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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 72 88
Rank change year-on-year -32 +16 +8
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 590 485 453
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.90% 3.62% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.26% 3.91% 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 249 249
10th Percentile £293 £289 £243
25th Percentile £400 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -13.58%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £635
90th Percentile £689 £700 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 5
10th Percentile £14.25 - £27.14
25th Percentile £17.32 £26.00 £27.84
Median hourly rate £20.84 £27.00 £44.08
Median % change year-on-year -22.81% -38.75% -5.75%
75th Percentile £27.25 £28.00 £71.88
90th Percentile £35.15 - -
England median hourly rate £17.85 £18.82 £26.68
% change year-on-year -5.15% -29.46% +14.80%

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 18,094 12,405 14,308
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.88% 92.57% 89.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,846 8,173 9,340
10th Percentile £359 £331 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 241 182
10th Percentile £16.01 £17.98 £17.28
25th Percentile £19.03 £25.01 £24.18
Median hourly rate £32.75 £30.00 £36.65
Median % change year-on-year +9.17% -18.14% -7.51%
75th Percentile £58.44 £47.50 £56.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £64.75 £78.72
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%

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 7 October 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 7 October 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 7 October 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 -10 47 £550 +3.04% 91
West London -13 9 £475 +23.38% 19
South London -10 6 £338 -43.75% 9
East London - 4 £600 - 7
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 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.54%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.36%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.19%) IIS
6 6 (1.02%) SAS
7 5 (0.85%) Apache
8 4 (0.68%) CMS
8 4 (0.68%) Confluence
9 2 (0.34%) CICS
9 2 (0.34%) nginx
9 2 (0.34%) WordPress
10 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.17%) Drupal
10 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.17%) Luigi
10 1 (0.17%) Moodle
10 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 22 (3.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.71%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.68%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 5 (0.85%) Aladdin
1 5 (0.85%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.34%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.34%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.17%) Actimize
5 1 (0.17%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.17%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.17%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.17%) Maximo
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Equation
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Midas
5 1 (0.17%) SAP BRIM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-CA
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 135 (22.88%) Azure
2 109 (18.47%) AWS
3 49 (8.31%) GCP
4 38 (6.44%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (6.10%) SaaS
6 29 (4.92%) Power Platform
7 25 (4.24%) Entra ID
7 25 (4.24%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
8 23 (3.90%) GitHub
9 16 (2.71%) Serverless
10 14 (2.37%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (2.20%) Snowflake
12 12 (2.03%) OneDrive
13 10 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (1.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 9 (1.53%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (1.53%) Power Automate
15 8 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
15 8 (1.36%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.44%) Network Security
2 20 (3.39%) Firewall
3 16 (2.71%) Cisco IPT
4 11 (1.86%) DNS
5 10 (1.69%) VPN
6 9 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.36%) LAN
7 8 (1.36%) WAN
7 8 (1.36%) Wireless
8 7 (1.19%) DHCP
8 7 (1.19%) MPLS
8 7 (1.19%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.85%) Cisco ISE
9 5 (0.85%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.85%) SAN
9 5 (0.85%) Unified Communications
10 4 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.68%) NAS
10 4 (0.68%) SDH
11 3 (0.51%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.90%) Metadata
2 22 (3.73%) Power BI
3 21 (3.56%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.37%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.86%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.53%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.36%) MySQL
7 8 (1.36%) Oracle Database
8 7 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.19%) Big Data
8 7 (1.19%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.19%) SQL Server
9 6 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.85%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.68%) Power Query
11 4 (0.68%) Redis
12 3 (0.51%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 25 (4.24%) JIRA
2 21 (3.56%) Git
3 19 (3.22%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.85%) GitLab
5 4 (0.68%) Selenium
6 3 (0.51%) Gradle
6 3 (0.51%) JUnit
6 3 (0.51%) Maven
6 3 (0.51%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) CMake
7 2 (0.34%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) Mockito
7 2 (0.34%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.17%) Capybara
8 1 (0.17%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.17%) RSpec
General
1 220 (37.29%) Social Skills
2 161 (27.29%) Finance
3 76 (12.88%) Public Sector
4 71 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (12.03%) Legal
5 66 (11.19%) Banking
6 32 (5.42%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (3.73%) Front Office
8 20 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
11 12 (2.03%) Local Government
11 12 (2.03%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.86%) Investment Banking
12 11 (1.86%) Law
12 11 (1.86%) Police
