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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 123 218
Rank change year-on-year -23 +95 +44
Contract jobs citing GDPR 829 640 379
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.83% 2.33% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.58% 13.61% 8.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 523 394 222
10th Percentile £363 £352 £313
25th Percentile £450 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £748 £746 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 37 27
10th Percentile £16.25 £14.48 £19.90
25th Percentile £19.69 £15.13 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.55 £31.49 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.34% +25.96% +31.58%
75th Percentile £80.00 £70.16 £29.38
90th Percentile - £89.10 £34.93
UK median hourly rate £28.55 £17.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year +64.08% -30.40% +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 7,833 4,701 4,598
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.33% 17.09% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,016 3,077 2,884
10th Percentile £345 £281 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £608 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £506
% change year-on-year - -1.19% -3.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 526 215 299
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.12 £10.95
25th Percentile £19.55 £18.21 £14.43
Median hourly rate £38.86 £31.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.37% +14.55% -34.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.55 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £27.35 £25.60
% change year-on-year +46.25% +6.84% -32.63%

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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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 30 July 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 30 July 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 30 July 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 -12 396 £564 -1.96% 276
South East -30 150 £575 +15.00% 125
North of England -42 108 £500 -3.75% 81
North West -15 68 £500 -4.76% 52
Midlands -54 66 £475 +11.90% 65
South West -26 50 £500 +25.00% 77
East of England +8 47 £625 +19.05% 33
West Midlands -52 43 £450 -9.09% 35
Yorkshire -59 29 £550 +8.48% 20
East Midlands -18 23 £537 +28.62% 30
North East -37 12 £463 -14.94% 9
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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 36 (4.34%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.65%) Confluence
3 21 (2.53%) Apache Spark
4 15 (1.81%) Apache
4 15 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.45%) CMS
7 5 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.60%) IIS
8 2 (0.24%) Drupal
8 2 (0.24%) Mendix
8 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.12%) CICS
9 1 (0.12%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.12%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.12%) Luigi
9 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
9 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 26 (3.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.57%) Salesforce CRM
3 11 (1.33%) NEC Housing
4 10 (1.21%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.72%) iTrent
6 5 (0.60%) Adobe Campaign
6 5 (0.60%) BambooHR
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.48%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
7 4 (0.48%) Workday HCM
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
1 283 (34.14%) Azure
2 190 (22.92%) AWS
3 111 (13.39%) Power Platform
4 91 (10.98%) GCP
5 53 (6.39%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (6.15%) Azure DevOps
6 51 (6.15%) Entra ID
7 45 (5.43%) Microsoft Purview
7 45 (5.43%) SaaS
8 37 (4.46%) Snowflake
9 34 (4.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 32 (3.86%) Azure Data Factory
11 31 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
12 30 (3.62%) GitHub
13 29 (3.50%) Serverless
14 22 (2.65%) dbt
15 21 (2.53%) Collibra
16 20 (2.41%) GitHub Actions
17 17 (2.05%) OCI
17 17 (2.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 40 (4.83%) Firewall
2 35 (4.22%) Network Security
3 16 (1.93%) VPN
4 11 (1.33%) Cisco IPT
5 8 (0.97%) SMS
5 8 (0.97%) SSL
6 7 (0.84%) HTTP
7 6 (0.72%) DNS
8 5 (0.60%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.60%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.60%) WAN
9 4 (0.48%) LAN
9 4 (0.48%) Wireless
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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (12.30%) Power BI
2 53 (6.39%) Metadata
3 51 (6.15%) Data Warehouse
4 47 (5.67%) Data Lake
5 28 (3.38%) SQL Server
6 18 (2.17%) NoSQL
6 18 (2.17%) Tableau
7 17 (2.05%) BigQuery
8 15 (1.81%) Amazon Redshift
9 14 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (1.45%) Relational Database
11 11 (1.33%) Big Data
11 11 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
12 10 (1.21%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.09%) Looker
14 8 (0.97%) Amazon Athena
14 8 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 7 (0.84%) Data Vault
15 7 (0.84%) OLTP
16 6 (0.72%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 37 (4.46%) JIRA
2 13 (1.57%) Git
3 9 (1.09%) Postman
3 9 (1.09%) Selenium
4 8 (0.97%) Cypress.io
4 8 (0.97%) WebDriver
5 6 (0.72%) ERwin
5 6 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
6 5 (0.60%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.48%) GitLab
7 4 (0.48%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.36%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.36%) Protractor
9 2 (0.24%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.24%) Metasploit
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 280 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 257 (31.00%) Finance
3 153 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (15.80%) Public Sector
5 97 (11.70%) Legal
6 43 (5.19%) Marketing
7 42 (5.07%) Banking
7 42 (5.07%) Documentation Skills
8 37 (4.46%) Retail
9 30 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 27 (3.26%) Local Government
11 21 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.81%) Law
13 14 (1.69%) Military
13 14 (1.69%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.33%) Manufacturing
15 11 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
16 10 (1.21%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 150 (18.09%) Architect
2 115 (13.87%) Lead
3 87 (10.49%) Analyst
4 73 (8.81%) Senior
5 51 (6.15%) Project Manager
6 45 (5.43%) Data Engineer
7 42 (5.07%) Solutions Architect
8 36 (4.34%) Business Analyst
9 35 (4.22%) Consultant
10 34 (4.10%) Data Architect
11 32 (3.86%) Data Analyst
12 28 (3.38%) Security Manager
13 26 (3.14%) Security Engineer
14 22 (2.65%) Administrator
14 22 (2.65%) Security Architect
15 21 (2.53%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 19 (2.29%) Senior Manager
16 19 (2.29%) Technical Architect
17 15 (1.81%) Developer
18 14 (1.69%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.58%) REST
2 29 (3.50%) Kafka
3 28 (3.38%) Middleware
4 27 (3.26%) OAuth
5 25 (3.02%) LDAP
5 25 (3.02%) SAML
6 23 (2.77%) OpenID
7 19 (2.29%) JSON
8 16 (1.93%) .NET
8 16 (1.93%) PySpark
9 15 (1.81%) SOAP
10 14 (1.69%) OAuth2
11 9 (1.09%) HTML
11 9 (1.09%) SailPoint
12 8 (0.97%) CSS
12 8 (0.97%) Gherkin
13 7 (0.84%) FHIR
13 7 (0.84%) Jakarta EE
13 7 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.84%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.60%) Cloud Native
2 56 (6.76%) Management Information System
3 45 (5.43%) Legacy Systems
3 45 (5.43%) Security Posture
4 40 (4.83%) Data Protection Act
5 34 (4.10%) Onboarding
6 30 (3.62%) Data Structures
7 23 (2.77%) Hybrid Cloud
7 23 (2.77%) Product Ownership
8 20 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
9 17 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
9 17 (2.05%) Freedom of Information
9 17 (2.05%) NHS
10 16 (1.93%) Security Operations Centre
11 15 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
12 14 (1.69%) Data Centre
13 13 (1.57%) AI Agents
14 10 (1.21%) BYOD
14 10 (1.21%) IoT
14 10 (1.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.62%) Windows
2 17 (2.05%) Linux
3 8 (0.97%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.24%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (25.93%) Data Protection
2 214 (25.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 210 (25.33%) Data Governance
4 181 (21.83%) Agile
5 172 (20.75%) Cybersecurity
6 171 (20.63%) Migration
7 169 (20.39%) Analytics
8 155 (18.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 139 (16.77%) AI
10 136 (16.41%) DevOps
11 135 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
12 133 (16.04%) Data Modelling
13 127 (15.32%) CI/CD
14 124 (14.96%) Roadmaps
15 118 (14.23%) Business Intelligence
16 116 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
17 107 (12.91%) Information Security
18 102 (12.30%) Validation
19 99 (11.94%) Risk Management
20 94 (11.34%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 159 (19.18%) SQL
2 105 (12.67%) Python
3 48 (5.79%) PowerShell
4 33 (3.98%) Java
5 22 (2.65%) C#
5 22 (2.65%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.69%) Bash
7 9 (1.09%) Bicep
7 9 (1.09%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.84%) Go
9 6 (0.72%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.60%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.36%) R
11 3 (0.36%) Ruby
11 3 (0.36%) Scala
11 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.12%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 153 (18.46%) Security Cleared
2 122 (14.72%) SC Cleared
3 83 (10.01%) CISSP
4 71 (8.56%) Degree
5 65 (7.84%) CISM
6 27 (3.26%) Azure Certification
7 26 (3.14%) DV Cleared
7 26 (3.14%) PMI Certification
7 26 (3.14%) PMP
8 21 (2.53%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (2.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 14 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.45%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.21%) CISA
13 10 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 10 (1.21%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.84%) Master's Degree
14 7 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 187 (22.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 139 (16.77%) Data Quality
3 114 (13.75%) NIST
4 71 (8.56%) PCI DSS
5 53 (6.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.46%) NCSC
7 35 (4.22%) GRC
8 33 (3.98%) QA
8 33 (3.98%) SOC 2
9 31 (3.74%) Accessibility
10 30 (3.62%) HIPAA
11 29 (3.50%) Cyber Essentials
12 20 (2.41%) PMO
13 19 (2.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 19 (2.29%) WCAG
14 16 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 16 (1.93%) PERC
15 14 (1.69%) Solvency II
16 11 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
17 7 (0.84%) HL7
System Software
1 58 (7.00%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.41%) Docker
3 3 (0.36%) Firmware
4 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 46 (5.55%) Terraform
2 40 (4.83%) Kubernetes
3 25 (3.02%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (1.57%) Grafana
5 10 (1.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.09%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.60%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.48%) Ansible
9 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.48%) Istio
9 4 (0.48%) Rancher
10 3 (0.36%) QRadar
11 2 (0.24%) CASB
11 2 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.24%) Nmap
11 2 (0.24%) RSA Archer
12 1 (0.12%) IBM Guardium
12 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 202 (24.37%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.08%) Databricks
3 52 (6.27%) Salesforce
3 52 (6.27%) SAP
4 51 (6.15%) Oracle
5 44 (5.31%) Google
6 35 (4.22%) Workday
7 34 (4.10%) ServiceNow
8 21 (2.53%) CyberArk
9 17 (2.05%) Adobe
10 14 (1.69%) IFS
11 13 (1.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 12 (1.45%) Informatica
13 11 (1.33%) NEC
14 9 (1.09%) BeyondTrust
15 8 (0.97%) Splunk
16 7 (0.84%) MuleSoft
17 6 (0.72%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.72%) Tealium
17 6 (0.72%) Varonis