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

 6 months to
11 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 183 197
Rank change year-on-year +86 +14 +76
Contract jobs citing GDPR 818 383 444
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.63% 1.42% 1.22%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.30% 9.92% 8.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 554 210 240
10th Percentile £336 £300 £360
25th Percentile £421 £384 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.48% -
75th Percentile £638 £623 £675
90th Percentile £738 £700 £745
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.29% -0.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 13 9
10th Percentile £16.50 - -
25th Percentile £33.00 £15.50 £11.00
Median hourly rate £41.41 £16.13 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year +156.78% -2.27% -38.89%
75th Percentile £68.75 £20.19 £19.47
90th Percentile £89.63 £21.90 £26.66
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £16.25 £15.52
% change year-on-year +109.23% +4.70% -46.19%

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 5,347 3,860 5,204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.18% 14.33% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,469 2,247 3,477
10th Percentile £313 £263 £319
25th Percentile £410 £384 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £543
Median % change year-on-year - -7.92% +3.43%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 149 227
10th Percentile £15.66 £14.70 £13.11
25th Percentile £18.08 £20.50 £17.36
Median hourly rate £25.63 £30.21 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.16% -7.05% +32.65%
75th Percentile £61.79 £65.00 £60.63
90th Percentile £71.32 £75.00 £79.87
UK median hourly rate £26.11 £29.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.97% -10.77% +36.74%

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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 11 January 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 11 January 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 11 January 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 +84 397 £540 +2.86% 132
South East +55 167 £500 -7.41% 183
North of England +1 90 £550 +18.92% 99
Midlands +10 76 £475 -5.00% 84
Yorkshire -8 52 £550 +4.76% 35
South West +13 48 £475 +69.64% 46
West Midlands -6 40 £500 +5.26% 46
East Midlands +6 36 £447 -18.73% 37
North West -17 32 £450 +4.35% 52
East of England -17 15 £553 +10.60% 81
North East -14 6 £466 +12.97% 12
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UK

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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 33 (4.03%) Confluence
2 31 (3.79%) SharePoint
3 30 (3.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 20 (2.44%) Apache Spark
5 16 (1.96%) Apache
6 14 (1.71%) Apache Airflow
7 9 (1.10%) TPMS
8 6 (0.73%) Appian
8 6 (0.73%) Camunda
8 6 (0.73%) SAS
9 5 (0.61%) CMS
10 4 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
12 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 52 (6.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.37%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.12%) Revit
6 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.98%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.61%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.37%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.24%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.24%) SAP CX
7 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.24%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.12%) Aareon QL
8 1 (0.12%) Actimize
8 1 (0.12%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.12%) OPENHousing
8 1 (0.12%) Orchard Housing
8 1 (0.12%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 313 (38.26%) Azure
2 236 (28.85%) AWS
3 126 (15.40%) GCP
4 81 (9.90%) Power Platform
5 75 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
6 73 (8.92%) Entra ID
7 39 (4.77%) Microsoft Purview
8 38 (4.65%) SaaS
9 32 (3.91%) AWS CloudFormation
10 30 (3.67%) Amazon S3
11 29 (3.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 28 (3.42%) Serverless
13 27 (3.30%) Collibra
14 25 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
15 24 (2.93%) Azure Sentinel
16 22 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (2.69%) GitHub
16 22 (2.69%) OCI
17 18 (2.20%) OneDrive
18 17 (2.08%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 65 (7.95%) Firewall
2 39 (4.77%) Network Security
3 29 (3.55%) VPN
4 27 (3.30%) DNS
5 19 (2.32%) Wireless
6 18 (2.20%) TCP/IP
7 16 (1.96%) SSL
8 15 (1.83%) DHCP
9 12 (1.47%) Cisco IPT
10 9 (1.10%) LAN
10 9 (1.10%) SMS
10 9 (1.10%) SNMP
10 9 (1.10%) SSH
10 9 (1.10%) WAN
11 8 (0.98%) PABX
11 8 (0.98%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.98%) WLAN
12 6 (0.73%) BGP
12 6 (0.73%) Kerberos
12 6 (0.73%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (8.68%) Power BI
2 50 (6.11%) Data Lake
3 38 (4.65%) Data Warehouse
4 37 (4.52%) Metadata
5 19 (2.32%) Relational Database
6 17 (2.08%) Tableau
7 15 (1.83%) BigQuery
8 14 (1.71%) SQL Server
9 13 (1.59%) Amazon Athena
10 12 (1.47%) Amazon Redshift
10 12 (1.47%) Big Data
11 11 (1.34%) NoSQL
11 11 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
12 10 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
12 10 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 9 (1.10%) Mixpanel
13 9 (1.10%) OLAP
13 9 (1.10%) OLTP
14 8 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
14 8 (0.98%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 51 (6.23%) JIRA
2 20 (2.44%) Git
2 20 (2.44%) GitLab
3 15 (1.83%) Metasploit
4 14 (1.71%) Burp Suite
5 7 (0.86%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.61%) Postman
6 5 (0.61%) Subversion
7 4 (0.49%) Selenium
7 4 (0.49%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.37%) ERwin
8 3 (0.37%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.24%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.24%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.24%) Fiddler
9 2 (0.24%) JMeter
9 2 (0.24%) Locust
9 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.24%) Snyk
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 381 (46.58%) Social Skills
2 225 (27.51%) Finance
3 124 (15.16%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (12.47%) Legal
5 88 (10.76%) Public Sector
6 73 (8.92%) Marketing
7 67 (8.19%) Documentation Skills
8 53 (6.48%) Banking
9 24 (2.93%) Law
10 19 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (2.20%) Telecoms
12 17 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (1.96%) Financial Institution
13 16 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (1.83%) Electronics
15 12 (1.47%) Retail
16 11 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.34%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.10%) Local Government
17 9 (1.10%) Military
Job Titles
1 138 (16.87%) Architect
2 110 (13.45%) Analyst
3 94 (11.49%) Lead
4 64 (7.82%) Consultant
5 50 (6.11%) Senior
6 48 (5.87%) Business Analyst
7 41 (5.01%) Data Engineer
7 41 (5.01%) Solutions Architect
8 33 (4.03%) Project Manager
8 33 (4.03%) Security Architect
9 29 (3.55%) Security Engineer
10 28 (3.42%) Data Analyst
11 23 (2.81%) Developer
12 22 (2.69%) Administrator
13 19 (2.32%) Data Architect
14 17 (2.08%) Salesforce Architect
14 17 (2.08%) Security Analyst
15 14 (1.71%) Enterprise Architect
15 14 (1.71%) Penetration Tester
15 14 (1.71%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (6.36%) REST
2 41 (5.01%) OAuth
3 40 (4.89%) LDAP
4 33 (4.03%) SAML
5 28 (3.42%) Kafka
6 25 (3.06%) OpenID
7 23 (2.81%) SOAP
8 22 (2.69%) Middleware
9 21 (2.57%) OAuth2
10 17 (2.08%) Oracle Fusion
11 16 (1.96%) HTML
12 15 (1.83%) PySpark
13 13 (1.59%) Lightning Web Components
13 13 (1.59%) Microsoft Graph
13 13 (1.59%) Visualforce
14 11 (1.34%) RESTful
15 10 (1.22%) CSS
15 10 (1.22%) Spark Streaming
16 9 (1.10%) Great Expectations
17 8 (0.98%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 56 (6.85%) Onboarding
2 51 (6.23%) Management Information System
3 50 (6.11%) Cloud Native
4 47 (5.75%) Security Posture
5 37 (4.52%) Product Ownership
6 34 (4.16%) Data Structures
7 28 (3.42%) Data Protection Act
8 20 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
9 18 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (2.20%) Marketing Technology
10 14 (1.71%) Cyber Threat
10 14 (1.71%) Freedom of Information
10 14 (1.71%) Replication
11 13 (1.59%) NHS
11 13 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
12 12 (1.47%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.22%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 75 (9.17%) Windows
2 35 (4.28%) Linux
3 15 (1.83%) Mac OS
4 12 (1.47%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.22%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.73%) Solaris
8 2 (0.24%) Android
8 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.12%) Unix
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (25.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 190 (23.23%) Agile
3 177 (21.64%) Data Governance
4 174 (21.27%) Data Protection
5 167 (20.42%) Problem-Solving
6 148 (18.09%) Cybersecurity
7 143 (17.48%) DevOps
8 139 (16.99%) CI/CD
9 134 (16.38%) Analytics
10 131 (16.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 129 (15.77%) Data Privacy
12 126 (15.40%) Data Modelling
13 124 (15.16%) Migration
14 114 (13.94%) Roadmaps
15 97 (11.86%) Risk Management
16 96 (11.74%) Information Security
17 90 (11.00%) Business Intelligence
17 90 (11.00%) Incident Response
18 89 (10.88%) Regulatory Compliance
19 86 (10.51%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 134 (16.38%) Python
2 123 (15.04%) SQL
3 99 (12.10%) PowerShell
4 27 (3.30%) Bash
5 25 (3.06%) Java
6 19 (2.32%) C#
6 19 (2.32%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.59%) Apex Code
8 12 (1.47%) PL/SQL
9 9 (1.10%) Bicep
10 8 (0.98%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (0.86%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.73%) Perl
12 6 (0.73%) R
13 5 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.49%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.37%) BeanShell
16 2 (0.24%) PHP
16 2 (0.24%) Rust
16 2 (0.24%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 142 (17.36%) Security Cleared
2 118 (14.43%) CISSP
3 112 (13.69%) Degree
3 112 (13.69%) SC Cleared
4 78 (9.54%) CISM
5 39 (4.77%) AWS Certification
5 39 (4.77%) Azure Certification
6 34 (4.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 24 (2.93%) Master's Degree
8 23 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
9 22 (2.69%) PMI Certification
10 20 (2.44%) CISA
11 19 (2.32%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (2.32%) PMP
12 18 (2.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 17 (2.08%) DV Cleared
14 16 (1.96%) CCSP
14 16 (1.96%) Oracle Certification
15 14 (1.71%) CHECK Team Member
16 12 (1.47%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 236 (28.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 169 (20.66%) NIST
3 97 (11.86%) PCI DSS
4 86 (10.51%) Data Quality
5 65 (7.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 52 (6.36%) HIPAA
7 49 (5.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 47 (5.75%) QA
9 37 (4.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 21 (2.57%) SOC 2
11 20 (2.44%) NCSC
12 19 (2.32%) PERC
12 19 (2.32%) PSD2
13 18 (2.20%) Accessibility
13 18 (2.20%) GRC
14 15 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 14 (1.71%) PMO
15 14 (1.71%) SLA
16 10 (1.22%) EU AI Act
16 10 (1.22%) MiFID
System Software
1 79 (9.66%) Active Directory
2 29 (3.55%) Docker
3 23 (2.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.49%) NFS
6 4 (0.49%) Veritas File System
6 4 (0.49%) Veritas Volume Manager
6 4 (0.49%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.37%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.24%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.24%) vSphere
9 1 (0.12%) IAG
9 1 (0.12%) NDS
9 1 (0.12%) NetIQ eDirectory
Systems Management
1 64 (7.82%) Terraform
2 36 (4.40%) Single Sign-On
3 35 (4.28%) Kubernetes
4 25 (3.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (2.57%) Ansible
6 19 (2.32%) SCCM
7 16 (1.96%) QRadar
8 14 (1.71%) Nmap
9 7 (0.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 6 (0.73%) PingFederate
10 6 (0.73%) Red Hat Satellite
11 5 (0.61%) Data Guard
11 5 (0.61%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 5 (0.61%) Oracle RMAN
11 5 (0.61%) Prometheus
12 4 (0.49%) CSIRT
13 3 (0.37%) RSA Archer
13 3 (0.37%) SCOM
13 3 (0.37%) vCenter Server
14 2 (0.24%) Nessus
Vendors
1 191 (23.35%) Microsoft
2 61 (7.46%) Salesforce
3 52 (6.36%) Google
4 48 (5.87%) Oracle
5 44 (5.38%) CyberArk
6 38 (4.65%) SAP
7 36 (4.40%) ServiceNow
8 35 (4.28%) Databricks
9 33 (4.03%) Splunk
10 26 (3.18%) VMware
11 25 (3.06%) BeyondTrust
12 20 (2.44%) Informatica
12 20 (2.44%) Workday
13 17 (2.08%) Adobe
13 17 (2.08%) OneTrust
14 16 (1.96%) Cisco
14 16 (1.96%) Fortinet
15 15 (1.83%) Palo Alto
16 14 (1.71%) Citrix
17 13 (1.59%) Tealium
576 GDPR jobs in England