The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Livingston requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection 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
5
9
8
Rank change year-on-year
+4
-1
+3
Contract jobs citing Data Protection
1
10
10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston
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 Livingston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
5
46
50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston
71.43%
93.88%
94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
23
32
10th Percentile
£135
£84
£121
25th Percentile
£143
£353
£139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£159
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-66.58%
-5.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£178
£568
£605
90th Percentile
£187
£590
£648
West Lothian median daily rate
£188
£473
£500
% change year-on-year
-60.32%
-5.50%
+14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
7
10th Percentile
£16.29
-
£15.90
25th Percentile
£16.34
-
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£17.63
£48.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-63.28%
-26.15%
+233.33%
75th Percentile
£18.84
-
£70.50
90th Percentile
£18.86
-
£79.60
West Lothian median hourly rate
£17.63
£48.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-63.28%
-26.15%
+233.33%
Data Protection Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston
Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Livingston.
Data Protection Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Livingston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in Livingston.
Data Protection Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection 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 Livingston region with a requirement for Data Protection.
Data Protection Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston 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:
