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

 6 months to
12 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 110 229
Rank change year-on-year -61 +119 +39
Contract jobs citing GDPR 782 683 353
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.69% 2.45% 1.07%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.53% 14.27% 8.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 423 208
10th Percentile £318 £356 £359
25th Percentile £450 £420 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £725 £738 £688
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +4.76% +0.10% -4.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 38 15
10th Percentile £14.76 £15.13 -
25th Percentile £17.17 £16.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.50 £33.56 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.01% +59.79% +13.51%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.43 £30.89
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.01 £54.07
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £21.75 £21.00
% change year-on-year +17.24% +3.57% +13.51%

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 8,208 4,786 4,318
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.71% 17.20% 13.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,174 3,121 2,605
10th Percentile £329 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £720 £757
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% -3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 578 230 220
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.03 £17.96 £15.13
Median hourly rate £33.98 £32.25 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.36% +9.32% -15.71%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £77.50 £82.96 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.00 £30.00 £26.68
% change year-on-year +10.00% +12.44% -23.77%

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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 12 September 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 12 September 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 12 September 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 -40 369 £563 -2.17% 609
South East -44 129 £588 +17.50% 180
North of England -56 98 £492 -2.96% 139
Midlands -50 72 £450 +0.67% 96
North West -20 59 £525 +17.38% 77
South West -31 56 £475 +18.75% 90
West Midlands -29 52 £429 -16.29% 58
East of England +9 51 £575 +9.52% 58
Yorkshire -63 28 £471 -13.27% 41
East Midlands -35 20 £537 +27.92% 38
North East -38 10 £463 -26.00% 21
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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 38 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.53%) Apache Airflow
2 12 (1.53%) Apache Spark
2 12 (1.53%) CMS
3 10 (1.28%) Apache
3 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.02%) Confluence
4 8 (1.02%) IIS
5 5 (0.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.38%) WordPress
7 2 (0.26%) Drupal
7 2 (0.26%) Mendix
8 1 (0.13%) CICS
8 1 (0.13%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.13%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.13%) Luigi
8 1 (0.13%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.13%) R Markdown
Applications
1 32 (4.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.02%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.26%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 34 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.28%) Oracle ERP
2 10 (1.28%) Salesforce CRM
3 9 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.02%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.77%) iTrent
6 4 (0.51%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.51%) SAP HCM
6 4 (0.51%) SAP HR
6 4 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.51%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.38%) Workfront
8 2 (0.26%) BambooHR
8 2 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.26%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 266 (34.02%) Azure
2 168 (21.48%) AWS
3 97 (12.40%) Power Platform
4 85 (10.87%) GCP
5 57 (7.29%) Azure DevOps
6 53 (6.78%) Microsoft 365
7 52 (6.65%) Entra ID
8 47 (6.01%) SaaS
9 44 (5.63%) Microsoft Purview
10 42 (5.37%) Dynamics 365
11 37 (4.73%) Serverless
12 30 (3.84%) Snowflake
13 28 (3.58%) GitHub
14 27 (3.45%) Power Automate
15 26 (3.32%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (2.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 20 (2.56%) OCI
18 19 (2.43%) Azure Functions
19 18 (2.30%) Azure Sentinel
19 18 (2.30%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.09%) Firewall
1 32 (4.09%) Network Security
2 18 (2.30%) Cisco IPT
3 12 (1.53%) VPN
4 8 (1.02%) SSL
5 7 (0.90%) SMS
6 6 (0.77%) DNS
7 5 (0.64%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.64%) X.509
8 4 (0.51%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.51%) WAN
8 4 (0.51%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.38%) FTP
9 3 (0.38%) HTTP
9 3 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.38%) IPsec
9 3 (0.38%) Kerberos
9 3 (0.38%) LAN
9 3 (0.38%) SAN
9 3 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (10.23%) Power BI
2 51 (6.52%) Metadata
3 37 (4.73%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (4.35%) SQL Server
5 30 (3.84%) Data Lake
6 14 (1.79%) NoSQL
6 14 (1.79%) Tableau
7 13 (1.66%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (1.53%) BigQuery
8 12 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (1.28%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.15%) Delta Lake
10 9 (1.15%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (1.02%) Big Data
11 8 (1.02%) Looker
11 8 (1.02%) Semantic Layer
12 7 (0.90%) Data Vault
13 6 (0.77%) MongoDB
13 6 (0.77%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 23 (2.94%) JIRA
2 21 (2.69%) Git
3 13 (1.66%) GitLab
3 13 (1.66%) Postman
4 10 (1.28%) Cypress.io
4 10 (1.28%) Selenium
4 10 (1.28%) WebDriver
5 9 (1.15%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.90%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.51%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.38%) ERwin
8 3 (0.38%) PowerDesigner
8 3 (0.38%) Protractor
9 2 (0.26%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.26%) JMeter
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.26%) Spinnaker
10 1 (0.13%) Newman
10 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
General
1 290 (37.08%) Social Skills
2 206 (26.34%) Finance
3 139 (17.77%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (17.01%) Public Sector
5 86 (11.00%) Legal
6 38 (4.86%) Local Government
6 38 (4.86%) Marketing
7 37 (4.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 35 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
9 34 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
10 32 (4.09%) Retail
11 31 (3.96%) Banking
12 22 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (2.43%) Military
14 14 (1.79%) Law
14 14 (1.79%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.66%) Aerospace
16 11 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
18 7 (0.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 139 (17.77%) Architect
2 121 (15.47%) Lead
3 86 (11.00%) Analyst
4 71 (9.08%) Senior
5 41 (5.24%) Project Manager
6 37 (4.73%) Solutions Architect
7 36 (4.60%) Data Engineer
8 32 (4.09%) Data Analyst
9 31 (3.96%) Administrator
9 31 (3.96%) Consultant
10 30 (3.84%) Business Analyst
11 29 (3.71%) Data Architect
11 29 (3.71%) Security Architect
12 22 (2.81%) Security Manager
13 20 (2.56%) Developer
14 17 (2.17%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 17 (2.17%) Security Engineer
15 16 (2.05%) Coordinator
15 16 (2.05%) Senior Analyst
16 15 (1.92%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.88%) Terraform
2 44 (5.63%) REST
3 31 (3.96%) OAuth
4 28 (3.58%) LDAP
4 28 (3.58%) SAML
5 26 (3.32%) JSON
6 24 (3.07%) OpenID
7 18 (2.30%) Kafka
7 18 (2.30%) SOAP
8 16 (2.05%) OAuth2
9 14 (1.79%) PySpark
10 13 (1.66%) XML
11 12 (1.53%) JDBC
12 11 (1.41%) .NET
12 11 (1.41%) HTML
12 11 (1.41%) SailPoint
12 11 (1.41%) XSLT
13 10 (1.28%) Gherkin
13 10 (1.28%) Middleware
14 8 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.59%) Management Information System
2 54 (6.91%) Cloud Native
3 40 (5.12%) Data Protection Act
4 39 (4.99%) Onboarding
5 36 (4.60%) Security Posture
6 31 (3.96%) Legacy Systems
7 26 (3.32%) Data Structures
8 24 (3.07%) Product Ownership
9 23 (2.94%) NHS
10 22 (2.81%) Cyber Threat
10 22 (2.81%) Freedom of Information
11 20 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
12 16 (2.05%) Marketing Technology
12 16 (2.05%) Taxonomies
13 15 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
14 14 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
15 13 (1.66%) AI Agents
15 13 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
15 13 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
16 11 (1.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.69%) Windows
2 15 (1.92%) Linux
3 7 (0.90%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (28.26%) Stakeholder Management
2 210 (26.85%) Data Protection
3 200 (25.58%) Data Governance
4 160 (20.46%) Agile
5 159 (20.33%) Analytics
6 152 (19.44%) Cybersecurity
7 150 (19.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 146 (18.67%) AI
9 138 (17.65%) Migration
10 121 (15.47%) Problem-Solving
11 119 (15.22%) Data Modelling
12 118 (15.09%) DevOps
13 117 (14.96%) Continuous Improvement
14 111 (14.19%) CI/CD
15 109 (13.94%) Information Security
16 108 (13.81%) Roadmaps
17 102 (13.04%) Decision-Making
18 100 (12.79%) Risk Management
19 87 (11.13%) Validation
20 84 (10.74%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 126 (16.11%) SQL
2 90 (11.51%) Python
3 41 (5.24%) PowerShell
4 36 (4.60%) Java
5 33 (4.22%) JavaScript
6 27 (3.45%) C#
7 12 (1.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 11 (1.41%) Bash
9 10 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
10 9 (1.15%) Bicep
11 7 (0.90%) T-SQL
11 7 (0.90%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.77%) BeanShell
12 6 (0.77%) Search Processing Language
13 3 (0.38%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.38%) Go
13 3 (0.38%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.38%) R
13 3 (0.38%) Ruby
14 2 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 150 (19.18%) Security Cleared
2 112 (14.32%) SC Cleared
3 77 (9.85%) CISSP
4 66 (8.44%) Degree
5 60 (7.67%) CISM
6 29 (3.71%) Azure Certification
6 29 (3.71%) DV Cleared
7 26 (3.32%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (2.43%) PMI Certification
9 19 (2.43%) PMP
10 16 (2.05%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (1.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 11 (1.41%) ISTQB
13 10 (1.28%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.28%) CISA
14 8 (1.02%) CCSP
15 7 (0.90%) CEH
16 6 (0.77%) GCIH
16 6 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (20.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 125 (15.98%) Data Quality
3 93 (11.89%) NIST
4 57 (7.29%) PCI DSS
5 54 (6.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (4.73%) NCSC
7 36 (4.60%) GRC
7 36 (4.60%) QA
8 35 (4.48%) Accessibility
9 28 (3.58%) HIPAA
10 26 (3.32%) WCAG
11 25 (3.20%) SOC 2
12 22 (2.81%) Cyber Essentials
13 17 (2.17%) PERC
14 15 (1.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 12 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 12 (1.53%) PMO
16 11 (1.41%) Solvency II
17 7 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
18 6 (0.77%) HL7
System Software
1 57 (7.29%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.79%) Docker
3 3 (0.38%) ISA Server
3 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.26%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 2 (0.26%) Firmware
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 33 (4.22%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (1.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 10 (1.28%) Grafana
4 9 (1.15%) CASB
5 8 (1.02%) Ansible
6 7 (0.90%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (0.64%) PingFederate
7 5 (0.64%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.51%) CA Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.38%) QRadar
10 2 (0.26%) Argo
10 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.26%) systemd
11 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.13%) IBM Guardium
11 1 (0.13%) Istio
11 1 (0.13%) Kibana
11 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 213 (27.24%) Microsoft
2 54 (6.91%) SAP
3 53 (6.78%) Oracle
4 45 (5.75%) Databricks
5 44 (5.63%) Salesforce
6 38 (4.86%) Google
7 30 (3.84%) Workday
8 29 (3.71%) ServiceNow
9 18 (2.30%) Adobe
9 18 (2.30%) CyberArk
10 16 (2.05%) Splunk
11 12 (1.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 11 (1.41%) IFS
13 10 (1.28%) Informatica
14 8 (1.02%) BeyondTrust
14 8 (1.02%) Cisco
14 8 (1.02%) NEC
15 6 (0.77%) Civica
15 6 (0.77%) CrowdStrike
15 6 (0.77%) Ping Identity
1,111 GDPR jobs in England