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 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 145 146
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +50
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act 255 299 397
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.90% 1.85% 1.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.98% 5.50% 5.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 152 243
10th Percentile £282 £206 £313
25th Percentile £389 £353 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -13.04% -
75th Percentile £606 £613 £713
90th Percentile £675 £736 £820
England median daily rate £450 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £35.40 -
25th Percentile - £46.73 £51.25
Median hourly rate - £68.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year - +30.95% -27.08%
75th Percentile - £71.88 £53.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £15.25 £27.84 £33.65
% change year-on-year -45.22% -17.27% +54.72%

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 5,123 5,440 7,717
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 38.14% 33.69% 35.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,316 3,605 5,587
10th Percentile £334 £325 £350
25th Percentile £438 £450 £479
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.26% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £700 £738 £725
90th Percentile £825 £850 £825
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 68 84
10th Percentile £16.30 £17.25 £17.27
25th Percentile £23.71 £23.35 £19.99
Median hourly rate £27.50 £31.31 £29.75
Median % change year-on-year -12.17% +5.24% -2.46%
75th Percentile £46.55 £54.06 £53.38
90th Percentile £70.88 £71.44 £74.60
England median hourly rate £33.05 £57.35 £45.88
% change year-on-year -42.37% +25.00% +76.46%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act 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 17 September 2025.

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
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 September 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
South London -4 5 - -
West London -3 4 £318 -
Central London -4 3 £600 +20.00% 2
Data Protection Act
England

