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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 89 93
Rank change year-on-year +21 +4 +26
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 542 399 457
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.79% 2.67% 2.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.14% 2.96% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 229 276
10th Percentile £341 £270 £245
25th Percentile £415 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £503 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.48% -8.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £613 £650
90th Percentile £704 £725 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - £16.36 £28.75
25th Percentile £20.82 £18.01 £35.88
Median hourly rate £22.27 £21.50 £41.10
Median % change year-on-year +3.56% -47.68% +13.37%
75th Percentile £23.71 £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% -65.71%

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 13,080 13,458 16,689
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.35% 90.13% 89.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,615 8,640 11,962
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £550 £565
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% -2.57% -4.32%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £760 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 165 235
10th Percentile £18.09 £18.04 £18.40
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £21.13
Median hourly rate £30.00 £36.50 £32.69
Median % change year-on-year -17.81% +11.65% -15.64%
75th Percentile £52.19 £55.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £67.10 £80.75 £74.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +22.57%

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 22 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 22 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 +2 35 £563 +15.38% 49
South London -20 7 £538 -10.42% 9
West London -16 5 £300 -29.41% 5
East London +4 1 £638 +19.16% 5
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 (3.32%) Confluence
2 12 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.85%) CMS
4 6 (1.11%) 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 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.74%) 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 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.92%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.55%) VisionPLUS
4 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.37%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.37%) ION MarketView
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 FAH
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 Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 123 (22.69%) Azure
2 82 (15.13%) AWS
3 48 (8.86%) Power Platform
4 36 (6.64%) GCP
5 35 (6.46%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (5.17%) Serverless
8 27 (4.98%) SaaS
9 21 (3.87%) Power Automate
10 20 (3.69%) Entra ID
10 20 (3.69%) Snowflake
11 17 (3.14%) PowerApps
12 16 (2.95%) GitHub
13 15 (2.77%) AWS Lambda
14 14 (2.58%) Amazon S3
14 14 (2.58%) Azure Logic Apps
14 14 (2.58%) Azure Monitor
15 13 (2.40%) Azure Functions
16 12 (2.21%) Azure AKS
17 9 (1.66%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.32%) Firewall
2 15 (2.77%) Network Security
3 9 (1.66%) Cisco IPT
4 6 (1.11%) VPN
5 5 (0.92%) DNS
5 5 (0.92%) MPLS
6 4 (0.74%) HTTP
6 4 (0.74%) WAN
6 4 (0.74%) Wireshark
7 3 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.55%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 3 (0.55%) Internet
7 3 (0.55%) LAN
7 3 (0.55%) SAN
8 2 (0.37%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.37%) NetScaler
8 2 (0.37%) OSPF
8 2 (0.37%) SDH
8 2 (0.37%) SNMP
8 2 (0.37%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.09%) Power BI
2 18 (3.32%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.03%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.85%) Tableau
6 8 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.48%) Metadata
6 8 (1.48%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.29%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.92%) Big Data
9 5 (0.92%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.74%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.55%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.55%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 46 (8.49%) JIRA
2 17 (3.14%) Git
3 8 (1.48%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.29%) SpecFlow
5 5 (0.92%) GitLab
6 3 (0.55%) ChangeMan
6 3 (0.55%) JUnit
6 3 (0.55%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.37%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.37%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.37%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.37%) Gradle
7 2 (0.37%) Maven
7 2 (0.37%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.18%) AppVeyor
8 1 (0.18%) MLflow
8 1 (0.18%) Storybook
8 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 158 (29.15%) Social Skills
2 128 (23.62%) Finance
3 65 (11.99%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (9.59%) Banking
5 46 (8.49%) Public Sector
6 41 (7.56%) Legal
7 21 (3.87%) Marketing
8 18 (3.32%) Front Office
9 11 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.85%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.48%) Financial Institution
12 7 (1.29%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.11%) Back Office
13 6 (1.11%) Electronics
13 6 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.11%) Law
13 6 (1.11%) Retail
Job Titles
1 85 (15.68%) Developer
2 71 (13.10%) Analyst
