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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 80 97
Rank change year-on-year -24 +17 -7
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 598 453 437
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.97% 3.39% 2.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.34% 3.66% 3.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 215 243
10th Percentile £281 £289 £243
25th Percentile £375 £400 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% -16.32%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £731 £720 £738
England median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 5
10th Percentile £14.25 £27.05 £27.14
25th Percentile £16.93 £28.62 £27.84
Median hourly rate £25.00 £31.74 £44.08
Median % change year-on-year -21.24% -27.99% -5.75%
75th Percentile £33.31 £34.36 £71.88
90th Percentile £35.38 £35.63 -
England median hourly rate £17.85 £19.00 £25.84
% change year-on-year -6.05% -26.47% +2.89%

All Process & 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 17,900 12,362 14,455
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.84% 92.61% 89.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,695 8,173 9,697
10th Percentile £359 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 255 180
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.25 £49.13 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.09 £63.75 £72.19
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.71%

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 September 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection in London over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection in London

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 September 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 -5 46 £551 +3.14% 66
West London -17 8 £475 +23.38% 20
South London -14 7 £338 -54.00% 9
East London - 5 £410 - 5
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 17 (2.84%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.51%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.51%) Confluence
4 7 (1.17%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.00%) Apache
5 6 (1.00%) IIS
5 6 (1.00%) SAS
6 3 (0.50%) CMS
6 3 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.33%) CICS
7 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.33%) nginx
7 2 (0.33%) WordPress
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.17%) Drupal
8 1 (0.17%) Luigi
8 1 (0.17%) Moodle
8 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
Applications
1 20 (3.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.67%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.84%) Aladdin
1 5 (0.84%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.67%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.50%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.50%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.33%) Endur
4 2 (0.33%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.17%) Actimize
5 1 (0.17%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.17%) Magento
5 1 (0.17%) Maximo
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Equation
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Midas
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle BRM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-CA
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 135 (22.58%) Azure
2 112 (18.73%) AWS
3 52 (8.70%) GCP
4 36 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (5.52%) SaaS
6 27 (4.52%) Entra ID
6 27 (4.52%) Microsoft Purview
7 23 (3.85%) Power Platform
8 22 (3.68%) GitHub
9 20 (3.34%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.51%) Microsoft Copilot
10 15 (2.51%) Serverless
11 11 (1.84%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (1.84%) OneDrive
11 11 (1.84%) Snowflake
12 10 (1.67%) AWS Lambda
12 10 (1.67%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (1.67%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 10 (1.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 9 (1.51%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.35%) Network Security
2 19 (3.18%) Firewall
3 15 (2.51%) Cisco IPT
4 10 (1.67%) DNS
4 10 (1.67%) VPN
5 9 (1.51%) Wireless
6 8 (1.34%) DHCP
6 8 (1.34%) WAN
6 8 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.17%) LAN
7 7 (1.17%) SSL
7 7 (1.17%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.84%) Cisco Nexus
8 5 (0.84%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.84%) MPLS
9 4 (0.67%) Cisco ISE
10 3 (0.50%) BGP
10 3 (0.50%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 3 (0.50%) HSRP
10 3 (0.50%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.34%) Metadata
2 18 (3.01%) Power BI
3 17 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.34%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.84%) MySQL
6 10 (1.67%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.51%) Big Data
8 8 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.00%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.00%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (1.00%) Oracle Database
9 6 (1.00%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.84%) DynamoDB
10 5 (0.84%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.84%) Tableau
11 4 (0.67%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.67%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.67%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.50%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 31 (5.18%) JIRA
2 21 (3.51%) Git
3 13 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.00%) GitLab
5 4 (0.67%) Selenium
6 3 (0.50%) ERwin
6 3 (0.50%) Gradle
7 2 (0.33%) CMake
7 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.33%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.33%) JUnit
7 2 (0.33%) Maven
7 2 (0.33%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.33%) Vite
7 2 (0.33%) XCUITest
8 1 (0.17%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.17%) Storybook
8 1 (0.17%) XCTest
General
1 214 (35.79%) Social Skills
2 166 (27.76%) Finance
3 70 (11.71%) Banking
4 69 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 64 (10.70%) Legal
6 61 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
7 36 (6.02%) Documentation Skills
8 28 (4.68%) Front Office
9 18 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (2.34%) Marketing
