Data Protection Contract Job Trends in London

Data Protection
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Data Protection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 91 92
Rank change year-on-year +18 +1 +25
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 534 416 479
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.74% 2.72% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.09% 3.03% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 239 286
10th Percentile £325 £266 £250
25th Percentile £413 £369 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £650
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 4
10th Percentile - £16.36 £28.75
25th Percentile - £18.01 £35.88
Median hourly rate - £21.50 £41.62
Median % change year-on-year - -48.34% +14.80%
75th Percentile - £33.17 £43.76
90th Percentile - £39.71 £44.23
England median hourly rate £20.71 £24.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -15.47% +16.67% -70.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Data Protection 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 13,051 13,742 17,096
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.50% 89.96% 89.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,604 8,839 12,265
10th Percentile £341 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £565
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -2.65% -4.24%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £764 £800 £792
England median daily rate £506 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.62% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 238 165 233
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.70 £18.51
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £36.80 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.84% +8.24% -13.38%
75th Percentile £47.94 £53.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.80 £80.75 £74.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.25
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.90% +18.63%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Protection job vacancy trend in London

Data Protection
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in London over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in London

Data Protection
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Data Protection
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 within the London region over the 6 months to 14 December 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 +1 34 £563 +12.50% 13
South London -17 7 £600 - 12
West London -14 5 £300 -29.41% 2
East London +4 1 £638 +19.16% 6
North London - 1 £700 -
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
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 18 (3.37%) Confluence
2 12 (2.25%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.69%) CMS
4 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.56%) Apache
6 3 (0.56%) CICS
7 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.37%) SAS
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.19%) Drupal
8 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.19%) Luigi
8 1 (0.19%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 24 (4.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.50%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) Final Cut Pro
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.19%) Sketch
7 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) SPSS
7 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.94%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.56%) VisionPLUS
4 2 (0.37%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.37%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.37%) ResourceLink
4 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.19%) Endur
5 1 (0.19%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle FAH
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 123 (23.03%) Azure
2 83 (15.54%) AWS
3 48 (8.99%) Power Platform
4 37 (6.93%) GCP
5 35 (6.55%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (5.24%) Serverless
8 27 (5.06%) SaaS
9 20 (3.75%) Power Automate
10 19 (3.56%) Entra ID
10 19 (3.56%) Snowflake
11 17 (3.18%) GitHub
12 16 (3.00%) PowerApps
13 15 (2.81%) AWS Lambda
13 15 (2.81%) Azure Monitor
14 14 (2.62%) Amazon S3
14 14 (2.62%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (2.43%) Azure Functions
16 12 (2.25%) Azure AKS
17 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.56%) Firewall
2 15 (2.81%) Network Security
3 9 (1.69%) Cisco IPT
4 7 (1.31%) DNS
5 6 (1.12%) VPN
6 5 (0.94%) MPLS
6 5 (0.94%) WAN
7 4 (0.75%) DHCP
7 4 (0.75%) HTTP
7 4 (0.75%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.56%) 5G
8 3 (0.56%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.56%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 3 (0.56%) Internet
8 3 (0.56%) LAN
8 3 (0.56%) NetScaler
8 3 (0.56%) SAN
9 2 (0.37%) DKIM
9 2 (0.37%) DMARC
9 2 (0.37%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.18%) Power BI
2 18 (3.37%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (2.25%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.87%) Tableau
6 8 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.50%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.31%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.31%) Metadata
7 7 (1.31%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.94%) Big Data
9 5 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.75%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.56%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.56%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 47 (8.80%) JIRA
2 17 (3.18%) Git
3 8 (1.50%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.31%) SpecFlow
5 5 (0.94%) GitLab
6 4 (0.75%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.56%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.56%) ChangeMan
7 3 (0.56%) JUnit
7 3 (0.56%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.37%) CircleCI
8 2 (0.37%) DBeaver
8 2 (0.37%) Gradle
8 2 (0.37%) Maven
8 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.19%) AppVeyor
9 1 (0.19%) MLflow
9 1 (0.19%) Storybook
9 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 160 (29.96%) Social Skills
2 125 (23.41%) Finance
3 65 (12.17%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (9.36%) Banking
5 45 (8.43%) Public Sector
6 41 (7.68%) Legal
7 19 (3.56%) Front Office
7 19 (3.56%) Marketing
