 188 (24.93%) Finance
3 136 (18.04%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (17.64%) Public Sector
5 85 (11.27%) Legal
6 40 (5.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (5.31%) Local Government
7 36 (4.77%) Marketing
8 34 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
9 31 (4.11%) Banking
9 31 (4.11%) Retail
10 30 (3.98%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
12 17 (2.25%) Manufacturing
12 17 (2.25%) Military
13 14 (1.86%) Aerospace
13 14 (1.86%) Law
14 11 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.93%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.80%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 131 (17.37%) Architect
2 117 (15.52%) Lead
3 87 (11.54%) Analyst
4 73 (9.68%) Senior
5 38 (5.04%) Administrator
6 37 (4.91%) Solutions Architect
7 35 (4.64%) Project Manager
8 33 (4.38%) Data Engineer
9 32 (4.24%) Consultant
9 32 (4.24%) Data Analyst
10 29 (3.85%) Data Architect
11 26 (3.45%) Business Analyst
12 23 (3.05%) Security Architect
13 21 (2.79%) Developer
14 19 (2.52%) Security Manager
15 18 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
16 17 (2.25%) Security Engineer
17 16 (2.12%) Coordinator
18 14 (1.86%) Azure Architect
19 13 (1.72%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.84%) Terraform
2 42 (5.57%) REST
3 28 (3.71%) OAuth
4 26 (3.45%) JSON
4 26 (3.45%) SAML
5 25 (3.32%) LDAP
6 21 (2.79%) OpenID
7 17 (2.25%) Kafka
8 15 (1.99%) OAuth2
8 15 (1.99%) SOAP
9 14 (1.86%) XML
10 13 (1.72%) PySpark
10 13 (1.72%) XSLT
11 12 (1.59%) SailPoint
12 11 (1.46%) .NET
12 11 (1.46%) Gherkin
13 10 (1.33%) HTML
13 10 (1.33%) Middleware
14 9 (1.19%) JDBC
15 7 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 84 (11.14%) Management Information System
2 48 (6.37%) Cloud Native
3 42 (5.57%) Data Protection Act
4 37 (4.91%) Onboarding
5 32 (4.24%) Security Posture
6 26 (3.45%) Data Structures
7 25 (3.32%) Freedom of Information
7 25 (3.32%) Legacy Systems
7 25 (3.32%) Product Ownership
8 23 (3.05%) Cyber Threat
9 21 (2.79%) NHS
10 20 (2.65%) Security Operations Centre
11 19 (2.52%) Taxonomies
12 15 (1.99%) Marketing Technology
13 13 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
14 12 (1.59%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.59%) Virtual Team
15 11 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (1.46%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.79%) Windows
2 15 (1.99%) Linux
3 7 (0.93%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (28.91%) Stakeholder Management
2 209 (27.72%) Data Protection
3 203 (26.92%) Data Governance
4 156 (20.69%) Analytics
5 154 (20.42%) Agile
6 144 (19.10%) AI
7 142 (18.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 135 (17.90%) Cybersecurity
9 129 (17.11%) Migration
10 120 (15.92%) Data Modelling
10 120 (15.92%) Problem-Solving
11 116 (15.38%) Information Security
12 115 (15.25%) DevOps
13 110 (14.59%) Continuous Improvement
14 109 (14.46%) Roadmaps
15 103 (13.66%) Decision-Making
16 102 (13.53%) CI/CD
17 96 (12.73%) Risk Management
18 82 (10.88%) CRM
19 81 (10.74%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 119 (15.78%) SQL
2 84 (11.14%) Python
3 36 (4.77%) PowerShell
4 35 (4.64%) JavaScript
5 33 (4.38%) Java
6 28 (3.71%) C#
7 13 (1.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (1.33%) Bash
8 10 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.19%) Bicep
10 7 (0.93%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.80%) BeanShell
11 6 (0.80%) Search Processing Language
11 6 (0.80%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.40%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.40%) Go
12 3 (0.40%) R
12 3 (0.40%) Ruby
13 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 145 (19.23%) Security Cleared
2 109 (14.46%) SC Cleared
3 73 (9.68%) Degree
4 69 (9.15%) CISSP
5 54 (7.16%) CISM
6 30 (3.98%) Azure Certification
7 29 (3.85%) DV Cleared
8 26 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (3.32%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.39%) PMP
11 17 (2.25%) PMI Certification
12 15 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
13 13 (1.72%) CISA
14 11 (1.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 11 (1.46%) ISTQB
15 10 (1.33%) AWS Certification
16 9 (1.19%) CCSP
17 8 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
17 8 (1.06%) CRISC
18 7 (0.93%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (20.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 123 (16.31%) Data Quality
3 89 (11.80%) NIST
4 58 (7.69%) PCI DSS
5 44 (5.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 39 (5.17%) Accessibility
7 37 (4.91%) GRC
7 37 (4.91%) QA
8 36 (4.77%) NCSC
9 29 (3.85%) WCAG
10 25 (3.32%) HIPAA
11 22 (2.92%) SOC 2
12 20 (2.65%) Cyber Essentials
13 15 (1.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 14 (1.86%) PERC
15 10 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 9 (1.19%) Solvency II
17 8 (1.06%) PMO
18 7 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
18 7 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 55 (7.29%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.46%) Docker
3 4 (0.53%) ISA Server
4 2 (0.27%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 2 (0.27%) Firmware
4 2 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (3.98%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.39%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (1.33%) CASB
4 9 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.06%) Ansible
5 8 (1.06%) Grafana
6 7 (0.93%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.66%) PingFederate
8 5 (0.66%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.53%) CA Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.27%) Argo
10 2 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.27%) QRadar
10 2 (0.27%) systemd
11 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.13%) IBM Guardium
11 1 (0.13%) Istio
11 1 (0.13%) Kibana
11 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 216 (28.65%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.76%) Oracle
3 49 (6.50%) SAP
4 46 (6.10%) Databricks
5 41 (5.44%) Salesforce
6 39 (5.17%) Google
7 28 (3.71%) Workday
8 25 (3.32%) ServiceNow
9 21 (2.79%) Adobe
10 16 (2.12%) Splunk
11 14 (1.86%) CyberArk
12 11 (1.46%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 10 (1.33%) Informatica
14 9 (1.19%) IFS
15 8 (1.06%) Cisco
15 8 (1.06%) NEC
16 7 (0.93%) BeyondTrust
16 7 (0.93%) CrowdStrike
16 7 (0.93%) Ping Identity
17 6 (0.80%) Civica
1,756 GDPR jobs in England