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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 96 97
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 625 402 419
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.11% 2.96% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.50% 3.21% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 355 190 242
10th Percentile £300 £263 £243
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £650 £647 £638
90th Percentile £750 £738 £743
England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 5
10th Percentile £14.25 £26.15 £21.32
25th Percentile £16.75 £26.88 £26.68
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.81 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year -10.73% +10.65% -46.97%
75th Percentile £33.22 £34.94 £71.88
90th Percentile £37.25 £36.69 -
England median hourly rate £21.35 £27.14 £19.75
% change year-on-year -21.33% +37.42% -51.88%

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 17,865 12,538 14,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.00% 92.17% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,797 8,407 10,335
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -0.94% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 295 245 209
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -11.76% -18.07%
75th Percentile £56.63 £49.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.38
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.40% -2.35%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 31 July 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 -4 45 £551 -1.26% 31
West London -13 8 £475 +31.03% 4
South London -17 8 £637 -13.19% 10
East London +4 3 £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 12 (1.92%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.76%) Apache Airflow
2 11 (1.76%) Confluence
3 10 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.44%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.96%) Apache
6 5 (0.80%) IIS
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.48%) SAS
8 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.32%) WordPress
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) Luigi
9 1 (0.16%) Mule
9 1 (0.16%) nginx
9 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 18 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.64%) UserZoom
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (0.96%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.80%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.16%) Actimize
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FS
6 1 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 153 (24.48%) Azure
2 112 (17.92%) AWS
3 54 (8.64%) GCP
4 36 (5.76%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (5.60%) Entra ID
6 33 (5.28%) SaaS
7 28 (4.48%) Microsoft Purview
8 26 (4.16%) Power Platform
9 22 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (3.20%) GitHub
11 18 (2.88%) Serverless
12 14 (2.24%) Microsoft Copilot
13 13 (2.08%) Azure Logic Apps
13 13 (2.08%) Snowflake
14 12 (1.92%) AWS Lambda
15 11 (1.76%) Azure Sentinel
16 10 (1.60%) Amazon S3
17 8 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
17 8 (1.28%) Power Automate
17 8 (1.28%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 43 (6.88%) Network Security
2 23 (3.68%) Firewall
3 10 (1.60%) Cisco IPT
4 9 (1.44%) Wireless
5 7 (1.12%) DNS
5 7 (1.12%) SSL
5 7 (1.12%) VPN
5 7 (1.12%) WAN
5 7 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
6 6 (0.96%) LAN
7 5 (0.80%) DHCP
7 5 (0.80%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.80%) MPLS
7 5 (0.80%) SAN
7 5 (0.80%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.64%) HTTP
9 3 (0.48%) DMZ
9 3 (0.48%) NAS
9 3 (0.48%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.52%) Power BI
2 18 (2.88%) Metadata
3 17 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.56%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.60%) Big Data
5 10 (1.60%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.44%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.44%) MySQL
7 7 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.12%) MongoDB
8 6 (0.96%) BigQuery
8 6 (0.96%) Tableau
9 5 (0.80%) SQL Server
10 4 (0.64%) Apache Hudi
10 4 (0.64%) Delta Lake
10 4 (0.64%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.64%) Pinecone
10 4 (0.64%) Weaviate
11 3 (0.48%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 34 (5.44%) JIRA
2 21 (3.36%) Git
3 12 (1.92%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.76%) GitLab
5 5 (0.80%) Selenium
6 4 (0.64%) ERwin
6 4 (0.64%) Gradle
6 4 (0.64%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.48%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.32%) CMake
8 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.32%) JUnit
8 2 (0.32%) Maven
8 2 (0.32%) Postman
8 2 (0.32%) Vite
8 2 (0.32%) XCUITest
9 1 (0.16%) Mockito
9 1 (0.16%) PHPUnit
9 1 (0.16%) RSpec
General
1 199 (31.84%) Social Skills
2 163 (26.08%) Finance
3 66 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (10.24%) Banking
5 63 (10.08%) Public Sector
6 58 (9.28%) Legal
7 31 (4.96%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (4.00%) Front Office
9 15 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.08%) Billing
10 13 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (2.08%) Marketing
10 13 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.08%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.92%) Local Government
11 12 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.92%) Retail
12 10 (1.60%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.60%) Law
13 9 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 112 (17.92%) Architect
2 72 (11.52%) Analyst
3 48 (7.68%) Developer
4 46 (7.36%) Senior
5 38 (6.08%) Lead
6 35 (5.60%) Business Analyst