12 11 (1.86%) Retail
13 10 (1.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 95 (16.10%) Architect
2 79 (13.39%) Analyst
3 46 (7.80%) Senior
4 41 (6.95%) Lead
5 36 (6.10%) Developer
6 35 (5.93%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.42%) Project Manager
8 31 (5.25%) Consultant
9 28 (4.75%) Security Architect
10 26 (4.41%) Solutions Architect
11 16 (2.71%) Security Engineer
12 14 (2.37%) Data Engineer
13 12 (2.03%) Security Analyst
14 11 (1.86%) Data Protection Officer
14 11 (1.86%) Network Engineer
15 10 (1.69%) Cloud Engineer
15 10 (1.69%) Enterprise Architect
16 9 (1.53%) Data Analyst
16 9 (1.53%) Senior Analyst
16 9 (1.53%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.76%) REST
2 30 (5.08%) Terraform
3 16 (2.71%) OAuth
4 12 (2.03%) Middleware
5 10 (1.69%) RESTful
6 9 (1.53%) Kafka
7 8 (1.36%) GraphQL
7 8 (1.36%) HTML
7 8 (1.36%) JSON
7 8 (1.36%) Lightning Web Components
7 8 (1.36%) OAuth2
7 8 (1.36%) Pandas
7 8 (1.36%) React
7 8 (1.36%) Spring
8 7 (1.19%) .NET
8 7 (1.19%) CSS
8 7 (1.19%) Play Framework
8 7 (1.19%) Spring Boot
9 6 (1.02%) Playwright
10 5 (0.85%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 255 (43.22%) Data Protection Act
2 41 (6.95%) Management Information System
3 40 (6.78%) Product Ownership
4 38 (6.44%) Onboarding
5 35 (5.93%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.56%) Security Posture
7 20 (3.39%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (2.71%) Data Centre
9 14 (2.37%) Virtual Team
10 12 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.86%) Derivative
12 10 (1.69%) Data Structures
12 10 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 8 (1.36%) AI Agents
14 8 (1.36%) Fixed Income
14 8 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
15 7 (1.19%) Operational Technology
15 7 (1.19%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 44 (7.46%) Windows
2 23 (3.90%) Linux
3 11 (1.86%) Android
3 11 (1.86%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.69%) Unix
5 8 (1.36%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.02%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.68%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.34%) zOS
9 1 (0.17%) CentOS
9 1 (0.17%) MVS
9 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (26.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 108 (18.31%) AI
3 106 (17.97%) Agile
4 94 (15.93%) Cybersecurity
5 93 (15.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 85 (14.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 83 (14.07%) CI/CD
8 82 (13.90%) Migration
9 80 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
10 77 (13.05%) Data Governance
11 71 (12.03%) Risk Management
12 70 (11.86%) Roadmaps
13 69 (11.69%) Information Security
14 68 (11.53%) DevOps
15 63 (10.68%) Analytics
16 57 (9.66%) Decision-Making
17 54 (9.15%) Data Modelling
18 45 (7.63%) Impact Assessments
19 44 (7.46%) Test Automation
20 42 (7.12%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 68 (11.53%) Python
2 67 (11.36%) SQL
3 31 (5.25%) Java
4 24 (4.07%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.54%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.54%) TypeScript
6 11 (1.86%) Scala
7 8 (1.36%) Apex Code
7 8 (1.36%) C#
8 6 (1.02%) Bash
8 6 (1.02%) C++
8 6 (1.02%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.85%) Bicep
9 5 (0.85%) C
10 4 (0.68%) COBOL
10 4 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.68%) Go
10 4 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.68%) Perl
11 3 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 79 (13.39%) Security Cleared
2 62 (10.51%) SC Cleared
3 50 (8.47%) Degree
4 37 (6.27%) CISSP
5 26 (4.41%) CISM
6 17 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (2.88%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.88%) PMI Certification
7 16 (2.71%) PMP
8 12 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (1.69%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.19%) CRISC
11 6 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (1.02%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.02%) CCNP
11 6 (1.02%) CISA
11 6 (1.02%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.68%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (16.44%) GDPR
2 45 (7.63%) Data Quality
3 44 (7.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (4.92%) NIST
5 25 (4.24%) QA
6 20 (3.39%) GRC
7 18 (3.05%) Accessibility
8 17 (2.88%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (1.53%) PMO
10 8 (1.36%) Government Security Classifications
10 8 (1.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (1.19%) NCSC
11 7 (1.19%) PERC
12 5 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.85%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.68%) COBIT
14 3 (0.51%) MiFID
14 3 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (4.92%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.90%) Docker
3 9 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.51%) vSphere
5 2 (0.34%) IAG
6 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.17%) ISA Server
6 1 (0.17%) NFS
6 1 (0.17%) Varnish
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 27 (4.58%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.71%) Grafana
3 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.69%) Ansible
4 10 (1.69%) SCCM
5 9 (1.53%) Kibana
6 7 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.68%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.51%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.51%) Puppet
8 3 (0.51%) QRadar
9 2 (0.34%) Control-M
9 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.34%) Packer
9 2 (0.34%) SCOM
10 1 (0.17%) CA Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.17%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.17%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 128 (21.69%) Microsoft
2 38 (6.44%) ServiceNow
3 27 (4.58%) Cisco
3 27 (4.58%) Oracle
4 24 (4.07%) Google
5 19 (3.22%) Databricks
6 16 (2.71%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.54%) Zscaler
8 13 (2.20%) Splunk
9 11 (1.86%) SAP
10 10 (1.69%) VMware
11 9 (1.53%) Dynatrace
12 8 (1.36%) Murex
12 8 (1.36%) Red Hat
13 6 (1.02%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.02%) SolarWinds
14 5 (0.85%) Bloomberg
14 5 (0.85%) CrowdStrike
14 5 (0.85%) IBM
14 5 (0.85%) OneTrust