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

 6 months to
12 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 124 230
Rank change year-on-year -23 +106 +19
Contract jobs citing GDPR 825 635 357
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.81% 2.29% 1.07%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.40% 13.36% 8.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 514 391 208
10th Percentile £354 £358 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £554 £525 £506
Median % change year-on-year +5.52% +3.75% -8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £750 £738 £679
UK median daily rate £558 £525 £503
% change year-on-year +6.29% +4.43% -6.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 40 25
10th Percentile £14.85 £14.96 £19.15
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.16 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.40 £30.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +20.98% +31.58%
75th Percentile £80.00 £70.04 £28.75
90th Percentile - £88.84 £34.10
UK median hourly rate £28.40 £17.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +67.07% -32.00% +31.58%

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 7,932 4,754 4,413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.40% 17.17% 13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,081 3,108 2,766
10th Percentile £340 £281 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.05%
75th Percentile £610 £620 £638
90th Percentile £715 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £505
% change year-on-year - -0.99% -3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 531 224 273
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.97
25th Percentile £18.84 £18.50 £14.41
Median hourly rate £38.72 £31.64 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.38% +15.05% -30.40%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £62.56
90th Percentile £80.00 £85.60 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £38.86 £28.18 £26.56
% change year-on-year +37.90% +6.10% -29.64%

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 12 August 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 12 August 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 12 August 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 -18 390 £575 - 743
South East -33 152 £575 +15.00% 190
North of England -39 113 £500 -1.38% 184
North West -9 70 £525 +4.17% 113
Midlands -52 62 £475 +10.59% 114
East of England +8 48 £625 +19.05% 84
South West -33 48 £500 +25.00% 103
West Midlands -34 43 £450 -10.00% 70
Yorkshire -55 29 £471 -7.20% 50
East Midlands -21 19 £537 +28.68% 44
North East -33 13 £463 -14.94% 21
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 33 (4.00%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.67%) Confluence
3 19 (2.30%) Apache Spark
4 15 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (1.58%) Apache
6 12 (1.45%) CMS
7 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.61%) IIS
9 2 (0.24%) Drupal
9 2 (0.24%) Mendix
9 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.12%) CICS
10 1 (0.12%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.12%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.12%) Luigi
10 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
10 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 28 (3.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.45%) Salesforce CRM
3 10 (1.21%) Oracle ERP
3 10 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.09%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.73%) iTrent
6 5 (0.61%) Adobe Campaign
6 5 (0.61%) BambooHR
6 5 (0.61%) Workday HCM
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.48%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.36%) Workfront
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.24%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
9 2 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 1 (0.12%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 284 (34.42%) Azure
2 191 (23.15%) AWS
3 108 (13.09%) Power Platform
4 91 (11.03%) GCP
5 53 (6.42%) Azure DevOps
5 53 (6.42%) Entra ID
6 51 (6.18%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (5.82%) SaaS
8 46 (5.58%) Microsoft Purview
9 36 (4.36%) Dynamics 365
