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

 6 months to
5 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 98 223
Rank change year-on-year -85 +125 +21
Contract jobs citing GDPR 730 740 368
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.58% 2.65% 1.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.90% 15.20% 8.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 446 478 217
10th Percentile £306 £350 £312
25th Percentile £450 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £524 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.96% +4.80% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £725 £741 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 38 15
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.13 -
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.64 £34.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.43% +61.90% +21.74%
75th Percentile £55.50 £68.75 £30.89
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.63 £54.07
UK median hourly rate £22.42 £17.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +31.88% -19.05% +21.74%

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 8,206 4,868 4,261
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.80% 17.43% 13.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,116 3,172 2,472
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £614 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £713 £756
UK median daily rate £508 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +1.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 634 237 204
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £16.95 £17.96 £17.59
Median hourly rate £32.40 £32.50 £34.47
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% -5.70% -12.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £74.18 £81.20 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.00 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +6.67% +9.09% -22.82%

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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 5 October 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 5 October 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 5 October 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 -59 353 £575 +1.32% 954
South East -70 106 £575 +15.00% 267
North of England -59 91 £471 -7.20% 233
Midlands -44 73 £450 +0.33% 170
South West -29 56 £475 +18.75% 96
North West -22 52 £492 +7.54% 117
West Midlands -29 51 £429 -18.29% 103
East of England -2 46 £525 -4.55% 98
Yorkshire -50 31 £471 -14.45% 91
East Midlands -30 22 £538 +25.15% 67
North East -35 7 £463 -15.22% 27
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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 40 (5.48%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.64%) CMS
3 11 (1.51%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.51%) Apache Spark
3 11 (1.51%) IIS
4 9 (1.23%) Apache
5 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.55%) Confluence
8 3 (0.41%) WordPress
9 2 (0.27%) Drupal
9 2 (0.27%) Mendix
10 1 (0.14%) CICS
10 1 (0.14%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.14%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.14%) Luigi
10 1 (0.14%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 39 (5.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.55%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 38 (5.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.37%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (1.10%) NEC Housing
3 8 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (0.96%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.82%) iTrent
5 6 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (0.55%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.55%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.55%) SAP HCM
6 4 (0.55%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.55%) Workday HCM
6 4 (0.55%) Workfront
7 2 (0.27%) BambooHR
7 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.14%) Distributed Ledger
8 1 (0.14%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 244 (33.42%) Azure
2 135 (18.49%) AWS
3 86 (11.78%) Power Platform
4 66 (9.04%) GCP
5 58 (7.95%) Azure DevOps
6 50 (6.85%) Microsoft 365
7 45 (6.16%) SaaS
8 44 (6.03%) Dynamics 365
9 41 (5.62%) Microsoft Purview
10 38 (5.21%) Entra ID
11 33 (4.52%) Serverless
12 31 (4.25%) Snowflake
13 29 (3.97%) Power Automate
14 27 (3.70%) GitHub
15 25 (3.42%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (3.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 21 (2.88%) Azure Functions
18 19 (2.60%) GitHub Actions
19 17 (2.33%) OCI
19 17 (2.33%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.97%) Network Security
2 27 (3.70%) Firewall
3 18 (2.47%) Cisco IPT
4 9 (1.23%) VPN
5 5 (0.68%) HTTPS
5 5 (0.68%) X.509
6 4 (0.55%) SMS
6 4 (0.55%) SSL
6 4 (0.55%) Wireshark
7 3 (0.41%) DNS
7 3 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (0.41%) IPsec
7 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.27%) BGP
8 2 (0.27%) LAN
8 2 (0.27%) MPLS
8 2 (0.27%) OSPF
8 2 (0.27%) VLAN
8 2 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (9.18%) Power BI
2 49 (6.71%) Metadata
3 35 (4.79%) SQL Server
4 32 (4.38%) Data Warehouse
5 29 (3.97%) Data Lake
6 13 (1.78%) BigQuery
7 12 (1.64%) Delta Lake
8 11 (1.51%) NoSQL
8 11 (1.51%) Oracle Reports
8 11 (1.51%) Tableau
9 10 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
9 10 (1.37%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (1.10%) Looker
12 6 (0.82%) Big Data
12 6 (0.82%) Data Vault
12 6 (0.82%) GIS
12 6 (0.82%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.82%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 21 (2.88%) Git
2 15 (2.05%) Postman
3 14 (1.92%) JIRA
4 13 (1.78%) GitLab
5 11 (1.51%) Cypress.io
5 11 (1.51%) Selenium
5 11 (1.51%) WebDriver
6 9 (1.23%) Jenkins
7 8 (1.10%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.41%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.41%) ERwin
8 3 (0.41%) Protractor
9 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.27%) JMeter
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.27%) Spinnaker
10 1 (0.14%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.14%) LSMW
10 1 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
General
1 275 (37.67%) Social Skills
2 172 (23.56%) Finance
3 134 (18.36%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (18.08%) Public Sector
5 82 (11.23%) Legal
6 40 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (5.48%) Local Government
7 37 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (4.52%) Marketing
9 29 (3.97%) Banking
10 26 (3.56%) Retail
11 25 (3.42%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.47%) Military
14 17 (2.33%) Manufacturing
15 15 (2.05%) Aerospace
16 12 (1.64%) Law
17 9 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (0.96%) Telecoms
19 6 (0.82%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 127 (17.40%) Architect
2 105 (14.38%) Lead
3 84 (11.51%) Analyst
4 77 (10.55%) Senior
5 42 (5.75%) Administrator
6 34 (4.66%) Solutions Architect
7 32 (4.38%) Project Manager
8 31 (4.25%) Data Analyst
9 29 (3.97%) Consultant
9 29 (3.97%) Data Architect
9 29 (3.97%) Data Engineer
10 23 (3.15%) Developer
10 23 (3.15%) Security Architect
11 22 (3.01%) Business Analyst
12 20 (2.74%) Security Manager
12 20 (2.74%) Senior Analyst
13 18 (2.47%) Coordinator
14 15 (2.05%) Information Officer
14 15 (2.05%) Security Engineer
15 14 (1.92%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.89%) Terraform
2 40 (5.48%) REST
3 23 (3.15%) OAuth
4 22 (3.01%) JSON
5 21 (2.88%) SAML
6 20 (2.74%) LDAP
7 16 (2.19%) Kafka
7 16 (2.19%) OpenID
8 14 (1.92%) XML
9 13 (1.78%) .NET
9 13 (1.78%) SOAP
9 13 (1.78%) XSLT
10 12 (1.64%) SailPoint
11 11 (1.51%) Gherkin
11 11 (1.51%) OAuth2
12 10 (1.37%) Middleware
12 10 (1.37%) PySpark
13 9 (1.23%) JDBC
14 8 (1.10%) HTML
15 7 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 92 (12.60%) Management Information System
2 45 (6.16%) Cloud Native
3 42 (5.75%) Data Protection Act
4 40 (5.48%) Onboarding
5 29 (3.97%) Data Structures
5 29 (3.97%) Security Posture
6 26 (3.56%) Freedom of Information
6 26 (3.56%) Product Ownership
7 25 (3.42%) Cyber Threat
8 24 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
9 21 (2.88%) Taxonomies
10 20 (2.74%) NHS
11 19 (2.60%) Security Operations Centre
12 14 (1.92%) Marketing Technology
13 13 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
13 13 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.64%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.64%) Freedom of Information Act
14 12 (1.64%) Virtual Team
15 11 (1.51%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.60%) Windows
2 16 (2.19%) Linux
3 5 (0.68%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.14%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 204 (27.95%) Data Protection
3 198 (27.12%) Data Governance
4 155 (21.23%) Analytics
5 142 (19.45%) Agile
6 140 (19.18%) AI
7 138 (18.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 124 (16.99%) Cybersecurity
9 121 (16.58%) Problem-Solving
10 120 (16.44%) Migration
11 119 (16.30%) Information Security
12 114 (15.62%) Data Modelling
13 110 (15.07%) Continuous Improvement
14 107 (14.66%) Roadmaps
15 105 (14.38%) Decision-Making
16 104 (14.25%) DevOps
17 93 (12.74%) CI/CD
18 87 (11.92%) Risk Management
19 85 (11.64%) Data Management
20 82 (11.23%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 110 (15.07%) SQL
2 77 (10.55%) Python
3 33 (4.52%) JavaScript
4 32 (4.38%) PowerShell
5 30 (4.11%) C#
6 29 (3.97%) Java
7 13 (1.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.23%) Bicep
10 8 (1.10%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.96%) Bash
12 6 (0.82%) BeanShell
12 6 (0.82%) Search Processing Language
12 6 (0.82%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.41%) Go
14 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.27%) R
14 2 (0.27%) VBA
15 1 (0.14%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 148 (20.27%) Security Cleared
2 114 (15.62%) SC Cleared
3 78 (10.68%) Degree
4 68 (9.32%) CISSP
5 54 (7.40%) CISM
6 30 (4.11%) DV Cleared
7 29 (3.97%) Azure Certification
8 26 (3.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (2.05%) Cisco Certification
10 15 (2.05%) PMP
11 14 (1.92%) CISA
11 14 (1.92%) PMI Certification
12 11 (1.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 11 (1.51%) ISTQB
13 10 (1.37%) CCSP
13 10 (1.37%) CRISC
14 9 (1.23%) AWS Certification
15 8 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
16 7 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (18.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (17.26%) Data Quality
3 78 (10.68%) NIST
4 57 (7.81%) PCI DSS
5 43 (5.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 39 (5.34%) GRC
7 37 (5.07%) Accessibility
8 36 (4.93%) NCSC
9 33 (4.52%) QA
10 28 (3.84%) WCAG
11 23 (3.15%) HIPAA
12 19 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
13 17 (2.33%) SOC 2
14 16 (2.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 14 (1.92%) PERC
16 10 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 9 (1.23%) Solvency II
18 8 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 8 (1.10%) PMO
19 7 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (6.16%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.51%) Docker
3 5 (0.68%) ISA Server
4 2 (0.27%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 2 (0.27%) Firmware
4 2 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 25 (3.42%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.51%) CASB
3 9 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.10%) Ansible
4 8 (1.10%) Grafana
5 7 (0.96%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.68%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.27%) Argo
7 2 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.27%) QRadar
7 2 (0.27%) systemd
8 1 (0.14%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.14%) Istio
8 1 (0.14%) Kibana
8 1 (0.14%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.14%) Rancher
8 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 216 (29.59%) Microsoft
2 53 (7.26%) SAP
3 49 (6.71%) Databricks
4 48 (6.58%) Oracle
5 39 (5.34%) Salesforce
6 36 (4.93%) Google
7 29 (3.97%) Workday
8 24 (3.29%) ServiceNow
9 17 (2.33%) Adobe
10 16 (2.19%) Splunk
11 13 (1.78%) CyberArk
12 10 (1.37%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 9 (1.23%) Cisco
14 8 (1.10%) Informatica
14 8 (1.10%) NEC
15 7 (0.96%) BeyondTrust
15 7 (0.96%) CrowdStrike
15 7 (0.96%) F5
15 7 (0.96%) IFS
16 6 (0.82%) Foundry
1,837 GDPR jobs in England