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

 6 months to
23 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 140 212
Rank change year-on-year +16 +72 +34
Contract jobs citing GDPR 878 512 417
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.03% 2.05% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.92% 12.47% 8.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 573 312 233
10th Percentile £364 £360 £304
25th Percentile £450 £430 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +7.69% -11.36%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £738 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 23 48
10th Percentile £14.78 - £11.56
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.13 £11.95
Median hourly rate £25.50 £27.64 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% +10.56% +31.58%
75th Percentile £54.88 £34.31 £28.75
90th Percentile £81.43 £72.03 £34.21
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £18.22 £24.00
% change year-on-year +39.96% -24.08% +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 7,365 4,107 5,046
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.00% 16.44% 13.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,771 2,647 3,161
10th Percentile £350 £268 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £703 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 483 177 386
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £19.33 £22.14 £12.84
Median hourly rate £36.07 £32.50 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +10.98% +36.55% -42.01%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £50.80
90th Percentile £82.25 £84.15 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £31.70 £23.05
% change year-on-year +13.79% +37.56% -38.55%

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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 23 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

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 23 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 23 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 +11 421 £550 -4.35% 171
South East +16 162 £575 +9.52% 118
North of England -12 127 £550 +4.76% 79
Midlands -34 69 £492 +18.55% 58
North West -6 66 £530 -2.53% 55
Yorkshire -29 51 £550 +8.48% 19
South West -20 48 £500 +25.00% 34
West Midlands -46 42 £492 +3.58% 26
East of England -13 38 £575 +10.15% 35
East Midlands -12 27 £519 +28.02% 33
North East -27 11 £463 -14.94% 6
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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 52 (5.92%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 30 (3.42%) Confluence
4 24 (2.73%) Apache Spark
5 18 (2.05%) Apache
6 14 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
7 10 (1.14%) CMS
8 7 (0.80%) SAS
9 5 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.57%) IIS
10 4 (0.46%) TPMS
11 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.11%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.11%) CICS
12 1 (0.11%) Drupal
12 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.11%) Mendix
12 1 (0.11%) R Markdown
12 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.91%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 20 (2.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.37%) NEC Housing
3 11 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 9 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.91%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.57%) BambooHR
6 5 (0.57%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 4 (0.46%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
9 2 (0.23%) iTrent
9 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.11%) Actimize
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
10 1 (0.11%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 305 (34.74%) Azure
2 212 (24.15%) AWS
3 127 (14.46%) Power Platform
4 105 (11.96%) GCP
5 70 (7.97%) Microsoft 365
6 60 (6.83%) Entra ID
7 53 (6.04%) Microsoft Purview
8 43 (4.90%) SaaS
9 39 (4.44%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (4.10%) Azure Data Factory
11 35 (3.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 33 (3.76%) GitHub
13 31 (3.53%) Snowflake
14 28 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
15 27 (3.08%) OneDrive
16 26 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
17 25 (2.85%) Collibra
18 24 (2.73%) Serverless
19 20 (2.28%) dbt
20 18 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 45 (5.13%) Firewall
2 34 (3.87%) Network Security
3 19 (2.16%) DNS
4 18 (2.05%) VPN
5 16 (1.82%) DHCP
6 14 (1.59%) Kerberos
7 12 (1.37%) SMS
7 12 (1.37%) SSL
8 8 (0.91%) Wireless
9 7 (0.80%) HTTP
10 6 (0.68%) WAN
11 5 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
11 5 (0.57%) HTTPS
11 5 (0.57%) LAN
11 5 (0.57%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.46%) NGFW
12 4 (0.46%) SNMP
12 4 (0.46%) SSH
13 3 (0.34%) FTP
13 3 (0.34%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (12.98%) Power BI
2 52 (5.92%) Data Warehouse
3 51 (5.81%) Metadata
4 50 (5.69%) Data Lake
5 26 (2.96%) SQL Server
6 22 (2.51%) NoSQL
7 20 (2.28%) Tableau
8 16 (1.82%) BigQuery
9 15 (1.71%) Azure SQL Database
10 14 (1.59%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
12 11 (1.25%) Amazon Athena
13 10 (1.14%) Big Data
13 10 (1.14%) Mixpanel
13 10 (1.14%) OLTP
13 10 (1.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 9 (1.03%) OLAP
14 9 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
15 8 (0.91%) Data Vault
16 7 (0.80%) Looker
Development Applications
1 44 (5.01%) JIRA
2 22 (2.51%) Git
3 10 (1.14%) Burp Suite
4 9 (1.03%) Metasploit
5 8 (0.91%) GitLab
6 6 (0.68%) ERwin
6 6 (0.68%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.46%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.46%) Postman
7 4 (0.46%) Selenium
8 3 (0.34%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.23%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.23%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.23%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.11%) Protractor
10 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
General
1 301 (34.28%) Social Skills
2 287 (32.69%) Finance
3 152 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (13.67%) Public Sector
5 109 (12.41%) Legal
6 62 (7.06%) Documentation Skills
7 46 (5.24%) Marketing
8 45 (5.13%) Banking
9 34 (3.87%) Retail
10 25 (2.85%) Local Government
11 24 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.59%) Law
15 12 (1.37%) Financial Institution
15 12 (1.37%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.25%) Military
17 9 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (0.80%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 157 (17.88%) Architect
2 112 (12.76%) Lead
3 90 (10.25%) Analyst
4 67 (7.63%) Senior
5 57 (6.49%) Project Manager
6 47 (5.35%) Data Engineer
7 45 (5.13%) Business Analyst
8 41 (4.67%) Solutions Architect
9 38 (4.33%) Consultant
10 33 (3.76%) Data Analyst
11 29 (3.30%) Security Manager
12 28 (3.19%) Security Engineer
13 26 (2.96%) Data Architect
14 24 (2.73%) Security Architect
15 22 (2.51%) Administrator
15 22 (2.51%) Developer
15 22 (2.51%) Microsoft 365 Architect
16 21 (2.39%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 18 (2.05%) Technical Architect
18 16 (1.82%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.90%) REST
2 41 (4.67%) LDAP
3 38 (4.33%) OAuth
3 38 (4.33%) SAML
4 34 (3.87%) Kafka
5 28 (3.19%) Middleware
6 21 (2.39%) OpenID
7 20 (2.28%) JSON
8 19 (2.16%) PySpark
9 18 (2.05%) .NET
10 16 (1.82%) SOAP
11 14 (1.59%) CSS
11 14 (1.59%) HTML
11 14 (1.59%) Microsoft Graph
11 14 (1.59%) OAuth2
12 12 (1.37%) Great Expectations
13 9 (1.03%) J2EE
13 9 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (1.03%) SailPoint
14 8 (0.91%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (6.83%) Cloud Native
1 60 (6.83%) Management Information System
2 46 (5.24%) Security Posture
3 44 (5.01%) Legacy Systems
4 34 (3.87%) Data Protection Act
4 34 (3.87%) Onboarding
5 26 (2.96%) Data Structures
5 26 (2.96%) Product Ownership
6 21 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
8 19 (2.16%) Replication
9 16 (1.82%) Data Centre
10 15 (1.71%) Freedom of Information
11 14 (1.59%) NHS
11 14 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
12 12 (1.37%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.37%) Marketing Technology
13 10 (1.14%) BYOD
13 10 (1.14%) Clustering
14 9 (1.03%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 64 (7.29%) Windows
2 22 (2.51%) Linux
3 21 (2.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.23%) Unix
4 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.11%) Android
5 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (25.40%) Data Protection
2 214 (24.37%) Stakeholder Management
3 199 (22.67%) Agile
4 197 (22.44%) Data Governance
5 178 (20.27%) Migration
6 172 (19.59%) Cybersecurity
7 162 (18.45%) Analytics
8 155 (17.65%) DevOps
9 149 (16.97%) CI/CD
10 138 (15.72%) Problem-Solving
11 130 (14.81%) Business Intelligence
12 128 (14.58%) AI
13 127 (14.46%) Data Modelling
13 127 (14.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 124 (14.12%) Roadmaps
15 115 (13.10%) Continuous Improvement
16 108 (12.30%) Validation
17 98 (11.16%) ETL
17 98 (11.16%) Information Security
18 94 (10.71%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 174 (19.82%) SQL
2 124 (14.12%) Python
3 75 (8.54%) PowerShell
4 44 (5.01%) Java
5 25 (2.85%) C#
6 21 (2.39%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.59%) Bash
8 12 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (1.03%) Bicep
10 8 (0.91%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.68%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.68%) Go
11 6 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.46%) R
13 3 (0.34%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.23%) Scala
15 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 166 (18.91%) Security Cleared
2 133 (15.15%) SC Cleared
3 88 (10.02%) Degree
4 82 (9.34%) CISSP
5 64 (7.29%) CISM
6 35 (3.99%) PMI Certification
6 35 (3.99%) PMP
7 23 (2.62%) Azure Certification
7 23 (2.62%) DV Cleared
8 21 (2.39%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 15 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.59%) Master's Degree
12 13 (1.48%) IIBA
13 10 (1.14%) AWS Certification
14 9 (1.03%) CISA
14 9 (1.03%) CRISC
15 8 (0.91%) Cyber Scheme
15 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (21.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 142 (16.17%) Data Quality
3 131 (14.92%) NIST
4 88 (10.02%) PCI DSS
5 73 (8.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 38 (4.33%) GRC
7 36 (4.10%) NCSC
8 33 (3.76%) QA
9 32 (3.64%) SOC 2
10 30 (3.42%) HIPAA
11 25 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
12 23 (2.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 22 (2.51%) PMO
14 21 (2.39%) Accessibility
15 16 (1.82%) MiFID
16 15 (1.71%) Solvency II
17 13 (1.48%) FINRA
18 11 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 11 (1.25%) WCAG
19 10 (1.14%) PERC
System Software
1 76 (8.66%) Active Directory
2 31 (3.53%) Docker
3 3 (0.34%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 54 (6.15%) Terraform
2 53 (6.04%) Kubernetes
3 39 (4.44%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.48%) Grafana
6 9 (1.03%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (0.91%) Nmap
8 5 (0.57%) Ansible
8 5 (0.57%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.46%) Istio
9 4 (0.46%) Rancher
10 2 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.23%) QRadar
10 2 (0.23%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.11%) IBM Guardium
11 1 (0.11%) Kibana
11 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 218 (24.83%) Microsoft
2 63 (7.18%) Databricks
3 52 (5.92%) Google
4 47 (5.35%) Salesforce
5 46 (5.24%) Oracle
6 45 (5.13%) SAP
7 40 (4.56%) ServiceNow
8 31 (3.53%) Workday
9 30 (3.42%) CyberArk
10 18 (2.05%) Okta
11 16 (1.82%) Adobe
12 14 (1.59%) BeyondTrust
12 14 (1.59%) Informatica
12 14 (1.59%) Splunk
13 13 (1.48%) IFS
14 12 (1.37%) NEC
15 11 (1.25%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 7 (0.80%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.68%) MuleSoft
17 6 (0.68%) Rapid7
432 GDPR jobs in England