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 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 191 202
Rank change year-on-year +94 +11 +87
Contract jobs citing GDPR 854 404 438
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.69% 1.41% 1.19%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.55% 9.94% 8.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 221 232
10th Percentile £336 £303 £331
25th Percentile £417 £400 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £531
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -1.18% +1.19%
75th Percentile £638 £634 £675
90th Percentile £731 £704 £738
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 16 6
10th Percentile £16.50 - £15.40
25th Percentile £25.75 £15.50 £16.34
Median hourly rate £38.00 £16.75 £17.36
Median % change year-on-year +126.87% -3.49% -50.41%
75th Percentile £64.50 £21.63 £19.08
90th Percentile £89.63 £25.00 £23.07
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £18.72 £17.36
% change year-on-year +81.62% +7.87% -61.03%

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 5,493 4,065 5,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.32% 14.14% 14.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,572 2,367 3,527
10th Percentile £313 £270 £325
25th Percentile £406 £385 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £545
Median % change year-on-year - -8.26% +3.81%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £702 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 284 163 214
10th Percentile £15.60 £14.76 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.40 £19.31
Median hourly rate £25.15 £31.62 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.46% -9.66% +53.85%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.73 £64.88
90th Percentile £73.75 £74.89 £83.36
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -13.28% -12.12% +46.67%

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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 25 December 2025.

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 25 December 2025.

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 25 December 2025. 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 +78 402 £550 +0.46% 227
South East +46 183 £500 -9.09% 244
North of England -7 100 £521 +12.57% 190
Midlands +13 78 £475 -5.00% 161
Yorkshire +2 57 £550 +4.76% 65
South West +20 50 £475 +111.11% 84
East Midlands +11 39 £442 -19.73% 64
West Midlands -8 39 £520 +6.67% 93
North West -22 36 £436 -0.34% 111
East of England -23 15 £553 +10.60% 107
North East -12 7 £466 +12.97% 14
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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 30 (3.51%) Confluence
2 28 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 20 (2.34%) Apache Spark
5 16 (1.87%) Apache
6 15 (1.76%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.82%) CMS
7 7 (0.82%) TPMS
8 6 (0.70%) Appian
8 6 (0.70%) Camunda
9 4 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
10 3 (0.35%) SAS
11 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
11 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 52 (6.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.70%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.47%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.12%) Revit
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.17%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (1.05%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.47%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.35%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.23%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.12%) Actimize
7 1 (0.12%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.12%) OPENHousing
7 1 (0.12%) Orchard Housing
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 330 (38.64%) Azure
2 248 (29.04%) AWS
3 139 (16.28%) GCP
4 82 (9.60%) Microsoft 365
4 82 (9.60%) Power Platform
5 77 (9.02%) Entra ID
6 37 (4.33%) SaaS
7 36 (4.22%) Microsoft Purview
8 35 (4.10%) Amazon S3
9 33 (3.86%) Azure DevOps
10 32 (3.75%) AWS CloudFormation
10 32 (3.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 30 (3.51%) Serverless
12 27 (3.16%) Collibra
13 26 (3.04%) Azure Sentinel
14 25 (2.93%) GitHub
15 21 (2.46%) AWS Lambda
