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

 6 months to
10 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 157 180
Rank change year-on-year +55 +23 +77
Contract jobs citing GDPR 926 414 495
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.36% 1.70% 1.32%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.67% 10.94% 9.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 614 245 257
10th Percentile £363 £315 £319
25th Percentile £450 £425 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £505
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +4.95% -8.18%
75th Percentile £631 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £745 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £500
% change year-on-year -2.33% +7.50% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 18 45
10th Percentile £13.46 £14.73 £11.34
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.47 £11.95
Median hourly rate £24.85 £24.82 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% +27.28% -35.00%
75th Percentile £49.88 £31.76 £27.50
90th Percentile £63.23 £45.12 £29.50
UK median hourly rate £24.85 £27.35 £19.50
% change year-on-year -9.16% +40.26% -35.00%

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 6,774 3,785 5,298
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.27% 15.55% 14.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,414 2,450 3,399
10th Percentile £340 £270 £306
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £705 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 406 155 338
10th Percentile £14.36 £17.45 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £13.05
Median hourly rate £30.54 £32.50 £21.06
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% +54.34% -50.45%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £81.00 £78.58 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £31.25 £31.76 £20.55
% change year-on-year -1.61% +54.53% -48.62%

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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 10 April 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 10 April 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 April 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 +44 437 £550 -4.35% 175
South East +38 187 £525 - 119
North of England +10 138 £550 +4.76% 99
Midlands -11 83 £475 +6.26% 58
Yorkshire 0 66 £550 +2.80% 29
North West +3 62 £513 -0.39% 60
West Midlands -35 50 £492 +3.58% 35
South West -8 42 £500 +25.00% 29
East Midlands -7 33 £447 +29.38% 23
East of England -34 24 £625 +19.05% 41
North East -9 11 £508 +9.84% 13
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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 45 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 37 (4.00%) Confluence
4 34 (3.67%) Apache Spark
5 26 (2.81%) Apache
6 15 (1.62%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.86%) TPMS
8 7 (0.76%) SAS
9 6 (0.65%) Appian
9 6 (0.65%) Camunda
10 5 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.11%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.11%) CMS
12 1 (0.11%) GeoServer
12 1 (0.11%) Moodle
12 1 (0.11%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.11%) R Markdown
12 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 36 (3.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.65%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 12 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.19%) Salesforce CRM
3 10 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.65%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.54%) BambooHR
5 5 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.22%) Actimize
7 2 (0.22%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.22%) SystmOne
7 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.11%) Aareon QL
8 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.11%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.11%) OPENHousing
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.11%) Orchard Housing
8 1 (0.11%) SAP ECC
8 1 (0.11%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 354 (38.23%) Azure
2 275 (29.70%) AWS
3 156 (16.85%) GCP
4 125 (13.50%) Power Platform
5 84 (9.07%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (8.10%) Entra ID
