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 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 232 | 139 | 144 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +5 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 253 | 277 | 300 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 1.23% | 2.07% | 1.88% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.20% | 5.31% | 5.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 106 | 129 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £288 | £211 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.50% | - | -9.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £618 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £738 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £458 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.64% | -8.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £22.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.00 | - | £26.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | - | £48.30 |
| 75th Percentile | £29.40 | - | £71.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.92 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £15.06 | £15.25 | £24.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.25% | -38.18% | -41.53% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 7,913 | 5,219 | 5,431 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 38.62% | 38.94% | 33.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,044 | 3,348 | 3,489 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £442 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £850 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £546 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | -0.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 221 | 124 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.70 | £17.20 | £17.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.52 | £22.88 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.82 | £26.40 | £34.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.68% | -22.64% | +14.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £47.00 | £57.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.75 | £76.88 | £78.95 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.60 | £29.27 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.79% | -45.80% | +17.31% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in London
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 17 October 2026.
Data Protection Act Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection Act.
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 17 October 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 | -23 | 7 | £513 | -14.58% | 9 |
| South London | -11 | 4 | £350 | -41.67% | |
| West London | -22 | 3 | £300 | -5.51% | |
| Data Protection Act England |
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Data Protection Act Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distributed Systems | 5.1% | 13 |
| 2 | Cloud Native | 4.3% | 11 |
| 2 | Derivative | 4.3% | 11 |
| 2 | Product Ownership | 4.3% | 11 |
| 5 | Foreign Exchange (FX) | 3.6% | 9 |
| 5 | Onboarding | 3.6% | 9 |
| 5 | Virtual Team | 3.6% | 9 |
| 8 | Fixed Income | 3.2% | 8 |
| 8 | Mainframe | 3.2% | 8 |
| 10 | Data Centre | 2.4% | 6 |
| 10 | Management Information System | 2.4% | 6 |
| 10 | Reference Data | 2.4% | 6 |
| 13 | Mobile App | 2.0% | 5 |
| 14 | Legacy Systems | 1.6% | 4 |
| 14 | Security Posture | 1.6% | 4 |
| 16 | AI Agents | 1.2% | 3 |
| 16 | Analytical Mindset | 1.2% | 3 |
| 16 | Credit Risk | 1.2% | 3 |
| 16 | Data Structures | 1.2% | 3 |
| 16 | Distributed Computing | 1.2% | 3 |