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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 118 221
Rank change year-on-year -31 +103 +36
Contract jobs citing GDPR 824 653 347
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.80% 2.37% 1.04%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.30% 13.75% 7.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 515 406 205
10th Percentile £350 £357 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £525 £505
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +3.96% -8.18%
75th Percentile £656 £638 £600
90th Percentile £750 £738 £675
UK median daily rate £560 £525 £501
% change year-on-year +6.67% +4.90% -6.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 38 21
10th Percentile £14.70 £14.64 £18.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £15.47 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.26 £30.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% +20.98% +31.93%
75th Percentile £78.00 £65.43 £28.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £89.01 £33.93
UK median hourly rate £28.26 £17.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +66.21% -32.00% +31.93%

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 8,003 4,750 4,362
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.50% 17.22% 13.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,109 3,093 2,722
10th Percentile £338 £285 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £610 £619 £638
90th Percentile £717 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 544 231 266
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.69 £13.89
Median hourly rate £38.11 £31.64 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.45% +15.05% -21.43%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £62.66
90th Percentile £80.00 £87.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £27.91 £25.77
% change year-on-year +34.36% +8.33% -26.39%

GDPR
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

GDPR
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 19 August 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

GDPR
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 19 August 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 19 August 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 -14 387 £575 - 511
South East -43 153 £575 +15.00% 171
North of England -52 108 £500 -1.38% 171
North West -20 67 £530 +4.13% 95
Midlands -45 62 £475 +10.72% 97
South West -31 51 £475 +18.75% 97
East of England +1 49 £613 +16.67% 77
West Midlands -44 42 £440 -12.00% 68
Yorkshire -57 27 £470 -7.25% 50
East Midlands -31 20 £538 +29.52% 30
North East -29 13 £463 -14.94% 26
GDPR
UK

GDPR
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 32 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.31%) Apache Spark
3 15 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (1.70%) Confluence
5 13 (1.58%) Apache
6 12 (1.46%) CMS
7 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.61%) IIS
9 2 (0.24%) Drupal
9 2 (0.24%) Mendix
9 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.12%) CICS
10 1 (0.12%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.12%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.12%) Luigi
10 1 (0.12%) R Markdown
10 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 28 (3.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.33%) Salesforce CRM
3 10 (1.21%) Oracle ERP
3 10 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.97%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.73%) iTrent
6 5 (0.61%) Adobe Campaign
6 5 (0.61%) BambooHR
6 5 (0.61%) Workday HCM
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.49%) SAP HCM
7 4 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.36%) Workfront
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.24%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
9 2 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 1 (0.12%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 282 (34.22%) Azure
2 196 (23.79%) AWS
3 106 (12.86%) Power Platform
4 91 (11.04%) GCP
5 53 (6.43%) Entra ID
6 52 (6.31%) Azure DevOps
7 49 (5.95%) SaaS
8 48 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
9 42 (5.10%) Microsoft Purview
10 36 (4.37%) Dynamics 365
11 35 (4.25%) GitHub
11 35 (4.25%) Snowflake
12 31 (3.76%) Serverless
13 28 (3.40%) Azure Data Factory
13 28 (3.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 23 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
15 22 (2.67%) Power Automate
16 21 (2.55%) dbt
17 20 (2.43%) Collibra
18 19 (2.31%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 39 (4.73%) Firewall
1 39 (4.73%) Network Security
2 16 (1.94%) VPN
3 14 (1.70%) Cisco IPT
4 8 (0.97%) SMS
4 8 (0.97%) SSL
5 7 (0.85%) HTTP
6 6 (0.73%) DNS
7 5 (0.61%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.61%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.61%) WAN
8 4 (0.49%) LAN
8 4 (0.49%) X.509
9 3 (0.36%) DHCP
9 3 (0.36%) FTP
9 3 (0.36%) Intranet
9 3 (0.36%) IPv4
9 3 (0.36%) IPv6
9 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (11.77%) Power BI
2 56 (6.80%) Metadata
3 48 (5.83%) Data Warehouse
4 42 (5.10%) Data Lake
5 29 (3.52%) SQL Server
6 17 (2.06%) NoSQL
7 16 (1.94%) Amazon Redshift
7 16 (1.94%) BigQuery
7 16 (1.94%) Tableau
8 12 (1.46%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (1.46%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.33%) Delta Lake
10 10 (1.21%) Big Data
10 10 (1.21%) Looker
11 7 (0.85%) Data Vault
11 7 (0.85%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.73%) Amazon Athena
12 6 (0.73%) GIS
12 6 (0.73%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 30 (3.64%) JIRA
2 13 (1.58%) Git
3 11 (1.33%) GitLab
4 9 (1.09%) Cypress.io
4 9 (1.09%) Postman
4 9 (1.09%) Selenium
4 9 (1.09%) WebDriver
5 8 (0.97%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.73%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.49%) ERwin
7 4 (0.49%) Jaeger
7 4 (0.49%) PowerDesigner
8 3 (0.36%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.36%) Protractor
9 2 (0.24%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.24%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.24%) TestRail
10 1 (0.12%) Spinnaker
General
1 276 (33.50%) Social Skills
2 238 (28.88%) Finance
3 147 (17.84%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (15.41%) Public Sector
5 92 (11.17%) Legal
6 43 (5.22%) Marketing
7 39 (4.73%) Documentation Skills
8 38 (4.61%) Retail
9 36 (4.37%) Banking
10 34 (4.13%) Local Government
10 34 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
11 30 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.94%) Military
14 14 (1.70%) Law
14 14 (1.70%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (1.33%) Manufacturing
18 10 (1.21%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 145 (17.60%) Architect
2 119 (14.44%) Lead
3 84 (10.19%) Analyst
4 74 (8.98%) Senior
5 52 (6.31%) Project Manager
6 43 (5.22%) Solutions Architect
7 42 (5.10%) Data Engineer
8 34 (4.13%) Data Analyst
9 33 (4.00%) Business Analyst
9 33 (4.00%) Consultant
10 32 (3.88%) Data Architect
11 28 (3.40%) Security Manager
12 26 (3.16%) Security Architect
13 25 (3.03%) Administrator
14 23 (2.79%) Security Engineer
15 21 (2.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 18 (2.18%) Senior Manager
17 15 (1.82%) Developer
17 15 (1.82%) Technical Architect
18 14 (1.70%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (4.73%) REST
2 29 (3.52%) OAuth
3 28 (3.40%) Kafka
4 27 (3.28%) LDAP
5 26 (3.16%) SAML
6 23 (2.79%) OpenID
7 20 (2.43%) JSON
8 19 (2.31%) Middleware
9 16 (1.94%) SOAP
10 15 (1.82%) OAuth2
10 15 (1.82%) PySpark