7 59 (6.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 48 (5.18%) AWS CloudFormation
9 42 (4.54%) SaaS
10 41 (4.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 36 (3.89%) Azure Data Factory
11 36 (3.89%) Collibra
12 34 (3.67%) Amazon S3
13 29 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
14 28 (3.02%) OneDrive
15 25 (2.70%) GitHub
16 24 (2.59%) Serverless
16 24 (2.59%) Snowflake
17 19 (2.05%) Amazon SQS
17 19 (2.05%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 66 (7.13%) Firewall
2 42 (4.54%) Network Security
3 29 (3.13%) DNS
4 26 (2.81%) VPN
5 25 (2.70%) DHCP
6 18 (1.94%) Wireless
7 15 (1.62%) Cisco IPT
7 15 (1.62%) Kerberos
7 15 (1.62%) SSL
8 12 (1.30%) WAN
9 11 (1.19%) LAN
10 10 (1.08%) SD-WAN
10 10 (1.08%) SMS
11 8 (0.86%) IPv4
11 8 (0.86%) IPv6
11 8 (0.86%) SNMP
11 8 (0.86%) SSH
11 8 (0.86%) WLAN
12 6 (0.65%) HTTP
12 6 (0.65%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (12.53%) Power BI
2 64 (6.91%) Data Lake
3 52 (5.62%) Data Warehouse
4 46 (4.97%) Metadata
5 27 (2.92%) BigQuery
6 26 (2.81%) Tableau
7 23 (2.48%) Amazon Athena
8 21 (2.27%) NoSQL
8 21 (2.27%) SQL Server
9 20 (2.16%) Amazon Redshift
10 19 (2.05%) Relational Database
11 18 (1.94%) Mixpanel
11 18 (1.94%) OLAP
11 18 (1.94%) OLTP
12 17 (1.84%) Big Data
13 13 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (0.97%) Oracle Database
14 9 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 8 (0.86%) Looker
15 8 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 51 (5.51%) JIRA
2 27 (2.92%) Git
3 18 (1.94%) Burp Suite
3 18 (1.94%) GitLab
4 17 (1.84%) Metasploit
5 10 (1.08%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.54%) ERwin
6 5 (0.54%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.43%) Charles Proxy
7 4 (0.43%) Postman
7 4 (0.43%) REST Assured
7 4 (0.43%) Selenium
8 3 (0.32%) Jaeger
8 3 (0.32%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.22%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.22%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.22%) Fiddler
10 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 368 (39.74%) Social Skills
2 280 (30.24%) Finance
3 159 (17.17%) Analytical Skills
4 141 (15.23%) Legal
5 109 (11.77%) Public Sector
6 78 (8.42%) Documentation Skills
7 58 (6.26%) Marketing
8 53 (5.72%) Banking
9 27 (2.92%) Retail
10 22 (2.38%) Law
10 22 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.05%) Telecoms
13 17 (1.84%) Local Government
14 16 (1.73%) Financial Institution
15 15 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 11 (1.19%) Electronics
18 10 (1.08%) Military
19 9 (0.97%) Billing
Job Titles
1 172 (18.57%) Architect
2 104 (11.23%) Analyst
2 104 (11.23%) Lead
3 54 (5.83%) Project Manager
4 53 (5.72%) Consultant
4 53 (5.72%) Senior
5 52 (5.62%) Business Analyst
6 51 (5.51%) Data Engineer
6 51 (5.51%) Solutions Architect
7 36 (3.89%) Security Engineer
8 30 (3.24%) Data Architect
9 29 (3.13%) Security Architect
10 27 (2.92%) Data Analyst
11 25 (2.70%) Administrator
11 25 (2.70%) Microsoft 365 Architect
12 22 (2.38%) Security Manager
13 21 (2.27%) Developer
14 19 (2.05%) Principal Engineer
15 18 (1.94%) Migration Manager
16 17 (1.84%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (5.51%) LDAP
2 44 (4.75%) Kafka
3 36 (3.89%) REST
4 35 (3.78%) OAuth
5 33 (3.56%) Middleware
6 32 (3.46%) SAML
7 20 (2.16%) PySpark
8 19 (2.05%) Great Expectations
9 17 (1.84%) HTML
9 17 (1.84%) Microsoft Graph
9 17 (1.84%) OpenID
10 16 (1.73%) .NET
11 15 (1.62%) CSS
12 14 (1.51%) OAuth2
12 14 (1.51%) SOAP
13 13 (1.40%) Oracle Fusion
14 11 (1.19%) JSON
15 10 (1.08%) Spark Streaming
16 7 (0.76%) RESTful
16 7 (0.76%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 69 (7.45%) Cloud Native
2 57 (6.16%) Management Information System
3 52 (5.62%) Security Posture
4 45 (4.86%) Onboarding
5 37 (4.00%) Legacy Systems
6 35 (3.78%) Data Protection Act
7 34 (3.67%) Product Ownership
8 27 (2.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 25 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
10 23 (2.48%) Data Centre
11 22 (2.38%) Data Structures
12 21 (2.27%) Marketing Technology
13 20 (2.16%) Replication
14 15 (1.62%) Freedom of Information
15 13 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
16 12 (1.30%) AI Agents
16 12 (1.30%) Distributed Computing
16 12 (1.30%) NHS
