Data Protection Officer Contract Job Trends in Fife

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
Scotland > Fife

As of 21 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in Fife.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Fife 50.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £145 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Fife

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Fife. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Fife with a recognized job title 4 13 13
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 92.86% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 4
10th Percentile - - £251
25th Percentile £41 - £289
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £43 £115 £365
Median % change year-on-year -63.04% -68.49% +108.57%
75th Percentile £44 £207 £425
90th Percentile - £373 £435
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - - £24.23
25th Percentile - - £28.11
Median hourly rate - £18.51 £35.82
Median % change year-on-year - -48.32% +117.09%
75th Percentile - - £44.79
90th Percentile - - £49.41
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £22.44 £40.94
% change year-on-year -8.64% -45.19% +92.57%

Data Protection Officer
Contract Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Officer within the Fife region over the 6 months to 21 March 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
Kirkcaldy - 1 - -
Data Protection Officer
Scotland

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, Data Protection Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Fife region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Governance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland