Data Protection Act Contract Job Trends in London

Data Protection Act (DPA)
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 179 153
Rank change year-on-year -9 -26 -3
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act 295 214 277
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.47% 1.57% 1.69%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.97% 4.22% 4.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 89 144
10th Percentile £229 £247 £214
25th Percentile £350 £350 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -15.97%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £613
90th Percentile £724 £675 £738
England median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 3
10th Percentile £22.75 - £35.40
25th Percentile £28.00 £28.21 £46.73
Median hourly rate £32.63 £30.81 £68.75
Median % change year-on-year +5.91% -55.19% +10.00%
75th Percentile £33.31 £33.40 £71.88
90th Percentile £36.58 - -
England median hourly rate £28.00 £15.25 £27.50
% change year-on-year +83.61% -44.55% -26.42%

All Generic Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 7,426 5,070 5,560
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 37.00% 37.27% 33.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,660 3,344 3,887
10th Percentile £358 £333 £325
25th Percentile £450 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £725 £738
90th Percentile £800 £825 £855
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 115 86
10th Percentile £18.50 £15.84 £16.24
25th Percentile £22.50 £22.50 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £27.50 £30.11
Median % change year-on-year +29.09% -8.65% -13.99%
75th Percentile £59.52 £45.75 £53.00
90th Percentile £81.63 £63.75 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £32.38 £45.00
% change year-on-year +35.76% -28.04% +9.76%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Data Protection Act job vacancy trend in London

Data Protection Act
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection Act.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection Act

Data Protection Act
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in London over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection Act in London

Data Protection Act
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection Act.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection Act

Data Protection Act
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection Act in London over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection Act in London

Data Protection Act
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 Protection Act within the London region over the 6 months to 31 July 2026. 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 -13 3 £625 - 2
South London -17 3 £624 - 1
West London -18 2 £200 -41.18% 3
Data Protection Act
England