3 52 (9.59%) Architect
4 41 (7.56%) Lead
5 34 (6.27%) Business Analyst
6 31 (5.72%) Consultant
6 31 (5.72%) Senior
7 21 (3.87%) Project Manager
8 20 (3.69%) Security Engineer
9 17 (3.14%) Data Analyst
10 13 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (2.21%) Technical Architect
12 11 (2.03%) Administrator
12 11 (2.03%) ServiceNow Developer
12 11 (2.03%) Software Engineer
13 10 (1.85%) Azure Architect
13 10 (1.85%) Network Engineer
13 10 (1.85%) Python Engineer
14 9 (1.66%) Software Developer
14 9 (1.66%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.80%) REST
2 15 (2.77%) .NET
2 15 (2.77%) SOAP
3 12 (2.21%) React
4 11 (2.03%) HTML
4 11 (2.03%) RESTful
5 9 (1.66%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.66%) Middleware
5 9 (1.66%) Spring
6 8 (1.48%) AngularJS
6 8 (1.48%) Node.js
7 7 (1.29%) Kafka
7 7 (1.29%) OAuth
8 6 (1.11%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.11%) Playwright
8 6 (1.11%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.92%) ARM Templates
9 5 (0.92%) ASP.NET
9 5 (0.92%) JSON
9 5 (0.92%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 298 (54.98%) Data Protection Act
2 27 (4.98%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.32%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.14%) CMDB
5 15 (2.77%) Distributed Systems
6 14 (2.58%) Virtual Team
7 13 (2.40%) Onboarding
8 12 (2.21%) Derivative
9 11 (2.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.66%) NHS
11 8 (1.48%) Equities
12 7 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.29%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.29%) Management Information System
12 7 (1.29%) Public Cloud
12 7 (1.29%) Security Posture
13 6 (1.11%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.11%) Algorithms
13 6 (1.11%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.98%) Linux
2 23 (4.24%) Windows
3 11 (2.03%) Unix
4 5 (0.92%) Android
4 5 (0.92%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.92%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.74%) 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
1 112 (20.66%) Agile
2 102 (18.82%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (14.02%) CI/CD
3 76 (14.02%) DevOps
4 74 (13.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 65 (11.99%) Analytics
6 60 (11.07%) AI
7 59 (10.89%) Migration
8 56 (10.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 48 (8.86%) Roadmaps
10 46 (8.49%) Cybersecurity
11 41 (7.56%) Business Intelligence
12 39 (7.20%) Data Governance
13 38 (7.01%) Risk Management
14 37 (6.83%) Continuous Improvement
14 37 (6.83%) Infrastructure as Code
14 37 (6.83%) Project Management
15 35 (6.46%) Scrum
16 34 (6.27%) Decision-Making
16 34 (6.27%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 115 (21.22%) Python
2 93 (17.16%) SQL
3 39 (7.20%) JavaScript
4 33 (6.09%) C#
5 27 (4.98%) PowerShell
6 25 (4.61%) Java
7 22 (4.06%) Bash
8 15 (2.77%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.40%) C++
10 5 (0.92%) Bicep
10 5 (0.92%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.92%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.92%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.74%) COBOL
11 4 (0.74%) Go
11 4 (0.74%) PromQL
12 3 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.55%) PHP
12 3 (0.55%) R
12 3 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 62 (11.44%) Security Cleared
2 52 (9.59%) SC Cleared
3 35 (6.46%) Degree
4 16 (2.95%) CISSP
5 13 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.21%) CISM
7 8 (1.48%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.29%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.11%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.11%) CISA
9 6 (1.11%) PMP
10 5 (0.92%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.74%) CCSP
11 4 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.74%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (13.84%) GDPR
2 34 (6.27%) NIST
3 28 (5.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.51%) QA
5 18 (3.32%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.85%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.48%) GRC
8 7 (1.29%) COBIT
8 7 (1.29%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.11%) PERC
9 6 (1.11%) PMO
9 6 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (0.92%) NCSC
11 4 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.37%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.37%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (4.06%) Docker
2 19 (3.51%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.11%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) HDFS
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (4.43%) Kubernetes
1 24 (4.43%) Terraform
2 12 (2.21%) Ansible
2 12 (2.21%) SCCM
3 10 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.66%) Grafana
5 6 (1.11%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.92%) NetBackup
7 3 (0.55%) CA Endevor
7 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.55%) Kibana
7 3 (0.55%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.37%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.37%) Nmap
8 2 (0.37%) Puppet
9 1 (0.18%) Nessus
9 1 (0.18%) SCOM
9 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 84 (15.50%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.43%) Google
3 23 (4.24%) ServiceNow
4 20 (3.69%) Salesforce
5 16 (2.95%) Databricks
5 16 (2.95%) SAP
6 15 (2.77%) Oracle
7 11 (2.03%) Cisco
7 11 (2.03%) VMware
8 8 (1.48%) F5
9 7 (1.29%) Adobe
9 7 (1.29%) Citrix
9 7 (1.29%) IBM
9 7 (1.29%) Juniper
9 7 (1.29%) Splunk
10 6 (1.11%) ION Trading
10 6 (1.11%) Solace
10 6 (1.11%) Workday
11 5 (0.92%) Foundry
11 5 (0.92%) Palo Alto