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

 6 months to
2 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 115 230
Rank change year-on-year -43 +115 +26
Contract jobs citing GDPR 789 667 338
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.73% 2.44% 1.02%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.81% 14.23% 7.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 414 199
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% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £600
90th Percentile £750 £750 £690
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £524
% change year-on-year +4.76% +0.19% -4.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 38 17
10th Percentile £14.59 £15.13 £15.50
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.50 £20.50
Median hourly rate £25.50 £32.11 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.59% +28.45% +35.14%
75th Percentile £72.91 £65.43 £28.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.01 £47.36
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 8,042 4,687 4,356
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.63% 17.12% 13.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,090 3,067 2,665
10th Percentile £337 £285 £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 £623 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £512
% change year-on-year - -2.34% -2.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 556 219 238
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £11.33
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.88 £13.89
Median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% +15.05% -21.43%
75th Percentile £69.77 £64.38 £63.31
90th Percentile £78.35 £83.55 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £30.00 £25.30
% change year-on-year +20.23% +18.58% -26.67%

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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 2 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 2 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 2 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 -25 375 £565 -1.70% 811
South East -44 135 £588 +17.50% 177
North of England -58 103 £495 -3.70% 201
Midlands -53 68 £450 +2.39% 119
North West -23 62 £528 +15.30% 120
East of England +5 50 £613 +16.67% 76
South West -30 49 £488 +21.88% 117
West Midlands -31 48 £440 -12.00% 77
Yorkshire -59 27 £470 -11.27% 54
East Midlands -30 20 £537 +28.68% 42
North East -35 13 £463 -26.00% 29
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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 31 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.15%) Apache Spark
3 13 (1.65%) Apache
3 13 (1.65%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.52%) CMS
5 10 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (1.01%) Confluence
7 6 (0.76%) IIS
8 5 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.25%) Drupal
9 2 (0.25%) 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 29 (3.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.01%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 29 (3.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.27%) Oracle ERP
2 10 (1.27%) Salesforce CRM
3 9 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.01%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.76%) 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%) BambooHR
7 3 (0.38%) Workfront
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.25%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.25%) SAP Payroll
8 2 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 269 (34.09%) Azure
2 178 (22.56%) AWS
3 98 (12.42%) Power Platform
4 92 (11.66%) GCP
5 52 (6.59%) Azure DevOps
5 52 (6.59%) Entra ID
6 51 (6.46%) Microsoft 365
7 50 (6.34%) SaaS
8 44 (5.58%) Microsoft Purview
9 36 (4.56%) Dynamics 365
10 33 (4.18%) Serverless
10 33 (4.18%) Snowflake
11 31 (3.93%) GitHub
12 30 (3.80%) Azure Data Factory
13 26 (3.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 22 (2.79%) Power Automate
15 20 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
15 20 (2.53%) OCI
16 18 (2.28%) Azure Sentinel
16 18 (2.28%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.56%) Firewall
2 34 (4.31%) Network Security
3 16 (2.03%) Cisco IPT
4 13 (1.65%) VPN
5 8 (1.01%) SSL
6 7 (0.89%) SMS
7 6 (0.76%) DNS
8 5 (0.63%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.63%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.63%) WAN
8 5 (0.63%) 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 86 (10.90%) Power BI
2 57 (7.22%) Metadata
3 46 (5.83%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (4.44%) Data Lake
5 30 (3.80%) SQL Server
6 18 (2.28%) NoSQL
7 15 (1.90%) Amazon Redshift
8 14 (1.77%) BigQuery
8 14 (1.77%) Tableau
9 12 (1.52%) Big Data
9 12 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
10 11 (1.39%) Delta Lake
10 11 (1.39%) Relational Database
11 8 (1.01%) Looker
11 8 (1.01%) Semantic Layer
12 7 (0.89%) Data Vault
12 7 (0.89%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (0.76%) GIS
13 6 (0.76%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 23 (2.92%) JIRA
2 17 (2.15%) Git
3 11 (1.39%) GitLab
4 10 (1.27%) Postman
5 9 (1.14%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.14%) Selenium
5 9 (1.14%) WebDriver
6 8 (1.01%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.76%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.51%) Claude Code
8 4 (0.51%) ERwin
8 4 (0.51%) PowerDesigner
9 3 (0.38%) Protractor
10 2 (0.25%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.25%) Charles Proxy
10 2 (0.25%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.25%) Jaeger
10 2 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
11 1 (0.13%) Newman
11 1 (0.13%) Spinnaker
General
1 283 (35.87%) Social Skills
2 217 (27.50%) Finance
3 145 (18.38%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (16.10%) Public Sector
5 87 (11.03%) Legal
6 37 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
6 37 (4.69%) Marketing
7 36 (4.56%) Local Government
8 34 (4.31%) Banking
9 33 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 32 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
