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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 147 178
Rank change year-on-year +42 +31 +77
Contract jobs citing GDPR 911 455 488
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.28% 1.85% 1.31%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.48% 11.75% 9.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 609 276 258
10th Percentile £365 £344 £308
25th Percentile £450 £438 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £527 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% +5.40% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £640 £638
90th Percentile £740 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £534 £530 £500
% change year-on-year +0.75% +6.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 17 47
10th Percentile £13.58 £14.56 £11.49
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.25 £11.95
Median hourly rate £24.19 £27.64 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.48% +20.17% +21.05%
75th Percentile £33.29 £31.76 £28.30
90th Percentile £61.20 £48.68 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £24.19 £27.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -12.02% +19.54% +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 6,758 3,873 5,305
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.95% 15.75% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,417 2,483 3,382
10th Percentile £340 £275 £303
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £604 £630 £638
90th Percentile £705 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 418 159 346
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.76 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £13.00
Median hourly rate £30.58 £35.00 £20.80
Median % change year-on-year -12.63% +68.25% -51.05%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £81.00 £79.51 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £33.55 £34.50 £20.47
% change year-on-year -2.75% +68.54% -45.77%

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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 April 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 April 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 April 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 +30 436 £550 -4.35% 119
South East +28 181 £525 +2.44% 116
North of England +7 129 £550 +4.76% 87
Midlands -8 81 £475 +3.04% 74
Yorkshire -13 60 £550 +4.76% 27
North West -9 59 £513 -2.38% 51
West Midlands -33 46 £487 +2.53% 43
South West -31 39 £500 +25.00% 28
East Midlands -6 35 £450 +30.25% 31
East of England -31 30 £625 +19.05% 38
North East -9 11 £466 +0.76% 9
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UK

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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 43 (4.72%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 36 (3.95%) Confluence
4 35 (3.84%) Apache Spark
5 25 (2.74%) Apache
6 18 (1.98%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.88%) TPMS
8 7 (0.77%) SAS
9 5 (0.55%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.44%) Appian
10 4 (0.44%) Camunda
11 3 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2013
12 2 (0.22%) CMS
13 1 (0.11%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.11%) Drupal
13 1 (0.11%) GeoServer
13 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
13 1 (0.11%) Moodle
13 1 (0.11%) R Markdown
13 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 32 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.77%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 12 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.77%) NEC Housing
4 6 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.55%) BambooHR
5 5 (0.55%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
6 3 (0.33%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.22%) Actimize
7 2 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.22%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.22%) SystmOne
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.11%) Orchard Housing
8 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.11%) SAP ECC
8 1 (0.11%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 349 (38.31%) Azure
2 263 (28.87%) AWS
3 147 (16.14%) GCP
4 129 (14.16%) Power Platform
5 86 (9.44%) Microsoft 365
6 76 (8.34%) Entra ID
7 59 (6.48%) Microsoft Purview
8 47 (5.16%) AWS CloudFormation
9 40 (4.39%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 40 (4.39%) SaaS
10 36 (3.95%) Azure Data Factory
10 36 (3.95%) Collibra
11 31 (3.40%) Amazon S3
12 29 (3.18%) Azure DevOps
13 27 (2.96%) OneDrive
14 26 (2.85%) GitHub
14 26 (2.85%) Snowflake
15 23 (2.52%) Serverless
16 19 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
16 19 (2.09%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 59 (6.48%) Firewall
2 37 (4.06%) Network Security
3 25 (2.74%) DNS
4 22 (2.41%) VPN
5 21 (2.31%) DHCP
6 15 (1.65%) Kerberos
6 15 (1.65%) SSL
7 14 (1.54%) Cisco IPT
7 14 (1.54%) Wireless
8 10 (1.10%) SMS
9 8 (0.88%) SNMP
9 8 (0.88%) SSH
10 6 (0.66%) HTTP
10 6 (0.66%) WAN
11 5 (0.55%) LAN
11 5 (0.55%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.55%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.44%) NGFW
13 3 (0.33%) IPv4
13 3 (0.33%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (13.06%) Power BI
2 61 (6.70%) Data Lake
3 52 (5.71%) Data Warehouse
4 49 (5.38%) Metadata
5 26 (2.85%) BigQuery
6 24 (2.63%) SQL Server
6 24 (2.63%) Tableau
7 21 (2.31%) Amazon Athena
7 21 (2.31%) NoSQL
8 20 (2.20%) Relational Database
9 19 (2.09%) Amazon Redshift
10 17 (1.87%) Mixpanel
10 17 (1.87%) OLAP
10 17 (1.87%) OLTP
11 14 (1.54%) Big Data
12 12 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
13 9 (0.99%) Oracle Database
13 9 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
13 9 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 52 (5.71%) JIRA
2 30 (3.29%) Git
3 18 (1.98%) Burp Suite
3 18 (1.98%) GitLab
4 17 (1.87%) Metasploit
5 10 (1.10%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.77%) ERwin
6 7 (0.77%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.44%) Charles Proxy
7 4 (0.44%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.44%) Postman
7 4 (0.44%) REST Assured
7 4 (0.44%) Selenium
8 3 (0.33%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.22%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.22%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.22%) Fiddler
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 350 (38.42%) Social Skills
2 288 (31.61%) Finance
3 156 (17.12%) Analytical Skills
4 139 (15.26%) Legal
5 105 (11.53%) Public Sector
6 74 (8.12%) Documentation Skills
7 57 (6.26%) Marketing
8 54 (5.93%) Banking
9 34 (3.73%) Retail
10 21 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (1.98%) Law
11 18 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (1.87%) Financial Institution
12 17 (1.87%) Local Government
12 17 (1.87%) Telecoms
13 15 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.21%) Electronics
16 9 (0.99%) Billing
16 9 (0.99%) Military
Job Titles
1 163 (17.89%) Architect
2 107 (11.75%) Lead
3 102 (11.20%) Analyst
4 57 (6.26%) Project Manager
5 56 (6.15%) Consultant
6 55 (6.04%) Senior
7 53 (5.82%) Business Analyst
8 51 (5.60%) Data Engineer
9 44 (4.83%) Solutions Architect
10 36 (3.95%) Security Engineer
11 29 (3.18%) Data Analyst
12 25 (2.74%) Microsoft 365 Architect
12 25 (2.74%) Security Architect
13 24 (2.63%) Administrator
13 24 (2.63%) Data Architect
14 23 (2.52%) Security Manager
15 22 (2.41%) Developer
16 20 (2.20%) Principal Engineer
17 18 (1.98%) Migration Manager
18 17 (1.87%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (5.27%) LDAP
2 45 (4.94%) Kafka
3 43 (4.72%) REST
4 38 (4.17%) OAuth
5 35 (3.84%) Middleware
6 34 (3.73%) SAML
7 20 (2.20%) PySpark
8 19 (2.09%) Great Expectations
9 18 (1.98%) OpenID
10 17 (1.87%) HTML
10 17 (1.87%) Microsoft Graph
10 17 (1.87%) SOAP
11 16 (1.76%) .NET
11 16 (1.76%) JSON
12 15 (1.65%) CSS
13 13 (1.43%) OAuth2
14 11 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
15 10 (1.10%) Spark Streaming
16 9 (0.99%) J2EE
16 9 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 69 (7.57%) Cloud Native
2 54 (5.93%) Management Information System
3 50 (5.49%) Security Posture
4 44 (4.83%) Onboarding
5 37 (4.06%) Legacy Systems
5 37 (4.06%) Product Ownership
6 34 (3.73%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 23 (2.52%) Hybrid Cloud
9 21 (2.31%) Marketing Technology
10 20 (2.20%) Replication
11 17 (1.87%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.76%) Data Structures
13 14 (1.54%) Freedom of Information
14 13 (1.43%) NHS
15 12 (1.32%) Distributed Computing
16 11 (1.21%) AI Agents
16 11 (1.21%) BYOD
17 10 (1.10%) Public Cloud
17 10 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 82 (9.00%) Windows
2 33 (3.62%) Linux
3 27 (2.96%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.66%) Mac OS
4 6 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.33%) Android
6 3 (0.33%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.22%) Solaris
7 2 (0.22%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (25.47%) Stakeholder Management
2 230 (25.25%) Data Protection
3 208 (22.83%) Agile
4 203 (22.28%) Data Governance
5 170 (18.66%) CI/CD
6 168 (18.44%) Migration
7 166 (18.22%) Cybersecurity
8 165 (18.11%) DevOps
9 164 (18.00%) Analytics
10 152 (16.68%) Problem-Solving
11 139 (15.26%) Data Modelling
12 138 (15.15%) Business Intelligence
13 126 (13.83%) AI
14 125 (13.72%) Roadmaps
15 123 (13.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 111 (12.18%) Risk Management
16 111 (12.18%) Validation
17 105 (11.53%) Continuous Improvement
18 104 (11.42%) ETL
19 103 (11.31%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 185 (20.31%) SQL
2 159 (17.45%) Python
3 108 (11.86%) PowerShell
4 41 (4.50%) Java
5 34 (3.73%) C#
6 26 (2.85%) JavaScript
7 23 (2.52%) Bash
8 14 (1.54%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (0.99%) Bicep
9 9 (0.99%) PL/SQL
10 8 (0.88%) Apex Code
10 8 (0.88%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.77%) R
12 6 (0.66%) Go
12 6 (0.66%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.33%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.22%) Perl
15 2 (0.22%) PHP
15 2 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 152 (16.68%) Security Cleared
2 126 (13.83%) SC Cleared
3 100 (10.98%) Degree
4 98 (10.76%) CISSP
5 75 (8.23%) CISM
6 42 (4.61%) PMI Certification
7 39 (4.28%) PMP
8 28 (3.07%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (2.20%) AWS Certification
12 18 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 16 (1.76%) CHECK Team Member
13 16 (1.76%) Master's Degree
14 14 (1.54%) CREST Certified
14 14 (1.54%) Cyber Scheme
14 14 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
15 13 (1.43%) IIBA
16 12 (1.32%) Postgraduate
17 11 (1.21%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 230 (25.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 162 (17.78%) NIST
3 119 (13.06%) Data Quality
4 109 (11.96%) PCI DSS
5 77 (8.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 46 (5.05%) QA
7 37 (4.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 37 (4.06%) GRC
8 33 (3.62%) SOC 2
9 31 (3.40%) HIPAA
10 24 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
10 24 (2.63%) PERC
11 23 (2.52%) NCSC
11 23 (2.52%) PMO
12 19 (2.09%) MiFID
13 17 (1.87%) Accessibility
14 13 (1.43%) FINRA
15 12 (1.32%) Solvency II
16 9 (0.99%) COBIT
16 9 (0.99%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 85 (9.33%) Active Directory
2 37 (4.06%) Docker
3 8 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.22%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.11%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) IAG
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 71 (7.79%) Terraform
2 62 (6.81%) Kubernetes
3 40 (4.39%) Single Sign-On
4 19 (2.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (1.76%) Nmap
6 12 (1.32%) Grafana
7 10 (1.10%) Ansible
8 9 (0.99%) Prometheus
9 8 (0.88%) SCCM
10 4 (0.44%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.44%) Istio
10 4 (0.44%) PingFederate
10 4 (0.44%) QRadar
10 4 (0.44%) Rancher
11 3 (0.33%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.33%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 3 (0.33%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Satellite
12 2 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 223 (24.48%) Microsoft
2 79 (8.67%) Google
3 64 (7.03%) Databricks
4 50 (5.49%) ServiceNow
5 48 (5.27%) CyberArk
6 45 (4.94%) Oracle
6 45 (4.94%) Salesforce
7 42 (4.61%) SAP
8 32 (3.51%) Workday
9 26 (2.85%) BeyondTrust
10 23 (2.52%) Adobe
11 20 (2.20%) Okta
11 20 (2.20%) Splunk
12 19 (2.09%) Informatica
13 15 (1.65%) Tealium
14 13 (1.43%) OneTrust
15 12 (1.32%) IFS
16 11 (1.21%) MuleSoft
17 9 (0.99%) VMware
18 8 (0.88%) Fortinet