Data Protection Specialist Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Data Protection/Privacy Specialist
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Data Protection/Privacy Specialist daily rate in Glasgow is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.097% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £350 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 971 756 670
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 94.50% 93.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 544 482 487
10th Percentile £300 £300 £221
25th Percentile £358 £364 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.95% +2.78% -7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £550
90th Percentile £675 £600 £650
Scotland median daily rate £460 £463 £450
% change year-on-year -0.54% +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 17 24
10th Percentile £14.00 - £15.20
25th Percentile £31.73 £16.84 £19.32
Median hourly rate £40.32 £19.83 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +103.33% -51.56% +131.04%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £46.16
90th Percentile £77.50 £57.50 £61.00
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
% change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%

Data Protection Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Protection Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Data Protection Specialist job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Data Protection Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Specialist job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Specialist job vacancies in Glasgow

Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 29 July 2026, Data Protection Specialist 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 Glasgow region featuring Data Protection Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Sharing
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Sharing
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR