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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 95 95
Rank change year-on-year +23 0 +21
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 531 440 489
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.74% 2.78% 2.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 3.11% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 256 292
10th Percentile £325 £298 £250
25th Percentile £413 £400 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% -8.86% -4.35%
75th Percentile £645 £617 £675
90th Percentile £700 £731 £744
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 4
10th Percentile - £16.36 £28.75
25th Percentile - £18.01 £35.88
Median hourly rate - £21.50 £41.62
Median % change year-on-year - -48.34% +14.80%
75th Percentile - £33.17 £43.76
90th Percentile - £39.71 £44.23
England median hourly rate £20.71 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -3.67% -10.42% -63.08%

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 13,095 14,155 17,663
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.23% 89.55% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,599 9,136 12,670
10th Percentile £335 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £799 £799
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 255 171 240
10th Percentile £18.09 £17.25 £18.56
25th Percentile £24.50 £24.15 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -21.33% +4.30% -7.81%
75th Percentile £47.63 £55.88 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.62 £80.75 £75.13
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -30.14% -20.00% +25.00%

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 November 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 November 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 36 £563 +12.50% 16
South London -20 7 £600 - 2
West London -13 5 £300 -33.33% 11
East London +6 1 £638 +19.16% 5
North London - 1 £700 - 2
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 20 (3.77%) Confluence
2 12 (2.26%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.51%) CMS
4 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.56%) CICS
7 2 (0.38%) Apache
7 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.38%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.19%) Luigi
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.19%) SAS
8 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 24 (4.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.19%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.19%) Sketch
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) SPSS
6 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.56%) Aladdin
2 3 (0.56%) VisionPLUS
3 2 (0.38%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.38%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.38%) ResourceLink
4 1 (0.19%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.19%) Endur
4 1 (0.19%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 116 (21.85%) Azure
2 88 (16.57%) AWS
3 50 (9.42%) Power Platform
4 36 (6.78%) GCP
5 33 (6.21%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (5.46%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (4.52%) SaaS
8 21 (3.95%) GitHub
8 21 (3.95%) Power Automate
8 21 (3.95%) Serverless
9 17 (3.20%) Entra ID
9 17 (3.20%) PowerApps
10 15 (2.82%) Snowflake
11 14 (2.64%) Amazon S3
11 14 (2.64%) AWS Lambda
12 12 (2.26%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (2.07%) Microsoft Purview
14 9 (1.69%) Azure AKS
15 8 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 8 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.39%) Firewall
2 14 (2.64%) Network Security
3 9 (1.69%) Cisco IPT
4 8 (1.51%) DNS
5 6 (1.13%) VPN
6 5 (0.94%) WAN
7 4 (0.75%) DHCP
7 4 (0.75%) DMARC
7 4 (0.75%) HTTP
7 4 (0.75%) MPLS
7 4 (0.75%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.56%) 5G
8 3 (0.56%) BGP
8 3 (0.56%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.56%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 3 (0.56%) Internet
8 3 (0.56%) LAN
8 3 (0.56%) NetScaler
8 3 (0.56%) SAN
8 3 (0.56%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (6.40%) Power BI
2 18 (3.39%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.07%) Tableau
5 9 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.69%) Metadata
5 9 (1.69%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (1.32%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.94%) Big Data
8 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.56%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.56%) Hadoop
9 3 (0.56%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.56%) MySQL
9 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.56%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 49 (9.23%) JIRA
2 16 (3.01%) Git
3 8 (1.51%) GitLab
3 8 (1.51%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.94%) SpecFlow
5 4 (0.75%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.56%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.56%) ChangeMan
6 3 (0.56%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.38%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.38%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.38%) Gradle
7 2 (0.38%) JUnit
7 2 (0.38%) Maven
7 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.19%) AppVeyor
8 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.19%) MLflow
8 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 165 (31.07%) Social Skills
2 120 (22.60%) Finance
3 69 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.04%) Banking
5 44 (8.29%) Public Sector
6 43 (8.10%) Legal
7 19 (3.58%) Marketing
8 18 (3.39%) Front Office
9 11 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.69%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.51%) Financial Institution
11 8 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.51%) Investment Banking
11 8 (1.51%) Law
12 7 (1.32%) Back Office
12 7 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.13%) Local Government
13 6 (1.13%) Retail
Job Titles