12 14 (2.34%) Retail
13 13 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (1.84%) Billing
15 10 (1.67%) Investment Banking
15 10 (1.67%) Local Government
15 10 (1.67%) Police
16 9 (1.51%) Law
17 8 (1.34%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 100 (16.72%) Architect
2 74 (12.37%) Analyst
3 47 (7.86%) Developer
4 44 (7.36%) Lead
4 44 (7.36%) Senior
5 35 (5.85%) Consultant
6 34 (5.69%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.35%) Security Architect
8 30 (5.02%) Project Manager
9 26 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (2.17%) Data Engineer
10 13 (2.17%) Product Manager
10 13 (2.17%) Security Engineer
11 12 (2.01%) Java Developer
12 11 (1.84%) Data Analyst
12 11 (1.84%) Data Protection Officer
13 10 (1.67%) Enterprise Architect
13 10 (1.67%) Junior
13 10 (1.67%) Network Engineer
14 9 (1.51%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.18%) REST
2 26 (4.35%) Terraform
3 15 (2.51%) OAuth
4 14 (2.34%) React
5 12 (2.01%) RESTful
5 12 (2.01%) Spring
6 10 (1.67%) CSS
6 10 (1.67%) GraphQL
6 10 (1.67%) HTML
6 10 (1.67%) Middleware
6 10 (1.67%) Spring Boot
7 8 (1.34%) Kafka
7 8 (1.34%) Lightning Web Components
7 8 (1.34%) OAuth2
7 8 (1.34%) OpenID
7 8 (1.34%) Pandas
8 7 (1.17%) .NET
8 7 (1.17%) JSON
8 7 (1.17%) SAML
9 6 (1.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 275 (45.99%) Data Protection Act
2 39 (6.52%) Onboarding
3 36 (6.02%) Product Ownership
4 35 (5.85%) Cloud Native
5 30 (5.02%) Management Information System
6 22 (3.68%) Security Posture
7 19 (3.18%) Virtual Team
8 18 (3.01%) Distributed Systems
9 13 (2.17%) Derivative
10 11 (1.84%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.67%) NHS
12 8 (1.34%) Fixed Income
12 8 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (1.17%) AI Agents
13 7 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.17%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.17%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 43 (7.19%) Windows
2 23 (3.85%) Linux
3 13 (2.17%) Android
4 11 (1.84%) Unix
5 10 (1.67%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.67%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (1.17%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.67%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.33%) zOS
10 1 (0.17%) CentOS
10 1 (0.17%) MVS
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.17%) Rocky
10 1 (0.17%) Solaris
10 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.17%) VMS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (23.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 111 (18.56%) Agile
3 98 (16.39%) AI
4 90 (15.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 86 (14.38%) CI/CD
6 84 (14.05%) Cybersecurity
7 82 (13.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 81 (13.55%) Migration
9 78 (13.04%) DevOps
10 77 (12.88%) Problem-Solving
11 71 (11.87%) Data Governance
12 68 (11.37%) Roadmaps
13 65 (10.87%) Risk Management
14 63 (10.54%) Analytics
15 61 (10.20%) Decision-Making
15 61 (10.20%) Information Security
16 47 (7.86%) Validation
17 46 (7.69%) Data Modelling
18 45 (7.53%) Cloud Security
19 40 (6.69%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 71 (11.87%) Python
2 59 (9.87%) SQL
3 41 (6.86%) Java
4 21 (3.51%) PowerShell
5 17 (2.84%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.17%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.67%) Apex Code
8 8 (1.34%) Kotlin
9 7 (1.17%) Bash
9 7 (1.17%) C++
10 6 (1.00%) C#
10 6 (1.00%) Scala
11 5 (0.84%) C
12 4 (0.67%) Perl
13 3 (0.50%) COBOL
13 3 (0.50%) Go
13 3 (0.50%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.50%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.50%) VBScript
14 2 (0.33%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 75 (12.54%) Security Cleared
2 56 (9.36%) SC Cleared
3 46 (7.69%) Degree
4 41 (6.86%) CISSP
5 25 (4.18%) CISM
6 18 (3.01%) DV Cleared
7 16 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (2.51%) PMI Certification
9 14 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.34%) PMP
10 12 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.67%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (1.00%) AWS Certification
14 5 (0.84%) CCNP
14 5 (0.84%) CISA
14 5 (0.84%) CRISC
14 5 (0.84%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (16.05%) GDPR
2 43 (7.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (6.52%) Data Quality
4 31 (5.18%) QA
5 30 (5.02%) NIST
6 19 (3.18%) Accessibility
7 18 (3.01%) GRC
8 14 (2.34%) PCI DSS
9 12 (2.01%) PMO
10 9 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 8 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (1.34%) Government Security Classifications
11 8 (1.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 8 (1.34%) PERC
12 6 (1.00%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.84%) NCSC
14 4 (0.67%) COBIT
15 3 (0.50%) HL7
15 3 (0.50%) MiFID
System Software
1 32 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.18%) Docker
3 5 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.33%) Firmware
5 2 (0.33%) Varnish
5 2 (0.33%) vSphere
6 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.17%) IAG
6 1 (0.17%) NFS
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 26 (4.35%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.01%) SCCM
3 11 (1.84%) Ansible
4 9 (1.51%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.17%) Grafana
6 5 (0.84%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.67%) PingFederate
7 4 (0.67%) Puppet
8 3 (0.50%) Kibana
8 3 (0.50%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.50%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.50%) QRadar
9 2 (0.33%) Control-M
9 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.33%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.33%) Packer
9 2 (0.33%) SCOM
10 1 (0.17%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 116 (19.40%) Microsoft
2 38 (6.35%) ServiceNow
3 28 (4.68%) Oracle
4 23 (3.85%) Cisco
5 20 (3.34%) Google
6 19 (3.18%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.51%) Zscaler
8 14 (2.34%) Databricks
9 13 (2.17%) Splunk
10 8 (1.34%) Murex
10 8 (1.34%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.00%) CyberArk
11 6 (1.00%) VMware
12 5 (0.84%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.84%) CrowdStrike
12 5 (0.84%) Dynatrace
12 5 (0.84%) IBM
12 5 (0.84%) Ping Identity
12 5 (0.84%) SAP
12 5 (0.84%) Workday