Data Loss Prevention Contracts in London

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Loss Prevention over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 272 277 289
Rank change year-on-year +5 +12 +104
Contract jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 101 109 184
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.75% 0.67% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.76% 0.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 74 130
10th Percentile £400 £450 £425
25th Percentile £463 £511 £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £574 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% -4.38% +2.56%
75th Percentile £750 £675 £724
90th Percentile £800 £775 £800
England median daily rate £550 £567 £575
% change year-on-year -3.04% -1.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Data Loss Prevention 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,480 14,379 21,308
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.33% 88.83% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,317 10,066 15,500
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 197 226
10th Percentile £16.50 £16.99 £18.00
25th Percentile £24.66 £22.00 £23.12
Median hourly rate £29.50 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.71% -12.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £49.31 £53.75 £64.88
90th Percentile £63.75 £71.50 £81.13
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +3.61% +56.60%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Data Loss Prevention as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Loss Prevention in London

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in London.

Daily rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in London

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in London over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Loss Prevention in London

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in London.

Hourly rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in London

Data Loss Prevention
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Loss Prevention within the London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -11 14 £618 +9.29% 6
South London - 2 £450 - 1
Data Loss Prevention
England

Data Loss Prevention
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (12.87%) SharePoint
2 10 (9.90%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 49 (48.51%) Azure
2 34 (33.66%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (27.72%) Microsoft Purview
4 22 (21.78%) Entra ID
5 17 (16.83%) AWS
6 12 (11.88%) Azure Sentinel
7 11 (10.89%) GCP
7 11 (10.89%) Power Platform
7 11 (10.89%) SaaS
8 9 (8.91%) PowerApps
9 8 (7.92%) IaaS
9 8 (7.92%) Power Automate
10 6 (5.94%) OneDrive
11 5 (4.95%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (3.96%) ShareGate
12 4 (3.96%) Tessian
13 3 (2.97%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (2.97%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (2.97%) Mimecast
14 2 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 26 (25.74%) Firewall
2 15 (14.85%) Network Security
3 5 (4.95%) SSL
3 5 (4.95%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.96%) DNS
4 4 (3.96%) VPN
5 3 (2.97%) DMARC
5 3 (2.97%) HTTP
5 3 (2.97%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (2.97%) SAN
5 3 (2.97%) VoIP
5 3 (2.97%) WAN
5 3 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.98%) LAN
6 2 (1.98%) MPLS
6 2 (1.98%) NAS
6 2 (1.98%) SD-WAN
6 2 (1.98%) SMTP
7 1 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.99%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.92%) Power BI
2 1 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.99%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (1.98%) JIRA
2 1 (0.99%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.99%) Jenkins
General
1 33 (32.67%) Finance
2 15 (14.85%) Social Skills
3 13 (12.87%) Banking
4 7 (6.93%) Legal
5 4 (3.96%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (3.96%) Financial Institution
5 4 (3.96%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.97%) Law
7 2 (1.98%) French Language
8 1 (0.99%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.99%) Military
8 1 (0.99%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 24 (23.76%) Architect
2 18 (17.82%) Security Architect
3 16 (15.84%) Security Engineer
4 15 (14.85%) Lead
5 11 (10.89%) Senior
6 8 (7.92%) IT Engineer
7 7 (6.93%) Senior Architect
7 7 (6.93%) Senior Security Architect
8 6 (5.94%) Analyst
8 6 (5.94%) Consultant
8 6 (5.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (5.94%) Security Manager
9 5 (4.95%) Project Manager
10 4 (3.96%) Developer
10 4 (3.96%) IT Security Engineer
10 4 (3.96%) Operational Security Manager
10 4 (3.96%) Operations Manager
10 4 (3.96%) Power Platform Developer
10 4 (3.96%) Security Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.94%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (2.97%) REST
3 2 (1.98%) .NET
3 2 (1.98%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.98%) OAuth
3 2 (1.98%) YAML
4 1 (0.99%) LDAP
4 1 (0.99%) OpenID
4 1 (0.99%) OpenTelemetry
4 1 (0.99%) Regular Expression
4 1 (0.99%) SAML
4 1 (0.99%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.84%) Security Posture
2 13 (12.87%) Management Information System
3 6 (5.94%) Insider Threat
4 5 (4.95%) PKI
5 4 (3.96%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (2.97%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (2.97%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.97%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.98%) STIX
7 2 (1.98%) YARA
8 1 (0.99%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.99%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.99%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.99%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.99%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 26 (25.74%) Windows
2 11 (10.89%) Windows Server
3 8 (7.92%) Linux
4 3 (2.97%) Android
4 3 (2.97%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.97%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.97%) Unix
5 1 (0.99%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (35.64%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (30.69%) Cloud Security
3 26 (25.74%) SIEM
4 22 (21.78%) Vulnerability Management
5 19 (18.81%) Information Security
6 18 (17.82%) Security Architecture
7 17 (16.83%) Data Protection
7 17 (16.83%) Incident Response
7 17 (16.83%) Security Operations
8 16 (15.84%) Risk Management
9 15 (14.85%) Identity Access Management
10 10 (9.90%) Change Management
10 10 (9.90%) Kalman Filter
10 10 (9.90%) Migration
10 10 (9.90%) SOAR
11 9 (8.91%) Agile
11 9 (8.91%) Penetration Testing
11 9 (8.91%) Roadmaps
11 9 (8.91%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
11 9 (8.91%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 19 (18.81%) PowerShell
2 8 (7.92%) Python
3 4 (3.96%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (2.97%) Bash
4 3 (2.97%) SQL
5 2 (1.98%) C#
5 2 (1.98%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.99%) Perl
6 1 (0.99%) PromQL
Qualifications
1 26 (25.74%) CISSP
2 13 (12.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (11.88%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (10.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 10 (9.90%) CISM
5 10 (9.90%) Degree
6 9 (8.91%) SC Cleared
6 9 (8.91%) Security Cleared
7 8 (7.92%) CCSP
7 8 (7.92%) GCIH
8 4 (3.96%) Azure Certification
8 4 (3.96%) CEH
9 3 (2.97%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (1.98%) CISA
10 2 (1.98%) CRISC
10 2 (1.98%) GCFA
10 2 (1.98%) GCIA
10 2 (1.98%) OSCP
10 2 (1.98%) SANS
10 2 (1.98%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (23.76%) NIST
2 22 (21.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (19.80%) GDPR
4 9 (8.91%) SLA
5 7 (6.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 7 (6.93%) HIPAA
5 7 (6.93%) SOC 2
6 5 (4.95%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.98%) NCSC
7 2 (1.98%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.99%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.99%) COBIT
8 1 (0.99%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.99%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.99%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (22.77%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.99%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (10.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (9.90%) CASB
3 5 (4.95%) Terraform
4 3 (2.97%) Ansible
4 3 (2.97%) QRadar
5 2 (1.98%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.99%) Grafana
6 1 (0.99%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (60.40%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.93%) Palo Alto
3 6 (5.94%) Zscaler
4 5 (4.95%) Cisco
4 5 (4.95%) Fortinet
5 4 (3.96%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (3.96%) Google
5 4 (3.96%) Okta
6 3 (2.97%) Blue Coat
6 3 (2.97%) Juniper
6 3 (2.97%) Symantec
7 2 (1.98%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.98%) Darktrace
7 2 (1.98%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.98%) Splunk
7 2 (1.98%) Veeam
8 1 (0.99%) Exabeam
8 1 (0.99%) PagerDuty
8 1 (0.99%) Tanium
8 1 (0.99%) Varonis