1 75 (14.12%) Developer
2 73 (13.75%) Analyst
3 47 (8.85%) Architect
4 44 (8.29%) Lead
5 38 (7.16%) Business Analyst
6 31 (5.84%) Senior
7 27 (5.08%) Consultant
8 21 (3.95%) Security Engineer
9 20 (3.77%) Project Manager
10 19 (3.58%) Data Analyst
11 13 (2.45%) Python Engineer
11 13 (2.45%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 13 (2.45%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.07%) ServiceNow Developer
12 11 (2.07%) Site Engineer
12 11 (2.07%) Software Engineer
13 9 (1.69%) Administrator
13 9 (1.69%) Network Engineer
13 9 (1.69%) Software Developer
13 9 (1.69%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.08%) REST
2 16 (3.01%) SOAP
3 11 (2.07%) .NET
3 11 (2.07%) React
3 11 (2.07%) RESTful
4 10 (1.88%) HTML
5 9 (1.69%) Middleware
6 8 (1.51%) AngularJS
6 8 (1.51%) Spring
7 7 (1.32%) OAuth
8 6 (1.13%) FIX Protocol
9 5 (0.94%) .NET Core
9 5 (0.94%) LangChain
9 5 (0.94%) Node.js
9 5 (0.94%) Spring Boot
10 4 (0.75%) Kafka
10 4 (0.75%) Pandas
10 4 (0.75%) Playwright
10 4 (0.75%) PySpark
10 4 (0.75%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 287 (54.05%) Data Protection Act
2 21 (3.95%) Cloud Native
3 17 (3.20%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.01%) CMDB
5 15 (2.82%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.64%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.26%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.88%) Derivative
8 10 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.88%) NHS
9 8 (1.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.51%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.32%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.13%) Credit Risk
11 6 (1.13%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.13%) Freedom of Information
11 6 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.13%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.13%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.08%) Linux
2 24 (4.52%) Windows
3 9 (1.69%) Unix
4 6 (1.13%) Android
5 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.75%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.56%) VMS
6 3 (0.56%) zOS
7 2 (0.38%) CentOS
7 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.19%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (19.77%) Agile
2 98 (18.46%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (14.50%) CI/CD
4 71 (13.37%) DevOps
5 61 (11.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 61 (11.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 59 (11.11%) AI
7 57 (10.73%) Analytics
8 52 (9.79%) Migration
9 44 (8.29%) Cybersecurity
10 42 (7.91%) Continuous Improvement
10 42 (7.91%) Data Governance
11 41 (7.72%) Business Intelligence
12 39 (7.34%) Infrastructure as Code
12 39 (7.34%) Roadmaps
13 38 (7.16%) Project Management
13 38 (7.16%) Risk Management
14 34 (6.40%) Requirements Gathering
15 33 (6.21%) Machine Learning
15 33 (6.21%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 119 (22.41%) Python
2 85 (16.01%) SQL
3 36 (6.78%) JavaScript
4 27 (5.08%) C#
4 27 (5.08%) PowerShell
5 26 (4.90%) Bash
6 21 (3.95%) Java
7 13 (2.45%) TypeScript
8 8 (1.51%) C++
8 8 (1.51%) Go
8 8 (1.51%) PromQL
9 7 (1.32%) Shell Script
10 6 (1.13%) Kotlin
11 5 (0.94%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.75%) COBOL
13 3 (0.56%) PHP
13 3 (0.56%) R
13 3 (0.56%) VBA
14 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 56 (10.55%) Security Cleared
2 46 (8.66%) SC Cleared
3 36 (6.78%) Degree
4 16 (3.01%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.64%) CISSP
6 10 (1.88%) CISM
6 10 (1.88%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.69%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.32%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.13%) CISA
10 6 (1.13%) PMP
11 5 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.94%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.75%) CCSP
12 4 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.75%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (13.94%) GDPR
2 29 (5.46%) NIST
3 23 (4.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.77%) QA
5 18 (3.39%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.88%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.51%) GRC
8 7 (1.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 7 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.32%) PERC
9 6 (1.13%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.13%) PMO
9 6 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.94%) COBIT
10 5 (0.94%) NCSC
11 4 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.56%) HL7
13 2 (0.38%) MiFID
13 2 (0.38%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (4.33%) Docker
2 18 (3.39%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.38%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.38%) vSphere
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) HDFS
6 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 24 (4.52%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.95%) Terraform
3 13 (2.45%) Grafana
4 12 (2.26%) Ansible
5 11 (2.07%) SCCM
6 10 (1.88%) Prometheus
7 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.94%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.56%) CA Endevor
9 3 (0.56%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.56%) Kibana
9 3 (0.56%) Nmap
9 3 (0.56%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.38%) ITRS Geneos
10 2 (0.38%) Puppet
10 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.19%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 81 (15.25%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.33%) ServiceNow
3 21 (3.95%) Google
4 20 (3.77%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.82%) Databricks
6 13 (2.45%) SAP
7 12 (2.26%) Cisco
7 12 (2.26%) Oracle
7 12 (2.26%) Splunk
7 12 (2.26%) VMware
8 9 (1.69%) IBM
9 8 (1.51%) F5
9 8 (1.51%) Juniper
10 7 (1.32%) Citrix
11 6 (1.13%) Adobe
11 6 (1.13%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.13%) Veeam
11 6 (1.13%) Workday
12 5 (0.94%) OneTrust
12 5 (0.94%) Solace