7 33 (5.28%) Consultant
8 32 (5.12%) Project Manager
8 32 (5.12%) Security Architect
9 28 (4.48%) Solutions Architect
10 21 (3.36%) Security Engineer
11 17 (2.72%) Data Engineer
12 13 (2.08%) Java Developer
13 12 (1.92%) Data Analyst
13 12 (1.92%) Junior
13 12 (1.92%) Network Engineer
13 12 (1.92%) Product Manager
14 11 (1.76%) Data Protection Officer
14 11 (1.76%) IT Support
15 9 (1.44%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.28%) REST
2 16 (2.56%) React
3 14 (2.24%) Spring
4 13 (2.08%) Middleware
4 13 (2.08%) OAuth
5 12 (1.92%) CSS
6 11 (1.76%) GraphQL
6 11 (1.76%) HTML
6 11 (1.76%) RESTful
7 10 (1.60%) .NET
7 10 (1.60%) Spring Boot
8 8 (1.28%) JSON
8 8 (1.28%) Kafka
8 8 (1.28%) Playwright
9 7 (1.12%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.12%) OpenID
9 7 (1.12%) SAML
10 6 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
10 6 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.96%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 295 (47.20%) Data Protection Act
2 47 (7.52%) Cloud Native
3 37 (5.92%) Onboarding
4 36 (5.76%) Product Ownership
5 27 (4.32%) Security Posture
6 20 (3.20%) Management Information System
6 20 (3.20%) Virtual Team
7 17 (2.72%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.24%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.92%) Mobile App
10 11 (1.76%) Derivative
10 11 (1.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.60%) Operational Technology
11 10 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.28%) BYOD
13 8 (1.28%) NHS
14 7 (1.12%) AI Agents
14 7 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (1.12%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.88%) Windows
2 17 (2.72%) Linux
3 15 (2.40%) Android
4 13 (2.08%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.60%) Unix
6 7 (1.12%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.80%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.64%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.16%) MVS
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.16%) Rocky
9 1 (0.16%) Solaris
9 1 (0.16%) VMS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (19.68%) Agile
2 109 (17.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 95 (15.20%) AI
4 93 (14.88%) CI/CD
5 90 (14.40%) Continuous Improvement
6 89 (14.24%) DevOps
7 87 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
8 83 (13.28%) Cybersecurity
9 75 (12.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 73 (11.68%) Analytics
11 72 (11.52%) Migration
12 68 (10.88%) Data Governance
13 65 (10.40%) Roadmaps
14 59 (9.44%) Decision-Making
15 56 (8.96%) Information Security
16 52 (8.32%) Risk Management
17 48 (7.68%) Data Modelling
18 47 (7.52%) Test Automation
19 44 (7.04%) Cloud Security
20 41 (6.56%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 75 (12.00%) Python
2 61 (9.76%) SQL
3 57 (9.12%) Java
4 19 (3.04%) PowerShell
5 18 (2.88%) JavaScript
6 15 (2.40%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.08%) C#
8 10 (1.60%) Kotlin
9 8 (1.28%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.96%) Bash
10 6 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.96%) Scala
11 5 (0.80%) C++
12 2 (0.32%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.32%) Go
12 2 (0.32%) PHP
12 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.32%) R
12 2 (0.32%) Swift
Qualifications
1 82 (13.12%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.56%) SC Cleared
3 51 (8.16%) Degree
4 45 (7.20%) CISSP
5 24 (3.84%) CISM
6 16 (2.56%) DV Cleared
7 14 (2.24%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (2.08%) PMI Certification
9 12 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (1.92%) PMP
10 11 (1.76%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 8 (1.28%) CISA
13 7 (1.12%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.96%) CCSP
15 5 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
15 5 (0.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (15.84%) GDPR
2 39 (6.24%) NIST
3 37 (5.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (5.76%) QA
5 31 (4.96%) Data Quality
6 19 (3.04%) GRC
7 17 (2.72%) Accessibility
8 15 (2.40%) PCI DSS
8 15 (2.40%) PMO
9 11 (1.76%) SLA
10 9 (1.44%) PERC
10 9 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.96%) Government Security Classifications
12 6 (0.96%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 6 (0.96%) NCSC
13 5 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.80%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (5.28%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.84%) Docker
3 3 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.32%) Firmware
4 2 (0.32%) Varnish
5 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.16%) NFS
Systems Management
1 35 (5.60%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.84%) Terraform
3 15 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.76%) SCCM
6 10 (1.60%) Ansible
6 10 (1.60%) Grafana
7 6 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.80%) CA Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.80%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.64%) Kibana
9 4 (0.64%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.48%) NetBackup
10 3 (0.48%) QRadar
11 2 (0.32%) Avamar
11 2 (0.32%) Packer
12 1 (0.16%) Istio
12 1 (0.16%) SCOM
Vendors
1 110 (17.60%) Microsoft
2 38 (6.08%) ServiceNow
3 27 (4.32%) Oracle
4 22 (3.52%) Cisco
5 19 (3.04%) Google
6 18 (2.88%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.40%) Databricks
8 13 (2.08%) Zscaler
9 12 (1.92%) Splunk
10 7 (1.12%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.12%) SAP
10 7 (1.12%) Workday
11 6 (0.96%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.80%) Adobe
12 5 (0.80%) Apple
12 5 (0.80%) Aruba
12 5 (0.80%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.80%) CyberArk
12 5 (0.80%) Murex
12 5 (0.80%) Red Hat