11 14 (1.70%) .NET
12 12 (1.46%) HTML
13 9 (1.09%) Gherkin
13 9 (1.09%) JDBC
13 9 (1.09%) SailPoint
14 8 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
15 7 (0.85%) CSS
15 7 (0.85%) OpenTelemetry
15 7 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.65%) Cloud Native
2 62 (7.52%) Management Information System
3 45 (5.46%) Security Posture
4 38 (4.61%) Data Protection Act
4 38 (4.61%) Legacy Systems
4 38 (4.61%) Onboarding
5 26 (3.16%) Product Ownership
6 25 (3.03%) Data Structures
7 24 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
8 22 (2.67%) Cyber Threat
9 20 (2.43%) Freedom of Information
9 20 (2.43%) Security Operations Centre
10 19 (2.31%) NHS
11 17 (2.06%) Marketing Technology
12 16 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.46%) AI Agents
13 12 (1.46%) Data Centre
14 11 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
15 10 (1.21%) BYOD
15 10 (1.21%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.16%) Windows
2 19 (2.31%) Linux
3 8 (0.97%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.24%) Unix
4 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.12%) Android
5 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (26.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 213 (25.85%) Data Protection
3 210 (25.49%) Data Governance
4 175 (21.24%) Agile
5 167 (20.27%) Analytics
5 167 (20.27%) Cybersecurity
6 157 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 155 (18.81%) Migration
8 139 (16.87%) AI
9 130 (15.78%) Data Modelling
9 130 (15.78%) Problem-Solving
10 129 (15.66%) CI/CD
10 129 (15.66%) DevOps
11 116 (14.08%) Continuous Improvement
12 115 (13.96%) Roadmaps
13 107 (12.99%) Business Intelligence
13 107 (12.99%) Information Security
14 100 (12.14%) Risk Management
15 97 (11.77%) Decision-Making
15 97 (11.77%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 151 (18.33%) SQL
2 105 (12.74%) Python
3 50 (6.07%) PowerShell
4 34 (4.13%) Java
5 22 (2.67%) C#
5 22 (2.67%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.94%) Bash
7 11 (1.33%) Bicep
8 10 (1.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 8 (0.97%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.85%) Go
10 7 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
11 6 (0.73%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.61%) Apex Code
12 5 (0.61%) Search Processing Language
13 3 (0.36%) BeanShell
13 3 (0.36%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.36%) R
13 3 (0.36%) Ruby
13 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 152 (18.45%) Security Cleared
2 118 (14.32%) SC Cleared
3 84 (10.19%) CISSP
4 66 (8.01%) Degree
5 64 (7.77%) CISM
6 28 (3.40%) DV Cleared
7 26 (3.16%) Azure Certification
8 25 (3.03%) PMP
9 24 (2.91%) PMI Certification
10 22 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
13 12 (1.46%) AWS Certification
14 11 (1.33%) ISTQB
15 9 (1.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 9 (1.09%) CISA
16 8 (0.97%) CEH
17 7 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
17 7 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
17 7 (0.85%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (22.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 138 (16.75%) Data Quality
3 115 (13.96%) NIST
4 66 (8.01%) PCI DSS
5 59 (7.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 38 (4.61%) NCSC
7 36 (4.37%) QA
8 33 (4.00%) Accessibility
9 32 (3.88%) GRC
10 31 (3.76%) HIPAA
10 31 (3.76%) SOC 2
11 27 (3.28%) Cyber Essentials
12 21 (2.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 20 (2.43%) WCAG
14 17 (2.06%) PERC
15 15 (1.82%) PMO
16 13 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 12 (1.46%) Solvency II
18 8 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
19 6 (0.73%) HL7
System Software
1 62 (7.52%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.67%) Docker
3 2 (0.24%) Firmware
3 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 53 (6.43%) Terraform
2 44 (5.34%) Kubernetes
3 22 (2.67%) Single Sign-On
4 15 (1.82%) Grafana
5 11 (1.33%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 8 (0.97%) Ansible
7 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (0.73%) CASB
9 5 (0.61%) PingFederate
9 5 (0.61%) Progress Chef
10 4 (0.49%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.49%) Istio
10 4 (0.49%) Rancher
11 3 (0.36%) QRadar
12 2 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.12%) Argo
13 1 (0.12%) HP Fortify
13 1 (0.12%) IBM Guardium
13 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 205 (24.88%) Microsoft
2 56 (6.80%) Databricks
3 55 (6.67%) Oracle
3 55 (6.67%) SAP
4 44 (5.34%) Salesforce
5 42 (5.10%) Google
6 34 (4.13%) Workday
7 30 (3.64%) ServiceNow
8 22 (2.67%) CyberArk
9 19 (2.31%) Adobe
10 15 (1.82%) IFS
11 12 (1.46%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 12 (1.46%) Splunk
12 11 (1.33%) Informatica
13 9 (1.09%) BeyondTrust
14 8 (0.97%) NEC
15 6 (0.73%) Ping Identity
15 6 (0.73%) Tealium
15 6 (0.73%) Varonis
16 5 (0.61%) Cribl.io