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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 93 99
Rank change year-on-year +23 +6 +17
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 546 397 450
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.78% 2.66% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.14% 2.96% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 230 272
10th Percentile £338 £270 £241
25th Percentile £415 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £613 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - £16.36 £24.40
25th Percentile £20.82 £18.01 £25.00
Median hourly rate £22.27 £21.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.56% -46.25% -23.81%
75th Percentile £23.71 £33.17 £43.51
90th Percentile - £39.71 £44.12
England median hourly rate £20.71 £24.50 £23.62
% change year-on-year -15.47% +3.73% -66.26%

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 13,199 13,432 16,602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.29% 90.15% 89.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,690 8,615 11,895
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £681
90th Percentile £758 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 164 245
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.03 £17.85
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £20.02
Median hourly rate £31.50 £36.65 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.05% +12.77% -15.72%
75th Percentile £53.75 £55.38 £58.75
90th Percentile £67.70 £80.75 £74.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +23.09%

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 26 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 26 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 +8 35 £545 +11.79% 47
South London -16 7 £538 -10.42% 13
West London -19 5 £300 -29.41% 6
East London +2 1 £638 +19.16% 2
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 (3.30%) Confluence
2 11 (2.01%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.83%) CMS
4 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.55%) Apache
6 3 (0.55%) CICS
7 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.37%) Drupal
7 2 (0.37%) SAS
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.18%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.18%) Luigi
8 1 (0.18%) nginx
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 24 (4.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.18%) Final Cut Pro
7 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) SPSS
7 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.10%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.55%) VisionPLUS
4 2 (0.37%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.37%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle FAH
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (0.37%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.18%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.18%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 118 (21.61%) Azure
2 73 (13.37%) AWS
3 48 (8.79%) Power Platform
4 34 (6.23%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (5.68%) GCP
5 31 (5.68%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (5.13%) Serverless
7 27 (4.95%) SaaS
8 21 (3.85%) Power Automate
8 21 (3.85%) Snowflake
9 20 (3.66%) Entra ID
10 16 (2.93%) PowerApps
11 15 (2.75%) AWS Lambda
12 14 (2.56%) Amazon S3
12 14 (2.56%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.56%) Azure Monitor
13 13 (2.38%) Azure Functions
13 13 (2.38%) GitHub
14 12 (2.20%) Azure AKS
15 9 (1.65%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.93%) Firewall
2 15 (2.75%) Network Security
3 9 (1.65%) Cisco IPT
4 7 (1.28%) VPN
5 5 (0.92%) MPLS
5 5 (0.92%) WAN
5 5 (0.92%) Wireshark
6 4 (0.73%) DNS
6 4 (0.73%) HTTP
6 4 (0.73%) LAN
6 4 (0.73%) NetScaler
7 3 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.55%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 3 (0.55%) Internet
7 3 (0.55%) SAN
7 3 (0.55%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.37%) 5G
8 2 (0.37%) DKIM
8 2 (0.37%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (6.23%) Power BI
2 16 (2.93%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (2.01%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.01%) Tableau
5 8 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (1.47%) Metadata
5 8 (1.47%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.28%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.92%) Big Data
8 5 (0.92%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.73%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.55%) MySQL
10 3 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.55%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 46 (8.42%) JIRA
2 17 (3.11%) Git
3 8 (1.47%) SpecFlow
4 7 (1.28%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.92%) GitLab
6 3 (0.55%) ChangeMan
6 3 (0.55%) JUnit
7 2 (0.37%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.37%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.37%) Gradle
7 2 (0.37%) Maven
7 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) AppVeyor
8 1 (0.18%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.18%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.18%) Mockito
8 1 (0.18%) MSTest
8 1 (0.18%) Storybook
8 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 160 (29.30%) Social Skills
2 135 (24.73%) Finance
3 67 (12.27%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (10.44%) Banking
5 44 (8.06%) Public Sector
6 43 (7.88%) Legal
7 20 (3.66%) Marketing
8 17 (3.11%) Front Office
9 12 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.83%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.65%) Investment Banking
12 8 (1.47%) Financial Institution
13 7 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.10%) Electronics
14 6 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (1.10%) Law
14 6 (1.10%) Publishing
14 6 (1.10%) Retail
Job Titles
1 87 (15.93%) Developer
2 71 (13.00%) Analyst
3 54 (9.89%) Architect
4 44 (8.06%) Lead
5 33 (6.04%) Senior
6 32 (5.86%) Business Analyst
6 32 (5.86%) Consultant
7 25 (4.58%) Project Manager
8 17 (3.11%) Data Analyst
8 17 (3.11%) Security Engineer
9 13 (2.38%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (2.20%) Technical Architect
11 11 (2.01%) ServiceNow Developer
11 11 (2.01%) Software Engineer
12 10 (1.83%) Administrator
12 10 (1.83%) Azure Architect
12 10 (1.83%) Tester
13 9 (1.65%) Network Engineer
13 9 (1.65%) Software Developer
13 9 (1.65%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.76%) REST
2 16 (2.93%) .NET
3 15 (2.75%) SOAP
4 12 (2.20%) React
5 11 (2.01%) HTML
5 11 (2.01%) RESTful
6 9 (1.65%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.65%) Middleware
6 9 (1.65%) Spring
7 8 (1.47%) AngularJS
7 8 (1.47%) Node.js
8 7 (1.28%) FIX Protocol
8 7 (1.28%) Kafka
8 7 (1.28%) OAuth
8 7 (1.28%) Playwright
9 6 (1.10%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.92%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.92%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.92%) JSON
10 5 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 307 (56.23%) Data Protection Act
2 27 (4.95%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.30%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.11%) CMDB
5 15 (2.75%) Distributed Systems
6 14 (2.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 14 (2.56%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.56%) Virtual Team
7 11 (2.01%) Derivative
8 9 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (1.65%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.65%) NHS
9 8 (1.47%) Equities
10 7 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.28%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.28%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.28%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.10%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.10%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.10%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.40%) Linux
2 23 (4.21%) Windows
3 11 (2.01%) Unix
4 5 (0.92%) Android
4 5 (0.92%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.92%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.73%) zOS
6 3 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.55%) VMS
6 3 (0.55%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.37%) CentOS
7 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.18%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (21.25%) Agile
2 105 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 76 (13.92%) DevOps
5 70 (12.82%) CI/CD
6 65 (11.90%) Analytics
7 61 (11.17%) AI
8 60 (10.99%) Migration
9 55 (10.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 47 (8.61%) Roadmaps
11 43 (7.88%) Cybersecurity
12 42 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
12 42 (7.69%) Risk Management
13 41 (7.51%) Project Management
14 38 (6.96%) Data Governance
14 38 (6.96%) Scrum
15 37 (6.78%) Continuous Improvement
16 34 (6.23%) Decision-Making
16 34 (6.23%) Incident Response
17 33 (6.04%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 110 (20.15%) Python
2 94 (17.22%) SQL
3 39 (7.14%) JavaScript
4 35 (6.41%) C#
5 26 (4.76%) Java
6 24 (4.40%) PowerShell
7 16 (2.93%) Bash
7 16 (2.93%) TypeScript
8 14 (2.56%) C++
9 6 (1.10%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.92%) Bicep
10 5 (0.92%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.92%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.73%) COBOL
12 3 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.55%) Go
12 3 (0.55%) PHP
12 3 (0.55%) PromQL
12 3 (0.55%) R
12 3 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 59 (10.81%) Security Cleared
2 49 (8.97%) SC Cleared
3 38 (6.96%) Degree
4 17 (3.11%) CISSP
5 14 (2.56%) CISM
5 14 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.01%) Master's Degree
7 10 (1.83%) PMI Certification
7 10 (1.83%) PMP
8 6 (1.10%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.10%) CISA
9 5 (0.92%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.73%) CCSP
10 4 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (0.73%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (14.29%) GDPR
2 35 (6.41%) NIST
3 30 (5.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.48%) QA
5 18 (3.30%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.83%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.47%) GRC
8 7 (1.28%) COBIT
8 7 (1.28%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (1.10%) PERC
9 6 (1.10%) PMO
10 5 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.55%) NCSC
11 3 (0.55%) SLA
12 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.37%) HL7
12 2 (0.37%) Solvency II
System Software
1 19 (3.48%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.11%) Docker
3 8 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.18%) Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) HDFS
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (4.40%) Terraform
2 21 (3.85%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.38%) Ansible
4 12 (2.20%) SCCM
5 10 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (1.47%) Grafana
7 5 (0.92%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.55%) CA Endevor
8 3 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.55%) Kibana
8 3 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.37%) ITRS Geneos
9 2 (0.37%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.37%) Puppet
10 1 (0.18%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.18%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 83 (15.20%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.21%) ServiceNow
3 21 (3.85%) Google
4 19 (3.48%) Salesforce
5 17 (3.11%) SAP
6 16 (2.93%) Databricks
6 16 (2.93%) Oracle
7 12 (2.20%) Cisco
8 10 (1.83%) Citrix
9 8 (1.47%) F5
9 8 (1.47%) VMware
10 7 (1.28%) Adobe
10 7 (1.28%) IBM
10 7 (1.28%) Workday
11 6 (1.10%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.10%) Juniper
11 6 (1.10%) Solace
11 6 (1.10%) Splunk
12 5 (0.92%) Fortinet
12 5 (0.92%) Foundry