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

 6 months to
15 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 170 188
Rank change year-on-year +64 +18 +67
Contract jobs citing GDPR 860 409 495
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.52% 1.57% 1.30%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.61% 10.70% 9.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 592 222 259
10th Percentile £325 £303 £316
25th Percentile £425 £384 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.71% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £637 £668
90th Percentile £711 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 17 33
10th Percentile £13.13 - £11.06
25th Percentile £24.19 £15.50 £11.77
Median hourly rate £28.55 £17.25 £14.54
Median % change year-on-year +65.51% +18.64% -63.44%
75th Percentile £47.86 £31.76 £25.00
90th Percentile £67.43 £32.72 £26.66
UK median hourly rate £28.55 £18.22 £14.54
% change year-on-year +56.70% +25.31% -58.46%

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 5,886 3,824 5,449
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.28% 14.71% 14.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,811 2,252 3,589
10th Percentile £325 £263 £313
25th Percentile £413 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 334 148 307
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.91 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.15 £20.14 £14.50
Median hourly rate £23.60 £30.11 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.62% +20.42% -23.08%
75th Percentile £61.09 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £69.18 £75.00 £74.25
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £27.68 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.88% +10.70% -14.24%

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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 15 February 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 15 February 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 15 February 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 +76 427 £550 - 127
South East +31 147 £500 -4.76% 133
North of England -12 107 £550 +15.79% 94
Midlands +5 88 £475 - 79
Yorkshire -11 69 £558 +6.29% 25
South West +15 56 £475 +88.12% 33
West Midlands -14 47 £500 +5.26% 49
East Midlands +6 41 £447 -10.60% 30
North West -30 31 £458 -2.86% 55
East of England -25 19 £544 +8.80% 33
North East -15 7 £466 +9.65% 14
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UK

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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 46 (5.35%) SharePoint
2 43 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (3.60%) Confluence
4 24 (2.79%) Apache Spark
5 23 (2.67%) Apache
6 13 (1.51%) Apache Airflow
7 11 (1.28%) TPMS
8 7 (0.81%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 7 (0.81%) SAS
9 6 (0.70%) Appian
9 6 (0.70%) Camunda
10 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
11 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.12%) CMS
11 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
11 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 49 (5.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) Revit
Business Applications
1 12 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 12 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
3 7 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (0.70%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.35%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.12%) Aareon QL
8 1 (0.12%) Actimize
8 1 (0.12%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.12%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.12%) OPENHousing
8 1 (0.12%) Orchard Housing
8 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.12%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (0.12%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 348 (40.47%) Azure
2 243 (28.26%) AWS
3 139 (16.16%) GCP
4 101 (11.74%) Power Platform
5 91 (10.58%) Microsoft 365
6 89 (10.35%) Entra ID
7 51 (5.93%) Microsoft Purview
8 44 (5.12%) AWS CloudFormation
9 42 (4.88%) SaaS
10 40 (4.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 35 (4.07%) Amazon S3
12 33 (3.84%) Azure Data Factory
13 30 (3.49%) OneDrive
14 29 (3.37%) Collibra
15 27 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
16 26 (3.02%) Serverless
