The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Essex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
21
60
119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex
26.25%
27.03%
49.79%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
24
74
10th Percentile
£315
£110
£154
25th Percentile
£322
£306
£211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£463
£360
Median % change year-on-year
-13.51%
+28.47%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£513
£588
£525
90th Percentile
£608
£668
£600
East of England median daily rate
£520
£465
£450
% change year-on-year
+11.83%
+3.33%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
22
4
10th Percentile
£15.48
£12.86
£24.53
25th Percentile
£16.44
£14.17
£32.06
Median hourly rate
£18.67
£35.65
£40.39
Median % change year-on-year
-47.63%
-11.74%
+42.17%
75th Percentile
£21.52
£57.50
£60.41
90th Percentile
£22.86
£64.25
£89.00
East of England median hourly rate
£66.00
£55.00
£63.00
% change year-on-year
+20.00%
-12.70%
+121.75%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Data Protection Act Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Essex.
Data Protection Act Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Essex.
Data Protection Act Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
