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

 6 months to
1 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 140 201
Rank change year-on-year +16 +61 +40
Contract jobs citing GDPR 858 488 435
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.05% 2.01% 1.18%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.26% 12.43% 8.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 564 304 248
10th Percentile £367 £361 £304
25th Percentile £450 £445 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £618
90th Percentile £746 £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 18 48
10th Percentile £14.16 £14.64 £11.56
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.79 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £28.32 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% +13.28% +31.58%
75th Percentile £54.88 £33.98 £28.75
90th Percentile £76.78 £75.63 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £27.35 £24.00
% change year-on-year -6.76% +13.96% +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 6,998 3,925 5,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.73% 16.19% 13.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,538 2,529 3,238
10th Percentile £340 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £506 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% -3.62% -
75th Percentile £600 £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 450 158 368
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.22 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.55 £34.50 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +44.96% -44.00%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.91 £80.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.11 £22.50
% change year-on-year +5.71% +47.16% -40.00%

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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 June 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 June 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 June 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 +11 408 £550 -4.35% 301
South East +19 160 £563 +7.14% 164
North of England +2 130 £545 +3.81% 117
Midlands -27 72 £492 +11.95% 92
North West -8 64 £500 -4.76% 73
Yorkshire -21 56 £550 +7.32% 36
South West -14 44 £500 +25.00% 50
West Midlands -44 40 £492 +3.58% 50
East of England -21 33 £588 +13.20% 39
East Midlands -12 32 £484 +15.30% 43
North East -18 11 £400 -26.44% 8
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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 (5.83%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (3.61%) Confluence
4 29 (3.38%) Apache Spark
5 22 (2.56%) Apache
6 14 (1.63%) Apache Airflow
7 9 (1.05%) CMS
8 7 (0.82%) 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%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.12%) Appian
12 1 (0.12%) CICS
12 1 (0.12%) Drupal
12 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
12 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (3.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.45%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 17 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.40%) NEC Housing
3 8 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
3 8 (0.93%) 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
1 309 (36.01%) Azure
2 222 (25.87%) AWS
3 123 (14.34%) Power Platform
4 115 (13.40%) GCP
5 79 (9.21%) Microsoft 365
6 66 (7.69%) Entra ID
7 56 (6.53%) Microsoft Purview
8 37 (4.31%) SaaS
9 34 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (3.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 33 (3.85%) Azure Data Factory
11 30 (3.50%) AWS CloudFormation
11 30 (3.50%) Collibra
11 30 (3.50%) GitHub
12 27 (3.15%) OneDrive
12 27 (3.15%) Snowflake
13 25 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
14 24 (2.80%) Serverless
15 21 (2.45%) Amazon S3
16 18 (2.10%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 45 (5.24%) Firewall
2 31 (3.61%) Network Security
3 21 (2.45%) DNS
4 19 (2.21%) VPN
5 17 (1.98%) DHCP
6 15 (1.75%) Kerberos
7 13 (1.52%) SMS
8 12 (1.40%) SSL
9 9 (1.05%) Wireless
10 6 (0.70%) HTTP
10 6 (0.70%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.58%) Cisco IPT
11 5 (0.58%) SNMP
11 5 (0.58%) SSH
11 5 (0.58%) WAN
12 4 (0.47%) LAN
12 4 (0.47%) NGFW
12 4 (0.47%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.35%) FTP
13 3 (0.35%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (12.59%) Power BI
2 52 (6.06%) Data Lake
3 49 (5.71%) Data Warehouse
3 49 (5.71%) Metadata
4 25 (2.91%) SQL Server
5 22 (2.56%) NoSQL
6 19 (2.21%) BigQuery
7 18 (2.10%) Tableau
8 15 (1.75%) Amazon Athena
8 15 (1.75%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.63%) Mixpanel
9 14 (1.63%) OLTP
10 13 (1.52%) OLAP
11 12 (1.40%) Amazon Redshift
12 11 (1.28%) Big Data
13 10 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
14 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
15 7 (0.82%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 45 (5.24%) JIRA
2 25 (2.91%) Git
3 12 (1.40%) Burp Suite
3 12 (1.40%) GitLab
4 11 (1.28%) Metasploit
5 6 (0.70%) ERwin
5 6 (0.70%) PowerDesigner
6 5 (0.58%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.47%) Jaeger
8 3 (0.35%) Postman
8 3 (0.35%) Robot Framework
8 3 (0.35%) Selenium
9 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.12%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.12%) Deequ
10 1 (0.12%) Maven
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
10 1 (0.12%) Vite
General
1 295 (34.38%) Social Skills
2 268 (31.24%) Finance
3 144 (16.78%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (13.05%) Legal
5 105 (12.24%) Public Sector
6 66 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
7 51 (5.94%) Marketing
8 48 (5.59%) Banking
9 34 (3.96%) Retail
10 25 (2.91%) Local Government
11 21 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.86%) Law
15 14 (1.63%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.52%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.17%) Military
18 7 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
19 6 (0.70%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 149 (17.37%) Architect
2 99 (11.54%) Lead
3 90 (10.49%) Analyst
4 60 (6.99%) Senior
5 57 (6.64%) Project Manager
6 47 (5.48%) Business Analyst
7 46 (5.36%) Data Engineer
8 42 (4.90%) Consultant
9 40 (4.66%) Solutions Architect
10 33 (3.85%) Data Analyst
11 32 (3.73%) Security Engineer
12 27 (3.15%) Security Manager
13 25 (2.91%) Microsoft 365 Architect
14 24 (2.80%) Security Architect
15 23 (2.68%) Administrator
15 23 (2.68%) Developer
16 20 (2.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 19 (2.21%) Data Architect
18 18 (2.10%) Principal Engineer
19 16 (1.86%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (5.24%) REST
2 43 (5.01%) LDAP
3 39 (4.55%) OAuth
4 37 (4.31%) Kafka
4 37 (4.31%) SAML
5 30 (3.50%) Middleware
6 20 (2.33%) OpenID
6 20 (2.33%) PySpark
7 19 (2.21%) JSON
8 18 (2.10%) .NET
9 17 (1.98%) Microsoft Graph
10 16 (1.86%) CSS
10 16 (1.86%) Great Expectations
10 16 (1.86%) HTML
10 16 (1.86%) SOAP
11 14 (1.63%) OAuth2
12 10 (1.17%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (1.05%) J2EE
14 7 (0.82%) Node.js
14 7 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (7.81%) Cloud Native
2 57 (6.64%) Management Information System
3 42 (4.90%) Legacy Systems
4 41 (4.78%) Security Posture
5 34 (3.96%) Onboarding
6 29 (3.38%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (3.03%) Product Ownership
8 21 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
8 21 (2.45%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (2.10%) Replication
10 16 (1.86%) Data Structures
11 15 (1.75%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.75%) Freedom of Information
11 15 (1.75%) NHS
12 12 (1.40%) Marketing Technology
13 11 (1.28%) AI Agents
14 10 (1.17%) BYOD
14 10 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
15 9 (1.05%) Distributed Computing
15 9 (1.05%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 72 (8.39%) Windows
2 26 (3.03%) Linux
3 24 (2.80%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.82%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.70%) 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
1 219 (25.52%) Data Protection
2 201 (23.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 193 (22.49%) Agile
4 182 (21.21%) Data Governance
5 169 (19.70%) Migration
6 166 (19.35%) Cybersecurity
7 164 (19.11%) DevOps
8 158 (18.41%) CI/CD
9 155 (18.07%) Analytics
10 134 (15.62%) Problem-Solving
11 126 (14.69%) Business Intelligence
12 120 (13.99%) Data Modelling
13 119 (13.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 115 (13.40%) Roadmaps
15 114 (13.29%) AI
16 106 (12.35%) Continuous Improvement
17 103 (12.00%) Validation
18 99 (11.54%) Risk Management
19 94 (10.96%) Information Security
20 91 (10.61%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 177 (20.63%) SQL
2 135 (15.73%) Python
3 89 (10.37%) PowerShell
4 46 (5.36%) Java
5 32 (3.73%) C#
6 23 (2.68%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.21%) Bash
8 13 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.05%) Bicep
9 9 (1.05%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.70%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.70%) Go
10 6 (0.70%) Shell Script
11 5 (0.58%) R
11 5 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.23%) Ruby
13 2 (0.23%) Scala
14 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 153 (17.83%) Security Cleared
2 130 (15.15%) SC Cleared
3 91 (10.61%) Degree
4 87 (10.14%) CISSP
5 70 (8.16%) CISM
6 38 (4.43%) PMI Certification
7 36 (4.20%) PMP
8 26 (3.03%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 16 (1.86%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.63%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.52%) IIBA
14 11 (1.28%) CRISC
15 10 (1.17%) AWS Certification
15 10 (1.17%) CHECK Team Member
15 10 (1.17%) CREST Certified
15 10 (1.17%) Cyber Scheme
15 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (22.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 131 (15.27%) NIST
3 124 (14.45%) Data Quality
4 92 (10.72%) PCI DSS
5 71 (8.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.31%) GRC
7 33 (3.85%) QA
8 32 (3.73%) NCSC
9 31 (3.61%) SOC 2
10 27 (3.15%) HIPAA
11 25 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials
12 24 (2.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 23 (2.68%) PMO
14 18 (2.10%) Accessibility
15 16 (1.86%) MiFID
16 13 (1.52%) FINRA
17 11 (1.28%) PERC
17 11 (1.28%) Solvency II
18 10 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
19 9 (1.05%) WCAG
System Software
1 75 (8.74%) Active Directory
2 34 (3.96%) Docker
3 6 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 59 (6.88%) Kubernetes
2 57 (6.64%) Terraform
3 41 (4.78%) Single Sign-On
4 24 (2.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.52%) Grafana
5 13 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (1.17%) Nmap
7 9 (1.05%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.58%) Ansible
8 5 (0.58%) PingFederate
8 5 (0.58%) SCCM
9 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.47%) Istio
9 4 (0.47%) QRadar
9 4 (0.47%) 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
1 221 (25.76%) Microsoft
2 58 (6.76%) Databricks
2 58 (6.76%) Google
3 45 (5.24%) Salesforce
4 44 (5.13%) Oracle
5 42 (4.90%) SAP
6 38 (4.43%) ServiceNow
7 32 (3.73%) CyberArk
8 30 (3.50%) Workday
9 19 (2.21%) Okta
10 15 (1.75%) Adobe
10 15 (1.75%) BeyondTrust
10 15 (1.75%) Splunk
11 13 (1.52%) IFS
11 13 (1.52%) Informatica
12 12 (1.40%) NEC
13 9 (1.05%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 8 (0.93%) Qualys
14 8 (0.93%) Varonis
15 7 (0.82%) VMware
724 GDPR jobs in England