17 11 (1.19%) BYOD
17 11 (1.19%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 86 (9.29%) Windows
2 34 (3.67%) Linux
3 27 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.65%) Mac OS
4 6 (0.65%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.32%) Android
6 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.22%) Solaris
7 2 (0.22%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (25.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 236 (25.49%) Data Protection
3 199 (21.49%) Agile
4 198 (21.38%) Data Governance
5 186 (20.09%) Cybersecurity
6 171 (18.47%) Analytics
6 171 (18.47%) CI/CD
7 169 (18.25%) DevOps
8 166 (17.93%) Migration
9 153 (16.52%) Problem-Solving
10 139 (15.01%) Business Intelligence
11 134 (14.47%) Data Modelling
12 130 (14.04%) AI
12 130 (14.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 123 (13.28%) Roadmaps
14 116 (12.53%) Risk Management
15 114 (12.31%) Data Privacy
16 109 (11.77%) Continuous Improvement
17 108 (11.66%) Validation
18 106 (11.45%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 180 (19.44%) SQL
2 164 (17.71%) Python
3 108 (11.66%) PowerShell
4 37 (4.00%) Java
5 34 (3.67%) C#
6 24 (2.59%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.05%) Bash
8 14 (1.51%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (0.97%) Bicep
10 8 (0.86%) PL/SQL
10 8 (0.86%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.76%) R
12 5 (0.54%) Apex Code
12 5 (0.54%) Go
12 5 (0.54%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.22%) Ruby
14 2 (0.22%) Rust
14 2 (0.22%) Scala
14 2 (0.22%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 160 (17.28%) Security Cleared
2 131 (14.15%) SC Cleared
3 110 (11.88%) CISSP
4 104 (11.23%) Degree
5 79 (8.53%) CISM
6 42 (4.54%) PMI Certification
7 39 (4.21%) PMP
8 32 (3.46%) Azure Certification
9 28 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
10 27 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (2.81%) AWS Certification
12 22 (2.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 16 (1.73%) CHECK Team Member
13 16 (1.73%) Master's Degree
14 15 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
15 14 (1.51%) CREST Certified
15 14 (1.51%) Cyber Scheme
16 13 (1.40%) CCSP
17 11 (1.19%) DV Cleared
17 11 (1.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 248 (26.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 178 (19.22%) NIST
3 121 (13.07%) Data Quality
4 114 (12.31%) PCI DSS
5 72 (7.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 47 (5.08%) QA
7 42 (4.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 36 (3.89%) GRC
9 35 (3.78%) SOC 2
10 32 (3.46%) HIPAA
11 27 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
12 26 (2.81%) PERC
13 24 (2.59%) NCSC
13 24 (2.59%) PMO
14 17 (1.84%) MiFID
15 16 (1.73%) Accessibility
16 13 (1.40%) FINRA
17 11 (1.19%) SLA
17 11 (1.19%) Solvency II
18 10 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 89 (9.61%) Active Directory
2 35 (3.78%) Docker
3 12 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.43%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.22%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) IAG
7 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 76 (8.21%) Terraform
2 59 (6.37%) Kubernetes
3 41 (4.43%) Single Sign-On
4 19 (2.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (1.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (1.73%) Nmap
6 15 (1.62%) Ansible
7 10 (1.08%) Grafana
8 8 (0.86%) SCCM
9 7 (0.76%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.54%) PingFederate
10 5 (0.54%) QRadar
11 4 (0.43%) CA Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.32%) Data Guard
12 3 (0.32%) Istio
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle RMAN
12 3 (0.32%) Rancher
12 3 (0.32%) RSA Archer
13 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 221 (23.87%) Microsoft
2 79 (8.53%) Google
3 64 (6.91%) Databricks
4 52 (5.62%) CyberArk
5 48 (5.18%) ServiceNow
6 45 (4.86%) Salesforce
7 42 (4.54%) Oracle
8 34 (3.67%) SAP
9 31 (3.35%) BeyondTrust
10 27 (2.92%) Workday
11 23 (2.48%) Adobe
11 23 (2.48%) Splunk
12 20 (2.16%) Informatica
12 20 (2.16%) Okta
13 15 (1.62%) Tealium
14 14 (1.51%) Fortinet
14 14 (1.51%) OneTrust
15 13 (1.40%) Cisco
15 13 (1.40%) VMware
16 12 (1.30%) Palo Alto
461 GDPR jobs in England