Data Protection Act
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 7 (2.75%) Confluence
2 4 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.18%) Apache Spark
3 3 (1.18%) CICS
3 3 (1.18%) CMS
4 2 (0.78%) Apache
4 2 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.78%) nginx
4 2 (0.78%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.78%) SAS
5 1 (0.39%) Luigi
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 9 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.18%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.78%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.39%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.39%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.39%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (0.39%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.39%) Sketch
5 1 (0.39%) SPSS
5 1 (0.39%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.18%) VisionPLUS
2 2 (0.78%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (0.78%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.39%) BASE24
3 1 (0.39%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.39%) Endur
3 1 (0.39%) Markit EDM
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle FAH
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Internet Expenses
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (0.39%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 47 (18.43%) AWS
2 23 (9.02%) Azure
3 16 (6.27%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.10%) AWS Lambda
4 13 (5.10%) Serverless
5 12 (4.71%) Amazon S3
6 10 (3.92%) GitHub
7 9 (3.53%) GCP
8 6 (2.35%) SaaS
9 5 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (1.57%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.57%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (1.18%) AWS Step Functions
11 3 (1.18%) Azure Machine Learning
11 3 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.18%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.78%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 2 (0.78%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.71%) Firewall
2 9 (3.53%) DNS
3 6 (2.35%) DHCP
4 5 (1.96%) Network Security
5 4 (1.57%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (1.57%) VLAN
6 3 (1.18%) HTTP
6 3 (1.18%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.78%) 4G
7 2 (0.78%) BGP
7 2 (0.78%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.78%) HTTPS
7 2 (0.78%) LTE
7 2 (0.78%) OSPF
7 2 (0.78%) SNMP
7 2 (0.78%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.78%) VPN
7 2 (0.78%) WAN
7 2 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.78%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.71%) Power BI
2 8 (3.14%) Tableau
3 7 (2.75%) DynamoDB
3 7 (2.75%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.57%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.18%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.18%) Big Data
6 3 (1.18%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.18%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.18%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.78%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.78%) Metadata
7 2 (0.78%) Redis
7 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.78%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (6.67%) JIRA
2 5 (1.96%) Git
2 5 (1.96%) GitLab
3 3 (1.18%) ChangeMan
4 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.39%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.39%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.39%) ERwin
5 1 (0.39%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.39%) JUnit
5 1 (0.39%) MSTest
5 1 (0.39%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.39%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 80 (31.37%) Social Skills
2 53 (20.78%) Finance
3 35 (13.73%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (9.02%) Banking
5 13 (5.10%) Front Office
6 8 (3.14%) Back Office
6 8 (3.14%) Legal
6 8 (3.14%) Marketing
7 6 (2.35%) Financial Institution
7 6 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.57%) Advertising
8 4 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.57%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.78%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.78%) Retail
9 2 (0.78%) Spanish Language
9 2 (0.78%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.39%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 36 (14.12%) Analyst
1 36 (14.12%) Developer
2 21 (8.24%) Senior
3 18 (7.06%) Business Analyst
4 14 (5.49%) Lead
5 12 (4.71%) Project Manager
6 11 (4.31%) Architect
7 10 (3.92%) AWS Engineer
7 10 (3.92%) Consultant
7 10 (3.92%) Python Engineer
7 10 (3.92%) Site Engineer
7 10 (3.92%) Site Reliability Engineer
8 8 (3.14%) Data Analyst
9 7 (2.75%) Junior
9 7 (2.75%) Network Engineer
9 7 (2.75%) Python Developer
9 7 (2.75%) Software Engineer
10 6 (2.35%) Applications Support
11 5 (1.96%) Cloud Engineer
11 5 (1.96%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.14%) RESTful
2 7 (2.75%) FIX Protocol
3 6 (2.35%) React
3 6 (2.35%) REST
4 5 (1.96%) AWS CDK
4 5 (1.96%) GraphQL
4 5 (1.96%) Middleware
4 5 (1.96%) Pandas
4 5 (1.96%) PySpark
4 5 (1.96%) scikit-learn
5 4 (1.57%) OAuth
6 3 (1.18%) .NET
6 3 (1.18%) LangChain
6 3 (1.18%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.18%) Semantic Kernel
6 3 (1.18%) XML
7 2 (0.78%) Kafka
7 2 (0.78%) Protocol Buffers
7 2 (0.78%) Streamlit
7 2 (0.78%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.92%) Derivative
2 9 (3.53%) Onboarding
3 8 (3.14%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.96%) Mainframe
6 5 (1.96%) Virtual Reality
6 5 (1.96%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.57%) Video\Live Streaming
8 3 (1.18%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.18%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.18%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.18%) Digital Media
8 3 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.18%) Fixed Income
8 3 (1.18%) Market Risk
8 3 (1.18%) Oculus
8 3 (1.18%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.18%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 18 (7.06%) Linux
2 15 (5.88%) Windows
3 9 (3.53%) Unix
4 3 (1.18%) Android
4 3 (1.18%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.18%) zOS
5 2 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.39%) CentOS
6 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.39%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.39%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 44 (17.25%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (14.51%) CI/CD
4 35 (13.73%) Agile
5 33 (12.94%) Artificial Intelligence
6 29 (11.37%) DevOps
7 28 (10.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 20 (7.84%) Infrastructure as Code
8 20 (7.84%) Project Management
9 19 (7.45%) Computer Science
9 19 (7.45%) Machine Learning
10 18 (7.06%) Generative AI
10 18 (7.06%) Migration
10 18 (7.06%) Software Engineering
11 17 (6.67%) Analytics
11 17 (6.67%) Risk Management
12 15 (5.88%) Business Analysis
12 15 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (5.88%) Data Governance
12 15 (5.88%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 81 (31.76%) Python
2 52 (20.39%) SQL
3 16 (6.27%) PowerShell
4 14 (5.49%) Bash
5 13 (5.10%) JavaScript
6 12 (4.71%) C#
7 10 (3.92%) Go
7 10 (3.92%) Java
8 8 (3.14%) C++
8 8 (3.14%) PromQL
9 6 (2.35%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.96%) COBOL
10 5 (1.96%) Shell Script
11 4 (1.57%) Kotlin
12 3 (1.18%) PHP
12 3 (1.18%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.18%) VBA
13 2 (0.78%) Perl
13 2 (0.78%) Ruby
13 2 (0.78%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 33 (12.94%) Degree
2 10 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (3.14%) AWS Certification
4 7 (2.75%) Master's Degree
5 6 (2.35%) CCNP
5 6 (2.35%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (1.57%) CISSP
7 4 (1.57%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.57%) Security Cleared
8 3 (1.18%) CCIE
9 2 (0.78%) CCNA
9 2 (0.78%) CISA
9 2 (0.78%) CISM
9 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.78%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.78%) PMP
10 1 (0.39%) CWNA
10 1 (0.39%) ISEB
10 1 (0.39%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.71%) GDPR
2 9 (3.53%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.75%) QA
4 5 (1.96%) NIST
5 4 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.57%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.57%) PMO
6 3 (1.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.78%) GRC
7 2 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.39%) COBIT
8 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.39%) EMIR
8 1 (0.39%) ISO 8583
8 1 (0.39%) PERC
8 1 (0.39%) SLA
8 1 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.39%) Solvency II
System Software
1 6 (2.35%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.57%) Docker
2 4 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.39%) HDFS
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (4.71%) Grafana
2 11 (4.31%) Kubernetes
2 11 (4.31%) Prometheus
3 7 (2.75%) Terraform
4 4 (1.57%) SCCM
5 3 (1.18%) Ansible
5 3 (1.18%) CA Endevor
5 3 (1.18%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.18%) ITRS Geneos
6 2 (0.78%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.39%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.39%) Kibana
7 1 (0.39%) Nessus
7 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 15 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.71%) Cisco
3 10 (3.92%) Splunk
4 9 (3.53%) Databricks
4 9 (3.53%) Google
5 8 (3.14%) Oracle
6 7 (2.75%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.75%) ServiceNow
7 6 (2.35%) Juniper
8 5 (1.96%) Solace
9 4 (1.57%) F5
9 4 (1.57%) VMware
10 3 (1.18%) Bloomberg
10 3 (1.18%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.18%) Foundry
10 3 (1.18%) HP
10 3 (1.18%) IBM
10 3 (1.18%) Qualys
10 3 (1.18%) SAP
10 3 (1.18%) SolarWinds