9 36 (4.36%) Snowflake
10 35 (4.24%) GitHub
11 31 (3.76%) Azure Data Factory
11 31 (3.76%) Serverless
12 30 (3.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 23 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
14 21 (2.55%) dbt
15 20 (2.42%) Collibra
15 20 (2.42%) Power Automate
16 19 (2.30%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 39 (4.73%) Firewall
2 38 (4.61%) Network Security
3 16 (1.94%) VPN
4 13 (1.58%) Cisco IPT
5 8 (0.97%) SMS
5 8 (0.97%) SSL
6 7 (0.85%) HTTP
7 6 (0.73%) DNS
8 5 (0.61%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.61%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.61%) WAN
9 4 (0.48%) LAN
9 4 (0.48%) X.509
10 3 (0.36%) DHCP
10 3 (0.36%) FTP
10 3 (0.36%) Intranet
10 3 (0.36%) IPv4
10 3 (0.36%) IPv6
10 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (12.00%) Power BI
2 52 (6.30%) Metadata
3 48 (5.82%) Data Warehouse
4 44 (5.33%) Data Lake
5 28 (3.39%) SQL Server
6 18 (2.18%) NoSQL
7 16 (1.94%) Amazon Redshift
7 16 (1.94%) BigQuery
7 16 (1.94%) Tableau
8 12 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (1.45%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.33%) Big Data
9 11 (1.33%) Delta Lake
10 10 (1.21%) Looker
11 7 (0.85%) Data Vault
11 7 (0.85%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.73%) Amazon Athena
12 6 (0.73%) MySQL
12 6 (0.73%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 37 (4.48%) JIRA
2 14 (1.70%) Git
3 11 (1.33%) GitLab
4 10 (1.21%) Postman
4 10 (1.21%) Selenium
5 9 (1.09%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.09%) WebDriver
6 8 (0.97%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.73%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.48%) ERwin
8 4 (0.48%) Jaeger
8 4 (0.48%) PowerDesigner
9 3 (0.36%) Claude Code
9 3 (0.36%) Protractor
10 2 (0.24%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.24%) Charles Proxy
10 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.24%) TestRail
11 1 (0.12%) Spinnaker
General
1 279 (33.82%) Social Skills
2 249 (30.18%) Finance
3 152 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (16.00%) Public Sector
5 94 (11.39%) Legal
6 41 (4.97%) Documentation Skills
6 41 (4.97%) Marketing
7 39 (4.73%) Banking
8 38 (4.61%) Retail
9 33 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
10 31 (3.76%) Local Government
11 29 (3.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.82%) Military
14 14 (1.70%) Law
14 14 (1.70%) Telecoms
15 12 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.33%) Manufacturing
16 11 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
17 10 (1.21%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 148 (17.94%) Architect
2 119 (14.42%) Lead
3 88 (10.67%) Analyst
4 75 (9.09%) Senior
5 50 (6.06%) Project Manager
6 46 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
7 44 (5.33%) Data Engineer
8 37 (4.48%) Business Analyst
9 35 (4.24%) Consultant
10 33 (4.00%) Data Analyst
11 32 (3.88%) Data Architect
12 27 (3.27%) Security Manager
13 26 (3.15%) Security Engineer
14 25 (3.03%) Administrator
15 24 (2.91%) Security Architect
16 20 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 18 (2.18%) Senior Manager
18 16 (1.94%) Technical Architect
19 15 (1.82%) Developer
19 15 (1.82%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.61%) REST
2 29 (3.52%) OAuth
3 28 (3.39%) Kafka
4 26 (3.15%) LDAP
4 26 (3.15%) SAML
5 24 (2.91%) Middleware
6 23 (2.79%) OpenID
7 19 (2.30%) JSON
8 17 (2.06%) .NET
9 16 (1.94%) PySpark
10 15 (1.82%) OAuth2
10 15 (1.82%) SOAP
11 12 (1.45%) HTML
12 9 (1.09%) Gherkin
13 8 (0.97%) CSS
13 8 (0.97%) JDBC
13 8 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
13 8 (0.97%) SailPoint
14 7 (0.85%) AWS CDK
14 7 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (7.76%) Cloud Native
2 56 (6.79%) Management Information System
3 44 (5.33%) Security Posture
4 41 (4.97%) Legacy Systems
5 37 (4.48%) Data Protection Act
6 36 (4.36%) Onboarding
7 27 (3.27%) Product Ownership
8 26 (3.15%) Data Structures
9 24 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
10 21 (2.55%) Cyber Threat
11 17 (2.06%) NHS
12 16 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
12 16 (1.94%) Freedom of Information
12 16 (1.94%) Security Operations Centre
13 15 (1.82%) Marketing Technology
14 13 (1.58%) AI Agents
15 12 (1.45%) Data Centre
16 10 (1.21%) BYOD
16 10 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
16 10 (1.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.15%) Windows
2 18 (2.18%) Linux
3 8 (0.97%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.24%) Unix
4 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.12%) Android
5 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (26.30%) Stakeholder Management
2 214 (25.94%) Data Protection
3 207 (25.09%) Data Governance
4 184 (22.30%) Agile
5 167 (20.24%) Analytics
6 166 (20.12%) Cybersecurity
7 160 (19.39%) Migration
8 159 (19.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 142 (17.21%) AI
10 134 (16.24%) DevOps
11 132 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
12 130 (15.76%) CI/CD
12 130 (15.76%) Data Modelling
13 118 (14.30%) Roadmaps
14 113 (13.70%) Continuous Improvement
15 110 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
16 107 (12.97%) Information Security
17 101 (12.24%) Risk Management
18 100 (12.12%) Validation
19 91 (11.03%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 152 (18.42%) SQL
2 108 (13.09%) Python
3 49 (5.94%) PowerShell
4 33 (4.00%) Java
5 24 (2.91%) JavaScript
6 21 (2.55%) C#
7 16 (1.94%) Bash
8 11 (1.33%) Bicep
9 9 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 9 (1.09%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.85%) Go
11 6 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.61%) Apex Code
12 5 (0.61%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.48%) Search Processing Language
14 3 (0.36%) R
14 3 (0.36%) Ruby
14 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.24%) BeanShell
15 2 (0.24%) Scala
Qualifications
1 152 (18.42%) Security Cleared
2 120 (14.55%) SC Cleared
3 85 (10.30%) CISSP
4 67 (8.12%) Degree
5 65 (7.88%) CISM
6 27 (3.27%) DV Cleared
7 26 (3.15%) Azure Certification
8 25 (3.03%) PMP
9 24 (2.91%) PMI Certification
10 22 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
11 20 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (1.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 13 (1.58%) AWS Certification
14 11 (1.33%) CISA
14 11 (1.33%) ISTQB
15 10 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 8 (0.97%) CEH
16 8 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
17 7 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 187 (22.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 138 (16.73%) Data Quality
3 116 (14.06%) NIST
4 69 (8.36%) PCI DSS
5 59 (7.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 35 (4.24%) QA
7 34 (4.12%) NCSC
7 34 (4.12%) SOC 2
8 33 (4.00%) Accessibility
8 33 (4.00%) GRC
9 31 (3.76%) HIPAA
10 26 (3.15%) Cyber Essentials
11 20 (2.42%) WCAG
12 19 (2.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 18 (2.18%) PMO
14 17 (2.06%) PERC
15 13 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 12 (1.45%) Solvency II
17 9 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
18 8 (0.97%) SLA
System Software
1 61 (7.39%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.79%) Docker
3 2 (0.24%) Firmware
3 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 51 (6.18%) Terraform
2 44 (5.33%) Kubernetes
3 24 (2.91%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (1.70%) Grafana
5 10 (1.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 10 (1.21%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.85%) Ansible
8 5 (0.61%) CASB
8 5 (0.61%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.48%) Istio
9 4 (0.48%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.48%) Rancher
10 3 (0.36%) QRadar
11 2 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.12%) Argo
12 1 (0.12%) HP Fortify
12 1 (0.12%) IBM Guardium
12 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 208 (25.21%) Microsoft
2 59 (7.15%) Databricks
3 56 (6.79%) Oracle
4 54 (6.55%) SAP
5 47 (5.70%) Salesforce
6 42 (5.09%) Google
7 36 (4.36%) Workday
8 33 (4.00%) ServiceNow
9 21 (2.55%) CyberArk
10 17 (2.06%) Adobe
11 14 (1.70%) IFS
12 12 (1.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 11 (1.33%) Informatica
13 11 (1.33%) Splunk
14 9 (1.09%) BeyondTrust
14 9 (1.09%) NEC
15 7 (0.85%) MuleSoft
16 6 (0.73%) Ping Identity
16 6 (0.73%) Tealium
16 6 (0.73%) Varonis
1,370 GDPR jobs in England