15 21 (2.46%) OCI
16 20 (2.34%) Azure Data Factory
17 17 (1.99%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 65 (7.61%) Firewall
2 42 (4.92%) Network Security
3 32 (3.75%) VPN
4 30 (3.51%) DNS
5 22 (2.58%) TCP/IP
6 16 (1.87%) Wireless
7 15 (1.76%) DHCP
8 14 (1.64%) SSL
9 12 (1.41%) Cisco IPT
10 8 (0.94%) LAN
10 8 (0.94%) PABX
10 8 (0.94%) WAN
10 8 (0.94%) WLAN
11 7 (0.82%) SD-WAN
11 7 (0.82%) SNMP
11 7 (0.82%) SSH
12 6 (0.70%) BGP
12 6 (0.70%) HTTP
12 6 (0.70%) OSPF
12 6 (0.70%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (8.78%) Power BI
2 47 (5.50%) Data Lake
3 39 (4.57%) Data Warehouse
4 37 (4.33%) Metadata
5 19 (2.22%) Tableau
6 18 (2.11%) Amazon Athena
7 16 (1.87%) Big Data
7 16 (1.87%) Relational Database
8 15 (1.76%) BigQuery
9 14 (1.64%) SQL Server
10 13 (1.52%) Amazon Redshift
11 12 (1.41%) NoSQL
12 11 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
12 11 (1.29%) Oracle Reports
13 9 (1.05%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.05%) Mixpanel
13 9 (1.05%) OLAP
13 9 (1.05%) OLTP
13 9 (1.05%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 9 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 63 (7.38%) JIRA
2 21 (2.46%) Git
3 17 (1.99%) GitLab
4 10 (1.17%) Postman
5 9 (1.05%) Metasploit
6 8 (0.94%) Burp Suite
7 7 (0.82%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.70%) SoapUI
9 5 (0.59%) Subversion
10 4 (0.47%) ERwin
10 4 (0.47%) PowerDesigner
10 4 (0.47%) Selenium
10 4 (0.47%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.23%) Browser DevTools
11 2 (0.23%) Charles Proxy
11 2 (0.23%) Fiddler
11 2 (0.23%) JMeter
11 2 (0.23%) Locust
11 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.23%) Snyk
General
1 409 (47.89%) Social Skills
2 228 (26.70%) Finance
3 132 (15.46%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (12.41%) Legal
5 91 (10.66%) Public Sector
6 71 (8.31%) Marketing
7 60 (7.03%) Documentation Skills
8 55 (6.44%) Banking
9 29 (3.40%) Law
10 20 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (2.22%) Telecoms
12 17 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (1.76%) Electronics
14 14 (1.64%) Financial Institution
15 12 (1.41%) Retail
16 11 (1.29%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.17%) Local Government
18 9 (1.05%) Military
Job Titles
1 145 (16.98%) Architect
2 130 (15.22%) Analyst
3 94 (11.01%) Lead
4 62 (7.26%) Consultant
5 53 (6.21%) Senior
6 52 (6.09%) Business Analyst
7 41 (4.80%) Solutions Architect
8 40 (4.68%) Data Engineer
9 36 (4.22%) Security Architect
10 30 (3.51%) Data Analyst
10 30 (3.51%) Security Engineer
11 29 (3.40%) Project Manager
12 23 (2.69%) Administrator
13 20 (2.34%) Developer
13 20 (2.34%) Security Analyst
14 19 (2.22%) Data Architect
15 17 (1.99%) Salesforce Architect
16 15 (1.76%) Cloud Architect
16 15 (1.76%) Data Manager
17 14 (1.64%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.39%) REST
2 41 (4.80%) LDAP
2 41 (4.80%) OAuth
3 34 (3.98%) SAML
4 26 (3.04%) Kafka
4 26 (3.04%) OpenID
5 23 (2.69%) Middleware
6 22 (2.58%) SOAP
7 20 (2.34%) OAuth2
8 17 (1.99%) Oracle Fusion
9 14 (1.64%) HTML
9 14 (1.64%) Lightning Web Components
10 13 (1.52%) RESTful
10 13 (1.52%) Visualforce
11 11 (1.29%) PySpark
12 10 (1.17%) .NET
12 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Graph
12 10 (1.17%) scikit-learn
13 9 (1.05%) PyTorch
13 9 (1.05%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.44%) Onboarding
2 53 (6.21%) Cloud Native
2 53 (6.21%) Security Posture
3 51 (5.97%) Management Information System
4 41 (4.80%) Product Ownership
5 35 (4.10%) Data Structures
6 31 (3.63%) Data Protection Act
7 21 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
8 20 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
9 19 (2.22%) Marketing Technology
9 19 (2.22%) Security Operations Centre
10 17 (1.99%) Cyber Threat
11 14 (1.64%) Freedom of Information
12 13 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 13 (1.52%) NHS
12 13 (1.52%) Replication
13 12 (1.41%) Data Centre
13 12 (1.41%) Mobile App
14 11 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 75 (8.78%) Windows
2 36 (4.22%) Linux
3 20 (2.34%) Mac OS
4 18 (2.11%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.41%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.70%) Solaris
8 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.23%) Android
9 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.12%) Unix
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (24.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 196 (22.95%) Agile
3 184 (21.55%) Data Protection
4 179 (20.96%) Problem-Solving
5 177 (20.73%) Data Governance
6 157 (18.38%) Cybersecurity
7 152 (17.80%) DevOps
8 148 (17.33%) CI/CD
9 145 (16.98%) Data Privacy
10 139 (16.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 137 (16.04%) Analytics
12 130 (15.22%) Data Modelling
13 119 (13.93%) Migration
14 117 (13.70%) Roadmaps
15 105 (12.30%) Risk Management
16 102 (11.94%) Information Security
17 100 (11.71%) Incident Response
18 97 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
18 97 (11.36%) Continuous Improvement
19 95 (11.12%) AI
Programming Languages
1 146 (17.10%) Python
2 128 (14.99%) SQL
3 109 (12.76%) PowerShell
4 32 (3.75%) Bash
5 29 (3.40%) Java
6 17 (1.99%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.87%) C#
8 14 (1.64%) Bicep
9 13 (1.52%) Apex Code
10 12 (1.41%) PL/SQL
11 10 (1.17%) R
12 9 (1.05%) TypeScript
13 6 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.70%) Perl
14 5 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.47%) C++
15 4 (0.47%) PHP
15 4 (0.47%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.35%) BeanShell
16 3 (0.35%) C
Qualifications
1 138 (16.16%) Security Cleared
2 131 (15.34%) CISSP
3 114 (13.35%) Degree
4 105 (12.30%) SC Cleared
5 85 (9.95%) CISM
6 47 (5.50%) Azure Certification
7 44 (5.15%) AWS Certification
8 39 (4.57%) Computer Science Degree
9 28 (3.28%) Master's Degree
10 27 (3.16%) Cisco Certification
11 24 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
12 21 (2.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 20 (2.34%) CISA
13 20 (2.34%) PMI Certification
14 17 (1.99%) CCSP
15 16 (1.87%) Oracle Certification
15 16 (1.87%) PMP
16 15 (1.76%) DV Cleared
17 11 (1.29%) CEH
18 10 (1.17%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 259 (30.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 183 (21.43%) NIST
3 95 (11.12%) PCI DSS
4 89 (10.42%) Data Quality
5 62 (7.26%) HIPAA
5 62 (7.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 48 (5.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 44 (5.15%) QA
8 42 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (2.58%) SOC 2
10 21 (2.46%) PERC
11 20 (2.34%) GRC
12 19 (2.22%) Accessibility
12 19 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 18 (2.11%) PSD2
14 16 (1.87%) NCSC
15 13 (1.52%) EU AI Act
15 13 (1.52%) SLA
16 10 (1.17%) PMO
17 9 (1.05%) Solvency II
System Software
1 84 (9.84%) Active Directory
2 30 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (3.28%) Docker
4 8 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.70%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.59%) Terminal Services
6 5 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.47%) NFS
7 4 (0.47%) Veritas File System
7 4 (0.47%) Veritas Volume Manager
7 4 (0.47%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.23%) vSphere
9 1 (0.12%) IAG
9 1 (0.12%) NDS
9 1 (0.12%) NetIQ eDirectory
Systems Management
1 69 (8.08%) Terraform
2 38 (4.45%) Kubernetes
3 35 (4.10%) Single Sign-On
4 28 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 23 (2.69%) SCCM
6 20 (2.34%) Ansible
7 16 (1.87%) QRadar
8 8 (0.94%) Nmap
9 6 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (0.70%) PingFederate
9 6 (0.70%) Red Hat Satellite
10 5 (0.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 5 (0.59%) Data Guard
10 5 (0.59%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 5 (0.59%) Oracle RMAN
10 5 (0.59%) Prometheus
11 4 (0.47%) CSIRT
11 4 (0.47%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.35%) RSA Archer
12 3 (0.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 223 (26.11%) Microsoft
2 64 (7.49%) Salesforce
3 59 (6.91%) Google
4 48 (5.62%) Oracle
5 47 (5.50%) CyberArk
6 42 (4.92%) ServiceNow
7 41 (4.80%) Databricks
8 39 (4.57%) SAP
9 35 (4.10%) Splunk
10 33 (3.86%) VMware
11 30 (3.51%) BeyondTrust
12 21 (2.46%) Citrix
13 20 (2.34%) Workday
14 19 (2.22%) Informatica
15 18 (2.11%) Adobe
16 17 (1.99%) OneTrust
17 16 (1.87%) Cisco
17 16 (1.87%) Palo Alto
18 15 (1.76%) Fortinet
19 14 (1.64%) Ping Identity
956 GDPR jobs in England