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

 6 months to
23 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 141 197
Rank change year-on-year +18 +56 +52
Contract jobs citing GDPR 859 480 441
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.07% 2.01% 1.21%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.41% 12.53% 8.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 301 250
10th Percentile £363 £356 £318
25th Percentile £450 £440 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £626
90th Percentile £750 £751 £712
UK median daily rate £540 £529 £500
% change year-on-year +2.08% +5.80% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 17 46
10th Percentile £13.89 £14.48 £11.42
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.80 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £29.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.07% +20.83% +26.32%
75th Percentile £54.75 £33.47 £28.52
90th Percentile £68.80 £48.68 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £27.59 £23.00
% change year-on-year -7.56% +19.93% +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 6,920 3,832 5,113
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.66% 16.08% 14.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,492 2,483 3,276
10th Percentile £344 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £607 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £509
% change year-on-year - -1.77% -3.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 439 152 354
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.79 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £13.18
Median hourly rate £32.40 £34.50 £23.05
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +49.71% -41.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £47.81
90th Percentile £79.58 £79.87 £68.84
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £33.11 £21.73
% change year-on-year +8.73% +52.37% -37.91%

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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 23 May 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 23 May 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 23 May 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 +8 411 £550 -4.35% 196
South East +12 162 £563 +9.76% 138
North of England -7 125 £550 +4.76% 93
Midlands -38 73 £492 +11.00% 84
North West -3 63 £528 +0.48% 58
Yorkshire -28 51 £550 +4.76% 26
South West -15 46 £500 +25.00% 32
West Midlands -51 41 £492 +3.58% 50
East Midlands -9 32 £484 +10.18% 34
East of England -22 31 £625 +19.05% 36
North East -16 12 £588 +27.03% 9
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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 48 (5.59%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.84%) Confluence
2 33 (3.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (3.61%) Apache Spark
4 24 (2.79%) Apache
5 16 (1.86%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.81%) SAS
7 6 (0.70%) CMS
7 6 (0.70%) TPMS
8 5 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
9 3 (0.35%) IIS
10 2 (0.23%) Appian
10 2 (0.23%) Camunda
10 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.12%) Drupal
11 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
11 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (3.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.70%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 16 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.28%) NEC Housing
3 8 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.58%) BambooHR
5 5 (0.58%) SAP HCM
5 5 (0.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.35%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.23%) SystmOne
8 1 (0.12%) Actimize
8 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.12%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 313 (36.44%) Azure
2 229 (26.66%) AWS
3 124 (14.44%) GCP
3 124 (14.44%) Power Platform
4 79 (9.20%) Microsoft 365
5 65 (7.57%) Entra ID
6 53 (6.17%) Microsoft Purview
7 36 (4.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 36 (4.19%) SaaS
8 34 (3.96%) Azure Data Factory
9 33 (3.84%) AWS CloudFormation
10 32 (3.73%) Collibra
11 30 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
12 27 (3.14%) OneDrive
13 24 (2.79%) GitHub
13 24 (2.79%) Snowflake
14 23 (2.68%) Amazon S3
14 23 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
15 21 (2.44%) Serverless
16 19 (2.21%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 52 (6.05%) Firewall
2 32 (3.73%) Network Security
3 21 (2.44%) DNS
4 18 (2.10%) VPN
5 17 (1.98%) DHCP
6 15 (1.75%) Kerberos
6 15 (1.75%) Wireless
7 13 (1.51%) SSL
8 12 (1.40%) SMS
9 6 (0.70%) Cisco IPT
9 6 (0.70%) HTTP
9 6 (0.70%) SNMP
9 6 (0.70%) SSH
9 6 (0.70%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.70%) WAN
10 5 (0.58%) LAN
10 5 (0.58%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.47%) NGFW
12 3 (0.35%) FTP
12 3 (0.35%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (12.92%) Power BI
2 53 (6.17%) Data Lake
3 49 (5.70%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (5.47%) Metadata
5 25 (2.91%) BigQuery
6 23 (2.68%) SQL Server
7 20 (2.33%) NoSQL
7 20 (2.33%) Tableau
8 17 (1.98%) Amazon Athena
9 16 (1.86%) Mixpanel
9 16 (1.86%) Relational Database
10 15 (1.75%) OLAP
10 15 (1.75%) OLTP
11 13 (1.51%) Amazon Redshift
12 12 (1.40%) Big Data
13 11 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 8 (0.93%) Looker
15 8 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
15 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 46 (5.36%) JIRA
2 28 (3.26%) Git
3 18 (2.10%) Burp Suite
4 17 (1.98%) Metasploit
5 14 (1.63%) GitLab
6 9 (1.05%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.70%) ERwin
7 6 (0.70%) PowerDesigner
8 4 (0.47%) Jaeger
8 4 (0.47%) Postman
8 4 (0.47%) REST Assured
8 4 (0.47%) Selenium
9 3 (0.35%) Robot Framework
10 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
11 1 (0.12%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.12%) Deequ
11 1 (0.12%) TestRail
11 1 (0.12%) Vite
General
1 302 (35.16%) Social Skills
2 269 (31.32%) Finance
3 147 (17.11%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (13.39%) Legal
5 104 (12.11%) Public Sector
6 65 (7.57%) Documentation Skills
7 52 (6.05%) Banking
7 52 (6.05%) Marketing
8 34 (3.96%) Retail
9 22 (2.56%) Local Government
10 18 (2.10%) Law
10 18 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.75%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.63%) Financial Institution
14 13 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (1.16%) Military
16 7 (0.81%) Billing
16 7 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 143 (16.65%) Architect
2 102 (11.87%) Lead
3 93 (10.83%) Analyst
4 56 (6.52%) Project Manager
5 54 (6.29%) Senior
6 49 (5.70%) Data Engineer
7 47 (5.47%) Business Analyst
8 42 (4.89%) Consultant
9 37 (4.31%) Solutions Architect
10 33 (3.84%) Security Engineer
11 32 (3.73%) Data Analyst
12 26 (3.03%) Security Manager
13 25 (2.91%) Microsoft 365 Architect
14 23 (2.68%) Administrator
14 23 (2.68%) Developer
15 22 (2.56%) Security Architect
16 20 (2.33%) Principal Engineer
17 19 (2.21%) Cybersecurity Manager
18 18 (2.10%) Data Architect
19 17 (1.98%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.12%) REST
2 42 (4.89%) LDAP
3 40 (4.66%) Kafka
4 39 (4.54%) OAuth
5 37 (4.31%) SAML
6 30 (3.49%) Middleware
7 20 (2.33%) PySpark
8 19 (2.21%) OpenID
9 18 (2.10%) Great Expectations
9 18 (2.10%) JSON
10 17 (1.98%) .NET
10 17 (1.98%) Microsoft Graph
11 16 (1.86%) CSS
11 16 (1.86%) HTML
12 15 (1.75%) SOAP
13 13 (1.51%) OAuth2
14 11 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
15 9 (1.05%) J2EE
16 7 (0.81%) Node.js
16 7 (0.81%) React
Miscellaneous
1 67 (7.80%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.40%) Management Information System
3 47 (5.47%) Security Posture
4 42 (4.89%) Legacy Systems
5 35 (4.07%) Onboarding
6 30 (3.49%) Product Ownership
7 29 (3.38%) Data Protection Act
8 22 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
10 18 (2.10%) Replication
11 17 (1.98%) Data Structures
12 15 (1.75%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.75%) Freedom of Information
12 15 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
13 14 (1.63%) NHS
14 11 (1.28%) AI Agents
14 11 (1.28%) Distributed Computing
15 10 (1.16%) BYOD
15 10 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
16 8 (0.93%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 80 (9.31%) Windows
2 27 (3.14%) Linux
3 24 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.81%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (25.15%) Data Protection
2 202 (23.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 199 (23.17%) Agile
4 177 (20.61%) Data Governance
5 168 (19.56%) Cybersecurity
6 165 (19.21%) Migration
7 161 (18.74%) DevOps
8 156 (18.16%) Analytics
9 154 (17.93%) CI/CD
10 134 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
11 129 (15.02%) Business Intelligence
12 125 (14.55%) Data Modelling
13 115 (13.39%) Roadmaps
13 115 (13.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 114 (13.27%) AI
15 104 (12.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 104 (12.11%) Validation
16 101 (11.76%) Risk Management
17 97 (11.29%) Information Security
18 94 (10.94%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 178 (20.72%) SQL
2 142 (16.53%) Python
3 88 (10.24%) PowerShell
4 46 (5.36%) Java
5 34 (3.96%) C#
6 23 (2.68%) JavaScript
7 20 (2.33%) Bash
8 12 (1.40%) 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%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.58%) R
12 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.35%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
15 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 155 (18.04%) Security Cleared
2 130 (15.13%) SC Cleared
3 96 (11.18%) Degree
4 85 (9.90%) CISSP
5 69 (8.03%) CISM
6 39 (4.54%) PMI Certification
7 37 (4.31%) PMP
8 24 (2.79%) Azure Certification
9 22 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 16 (1.86%) CHECK Team Member
12 15 (1.75%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.63%) CREST Certified
13 14 (1.63%) Cyber Scheme
13 14 (1.63%) Master's Degree
14 13 (1.51%) IIBA
15 12 (1.40%) Postgraduate
16 10 (1.16%) CRISC
16 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 200 (23.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 136 (15.83%) NIST
3 120 (13.97%) Data Quality
4 103 (11.99%) PCI DSS
5 75 (8.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 41 (4.77%) QA
7 36 (4.19%) GRC
8 32 (3.73%) SOC 2
9 30 (3.49%) HIPAA
10 29 (3.38%) NCSC
11 26 (3.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 25 (2.91%) PMO
13 22 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
14 17 (1.98%) MiFID
15 16 (1.86%) PERC
16 15 (1.75%) Accessibility
17 13 (1.51%) FINRA
18 12 (1.40%) Solvency II
19 9 (1.05%) COBIT
19 9 (1.05%) SLA
System Software
1 72 (8.38%) Active Directory
2 35 (4.07%) 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 60 (6.98%) Kubernetes
2 58 (6.75%) Terraform
3 42 (4.89%) Single Sign-On
4 22 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (1.86%) Nmap
6 13 (1.51%) Grafana
6 13 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
7 9 (1.05%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.81%) Ansible
9 5 (0.58%) PingFederate
9 5 (0.58%) SCCM
10 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.47%) Istio
10 4 (0.47%) QRadar
10 4 (0.47%) Rancher
11 3 (0.35%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
12 2 (0.23%) systemd
Vendors
1 214 (24.91%) Microsoft
2 62 (7.22%) Google
3 58 (6.75%) Databricks
4 44 (5.12%) Oracle
4 44 (5.12%) Salesforce
5 42 (4.89%) SAP
5 42 (4.89%) ServiceNow
6 35 (4.07%) CyberArk
7 30 (3.49%) Workday
8 20 (2.33%) Okta
9 18 (2.10%) Adobe
10 17 (1.98%) Splunk
11 16 (1.86%) BeyondTrust
12 15 (1.75%) Informatica
13 13 (1.51%) IFS
14 11 (1.28%) NEC
15 9 (1.05%) Tealium
16 8 (0.93%) Qualys
16 8 (0.93%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 8 (0.93%) Varonis
537 GDPR jobs in England