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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 182 150
Rank change year-on-year +35 -32 +17
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act 315 171 287
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.75% 1.38% 1.64%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.94% 3.84% 4.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 72 148
10th Percentile £212 £259 £209
25th Percentile £319 £356 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -14.29% -9.68%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £663
90th Percentile £703 £671 £750
England median daily rate £448 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.79% -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 11
10th Percentile £23.06 - -
25th Percentile £28.77 £28.21 £11.95
Median hourly rate £32.87 £30.81 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +6.71% +10.65% -55.46%
75th Percentile £34.67 £33.40 £62.50
90th Percentile £37.12 - £71.88
England median hourly rate £27.75 £26.07 £27.50
% change year-on-year +6.44% -5.20% -26.67%

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 6,377 4,448 5,856
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 35.33% 36.00% 33.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,081 3,004 4,146
10th Percentile £350 £333 £313
25th Percentile £450 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £738 £725
90th Percentile £800 £838 £850
England median daily rate £515 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -4.19% -2.27% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 83 149
10th Percentile £19.03 £15.84 £15.49
25th Percentile £23.08 £23.04 £18.79
Median hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% +32.69% -25.71%
75th Percentile £61.31 £49.25 £50.25
90th Percentile £88.75 £63.75 £69.25
England median hourly rate £45.00 £33.91 £34.11
% change year-on-year +32.70% -0.57% +51.68%

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 21 May 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 21 May 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 21 May 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
South London -13 5 £525 -
West London -29 2 £200 -41.18%
Central London -12 1 £613 - 1
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 7 (2.22%) Confluence
2 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.59%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 4 (1.27%) SAS
4 3 (0.95%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.63%) Apache
5 2 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.63%) CMS
5 2 (0.63%) Drupal
5 2 (0.63%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.63%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.32%) Camunda
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.32%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.63%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (3.81%) Aladdin
2 3 (0.95%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.63%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.32%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.32%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.32%) Endur
4 1 (0.32%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.32%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.32%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.32%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 36 (11.43%) Azure
2 31 (9.84%) AWS
3 17 (5.40%) Snowflake
4 14 (4.44%) GCP
5 11 (3.49%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (3.17%) SaaS
7 8 (2.54%) GitHub
8 7 (2.22%) Figma
9 5 (1.59%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.59%) Serverless
10 4 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.27%) PaaS
11 3 (0.95%) Adobe Analytics
11 3 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.95%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.95%) Collibra
11 3 (0.95%) OCI
11 3 (0.95%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.44%) MPLS
2 12 (3.81%) Firewall
3 7 (2.22%) Network Security
4 5 (1.59%) Ethernet
4 5 (1.59%) LAN
4 5 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.27%) SDH
5 4 (1.27%) VLAN
5 4 (1.27%) WAN
6 3 (0.95%) BGP
6 3 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.95%) VoIP
7 2 (0.63%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.63%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.63%) SNMP
7 2 (0.63%) VPN
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.32%) DNS
8 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.32%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.17%) Power BI
2 9 (2.86%) Metadata
3 8 (2.54%) Relational Database
4 7 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.90%) Tableau
6 4 (1.27%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.27%) Pinecone
6 4 (1.27%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.27%) Weaviate
7 3 (0.95%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.95%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.95%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.63%) Big Data
8 2 (0.63%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.63%) KDB
8 2 (0.63%) MySQL
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (6.98%) JIRA
2 11 (3.49%) SpecFlow
3 8 (2.54%) Git
4 3 (0.95%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.95%) Gradle
4 3 (0.95%) Katalon Studio
4 3 (0.95%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.63%) IntelliJ
5 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.63%) JUnit
5 2 (0.63%) Maven
5 2 (0.63%) Postman
5 2 (0.63%) Storybook
6 1 (0.32%) CMake
6 1 (0.32%) ERwin
6 1 (0.32%) Mockito
6 1 (0.32%) NUnit
6 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.32%) TestNG
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 86 (27.30%) Social Skills
2 82 (26.03%) Finance
3 48 (15.24%) Banking
4 30 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (8.57%) Front Office
6 16 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (4.76%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.49%) Marketing
9 10 (3.17%) Public Sector
10 9 (2.86%) Investment Banking
11 7 (2.22%) Private Banking
12 6 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.59%) Legal
13 5 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.27%) Billing
15 3 (0.95%) Back Office
15 3 (0.95%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.95%) Publishing
15 3 (0.95%) Retail
Job Titles
1 40 (12.70%) Analyst
1 40 (12.70%) Developer
2 36 (11.43%) Architect
3 31 (9.84%) Senior
4 27 (8.57%) Business Analyst
5 17 (5.40%) Lead
6 16 (5.08%) Consultant
6 16 (5.08%) Solutions Architect
7 15 (4.76%) Network Engineer
7 15 (4.76%) Project Manager
8 13 (4.13%) Java Developer
9 12 (3.81%) Tester
10 11 (3.49%) Automation Tester
10 11 (3.49%) Product Manager
11 7 (2.22%) Java Engineer
11 7 (2.22%) Python Developer
12 6 (1.90%) Senior Analyst
12 6 (1.90%) Senior Manager
13 5 (1.59%) Data Analyst
13 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.44%) React
2 13 (4.13%) REST
3 11 (3.49%) Playwright
4 9 (2.86%) Spring
5 8 (2.54%) .NET
6 6 (1.90%) GraphQL
6 6 (1.90%) Kafka
6 6 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
6 6 (1.90%) RESTful
6 6 (1.90%) Spring Boot
7 5 (1.59%) FIX Protocol
7 5 (1.59%) JSON
7 5 (1.59%) Middleware
7 5 (1.59%) OAuth
7 5 (1.59%) Vue
8 4 (1.27%) HTML
8 4 (1.27%) XML
9 3 (0.95%) ADO
9 3 (0.95%) OpenID
9 3 (0.95%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 15 (4.76%) Derivative
2 15 (4.76%) Product Ownership
3 14 (4.44%) Cloud Native
4 13 (4.13%) Virtual Team
5 11 (3.49%) Onboarding
6 10 (3.17%) Equities
6 10 (3.17%) Mobile App
7 9 (2.86%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (1.90%) Algorithms
8 6 (1.90%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.90%) Equity Derivative
8 6 (1.90%) Fixed Income
9 5 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.27%) BYOD
10 4 (1.27%) Credit Risk
10 4 (1.27%) Freedom of Information
10 4 (1.27%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.95%) Hedge funds
11 3 (0.95%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.49%) Windows
2 9 (2.86%) Android
3 7 (2.22%) Linux
4 5 (1.59%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.59%) Unix
5 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.32%) Rocky
6 1 (0.32%) Solaris
6 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 73 (23.17%) Agile
3 61 (19.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 57 (18.10%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (13.65%) AI
6 38 (12.06%) Analytics
6 38 (12.06%) Migration
7 32 (10.16%) Roadmaps
8 31 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (9.21%) Test Automation
10 28 (8.89%) DevOps
11 27 (8.57%) CI/CD
12 26 (8.25%) Project Management
13 24 (7.62%) Decision-Making
14 22 (6.98%) User Acceptance Testing
15 20 (6.35%) Validation
16 19 (6.03%) Data Modelling
16 19 (6.03%) Project Delivery
17 18 (5.71%) Risk Management
17 18 (5.71%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 58 (18.41%) Python
2 43 (13.65%) Java
3 42 (13.33%) SQL
4 23 (7.30%) C#
5 18 (5.71%) TypeScript
6 16 (5.08%) JavaScript
7 10 (3.17%) C++
8 7 (2.22%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.59%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.59%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.95%) Bash
10 3 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.63%) ActionScript
11 2 (0.63%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.63%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.63%) R
11 2 (0.63%) Scala
12 1 (0.32%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 31 (9.84%) Security Cleared
2 28 (8.89%) SC Cleared
3 24 (7.62%) Degree
4 6 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.59%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.59%) PMP
6 4 (1.27%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.27%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.27%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.63%) CCNP
8 2 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.32%) ISEB
9 1 (0.32%) MCSA
9 1 (0.32%) MCSE
9 1 (0.32%) OCP
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.35%) QA
2 13 (4.13%) GDPR
3 9 (2.86%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.54%) PMO
4 8 (2.54%) SLA
5 5 (1.59%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.27%) NIST
7 3 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.95%) IFRS
7 3 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.63%) Basel III
8 2 (0.63%) GAAP
8 2 (0.63%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.63%) IFRS 9
8 2 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.32%) GRC
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.32%) NCSC
9 1 (0.32%) PSD2
9 1 (0.32%) TARGET2
System Software
1 10 (3.17%) Docker
2 6 (1.90%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (4.44%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.54%) Terraform
3 7 (2.22%) Ansible
4 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.63%) Control-M
5 2 (0.63%) Grafana
5 2 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.63%) Packer
5 2 (0.63%) QRadar
6 1 (0.32%) Kibana
6 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.32%) SCCM
6 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (8.57%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.40%) Oracle
3 12 (3.81%) Cisco
3 12 (3.81%) Databricks
4 9 (2.86%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.54%) Workday
6 7 (2.22%) ADVA
6 7 (2.22%) Nokia
7 5 (1.59%) Adobe
7 5 (1.59%) Citrix
7 5 (1.59%) Murex
7 5 (1.59%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.27%) CheckPoint
8 4 (1.27%) Google
8 4 (1.27%) Informatica
8 4 (1.27%) SAP
9 3 (0.95%) Aruba
9 3 (0.95%) F5
9 3 (0.95%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.63%) Ciena