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

 6 months to
10 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 96 213
Rank change year-on-year -85 +117 +29
Contract jobs citing GDPR 744 748 376
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.61% 2.67% 1.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.96% 15.16% 8.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 452 483 217
10th Percentile £306 £350 £312
25th Percentile £450 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £748 £735 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 38 15
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.13 -
25th Percentile £16.42 £16.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £20.63 £34.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.32% +61.90% +21.74%
75th Percentile £55.06 £68.75 £30.89
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.63 £54.07
UK median hourly rate £20.25 £17.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +19.12% -19.05% +21.74%

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 8,301 4,933 4,251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.94% 17.59% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,172 3,202 2,462
10th Percentile £325 £300 £291
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.55% -2.44% -5.09%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £716 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +1.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 656 244 201
10th Percentile £13.96 £15.13 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.60 £17.69 £18.13
Median hourly rate £31.73 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.37% -7.14% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.49 £67.50
90th Percentile £74.29 £80.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £30.00 £27.84
% change year-on-year - +7.76% -21.58%

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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 10 October 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 10 October 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 10 October 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 -59 365 £575 +4.31% 1,013
South East -81 102 £575 +15.00% 241
North of England -63 94 £483 -6.13% 219
Midlands -40 74 £450 +0.67% 150
South West -27 54 £475 +11.76% 78
West Midlands -23 53 £429 -18.29% 95
North West -26 53 £496 +10.90% 107
East of England -11 47 £515 -6.87% 89
Yorkshire -48 31 £471 -14.45% 93
East Midlands -36 21 £538 +25.29% 55
North East -38 8 £463 -15.22% 21
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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 40 (5.38%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.48%) Apache Spark
2 11 (1.48%) CMS
2 11 (1.48%) IIS
3 10 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (1.21%) Apache
5 7 (0.94%) Confluence
5 7 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.67%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.40%) SAS
8 2 (0.27%) Mendix
8 2 (0.27%) WordPress
9 1 (0.13%) CICS
9 1 (0.13%) Drupal
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
Applications
1 42 (5.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.63%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.54%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 38 (5.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.21%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.08%) NEC Housing
3 8 (1.08%) Salesforce CRM
3 8 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.94%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.81%) iTrent
6 4 (0.54%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.54%) SAP HCM
6 4 (0.54%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.54%) Workday HCM
6 4 (0.54%) Workfront
7 2 (0.27%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.13%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 247 (33.20%) Azure
2 141 (18.95%) AWS
3 81 (10.89%) Power Platform
4 65 (8.74%) GCP
5 60 (8.06%) Azure DevOps
6 49 (6.59%) Microsoft 365
7 44 (5.91%) Dynamics 365
8 43 (5.78%) SaaS
9 38 (5.11%) Entra ID
9 38 (5.11%) Microsoft Purview
10 33 (4.44%) Serverless
11 32 (4.30%) Snowflake
12 29 (3.90%) GitHub
12 29 (3.90%) Power Automate
13 25 (3.36%) Azure Data Factory
14 22 (2.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 21 (2.82%) Azure Functions
15 21 (2.82%) GitHub Actions
16 17 (2.28%) Azure Key Vault
16 17 (2.28%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.30%) Network Security
2 28 (3.76%) Firewall
3 22 (2.96%) Cisco IPT
4 9 (1.21%) VPN
5 7 (0.94%) HTTPS
6 5 (0.67%) X.509
7 4 (0.54%) HTTP
7 4 (0.54%) SMS
7 4 (0.54%) SSL
7 4 (0.54%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.40%) DNS
8 3 (0.40%) Internet
8 3 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.40%) IPsec
8 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.27%) BGP
9 2 (0.27%) MPLS
9 2 (0.27%) OSPF
9 2 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (8.33%) Power BI
2 48 (6.45%) Metadata
3 35 (4.70%) SQL Server
4 30 (4.03%) Data Warehouse
5 29 (3.90%) Data Lake
6 13 (1.75%) Delta Lake
7 12 (1.61%) Oracle Reports
8 11 (1.48%) BigQuery
8 11 (1.48%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (1.34%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.21%) Tableau
11 8 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.94%) Data Vault
13 6 (0.81%) Big Data
13 6 (0.81%) GIS
13 6 (0.81%) Looker
13 6 (0.81%) MongoDB
13 6 (0.81%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 22 (2.96%) Git
2 16 (2.15%) JIRA
3 15 (2.02%) Postman
4 13 (1.75%) GitLab
5 11 (1.48%) Cypress.io
5 11 (1.48%) Selenium
5 11 (1.48%) WebDriver
6 10 (1.34%) Jenkins
7 8 (1.08%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.40%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.40%) Charles Proxy
8 3 (0.40%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.40%) ERwin
8 3 (0.40%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.40%) Protractor
9 2 (0.27%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.27%) JMeter
9 2 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.27%) Spinnaker
General
1 285 (38.31%) Social Skills
2 176 (23.66%) Finance
3 135 (18.15%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (17.07%) Public Sector
5 79 (10.62%) Legal
6 40 (5.38%) Local Government
7 39 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (5.24%) Marketing
7 39 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (3.90%) Banking
9 25 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
10 24 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (3.23%) Retail
11 19 (2.55%) Military
12 17 (2.28%) Manufacturing
13 15 (2.02%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.61%) Law
15 9 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.08%) Advertising
16 8 (1.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 127 (17.07%) Architect
2 105 (14.11%) Lead
3 86 (11.56%) Analyst
4 80 (10.75%) Senior
5 44 (5.91%) Administrator
6 34 (4.57%) Solutions Architect
7 32 (4.30%) Consultant
7 32 (4.30%) Data Analyst
7 32 (4.30%) Project Manager
8 30 (4.03%) Data Engineer
9 29 (3.90%) Data Architect
10 24 (3.23%) Security Architect
11 23 (3.09%) Developer
12 21 (2.82%) Business Analyst
13 20 (2.69%) Security Manager
13 20 (2.69%) Senior Analyst
14 19 (2.55%) Coordinator
15 16 (2.15%) Security Engineer
16 14 (1.88%) Security Analyst
16 14 (1.88%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (6.18%) Terraform
2 40 (5.38%) REST
3 23 (3.09%) OAuth
4 22 (2.96%) JSON
5 21 (2.82%) SAML
6 20 (2.69%) LDAP
7 16 (2.15%) Kafka
7 16 (2.15%) OpenID
8 14 (1.88%) XML
9 13 (1.75%) .NET
9 13 (1.75%) SOAP
9 13 (1.75%) XSLT
10 12 (1.61%) SailPoint
11 11 (1.48%) Gherkin
11 11 (1.48%) OAuth2
11 11 (1.48%) PySpark
12 9 (1.21%) JDBC
13 8 (1.08%) Middleware
14 7 (0.94%) HTML
14 7 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 94 (12.63%) Management Information System
2 45 (6.05%) Cloud Native
3 42 (5.65%) Data Protection Act
4 38 (5.11%) Onboarding
5 29 (3.90%) Data Structures
6 28 (3.76%) Security Posture
7 27 (3.63%) Freedom of Information
8 25 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
8 25 (3.36%) Product Ownership
9 24 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (2.96%) Taxonomies
11 20 (2.69%) NHS
12 19 (2.55%) Security Operations Centre
13 18 (2.42%) Marketing Technology
14 14 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
15 13 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (1.75%) Freedom of Information Act
16 12 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
16 12 (1.61%) Virtual Team
17 11 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.55%) Windows
2 16 (2.15%) Linux
3 5 (0.67%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.54%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.40%) Android
6 2 (0.27%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.13%) Unix
7 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (29.97%) Stakeholder Management
2 201 (27.02%) Data Protection
3 198 (26.61%) Data Governance
4 155 (20.83%) Analytics
5 143 (19.22%) AI
6 141 (18.95%) Agile
7 135 (18.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 130 (17.47%) Cybersecurity
9 123 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
10 117 (15.73%) Migration
11 116 (15.59%) Information Security
12 112 (15.05%) Data Modelling
13 109 (14.65%) DevOps
14 107 (14.38%) Continuous Improvement
15 106 (14.25%) Roadmaps
16 105 (14.11%) Decision-Making
17 97 (13.04%) CI/CD
18 85 (11.42%) Risk Management
19 84 (11.29%) CRM
20 83 (11.16%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 110 (14.78%) SQL
2 80 (10.75%) Python
3 35 (4.70%) JavaScript
4 31 (4.17%) PowerShell
5 30 (4.03%) C#
6 29 (3.90%) Java
7 13 (1.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (1.34%) Bicep
8 10 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (1.08%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.94%) Bash
11 6 (0.81%) BeanShell
11 6 (0.81%) Search Processing Language
11 6 (0.81%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.40%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.40%) Go
13 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.27%) R
13 2 (0.27%) VBA
14 1 (0.13%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 149 (20.03%) Security Cleared
2 114 (15.32%) SC Cleared
3 78 (10.48%) Degree
4 72 (9.68%) CISSP
5 59 (7.93%) CISM
6 30 (4.03%) DV Cleared
7 28 (3.76%) Azure Certification
8 27 (3.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (2.02%) PMP
11 14 (1.88%) CISA
11 14 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (1.88%) PMI Certification
12 13 (1.75%) ISTQB
13 12 (1.61%) CRISC
14 10 (1.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (1.34%) AWS Certification
15 9 (1.21%) CCSP
16 8 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
17 7 (0.94%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (18.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 123 (16.53%) Data Quality
3 81 (10.89%) NIST
4 62 (8.33%) PCI DSS
5 44 (5.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 38 (5.11%) Accessibility
6 38 (5.11%) GRC
7 37 (4.97%) NCSC
8 36 (4.84%) QA
9 28 (3.76%) WCAG
10 23 (3.09%) HIPAA
11 20 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials
12 18 (2.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 17 (2.28%) SOC 2
14 16 (2.15%) PERC
15 11 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 9 (1.21%) Solvency II
17 8 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 7 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
18 7 (0.94%) PMO
System Software
1 44 (5.91%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.61%) Docker
3 5 (0.67%) ISA Server
4 3 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.27%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 2 (0.27%) Firmware
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (3.49%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.48%) CASB
3 9 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.08%) Ansible
4 8 (1.08%) Grafana
5 7 (0.94%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.67%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.27%) Argo
7 2 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.27%) QRadar
7 2 (0.27%) systemd
8 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) Kibana
8 1 (0.13%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.13%) Rancher
8 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 219 (29.44%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.39%) SAP
3 49 (6.59%) Databricks
4 48 (6.45%) Oracle
5 41 (5.51%) Salesforce
6 34 (4.57%) Google
7 26 (3.49%) Workday
8 22 (2.96%) ServiceNow
9 17 (2.28%) Adobe
10 16 (2.15%) Splunk
11 13 (1.75%) CyberArk
12 10 (1.34%) Cisco
12 10 (1.34%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 8 (1.08%) Informatica
13 8 (1.08%) NEC
14 7 (0.94%) BeyondTrust
14 7 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
14 7 (0.94%) F5
15 6 (0.81%) Dynatrace
15 6 (0.81%) Foundry
1,835 GDPR jobs in England