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

 6 months to
10 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 136 203
Rank change year-on-year +14 +67 +52
Contract jobs citing GDPR 863 498 430
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.04% 2.04% 1.15%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.12% 12.47% 8.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 565 308 242
10th Percentile £363 £359 £304
25th Percentile £450 £445 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £738 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 21 48
10th Percentile £14.43 - £11.56
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.13 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £29.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.07% +16.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile £55.13 £34.46 £28.75
90th Percentile £82.98 £72.50 £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 7,121 3,992 5,082
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.86% 16.32% 13.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,609 2,561 3,210
10th Percentile £350 £268 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £504 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £606 £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 454 172 380
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.50 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £12.96
Median hourly rate £33.55 £34.50 £23.90
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +44.35% -43.76%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £82.15 £82.94 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £23.30
% change year-on-year +7.69% +39.51% -39.82%

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 10 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

GDPR
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 10 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 10 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 +5 412 £550 -4.35% 180
South East +11 159 £569 +8.33% 132
North of England -4 131 £550 +4.76% 83
Midlands -44 68 £492 +11.95% 75
North West 0 66 £534 +1.67% 61
Yorkshire -22 56 £550 +10.00% 17
South West -10 46 £500 +25.00% 35
West Midlands -44 40 £492 +3.58% 40
East of England -12 35 £575 +10.15% 39
East Midlands -16 28 £450 +9.76% 37
North East -16 10 - - 5
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 50 (5.79%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (3.59%) Confluence
4 27 (3.13%) Apache Spark
5 21 (2.43%) Apache
6 14 (1.62%) Apache Airflow
7 10 (1.16%) CMS
8 7 (0.81%) SAS
9 5 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.58%) TPMS
10 4 (0.46%) IIS
11 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
12 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
13 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.12%) CICS
13 1 (0.12%) Drupal
13 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
13 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
13 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 18 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.39%) NEC Housing
3 9 (1.04%) Salesforce CRM
4 8 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.58%) BambooHR
6 5 (0.58%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 4 (0.46%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
8 2 (0.23%) SystmOne
8 2 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
9 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
9 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 296 (34.30%) Azure
2 210 (24.33%) AWS
3 120 (13.90%) Power Platform
4 108 (12.51%) GCP
5 76 (8.81%) Microsoft 365
6 64 (7.42%) Entra ID
7 56 (6.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 41 (4.75%) SaaS
9 35 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
10 34 (3.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 33 (3.82%) Azure Data Factory
12 31 (3.59%) GitHub
13 29 (3.36%) AWS CloudFormation
13 29 (3.36%) Collibra
14 27 (3.13%) OneDrive
14 27 (3.13%) Snowflake
15 26 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
16 24 (2.78%) Serverless
17 19 (2.20%) dbt
18 17 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 43 (4.98%) Firewall
2 31 (3.59%) Network Security
3 20 (2.32%) DNS
4 17 (1.97%) VPN
5 16 (1.85%) DHCP
6 14 (1.62%) Kerberos
6 14 (1.62%) SMS
7 12 (1.39%) SSL
8 8 (0.93%) Wireless
9 6 (0.70%) HTTP
9 6 (0.70%) WAN
10 5 (0.58%) Cisco IPT
10 5 (0.58%) LAN
10 5 (0.58%) SNMP
10 5 (0.58%) SSH
11 4 (0.46%) HTTPS
11 4 (0.46%) NGFW
12 3 (0.35%) IPv4
12 3 (0.35%) IPv6
12 3 (0.35%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (12.17%) Power BI
2 52 (6.03%) Metadata
3 48 (5.56%) Data Lake
3 48 (5.56%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.78%) SQL Server
5 22 (2.55%) NoSQL
6 18 (2.09%) BigQuery
6 18 (2.09%) Tableau
7 14 (1.62%) Amazon Athena
7 14 (1.62%) Azure SQL Database
8 13 (1.51%) Mixpanel
8 13 (1.51%) OLTP
9 12 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
9 12 (1.39%) OLAP
10 11 (1.27%) Relational Database
11 10 (1.16%) Big Data
11 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (0.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 6 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 44 (5.10%) JIRA
2 23 (2.67%) Git
3 11 (1.27%) Burp Suite
4 10 (1.16%) Metasploit
5 9 (1.04%) GitLab
6 6 (0.70%) ERwin
6 6 (0.70%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
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
1 297 (34.41%) Social Skills
2 274 (31.75%) Finance
3 147 (17.03%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (13.21%) Legal
5 113 (13.09%) Public Sector
6 66 (7.65%) Documentation Skills
7 48 (5.56%) Marketing
8 47 (5.45%) Banking
9 34 (3.94%) Retail
10 25 (2.90%) Local Government
11 20 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.85%) Law
15 14 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 14 (1.62%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.51%) Financial Institution
17 11 (1.27%) Military
18 8 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
19 6 (0.70%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 148 (17.15%) Architect
2 102 (11.82%) Lead
3 91 (10.54%) Analyst
4 64 (7.42%) Senior
5 58 (6.72%) Project Manager
6 47 (5.45%) Business Analyst
6 47 (5.45%) Data Engineer
7 41 (4.75%) Consultant
8 39 (4.52%) Solutions Architect
9 33 (3.82%) Data Analyst
10 29 (3.36%) Security Engineer
10 29 (3.36%) Security Manager
11 25 (2.90%) Microsoft 365 Architect
12 24 (2.78%) Security Architect
13 21 (2.43%) Administrator
13 21 (2.43%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 21 (2.43%) Developer
14 20 (2.32%) Data Architect
15 18 (2.09%) Principal Engineer
16 16 (1.85%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (5.21%) REST
2 43 (4.98%) LDAP
3 39 (4.52%) OAuth
4 37 (4.29%) SAML
5 36 (4.17%) Kafka
6 29 (3.36%) Middleware
7 21 (2.43%) OpenID
8 19 (2.20%) .NET
8 19 (2.20%) JSON
8 19 (2.20%) PySpark
9 17 (1.97%) Microsoft Graph
10 16 (1.85%) CSS
10 16 (1.85%) HTML
10 16 (1.85%) SOAP
11 15 (1.74%) Great Expectations
12 14 (1.62%) OAuth2
13 9 (1.04%) J2EE
13 9 (1.04%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.81%) Node.js
14 7 (0.81%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (7.18%) Cloud Native
2 57 (6.60%) Management Information System
3 44 (5.10%) Security Posture
4 43 (4.98%) Legacy Systems
5 34 (3.94%) Data Protection Act
5 34 (3.94%) Onboarding
6 26 (3.01%) Product Ownership
7 21 (2.43%) Hybrid Cloud
8 19 (2.20%) Analytical Mindset
9 18 (2.09%) Data Structures
10 17 (1.97%) Replication
11 16 (1.85%) NHS
12 15 (1.74%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.74%) Freedom of Information
13 13 (1.51%) Security Operations Centre
14 11 (1.27%) AI Agents
15 10 (1.16%) BYOD
15 10 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
16 9 (1.04%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 67 (7.76%) Windows
2 23 (2.67%) Linux
3 21 (2.43%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.58%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.23%) Unix
7 1 (0.12%) Android
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (26.30%) Data Protection
2 202 (23.41%) Stakeholder Management
3 190 (22.02%) Agile
4 186 (21.55%) Data Governance
5 178 (20.63%) Cybersecurity
6 169 (19.58%) Migration
7 160 (18.54%) DevOps
8 153 (17.73%) CI/CD
9 152 (17.61%) Analytics
10 136 (15.76%) Problem-Solving
11 123 (14.25%) Business Intelligence
11 123 (14.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 119 (13.79%) AI
12 119 (13.79%) Roadmaps
13 118 (13.67%) Data Modelling
14 111 (12.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 106 (12.28%) Validation
16 98 (11.36%) Risk Management
17 94 (10.89%) Information Security
18 90 (10.43%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 173 (20.05%) SQL
2 130 (15.06%) Python
3 83 (9.62%) PowerShell
4 45 (5.21%) Java
5 30 (3.48%) C#
6 23 (2.67%) JavaScript
7 17 (1.97%) Bash
8 12 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.04%) Bicep
9 9 (1.04%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.70%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.70%) Go
11 5 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.46%) R
13 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.35%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
15 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 159 (18.42%) Security Cleared
2 133 (15.41%) SC Cleared
3 89 (10.31%) Degree
4 85 (9.85%) CISSP
5 68 (7.88%) CISM
6 38 (4.40%) PMI Certification
7 37 (4.29%) PMP
8 22 (2.55%) Azure Certification
8 22 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.43%) DV Cleared
10 19 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 14 (1.62%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.51%) IIBA
14 11 (1.27%) AWS Certification
14 11 (1.27%) CRISC
14 11 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (1.04%) CHECK Team Member
16 9 (1.04%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 190 (22.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 132 (15.30%) Data Quality
2 132 (15.30%) NIST
3 89 (10.31%) PCI DSS
4 70 (8.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 37 (4.29%) GRC
6 35 (4.06%) NCSC
7 32 (3.71%) QA
7 32 (3.71%) SOC 2
8 29 (3.36%) HIPAA
9 26 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials
10 24 (2.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 23 (2.67%) PMO
12 18 (2.09%) Accessibility
13 16 (1.85%) MiFID
14 13 (1.51%) FINRA
15 11 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 11 (1.27%) Solvency II
16 9 (1.04%) SLA
16 9 (1.04%) WCAG
System Software
1 74 (8.57%) Active Directory
2 32 (3.71%) Docker
3 4 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.35%) Firmware
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 57 (6.60%) Terraform
2 53 (6.14%) Kubernetes
3 40 (4.63%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.51%) Grafana
6 11 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 9 (1.04%) Nmap
7 9 (1.04%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.58%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.46%) Ansible
9 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.46%) Istio
9 4 (0.46%) Rancher
10 3 (0.35%) SCCM
11 2 (0.23%) CASB
11 2 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.23%) QRadar
11 2 (0.23%) RSA Archer
12 1 (0.12%) IBM Guardium
Vendors
1 215 (24.91%) Microsoft
2 58 (6.72%) Databricks
3 55 (6.37%) Google
4 44 (5.10%) Salesforce
5 43 (4.98%) Oracle
6 42 (4.87%) SAP
7 37 (4.29%) ServiceNow
8 32 (3.71%) CyberArk
9 30 (3.48%) Workday
10 18 (2.09%) Okta
11 15 (1.74%) BeyondTrust
12 14 (1.62%) Informatica
12 14 (1.62%) Splunk
13 13 (1.51%) Adobe
13 13 (1.51%) IFS
14 12 (1.39%) NEC
15 10 (1.16%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 7 (0.81%) Braze
17 6 (0.70%) Rapid7
17 6 (0.70%) Varonis
489 GDPR jobs in England