Data Protection Contract Job Trends in Fife

Data Protection
Scotland > Fife

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Fife requiring Data Protection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Fife 50.00% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 66.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £413 £470 £466
% change year-on-year -12.19% +0.91% -6.90%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Fife

Data Protection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Fife.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3 11 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife 75.00% 78.57% 84.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - - £242
25th Percentile £41 - £268
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £43 £115 £310
Median % change year-on-year -63.04% -62.90% +3.33%
75th Percentile £44 £207 £365
90th Percentile - £373 £398
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 £20.00 £22.88 £19.50
% change year-on-year -12.57% +17.31% +20.00%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife.

Data Protection job vacancy trend in Fife

Data Protection
Daily Rate Trend in Fife

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Data Protection.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Data Protection

Data Protection
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 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
Scotland

Data Protection
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
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Officer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
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