8 12 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.69%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.50%) Financial Institution
11 7 (1.31%) Investment Banking
11 7 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.12%) Back Office
12 6 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.12%) Publishing
12 6 (1.12%) Retail
13 5 (0.94%) Law
Job Titles
1 82 (15.36%) Developer
2 69 (12.92%) Analyst
3 51 (9.55%) Architect
4 41 (7.68%) Lead
5 34 (6.37%) Business Analyst
6 30 (5.62%) Senior
7 28 (5.24%) Consultant
8 22 (4.12%) Project Manager
9 21 (3.93%) Security Engineer
10 18 (3.37%) Data Analyst
11 13 (2.43%) Solutions Architect
12 12 (2.25%) Technical Architect
13 11 (2.06%) Azure Architect
13 11 (2.06%) Python Developer
13 11 (2.06%) ServiceNow Developer
13 11 (2.06%) Software Engineer
14 10 (1.87%) Administrator
14 10 (1.87%) Network Engineer
14 10 (1.87%) Python Engineer
14 10 (1.87%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.87%) REST
2 16 (3.00%) .NET
3 15 (2.81%) SOAP
4 14 (2.62%) React
5 12 (2.25%) RESTful
6 11 (2.06%) HTML
7 10 (1.87%) .NET Core
8 9 (1.69%) Middleware
8 9 (1.69%) Spring
9 8 (1.50%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.50%) Node.js
9 8 (1.50%) OAuth
10 7 (1.31%) Kafka
11 6 (1.12%) FIX Protocol
11 6 (1.12%) Playwright
11 6 (1.12%) Spring Boot
12 5 (0.94%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.94%) ASP.NET
12 5 (0.94%) LangChain
13 4 (0.75%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 293 (54.87%) Data Protection Act
2 26 (4.87%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.37%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.00%) CMDB
5 15 (2.81%) Distributed Systems
6 14 (2.62%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.62%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.25%) Derivative
8 10 (1.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.50%) Equities
9 8 (1.50%) NHS
9 8 (1.50%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.31%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.31%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.31%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.12%) Credit Risk
11 6 (1.12%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.12%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.68%) Linux
2 22 (4.12%) Windows
3 10 (1.87%) Unix
4 5 (0.94%) Android
4 5 (0.94%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.56%) VMS
6 3 (0.56%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.56%) zOS
7 2 (0.37%) CentOS
7 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.19%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (20.41%) Agile
2 102 (19.10%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (14.42%) CI/CD
3 77 (14.42%) DevOps
4 71 (13.30%) Stakeholder Management
5 61 (11.42%) Analytics
6 59 (11.05%) Migration
7 57 (10.67%) AI
8 56 (10.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 46 (8.61%) Roadmaps
10 43 (8.05%) Cybersecurity
11 40 (7.49%) Business Intelligence
11 40 (7.49%) Data Governance
12 38 (7.12%) Continuous Improvement
12 38 (7.12%) Infrastructure as Code
12 38 (7.12%) Project Management
13 37 (6.93%) Risk Management
14 34 (6.37%) Scrum
15 33 (6.18%) Decision-Making
15 33 (6.18%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 118 (22.10%) Python
2 94 (17.60%) SQL
3 39 (7.30%) JavaScript
4 30 (5.62%) C#
5 27 (5.06%) PowerShell
6 23 (4.31%) Java
7 22 (4.12%) Bash
8 16 (3.00%) TypeScript
9 11 (2.06%) C++
10 5 (0.94%) Bicep
10 5 (0.94%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.94%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.94%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.75%) COBOL
11 4 (0.75%) Go
11 4 (0.75%) PromQL
12 3 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.56%) PHP
12 3 (0.56%) R
12 3 (0.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 60 (11.24%) Security Cleared
2 50 (9.36%) SC Cleared
3 36 (6.74%) Degree
4 14 (2.62%) CISSP
4 14 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.87%) CISM
6 8 (1.50%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.31%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.12%) CISA
8 6 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.12%) PMP
9 5 (0.94%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.94%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.75%) CCSP
10 4 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (0.75%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (13.67%) GDPR
2 30 (5.62%) NIST
3 24 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.75%) QA
5 18 (3.37%) Data Quality
6 11 (2.06%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.50%) GRC
8 7 (1.31%) PERC
9 6 (1.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 6 (1.12%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.12%) PMO
9 6 (1.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.94%) COBIT
10 5 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.94%) NCSC
11 3 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.37%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.37%) HL7
12 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (4.31%) Docker
2 19 (3.56%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.37%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.37%) vSphere
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) HDFS
6 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 24 (4.49%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.31%) Terraform
3 11 (2.06%) Ansible
3 11 (2.06%) SCCM
4 9 (1.69%) Grafana
4 9 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.12%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.94%) NetBackup
7 3 (0.56%) CA Endevor
7 3 (0.56%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.56%) Kibana
7 3 (0.56%) Nmap
7 3 (0.56%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.37%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.37%) Puppet
9 1 (0.19%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.19%) Nessus
9 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 82 (15.36%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.31%) Google
2 23 (4.31%) ServiceNow
3 19 (3.56%) Salesforce
4 17 (3.18%) Databricks
5 15 (2.81%) Oracle
6 14 (2.62%) SAP
7 12 (2.25%) VMware
8 11 (2.06%) Cisco
9 8 (1.50%) F5
10 7 (1.31%) Adobe
10 7 (1.31%) IBM
10 7 (1.31%) Juniper
10 7 (1.31%) Splunk
11 6 (1.12%) Citrix
11 6 (1.12%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.12%) Workday
12 5 (0.94%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.94%) Solace
12 5 (0.94%) Veritas