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 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | - | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 1.44% | - | 0.83% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.35% | - | 3.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £594 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | £601 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £643 |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | £690 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £701 |
| South West median daily rate | £425 | £109 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +290.80% | -81.88% | +23.08% |
All Generic Skills
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 92 | 90 | 124 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 33.21% | 19.82% | 25.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 58 | 61 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £375 | £368 |
| 25th Percentile | £280 | £460 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £729 | £750 | £775 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.50 | £21.00 | £64.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.88 | £22.50 | £70.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £70.00 | £78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.57% | -10.26% | +316.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.81 | - | £83.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate | £18.87 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -73.04% | - | +66.67% |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Data Protection Act.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Data Protection Act.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 23 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Cheltenham | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Data Protection Act South West |
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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: