Data Protection Act (DPA) South West> Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
40
54
59
Rank change year-on-year
+14
+5
+1
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act
1
4
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
71
97
118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire
25.91%
22.61%
24.95%
Number of daily rates quoted
54
59
87
10th Percentile
£211
£295
£200
25th Percentile
£414
£369
£306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£547
£550
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-0.55%
+10.00%
-2.91%
75th Percentile
£600
£594
£600
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£685
South West median daily rate
£535
£545
£550
% change year-on-year
-1.83%
-0.91%
+10.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
9
16
10th Percentile
£28.81
-
£63.75
25th Percentile
£31.50
£14.00
£70.38
Median hourly rate
£34.50
£15.89
£80.66
Median % change year-on-year
+117.12%
-80.30%
+303.28%
75th Percentile
£65.25
£21.00
£83.33
90th Percentile
£75.00
£30.80
£83.40
South West median hourly rate
£50.00
£45.00
£9.80
% change year-on-year
+11.11%
+359.18%
-80.30%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Data Protection Act Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Gloucestershire.
Data Protection Act Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Gloucestershire.
Data Protection Act Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:
