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

 6 months to
4 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 113 237
Rank change year-on-year -48 +124 +24
Contract jobs citing GDPR 781 672 336
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.71% 2.47% 1.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.65% 14.41% 7.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 413 198
10th Percentile £331 £363 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +0.05% -4.59%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £738 £748 £691
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £513
% change year-on-year +4.76% +2.44% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 39 16
10th Percentile £14.59 £15.13 £15.50
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.50 £17.56
Median hourly rate £25.50 £33.11 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.98% +32.44% +35.14%
75th Percentile £72.91 £60.71 £30.05
90th Percentile £80.00 £88.93 £50.72
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £17.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% -32.00% +35.14%

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 8,090 4,664 4,283
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.73% 17.14% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,126 3,052 2,626
10th Percentile £336 £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 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 556 217 226
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £11.88
25th Percentile £17.36 £18.50 £14.55
Median hourly rate £36.07 £32.50 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.98% +16.07% -20.00%
75th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £64.48
90th Percentile £77.75 £84.10 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £34.49 £30.00 £26.56
% change year-on-year +14.97% +12.95% -23.57%

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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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -38 370 £563 -2.17% 827
South East -46 133 £595 +19.00% 189
North of England -58 101 £500 -1.38% 221
Midlands -47 69 £450 +2.39% 135
North West -20 60 £540 +20.74% 134
South West -33 51 £475 +18.75% 120
West Midlands -30 49 £430 -14.00% 85
East of England +9 48 £575 +9.52% 73
Yorkshire -60 27 £470 -11.27% 58
East Midlands -37 20 £537 +29.46% 50
North East -27 13 £463 -26.00% 31
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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 36 (4.61%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.79%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.54%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (1.54%) CMS
4 11 (1.41%) Apache
5 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (1.02%) Confluence
7 6 (0.77%) IIS
8 5 (0.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Drupal
9 2 (0.26%) Mendix
10 1 (0.13%) CICS
10 1 (0.13%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.13%) Luigi
10 1 (0.13%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.13%) R Markdown
10 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (3.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.02%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 31 (3.97%) 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%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.51%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.38%) Workfront
8 2 (0.26%) BambooHR
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.26%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.26%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 269 (34.44%) Azure
2 170 (21.77%) AWS
3 102 (13.06%) Power Platform
4 89 (11.40%) GCP
5 54 (6.91%) Azure DevOps
6 53 (6.79%) Entra ID
6 53 (6.79%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (6.15%) SaaS
8 46 (5.89%) Microsoft Purview
9 39 (4.99%) Dynamics 365
10 35 (4.48%) Serverless
11 32 (4.10%) Snowflake
12 30 (3.84%) Azure Data Factory
12 30 (3.84%) GitHub
13 26 (3.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 24 (3.07%) Power Automate
15 20 (2.56%) OCI
16 19 (2.43%) GitHub Actions
17 18 (2.30%) Azure Sentinel
17 18 (2.30%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.61%) Firewall
2 34 (4.35%) Network Security
3 16 (2.05%) Cisco IPT
4 13 (1.66%) VPN
5 8 (1.02%) SSL
6 7 (0.90%) SMS
7 6 (0.77%) DNS
8 5 (0.64%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.64%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.64%) WAN
8 5 (0.64%) X.509
9 4 (0.51%) HTTP
9 4 (0.51%) LAN
10 3 (0.38%) DHCP
10 3 (0.38%) FTP
10 3 (0.38%) Intranet
10 3 (0.38%) IPsec
10 3 (0.38%) IPv4
10 3 (0.38%) IPv6
10 3 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (11.14%) Power BI
2 54 (6.91%) Metadata
3 43 (5.51%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (4.23%) Data Lake
5 31 (3.97%) SQL Server
6 18 (2.30%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.79%) Amazon Redshift
7 14 (1.79%) Tableau
8 13 (1.66%) BigQuery
9 12 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
9 12 (1.54%) Big Data
9 12 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (1.41%) Delta Lake
10 11 (1.41%) Relational Database
11 8 (1.02%) Looker
11 8 (1.02%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (1.02%) Semantic Layer
12 7 (0.90%) Data Vault
13 6 (0.77%) GIS
13 6 (0.77%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 23 (2.94%) JIRA
2 17 (2.18%) Git
3 12 (1.54%) GitLab
4 10 (1.28%) Postman
5 9 (1.15%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.15%) Selenium
5 9 (1.15%) WebDriver
6 8 (1.02%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.77%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.51%) Claude Code
8 4 (0.51%) ERwin
8 4 (0.51%) PowerDesigner
9 3 (0.38%) Protractor
10 2 (0.26%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.26%) Charles Proxy
10 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.26%) Spinnaker
11 1 (0.13%) Newman
11 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
General
1 283 (36.24%) Social Skills
2 210 (26.89%) Finance
3 146 (18.69%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (16.39%) Public Sector
5 86 (11.01%) Legal
6 36 (4.61%) Local Government
6 36 (4.61%) Marketing
7 35 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
7 35 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 32 (4.10%) Banking
9 31 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
9 31 (3.97%) Retail
10 21 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (2.30%) Military
12 14 (1.79%) Law
13 12 (1.54%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.41%) Aerospace
14 11 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (1.41%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 141 (18.05%) Architect
2 120 (15.36%) Lead
3 85 (10.88%) Analyst
4 72 (9.22%) Senior
5 44 (5.63%) Project Manager
6 41 (5.25%) Solutions Architect
7 39 (4.99%) Data Engineer
8 34 (4.35%) Data Analyst
9 33 (4.23%) Consultant
10 32 (4.10%) Business Analyst
10 32 (4.10%) Data Architect
11 27 (3.46%) Security Architect
12 26 (3.33%) Administrator
13 24 (3.07%) Security Manager
14 19 (2.43%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 18 (2.30%) Developer
16 16 (2.05%) Security Engineer
16 16 (2.05%) Senior Manager
17 15 (1.92%) Senior Analyst
18 14 (1.79%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.89%) Terraform
2 41 (5.25%) REST
3 31 (3.97%) OAuth
4 28 (3.59%) LDAP
4 28 (3.59%) SAML
5 24 (3.07%) JSON
5 24 (3.07%) OpenID
6 21 (2.69%) Kafka
7 18 (2.30%) SOAP
8 16 (2.05%) OAuth2
9 15 (1.92%) Middleware
10 14 (1.79%) PySpark
11 11 (1.41%) .NET
11 11 (1.41%) HTML
11 11 (1.41%) JDBC
11 11 (1.41%) SailPoint
11 11 (1.41%) XML
12 9 (1.15%) Gherkin
12 9 (1.15%) XSLT
13 8 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 63 (8.07%) Management Information System
2 57 (7.30%) Cloud Native
3 37 (4.74%) Onboarding
3 37 (4.74%) Security Posture
4 35 (4.48%) Data Protection Act
5 32 (4.10%) Legacy Systems
6 27 (3.46%) Data Structures
7 24 (3.07%) Product Ownership
8 22 (2.82%) Cyber Threat
8 22 (2.82%) Freedom of Information
9 20 (2.56%) NHS
9 20 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
10 16 (2.05%) Marketing Technology
11 15 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
11 15 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
12 14 (1.79%) Taxonomies
13 12 (1.54%) AI Agents
13 12 (1.54%) Virtual Team
14 11 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.69%) Windows
2 12 (1.54%) Linux
3 6 (0.77%) 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
1 215 (27.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 206 (26.38%) Data Governance
3 205 (26.25%) Data Protection
4 161 (20.61%) Analytics
5 160 (20.49%) Agile
6 154 (19.72%) Cybersecurity
7 152 (19.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 144 (18.44%) AI
9 142 (18.18%) Migration
10 124 (15.88%) Data Modelling
11 123 (15.75%) Problem-Solving
12 118 (15.11%) Continuous Improvement
13 116 (14.85%) DevOps
14 115 (14.72%) CI/CD
15 106 (13.57%) Information Security
15 106 (13.57%) Roadmaps
16 99 (12.68%) Decision-Making
17 97 (12.42%) Risk Management
18 94 (12.04%) Business Intelligence
19 90 (11.52%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 134 (17.16%) SQL
2 90 (11.52%) Python
3 42 (5.38%) PowerShell
4 36 (4.61%) Java
5 27 (3.46%) JavaScript
6 24 (3.07%) C#
7 12 (1.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 11 (1.41%) Bash
8 11 (1.41%) Bicep
9 9 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (0.90%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.77%) BeanShell
11 6 (0.77%) Search Processing Language
11 6 (0.77%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.38%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.38%) Go
12 3 (0.38%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.38%) R
12 3 (0.38%) Ruby
13 2 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 151 (19.33%) Security Cleared
2 113 (14.47%) SC Cleared
3 76 (9.73%) CISSP
4 63 (8.07%) Degree
5 59 (7.55%) CISM
6 28 (3.59%) DV Cleared
7 27 (3.46%) Azure Certification
8 24 (3.07%) BPSS Clearance
9 19 (2.43%) PMI Certification
9 19 (2.43%) PMP
10 18 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
11 15 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (1.54%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 10 (1.28%) ISTQB
14 8 (1.02%) CISA
15 7 (0.90%) CEH
15 7 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (0.77%) GCIH
16 6 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 165 (21.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 131 (16.77%) Data Quality
3 99 (12.68%) NIST
4 59 (7.55%) PCI DSS
5 54 (6.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 35 (4.48%) NCSC
7 34 (4.35%) QA
8 33 (4.23%) Accessibility
8 33 (4.23%) GRC
9 26 (3.33%) HIPAA
9 26 (3.33%) SOC 2
10 23 (2.94%) WCAG
11 22 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials
12 16 (2.05%) PERC
13 15 (1.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.66%) PMO
14 13 (1.66%) Solvency II
15 12 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 8 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
17 6 (0.77%) HL7
System Software
1 58 (7.43%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.18%) Docker
3 2 (0.26%) Firmware
3 2 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.13%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 35 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (1.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 10 (1.28%) Grafana
4 8 (1.02%) Ansible
5 7 (0.90%) CASB
5 7 (0.90%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.64%) PingFederate
6 5 (0.64%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.51%) CA Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.38%) QRadar
9 2 (0.26%) Argo
9 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.13%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.13%) IBM Guardium
10 1 (0.13%) Istio
10 1 (0.13%) Kibana
10 1 (0.13%) Rancher
10 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 210 (26.89%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.04%) SAP
3 54 (6.91%) Oracle
4 50 (6.40%) Databricks
5 44 (5.63%) Salesforce
6 40 (5.12%) Google
7 30 (3.84%) Workday
8 29 (3.71%) ServiceNow
9 19 (2.43%) CyberArk
10 18 (2.30%) Adobe
11 14 (1.79%) Splunk
12 12 (1.54%) IFS
12 12 (1.54%) Informatica
12 12 (1.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 8 (1.02%) BeyondTrust
13 8 (1.02%) NEC
14 6 (0.77%) Cisco
14 6 (0.77%) Civica
14 6 (0.77%) Ping Identity
15 5 (0.64%) Foundry
1,497 GDPR jobs in England