11 30 (3.80%) Retail
12 20 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.28%) Military
14 14 (1.77%) Law
15 12 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.52%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.39%) Manufacturing
16 11 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
17 10 (1.27%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 143 (18.12%) Architect
2 118 (14.96%) Lead
3 85 (10.77%) Analyst
4 72 (9.13%) Senior
5 47 (5.96%) Project Manager
6 41 (5.20%) Solutions Architect
7 40 (5.07%) Data Engineer
8 34 (4.31%) Data Analyst
9 33 (4.18%) Consultant
9 33 (4.18%) Data Architect
10 32 (4.06%) Business Analyst
11 27 (3.42%) Security Architect
12 25 (3.17%) Administrator
12 25 (3.17%) Security Manager
13 19 (2.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 18 (2.28%) Senior Manager
15 17 (2.15%) Security Engineer
16 16 (2.03%) Developer
17 15 (1.90%) Senior Analyst
18 14 (1.77%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.83%) Terraform
2 41 (5.20%) REST
3 31 (3.93%) OAuth
4 29 (3.68%) LDAP
5 28 (3.55%) SAML
6 24 (3.04%) OpenID
7 23 (2.92%) Kafka
8 22 (2.79%) JSON
9 18 (2.28%) SOAP
10 16 (2.03%) OAuth2
11 15 (1.90%) Middleware
12 14 (1.77%) PySpark
13 12 (1.52%) .NET
14 11 (1.39%) HTML
14 11 (1.39%) JDBC
14 11 (1.39%) SailPoint
15 9 (1.14%) Gherkin
15 9 (1.14%) XML
16 8 (1.01%) Oracle Fusion
17 7 (0.89%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 59 (7.48%) Management Information System
2 56 (7.10%) Cloud Native
3 37 (4.69%) Security Posture
4 36 (4.56%) Data Protection Act
4 36 (4.56%) Onboarding
5 35 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
6 26 (3.30%) Data Structures
7 25 (3.17%) Product Ownership
8 22 (2.79%) Cyber Threat
9 21 (2.66%) Freedom of Information
10 20 (2.53%) NHS
10 20 (2.53%) Security Operations Centre
11 18 (2.28%) Hybrid Cloud
12 17 (2.15%) Marketing Technology
13 15 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
15 12 (1.52%) AI Agents
15 12 (1.52%) Taxonomies
16 11 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
16 11 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.66%) Windows
2 13 (1.65%) Linux
3 6 (0.76%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.25%) 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 (27.25%) Stakeholder Management
2 210 (26.62%) Data Governance
3 209 (26.49%) Data Protection
4 162 (20.53%) Analytics
5 161 (20.41%) Agile
6 155 (19.65%) Cybersecurity
7 152 (19.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 144 (18.25%) AI
9 140 (17.74%) Migration
10 125 (15.84%) Problem-Solving
11 124 (15.72%) Data Modelling
12 120 (15.21%) CI/CD
13 116 (14.70%) DevOps
14 115 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
15 105 (13.31%) Roadmaps
16 104 (13.18%) Information Security
17 99 (12.55%) Decision-Making
18 96 (12.17%) Risk Management
19 94 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
20 90 (11.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 137 (17.36%) SQL
2 94 (11.91%) Python
3 44 (5.58%) PowerShell
4 38 (4.82%) Java
5 25 (3.17%) JavaScript
6 23 (2.92%) C#
7 11 (1.39%) Bash
7 11 (1.39%) Bicep
7 11 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 9 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (1.01%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.76%) BeanShell
10 6 (0.76%) Search Processing Language
10 6 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.63%) Apex Code
12 4 (0.51%) Go
13 3 (0.38%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.38%) R
13 3 (0.38%) Ruby
14 2 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 151 (19.14%) Security Cleared
2 114 (14.45%) SC Cleared
3 78 (9.89%) CISSP
4 61 (7.73%) CISM
4 61 (7.73%) Degree
5 29 (3.68%) DV Cleared
6 26 (3.30%) Azure Certification
7 25 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 20 (2.53%) PMI Certification
8 20 (2.53%) PMP
9 16 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (1.52%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 10 (1.27%) ISTQB
13 8 (1.01%) CISA
14 7 (0.89%) CEH
14 7 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (0.76%) GCIH
15 6 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (21.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 130 (16.48%) Data Quality
3 102 (12.93%) NIST
4 62 (7.86%) PCI DSS
5 57 (7.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 34 (4.31%) NCSC
6 34 (4.31%) QA
7 33 (4.18%) Accessibility
7 33 (4.18%) GRC
8 27 (3.42%) SOC 2
9 26 (3.30%) HIPAA
10 23 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
11 21 (2.66%) WCAG
12 17 (2.15%) PERC
13 15 (1.90%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.65%) PMO
14 13 (1.65%) Solvency II
15 12 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 8 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
17 6 (0.76%) HL7
System Software
1 59 (7.48%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.28%) Docker
3 2 (0.25%) Firmware
3 2 (0.25%) 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 37 (4.69%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.53%) Single Sign-On
3 11 (1.39%) Grafana
4 10 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.01%) Ansible
5 8 (1.01%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.89%) CASB
7 5 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (0.63%) PingFederate
7 5 (0.63%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.51%) CA Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.38%) QRadar
10 2 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.25%) Istio
11 1 (0.13%) Argo
11 1 (0.13%) HP Fortify
11 1 (0.13%) IBM Guardium
11 1 (0.13%) Kibana
11 1 (0.13%) Rancher
11 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 208 (26.36%) Microsoft
2 54 (6.84%) SAP
3 53 (6.72%) Oracle
4 52 (6.59%) Databricks
5 47 (5.96%) Salesforce
6 42 (5.32%) Google
7 30 (3.80%) ServiceNow
7 30 (3.80%) Workday
8 20 (2.53%) CyberArk
9 18 (2.28%) Adobe
10 14 (1.77%) Splunk
11 12 (1.52%) IFS
11 12 (1.52%) Informatica
11 12 (1.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 9 (1.14%) BeyondTrust
13 8 (1.01%) NEC
14 6 (0.76%) Cisco
14 6 (0.76%) Civica
14 6 (0.76%) Ping Identity
14 6 (0.76%) Tealium
1,438 GDPR jobs in England