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

 6 months to
24 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 140 219
Rank change year-on-year +14 +79 +29
Contract jobs citing GDPR 879 514 414
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.02% 2.05% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.91% 12.45% 8.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 574 313 232
10th Percentile £363 £361 £304
25th Percentile £450 £430 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +7.69% -11.36%
75th Percentile £647 £638 £600
90th Percentile £738 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 24 47
10th Percentile £14.95 - £11.49
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.13 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £28.32 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% +13.28% +31.58%
75th Percentile £54.75 £43.35 £28.75
90th Percentile £80.65 £71.80 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £22.79 £23.00
% change year-on-year +11.92% -0.93% +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 7,380 4,127 5,026
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.99% 16.48% 13.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,776 2,660 3,154
10th Percentile £346 £268 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.90% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £705 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 488 179 380
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £11.00
25th Percentile £19.33 £22.14 £12.96
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% +35.42% -39.26%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £51.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £83.78 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £31.70 £23.65
% change year-on-year +13.79% +34.04% -35.21%

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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 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 24 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 24 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 +14 420 £550 -4.35% 201
South East +14 163 £569 +8.33% 123
North of England -16 129 £550 +4.76% 91
Midlands -38 69 £475 +14.46% 59
North West -11 67 £528 -2.99% 59
Yorkshire -28 52 £550 +8.48% 24
South West -19 48 £500 +25.00% 34
West Midlands -45 42 £475 - 26
East of England -13 38 £575 +10.15% 36
East Midlands -12 27 £519 +28.02% 34
North East -27 11 £463 -14.94% 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 53 (6.03%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 28 (3.19%) Confluence
4 24 (2.73%) Apache Spark
5 18 (2.05%) Apache
6 14 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
7 10 (1.14%) CMS
8 5 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.57%) IIS
8 5 (0.57%) SAS
9 4 (0.46%) TPMS
10 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.11%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.11%) CICS
11 1 (0.11%) Drupal
11 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.11%) Mendix
11 1 (0.11%) R Markdown
11 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.91%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 22 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.37%) NEC Housing
3 11 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.02%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.57%) BambooHR
6 5 (0.57%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 4 (0.46%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
9 2 (0.23%) iTrent
9 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.23%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.11%) SAP ECC
10 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 306 (34.81%) Azure
2 210 (23.89%) AWS
3 124 (14.11%) Power Platform
4 106 (12.06%) GCP
5 70 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
6 60 (6.83%) Entra ID
7 53 (6.03%) Microsoft Purview
8 44 (5.01%) SaaS
9 41 (4.66%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (4.10%) Azure Data Factory
11 35 (3.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 33 (3.75%) GitHub
13 32 (3.64%) Snowflake
14 30 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
15 27 (3.07%) OneDrive
16 26 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
17 25 (2.84%) Collibra
17 25 (2.84%) Serverless
18 20 (2.28%) dbt
19 18 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 45 (5.12%) Firewall
2 35 (3.98%) Network Security
3 19 (2.16%) DNS
4 18 (2.05%) VPN
5 16 (1.82%) DHCP
6 14 (1.59%) Kerberos
7 12 (1.37%) SMS
7 12 (1.37%) SSL
8 8 (0.91%) Wireless
9 7 (0.80%) HTTP
10 6 (0.68%) WAN
11 5 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
11 5 (0.57%) HTTPS
11 5 (0.57%) LAN
11 5 (0.57%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.46%) NGFW
12 4 (0.46%) SNMP
12 4 (0.46%) SSH
13 3 (0.34%) FTP
13 3 (0.34%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (12.63%) Power BI
2 51 (5.80%) Data Lake
2 51 (5.80%) Data Warehouse
2 51 (5.80%) Metadata
3 27 (3.07%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.50%) NoSQL
5 19 (2.16%) Tableau
6 17 (1.93%) BigQuery
7 15 (1.71%) Azure SQL Database
8 14 (1.59%) Relational Database
9 12 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
10 11 (1.25%) Amazon Athena
11 10 (1.14%) Big Data
11 10 (1.14%) Mixpanel
11 10 (1.14%) OLTP
12 9 (1.02%) OLAP
12 9 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (0.91%) Data Vault
14 7 (0.80%) Looker
Development Applications
1 42 (4.78%) JIRA
2 22 (2.50%) Git
3 10 (1.14%) Burp Suite
4 9 (1.02%) Metasploit
5 8 (0.91%) GitLab
6 6 (0.68%) ERwin
6 6 (0.68%) Postman
6 6 (0.68%) PowerDesigner
6 6 (0.68%) Selenium
7 4 (0.46%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.46%) WebDriver
8 3 (0.34%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.23%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.23%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.23%) Protractor
9 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.23%) Robot Framework
General
1 302 (34.36%) Social Skills
2 288 (32.76%) Finance
3 151 (17.18%) Analytical Skills
4 124 (14.11%) Public Sector
5 107 (12.17%) Legal
6 61 (6.94%) Documentation Skills
7 46 (5.23%) Banking
7 46 (5.23%) Marketing
8 35 (3.98%) Retail
9 26 (2.96%) Local Government
10 24 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.59%) Law
15 13 (1.48%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.25%) Military
16 11 (1.25%) Telecoms
17 9 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
18 8 (0.91%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 157 (17.86%) Architect
2 116 (13.20%) Lead
3 89 (10.13%) Analyst
4 68 (7.74%) Senior
5 57 (6.48%) Project Manager
6 46 (5.23%) Data Engineer
7 43 (4.89%) Business Analyst
8 40 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
9 38 (4.32%) Consultant
10 32 (3.64%) Data Analyst
11 30 (3.41%) Security Manager
12 28 (3.19%) Security Engineer
13 26 (2.96%) Data Architect
14 23 (2.62%) Security Architect
15 22 (2.50%) Administrator
15 22 (2.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 22 (2.50%) Microsoft 365 Architect
16 21 (2.39%) Developer
17 19 (2.16%) Technical Architect
18 16 (1.82%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.01%) REST
2 41 (4.66%) LDAP
3 39 (4.44%) OAuth
4 38 (4.32%) SAML
5 34 (3.87%) Kafka
6 29 (3.30%) Middleware
7 21 (2.39%) JSON
7 21 (2.39%) OpenID
8 19 (2.16%) PySpark
9 18 (2.05%) .NET
10 17 (1.93%) SOAP
11 14 (1.59%) Microsoft Graph
11 14 (1.59%) OAuth2
12 13 (1.48%) CSS
12 13 (1.48%) HTML
13 12 (1.37%) Great Expectations
14 9 (1.02%) J2EE
14 9 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (1.02%) SailPoint
14 9 (1.02%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (6.83%) Cloud Native
1 60 (6.83%) Management Information System
2 48 (5.46%) Security Posture
3 44 (5.01%) Legacy Systems
4 35 (3.98%) Data Protection Act
5 33 (3.75%) Onboarding
6 27 (3.07%) Data Structures
7 26 (2.96%) Product Ownership
8 21 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
10 19 (2.16%) Replication
11 16 (1.82%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.71%) Freedom of Information
12 15 (1.71%) Security Operations Centre
13 14 (1.59%) NHS
14 12 (1.37%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.37%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (1.14%) BYOD
15 10 (1.14%) Clustering
16 9 (1.02%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 64 (7.28%) Windows
2 22 (2.50%) Linux
3 21 (2.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.23%) Unix
4 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.11%) Android
5 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (25.48%) Data Protection
2 214 (24.35%) Stakeholder Management
3 198 (22.53%) Agile
4 195 (22.18%) Data Governance
5 176 (20.02%) Migration
6 173 (19.68%) Cybersecurity
7 159 (18.09%) Analytics
8 155 (17.63%) DevOps
9 149 (16.95%) CI/CD
10 139 (15.81%) Problem-Solving
11 129 (14.68%) AI
11 129 (14.68%) Data Modelling
12 128 (14.56%) Business Intelligence
12 128 (14.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 124 (14.11%) Roadmaps
14 117 (13.31%) Continuous Improvement
15 109 (12.40%) Validation
16 102 (11.60%) Information Security
17 98 (11.15%) ETL
18 95 (10.81%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 173 (19.68%) SQL
2 123 (13.99%) Python
3 75 (8.53%) PowerShell
4 44 (5.01%) Java
5 26 (2.96%) C#
6 21 (2.39%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.59%) Bash
8 12 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.02%) Bicep
10 8 (0.91%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.68%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.68%) Go
11 6 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.34%) R
13 3 (0.34%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
15 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 166 (18.89%) Security Cleared
2 132 (15.02%) SC Cleared
3 88 (10.01%) Degree
4 83 (9.44%) CISSP
5 65 (7.39%) CISM
6 35 (3.98%) PMI Certification
6 35 (3.98%) PMP
7 25 (2.84%) DV Cleared
8 23 (2.62%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.39%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 15 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
12 14 (1.59%) Master's Degree
13 11 (1.25%) IIBA
14 10 (1.14%) AWS Certification
14 10 (1.14%) CRISC
15 9 (1.02%) CISA
15 9 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
16 8 (0.91%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (21.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 142 (16.15%) Data Quality
3 131 (14.90%) NIST
4 89 (10.13%) PCI DSS
5 73 (8.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 39 (4.44%) GRC
7 38 (4.32%) NCSC
8 34 (3.87%) QA
9 32 (3.64%) SOC 2
10 30 (3.41%) HIPAA
11 25 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
12 23 (2.62%) Accessibility
12 23 (2.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 22 (2.50%) PMO
14 16 (1.82%) MiFID
15 15 (1.71%) Solvency II
16 13 (1.48%) FINRA
16 13 (1.48%) WCAG
17 11 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 10 (1.14%) PERC
System Software
1 76 (8.65%) Active Directory
2 31 (3.53%) Docker
3 3 (0.34%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 54 (6.14%) Terraform
2 53 (6.03%) Kubernetes
3 40 (4.55%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.48%) Grafana
6 9 (1.02%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (0.91%) Nmap
8 5 (0.57%) Ansible
8 5 (0.57%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.46%) Istio
9 4 (0.46%) Rancher
10 2 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.23%) QRadar
10 2 (0.23%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.11%) CASB
11 1 (0.11%) IBM Guardium
11 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 221 (25.14%) Microsoft
2 64 (7.28%) Databricks
3 53 (6.03%) Google
4 48 (5.46%) Salesforce
5 47 (5.35%) Oracle
6 46 (5.23%) SAP
7 40 (4.55%) ServiceNow
8 31 (3.53%) Workday
9 30 (3.41%) CyberArk
10 18 (2.05%) Okta
11 16 (1.82%) Adobe
12 14 (1.59%) BeyondTrust
12 14 (1.59%) Splunk
13 13 (1.48%) IFS
13 13 (1.48%) Informatica
14 12 (1.37%) NEC
15 11 (1.25%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 7 (0.80%) MuleSoft
16 7 (0.80%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.68%) Varonis
481 GDPR jobs in England