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

 6 months to
13 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 141 190
Rank change year-on-year +23 +49 +50
Contract jobs citing GDPR 856 484 448
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.12% 2.01% 1.23%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.67% 12.56% 8.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 568 295 261
10th Percentile £363 £358 £318
25th Percentile £450 £440 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £529 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +5.80% -9.09%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £751 £725
UK median daily rate £537 £536 £500
% change year-on-year +0.19% +7.20% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 15 46
10th Percentile £14.60 £14.20 £11.42
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.03 £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 £32.96 £28.52
90th Percentile £63.95 £55.78 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £28.32 £23.00
% change year-on-year -9.96% +23.13% +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 6,755 3,853 5,196
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.76% 15.97% 14.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,403 2,482 3,334
10th Percentile £341 £268 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £602 £630 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 427 152 349
10th Percentile £14.01 £18.14 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.69 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.12 £38.03 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.91% +69.02% -43.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £78.40 £78.67 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 £21.12
% change year-on-year +2.86% +65.76% -39.67%

GDPR
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

GDPR
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

GDPR
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for GDPR in England

GDPR
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

GDPR
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for GDPR in England

GDPR
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 13 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 +12 411 £550 -4.35% 172
South East +21 167 £555 +5.71% 121
North of England -4 123 £550 +4.76% 85
Midlands -21 73 £492 +11.00% 70
North West -5 61 £528 +0.48% 51
Yorkshire -15 52 £554 +4.53% 25
South West -18 41 £500 +25.00% 29
West Midlands -45 41 £492 +3.58% 39
East Midlands -5 32 £484 +16.62% 31
East of England -21 29 £625 +19.05% 32
North East -10 11 £588 +27.03% 9
GDPR
UK

GDPR
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 45 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.09%) Confluence
3 34 (3.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 29 (3.39%) Apache Spark
5 23 (2.69%) Apache
6 15 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.82%) SAS
7 7 (0.82%) TPMS
8 5 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.47%) CMS
10 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.23%) Appian
11 2 (0.23%) Camunda
11 2 (0.23%) IIS
11 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.12%) Drupal
12 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
12 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 32 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 13 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) NEC Housing
2 9 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.58%) BambooHR
3 5 (0.58%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.58%) SAP HCM
4 4 (0.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.35%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.23%) Actimize
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%) 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
7 1 (0.12%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 317 (37.03%) Azure
2 236 (27.57%) AWS
3 132 (15.42%) GCP
4 124 (14.49%) Power Platform
5 79 (9.23%) Microsoft 365
6 66 (7.71%) Entra ID
7 50 (5.84%) Microsoft Purview
8 38 (4.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 36 (4.21%) Azure Data Factory
10 35 (4.09%) AWS CloudFormation
10 35 (4.09%) SaaS
11 33 (3.86%) Collibra
12 28 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
13 27 (3.15%) OneDrive
14 24 (2.80%) Amazon S3
14 24 (2.80%) GitHub
15 23 (2.69%) Snowflake
16 19 (2.22%) dbt
16 19 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
16 19 (2.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 53 (6.19%) Firewall
2 33 (3.86%) Network Security
3 23 (2.69%) DNS
4 19 (2.22%) DHCP
4 19 (2.22%) VPN
5 15 (1.75%) Kerberos
6 14 (1.64%) SSL
6 14 (1.64%) Wireless
7 10 (1.17%) SMS
8 7 (0.82%) SNMP
8 7 (0.82%) SSH
9 6 (0.70%) Cisco IPT
9 6 (0.70%) HTTP
9 6 (0.70%) WAN
10 5 (0.58%) LAN
10 5 (0.58%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.58%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.47%) NGFW
12 3 (0.35%) IPv4
12 3 (0.35%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (13.08%) Power BI
2 54 (6.31%) Data Lake
3 48 (5.61%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (5.49%) Metadata
5 25 (2.92%) BigQuery
6 23 (2.69%) SQL Server
7 20 (2.34%) NoSQL
7 20 (2.34%) Tableau
8 18 (2.10%) Relational Database
9 17 (1.99%) Amazon Athena
10 16 (1.87%) Mixpanel
10 16 (1.87%) OLAP
10 16 (1.87%) OLTP
11 13 (1.52%) Amazon Redshift
12 12 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
12 12 (1.40%) Big Data
13 9 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.93%) Looker
14 8 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
14 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 50 (5.84%) JIRA
2 28 (3.27%) Git
3 18 (2.10%) Burp Suite
4 17 (1.99%) Metasploit
5 16 (1.87%) 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
1 309 (36.10%) Social Skills
2 268 (31.31%) Finance
3 147 (17.17%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (13.79%) Legal
5 101 (11.80%) Public Sector
6 73 (8.53%) Documentation Skills
7 51 (5.96%) Banking
8 50 (5.84%) Marketing
9 34 (3.97%) Retail
10 21 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (2.22%) Local Government
12 18 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.99%) Law
14 16 (1.87%) Financial Institution
15 15 (1.75%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 9 (1.05%) Military
18 7 (0.82%) Billing
18 7 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 142 (16.59%) Architect
2 101 (11.80%) Lead
3 93 (10.86%) Analyst
4 57 (6.66%) Project Manager
5 56 (6.54%) Senior
6 48 (5.61%) Data Engineer
7 47 (5.49%) Business Analyst
8 44 (5.14%) Consultant
9 36 (4.21%) Solutions Architect
10 34 (3.97%) Security Engineer
11 30 (3.50%) Data Analyst
12 25 (2.92%) Microsoft 365 Architect
13 24 (2.80%) Security Manager
14 21 (2.45%) Developer
15 20 (2.34%) Administrator
15 20 (2.34%) Data Architect
15 20 (2.34%) Principal Engineer
15 20 (2.34%) Security Architect
16 18 (2.10%) Migration Manager
17 17 (1.99%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (5.49%) LDAP
2 44 (5.14%) REST
3 41 (4.79%) Kafka
4 37 (4.32%) OAuth
5 34 (3.97%) SAML
6 31 (3.62%) Middleware
7 20 (2.34%) PySpark
8 18 (2.10%) .NET
8 18 (2.10%) Great Expectations
9 17 (1.99%) JSON
9 17 (1.99%) Microsoft Graph
9 17 (1.99%) OpenID
10 16 (1.87%) SOAP
11 15 (1.75%) CSS
11 15 (1.75%) HTML
12 13 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
13 11 (1.29%) OAuth2
14 9 (1.05%) J2EE
15 7 (0.82%) Node.js
15 7 (0.82%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.71%) Cloud Native
2 53 (6.19%) Management Information System
3 47 (5.49%) Security Posture
4 40 (4.67%) Legacy Systems
5 37 (4.32%) Onboarding
6 30 (3.50%) Data Protection Act
6 30 (3.50%) Product Ownership
7 23 (2.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (2.34%) Replication
9 19 (2.22%) Hybrid Cloud
10 17 (1.99%) Data Structures
11 15 (1.75%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.75%) Freedom of Information
11 15 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
12 13 (1.52%) NHS
13 12 (1.40%) Distributed Computing
14 11 (1.29%) AI Agents
15 10 (1.17%) BYOD
15 10 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
16 8 (0.93%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 82 (9.58%) Windows
2 29 (3.39%) Linux
3 25 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.82%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.70%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.47%) 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%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 208 (24.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 200 (23.36%) Agile
4 179 (20.91%) Data Governance
5 164 (19.16%) DevOps
5 164 (19.16%) Migration
6 163 (19.04%) Cybersecurity
7 158 (18.46%) CI/CD
8 156 (18.22%) Analytics
9 141 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
10 130 (15.19%) Business Intelligence
11 126 (14.72%) Data Modelling
12 115 (13.43%) Roadmaps
13 113 (13.20%) AI
14 110 (12.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 106 (12.38%) Validation
16 99 (11.57%) Information Security
17 98 (11.45%) Risk Management
18 97 (11.33%) Continuous Improvement
19 95 (11.10%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 177 (20.68%) SQL
2 149 (17.41%) Python
3 98 (11.45%) PowerShell
4 46 (5.37%) Java
5 33 (3.86%) C#
6 22 (2.57%) JavaScript
7 21 (2.45%) Bash
8 12 (1.40%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.05%) Bicep
9 9 (1.05%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.82%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.70%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.70%) Go
11 6 (0.70%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.58%) R
13 3 (0.35%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.23%) PHP
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 148 (17.29%) Security Cleared
2 125 (14.60%) SC Cleared
3 95 (11.10%) Degree
4 90 (10.51%) CISSP
5 72 (8.41%) CISM
6 40 (4.67%) PMI Certification
7 38 (4.44%) PMP
8 23 (2.69%) Azure Certification
8 23 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
10 17 (1.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 16 (1.87%) CHECK Team Member
12 14 (1.64%) CREST Certified
12 14 (1.64%) Cyber Scheme
12 14 (1.64%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.52%) IIBA
14 12 (1.40%) Postgraduate
15 11 (1.29%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.29%) CRISC
15 11 (1.29%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 212 (24.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 147 (17.17%) NIST
3 115 (13.43%) Data Quality
4 104 (12.15%) PCI DSS
5 76 (8.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 41 (4.79%) QA
7 37 (4.32%) GRC
8 32 (3.74%) SOC 2
9 29 (3.39%) HIPAA
10 28 (3.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 25 (2.92%) NCSC
11 25 (2.92%) PMO
12 23 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials
13 18 (2.10%) MiFID
14 17 (1.99%) PERC
15 15 (1.75%) Accessibility
16 13 (1.52%) FINRA
17 11 (1.29%) Solvency II
18 9 (1.05%) COBIT
18 9 (1.05%) SLA
System Software
1 78 (9.11%) Active Directory
2 36 (4.21%) Docker
3 7 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
6 1 (0.12%) IAG
6 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 61 (7.13%) Kubernetes
2 59 (6.89%) Terraform
3 41 (4.79%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (2.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (1.87%) Nmap
6 14 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
7 13 (1.52%) Grafana
8 9 (1.05%) Prometheus
9 7 (0.82%) Ansible
10 6 (0.70%) SCCM
11 5 (0.58%) PingFederate
12 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
12 4 (0.47%) Istio
12 4 (0.47%) QRadar
12 4 (0.47%) Rancher
13 3 (0.35%) Data Guard
13 3 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
13 3 (0.35%) Oracle RMAN
14 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
14 2 (0.23%) systemd
Vendors
1 205 (23.95%) Microsoft
2 64 (7.48%) Google
3 57 (6.66%) Databricks
4 44 (5.14%) Oracle
5 43 (5.02%) CyberArk
5 43 (5.02%) SAP
6 42 (4.91%) ServiceNow
7 39 (4.56%) Salesforce
8 30 (3.50%) Workday
9 23 (2.69%) BeyondTrust
10 20 (2.34%) Okta
11 18 (2.10%) Adobe
11 18 (2.10%) Splunk
12 16 (1.87%) Informatica
13 13 (1.52%) IFS
14 10 (1.17%) Tealium
15 9 (1.05%) NEC
16 8 (0.93%) Qualys
16 8 (0.93%) Varonis
16 8 (0.93%) VMware
477 GDPR jobs in England