Data Protection Act
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 4 (1.36%) Confluence
1 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (1.36%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 3 (1.02%) SAS
3 2 (0.68%) Apache
3 2 (0.68%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.34%) Camunda
4 1 (0.34%) CMS
4 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.69%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.68%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.34%) Actimize
3 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.34%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.34%) Endur
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle BRM
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.34%) SAP BRIM
3 1 (0.34%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.34%) SAP FI-CA
3 1 (0.34%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 42 (14.24%) Azure
2 37 (12.54%) AWS
3 15 (5.08%) GCP
4 14 (4.75%) Power Platform
5 11 (3.73%) SaaS
6 10 (3.39%) GitHub
7 9 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (3.05%) Snowflake
8 8 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.37%) Serverless
10 5 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (1.36%) AWS Step Functions
11 4 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.36%) Figma
11 4 (1.36%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (1.02%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (1.02%) Amazon S3
12 3 (1.02%) Entra ID
12 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.02%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.75%) Firewall
2 7 (2.37%) Network Security
3 6 (2.03%) LAN
4 5 (1.69%) Cisco Nexus
4 5 (1.69%) MPLS
4 5 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.36%) Cisco IPT
5 4 (1.36%) WAN
6 3 (1.02%) DHCP
6 3 (1.02%) DNS
6 3 (1.02%) VoIP
7 2 (0.68%) BGP
7 2 (0.68%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.68%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.68%) HSRP
7 2 (0.68%) OSPF
7 2 (0.68%) SAN
7 2 (0.68%) SNMP
7 2 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.41%) Power BI
2 10 (3.39%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (2.71%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.03%) Tableau
5 5 (1.69%) Metadata
6 4 (1.36%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.36%) DynamoDB
6 4 (1.36%) MySQL
6 4 (1.36%) Pinecone
6 4 (1.36%) Weaviate
7 3 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.02%) KDB
7 3 (1.02%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.02%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.68%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.68%) Db2
8 2 (0.68%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (6.44%) JIRA
2 11 (3.73%) Git
3 4 (1.36%) Selenium
3 4 (1.36%) SpecFlow
4 3 (1.02%) Gradle
5 2 (0.68%) CMake
5 2 (0.68%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.68%) ERwin
5 2 (0.68%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.68%) Postman
5 2 (0.68%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.68%) XCUITest
6 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.34%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.34%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.34%) JUnit
6 1 (0.34%) Maven
6 1 (0.34%) NUnit
6 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio
General
1 97 (32.88%) Social Skills
2 71 (24.07%) Finance
3 42 (14.24%) Banking
4 34 (11.53%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (7.46%) Front Office
6 14 (4.75%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (4.75%) Legal
7 10 (3.39%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.05%) Public Sector
9 8 (2.71%) Investment Banking
10 7 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.37%) Marketing
10 7 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.03%) Billing
11 6 (2.03%) Private Banking
12 5 (1.69%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.69%) Retail
13 4 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.02%) Back Office
14 3 (1.02%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 42 (14.24%) Analyst
2 38 (12.88%) Architect
3 30 (10.17%) Developer
3 30 (10.17%) Senior
4 25 (8.47%) Business Analyst
5 13 (4.41%) Solutions Architect
6 12 (4.07%) Consultant
7 11 (3.73%) Java Developer
7 11 (3.73%) Lead
7 11 (3.73%) Project Manager
8 10 (3.39%) Product Manager
9 8 (2.71%) Java Engineer
9 8 (2.71%) Senior Manager
10 7 (2.37%) Designer
11 6 (2.03%) Data Engineer
12 5 (1.69%) Android Engineer
12 5 (1.69%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 5 (1.69%) Data Analyst
12 5 (1.69%) Data Protection Officer
12 5 (1.69%) Senior Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.10%) REST
2 11 (3.73%) React
2 11 (3.73%) Spring
3 9 (3.05%) GraphQL
4 8 (2.71%) Spring Boot
5 7 (2.37%) .NET
6 6 (2.03%) Middleware
7 5 (1.69%) Kafka
7 5 (1.69%) Model Context Protocol
7 5 (1.69%) OAuth
7 5 (1.69%) Pandas
7 5 (1.69%) Playwright
7 5 (1.69%) Vue
8 4 (1.36%) CSS
8 4 (1.36%) Faiss
8 4 (1.36%) RESTful
9 3 (1.02%) FIX Protocol
9 3 (1.02%) HTML
9 3 (1.02%) JSON
9 3 (1.02%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.76%) Cloud Native
2 16 (5.42%) Distributed Systems
2 16 (5.42%) Virtual Team
3 15 (5.08%) Product Ownership
4 11 (3.73%) Derivative
4 11 (3.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 11 (3.73%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.39%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.05%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.37%) Fixed Income
8 5 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.69%) Reference Data
8 5 (1.69%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.36%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.36%) Equities
9 4 (1.36%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.02%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.42%) Windows
2 11 (3.73%) Android
3 7 (2.37%) Apple iOS
3 7 (2.37%) Linux
4 6 (2.03%) Unix
5 3 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.68%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.68%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.34%) MVS
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.34%) Rocky
7 1 (0.34%) Solaris
7 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.34%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 60 (20.34%) Agile
3 59 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 53 (17.97%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (16.95%) AI
6 42 (14.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (12.54%) Analytics
7 37 (12.54%) CI/CD
8 30 (10.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 29 (9.83%) Migration
10 28 (9.49%) Test Automation
11 27 (9.15%) DevOps
11 27 (9.15%) Roadmaps
12 25 (8.47%) Decision-Making
13 21 (7.12%) Data Modelling
13 21 (7.12%) User Acceptance Testing
14 20 (6.78%) Data Governance
15 19 (6.44%) Project Management
15 19 (6.44%) Risk Management
16 18 (6.10%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 42 (14.24%) Python
2 38 (12.88%) Java
3 27 (9.15%) SQL
4 14 (4.75%) TypeScript
5 9 (3.05%) Kotlin
6 8 (2.71%) C#
6 8 (2.71%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.69%) C++
7 5 (1.69%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.02%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.02%) Bash
8 3 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.68%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.68%) R
10 1 (0.34%) C
10 1 (0.34%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.34%) REXX
10 1 (0.34%) Scala
10 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.34%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 20 (6.78%) Security Cleared
2 17 (5.76%) SC Cleared
3 13 (4.41%) Degree
4 5 (1.69%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.36%) AWS Certification
5 4 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.36%) CISSP
6 3 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.02%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.02%) PMP
7 2 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (0.68%) CCNP
7 2 (0.68%) CISA
7 2 (0.68%) CISM
7 2 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.68%) CRISC
7 2 (0.68%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.34%) FFIEC
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 1 (0.34%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.14%) QA
2 22 (7.46%) GDPR
3 9 (3.05%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.05%) PMO
4 7 (2.37%) SLA
5 6 (2.03%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.69%) NIST
7 4 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (1.02%) PERC
9 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.68%) GRC
9 2 (0.68%) NCSC
10 1 (0.34%) COBIT
10 1 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.34%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.34%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 9 (3.05%) Docker
2 7 (2.37%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.34%) NFS
4 1 (0.34%) Varnish
4 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (4.41%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.37%) Ansible
2 7 (2.37%) Terraform
3 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.68%) Grafana
4 2 (0.68%) Packer
4 2 (0.68%) QRadar
5 1 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.34%) CA Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.34%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.34%) Kibana
5 1 (0.34%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.34%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 29 (9.83%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.08%) Cisco
3 11 (3.73%) Oracle
4 8 (2.71%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.03%) Databricks
5 6 (2.03%) Palo Alto
5 6 (2.03%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.69%) Google
6 5 (1.69%) Murex
6 5 (1.69%) Workday
7 4 (1.36%) F5
8 3 (1.02%) Adobe
8 3 (1.02%) CheckPoint
8 3 (1.02%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.68%) Avaloq
9 2 (0.68%) Avaya
9 2 (0.68%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.68%) Genesys
9 2 (0.68%) Infoblox
9 2 (0.68%) SolarWinds