17 22 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
18 21 (2.44%) GitHub
19 17 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
19 17 (1.98%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 60 (6.98%) Firewall
2 38 (4.42%) Network Security
3 31 (3.60%) DNS
4 25 (2.91%) VPN
5 24 (2.79%) DHCP
6 18 (2.09%) Kerberos
6 18 (2.09%) SSL
7 17 (1.98%) Wireless
8 13 (1.51%) Cisco IPT
9 11 (1.28%) SNMP
9 11 (1.28%) SSH
9 11 (1.28%) TCP/IP
10 10 (1.16%) SMS
11 9 (1.05%) LAN
11 9 (1.05%) WAN
12 8 (0.93%) PABX
12 8 (0.93%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.93%) WLAN
13 7 (0.81%) BGP
13 7 (0.81%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (10.35%) Power BI
2 59 (6.86%) Data Lake
3 43 (5.00%) Data Warehouse
4 38 (4.42%) Metadata
5 20 (2.33%) BigQuery
6 19 (2.21%) Tableau
7 18 (2.09%) Amazon Athena
7 18 (2.09%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.98%) NoSQL
9 16 (1.86%) SQL Server
10 15 (1.74%) Mixpanel
11 14 (1.63%) OLAP
11 14 (1.63%) OLTP
12 12 (1.40%) Big Data
13 11 (1.28%) Amazon Redshift
14 10 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
14 10 (1.16%) Snowflake Schema
15 9 (1.05%) Oracle Reports
16 8 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
16 8 (0.93%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 42 (4.88%) JIRA
2 25 (2.91%) Git
3 19 (2.21%) GitLab
4 17 (1.98%) Metasploit
5 16 (1.86%) Burp Suite
6 8 (0.93%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.58%) Postman
7 5 (0.58%) Selenium
8 3 (0.35%) ERwin
8 3 (0.35%) PowerDesigner
8 3 (0.35%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.35%) Subversion
9 2 (0.23%) Ant
9 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.23%) Fiddler
9 2 (0.23%) JMeter
9 2 (0.23%) Locust
9 2 (0.23%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.23%) Snyk
9 2 (0.23%) TeamCity
General
1 400 (46.51%) Social Skills
2 237 (27.56%) Finance
3 135 (15.70%) Analytical Skills
4 111 (12.91%) Legal
5 97 (11.28%) Public Sector
6 82 (9.53%) Documentation Skills
7 64 (7.44%) Marketing
8 46 (5.35%) Banking
9 21 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (2.09%) Telecoms
11 17 (1.98%) Law
12 15 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (1.63%) Electronics
13 14 (1.63%) Financial Institution
14 13 (1.51%) Retail
15 11 (1.28%) Military
16 9 (1.05%) Local Government
17 7 (0.81%) Billing
17 7 (0.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 159 (18.49%) Architect
2 105 (12.21%) Analyst
3 87 (10.12%) Lead
4 61 (7.09%) Consultant
5 54 (6.28%) Senior
6 49 (5.70%) Solutions Architect
7 46 (5.35%) Data Engineer
8 45 (5.23%) Business Analyst
9 37 (4.30%) Security Engineer
10 34 (3.95%) Project Manager
11 28 (3.26%) Developer
11 28 (3.26%) Security Architect
12 25 (2.91%) Data Analyst
13 24 (2.79%) Data Architect
14 23 (2.67%) Administrator
14 23 (2.67%) Microsoft 365 Architect
15 17 (1.98%) Security Analyst
16 15 (1.74%) Enterprise Architect
16 15 (1.74%) Penetration Tester
17 14 (1.63%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (6.40%) LDAP
2 54 (6.28%) OAuth
3 50 (5.81%) REST
4 47 (5.47%) SAML
5 32 (3.72%) Kafka
6 28 (3.26%) OpenID
7 24 (2.79%) Middleware
7 24 (2.79%) OAuth2
8 20 (2.33%) Microsoft Graph
9 19 (2.21%) SOAP
10 17 (1.98%) PySpark
11 16 (1.86%) Great Expectations
11 16 (1.86%) HTML
12 15 (1.74%) Oracle Fusion
13 13 (1.51%) .NET
13 13 (1.51%) CSS
13 13 (1.51%) RESTful
14 10 (1.16%) GraphQL
14 10 (1.16%) Spark Streaming
15 8 (0.93%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 56 (6.51%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.40%) Onboarding
3 48 (5.58%) Management Information System
4 41 (4.77%) Security Posture
5 40 (4.65%) Product Ownership
6 30 (3.49%) Data Protection Act
7 29 (3.37%) Data Structures
8 26 (3.02%) Legacy Systems
9 25 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
9 25 (2.91%) Replication
10 17 (1.98%) Marketing Technology
11 15 (1.74%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.74%) NHS
12 13 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
13 12 (1.40%) Distributed Computing
13 12 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
14 11 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
15 10 (1.16%) AI Agents
15 10 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
16 9 (1.05%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 91 (10.58%) Windows
2 36 (4.19%) Linux
3 20 (2.33%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.28%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.05%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.47%) Solaris
8 2 (0.23%) Android
8 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.12%) Unix
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (26.40%) Stakeholder Management
2 187 (21.74%) Agile
2 187 (21.74%) Data Governance
3 182 (21.16%) Data Protection
4 159 (18.49%) DevOps
5 158 (18.37%) Cybersecurity
6 154 (17.91%) Problem-Solving
7 153 (17.79%) CI/CD
8 148 (17.21%) Analytics
9 143 (16.63%) Migration
10 130 (15.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 123 (14.30%) Data Modelling
12 115 (13.37%) Data Privacy
13 111 (12.91%) Roadmaps
14 108 (12.56%) Business Intelligence
15 106 (12.33%) AI
16 103 (11.98%) Continuous Improvement
17 101 (11.74%) Risk Management
18 100 (11.63%) Regulatory Compliance
19 95 (11.05%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 152 (17.67%) Python
2 144 (16.74%) SQL
3 122 (14.19%) PowerShell
4 33 (3.84%) Java
5 28 (3.26%) C#
6 23 (2.67%) Bash
6 23 (2.67%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.63%) Kusto Query Language
8 12 (1.40%) Bicep
8 12 (1.40%) PL/SQL
9 9 (1.05%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.93%) Apex Code
11 7 (0.81%) R
12 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.47%) Perl
12 4 (0.47%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.23%) BeanShell
13 2 (0.23%) PHP
13 2 (0.23%) Rust
13 2 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 162 (18.84%) Security Cleared
2 135 (15.70%) SC Cleared
3 114 (13.26%) Degree
4 104 (12.09%) CISSP
5 72 (8.37%) CISM
6 37 (4.30%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (4.19%) Azure Certification
8 34 (3.95%) AWS Certification
9 30 (3.49%) PMI Certification
10 26 (3.02%) PMP
11 25 (2.91%) Master's Degree
12 24 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
13 20 (2.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 17 (1.98%) Microsoft Certification
15 16 (1.86%) Oracle Certification
16 15 (1.74%) CHECK Team Member
17 14 (1.63%) CCSP
18 13 (1.51%) CREST Certified
18 13 (1.51%) Cyber Scheme
19 12 (1.40%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 239 (27.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 171 (19.88%) NIST
3 105 (12.21%) PCI DSS
4 98 (11.40%) Data Quality
5 71 (8.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 50 (5.81%) QA
7 48 (5.58%) HIPAA
8 44 (5.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 34 (3.95%) Cyber Essentials
10 31 (3.60%) GRC
11 25 (2.91%) SOC 2
12 23 (2.67%) NCSC
13 18 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 18 (2.09%) PERC
13 18 (2.09%) PMO
13 18 (2.09%) SLA
14 17 (1.98%) MiFID
15 13 (1.51%) Accessibility
16 12 (1.40%) FINRA
16 12 (1.40%) PSD2
System Software
1 97 (11.28%) Active Directory
2 29 (3.37%) Docker
3 18 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.47%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.23%) NFS
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.23%) Veritas File System
6 2 (0.23%) Veritas Volume Manager
6 2 (0.23%) vSphere
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) IAG
7 1 (0.12%) NDS
7 1 (0.12%) NetIQ eDirectory
Systems Management
1 75 (8.72%) Terraform
2 50 (5.81%) Single Sign-On
3 41 (4.77%) Kubernetes
4 24 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
5 20 (2.33%) Ansible
6 19 (2.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 17 (1.98%) SCCM
8 15 (1.74%) Nmap
9 8 (0.93%) QRadar
10 6 (0.70%) PingFederate
11 5 (0.58%) Data Guard
11 5 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 5 (0.58%) Oracle RMAN
11 5 (0.58%) Prometheus
12 4 (0.47%) Red Hat Satellite
12 4 (0.47%) RSA Archer
13 2 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 2 (0.23%) Grafana
13 2 (0.23%) systemd
13 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 220 (25.58%) Microsoft
2 63 (7.33%) Google
3 51 (5.93%) Databricks
3 51 (5.93%) Salesforce
4 50 (5.81%) CyberArk
5 43 (5.00%) ServiceNow
6 39 (4.53%) Oracle
7 35 (4.07%) SAP
8 30 (3.49%) BeyondTrust
8 30 (3.49%) Splunk
9 23 (2.67%) Workday
10 21 (2.44%) Adobe
10 21 (2.44%) Informatica
11 20 (2.33%) Okta
11 20 (2.33%) VMware
12 16 (1.86%) Fortinet
13 15 (1.74%) OneTrust
13 15 (1.74%) Palo Alto
14 13 (1.51%) Cisco
14 13 (1.51%) Tealium
445 GDPR jobs in England