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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 103 97
Rank change year-on-year +24 -6 +17
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 610 333 439
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.24% 2.71% 2.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.64% 2.94% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 155 256
10th Percentile £263 £263 £253
25th Percentile £380 £358 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £531
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -5.88% -11.46%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £663
90th Percentile £788 £738 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 15
10th Percentile £20.51 £26.15 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.89 £26.88 £12.69
Median hourly rate £28.00 £30.81 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.11% +23.22% -60.00%
75th Percentile £33.31 £34.94 £51.25
90th Percentile £37.55 £36.69 £68.13
England median hourly rate £22.42 £29.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -22.69% +48.72% -48.70%

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 16,739 11,333 15,608
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.82% 92.30% 88.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,153 7,596 11,160
10th Percentile £359 £344 £341
25th Percentile £433 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 251 201 315
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.17 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +13.33% -24.68%
75th Percentile £58.96 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £67.60
England median hourly rate £47.00 £27.85 £37.50
% change year-on-year +68.76% -25.73% +4.17%

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 13 June 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 13 June 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 13 June 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 -13 37 £550 -4.35% 30
South London -2 13 £500 -31.86% 2
West London -22 6 £475 +39.71% 11
East London +1 5 £432 - 4
North London - 1 £550 -
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 14 (2.30%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.13%) Confluence
3 11 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.48%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.31%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.82%) IIS
6 5 (0.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.66%) Apache
8 3 (0.49%) CMS
8 3 (0.49%) SAS
9 2 (0.33%) Drupal
9 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.33%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.16%) Mule
10 1 (0.16%) nginx
10 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.66%) UserZoom
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.48%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.66%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.49%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.33%) Oracle FAH
4 2 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.16%) Endur
5 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.16%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.16%) Magento
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 139 (22.79%) Azure
2 100 (16.39%) AWS
3 49 (8.03%) GCP
4 38 (6.23%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (5.90%) Entra ID
6 30 (4.92%) SaaS
7 27 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.93%) Power Platform
9 18 (2.95%) GitHub
9 18 (2.95%) Snowflake
10 12 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
10 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (1.80%) Amazon S3
11 11 (1.80%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.80%) Serverless
12 10 (1.64%) Amazon ECS
12 10 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
12 10 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.23%) Network Security
2 18 (2.95%) Firewall
3 12 (1.97%) MPLS
4 8 (1.31%) VPN
5 7 (1.15%) SSL
5 7 (1.15%) VLAN
5 7 (1.15%) WAN
5 7 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.98%) SAN
6 6 (0.98%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.98%) Wireless
7 5 (0.82%) Cisco IPT
7 5 (0.82%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.82%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.82%) NAS
8 4 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.66%) HTTP
8 4 (0.66%) LAN
9 3 (0.49%) DMZ
9 3 (0.49%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.44%) Metadata
2 20 (3.28%) Power BI
3 13 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.97%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.48%) Big Data
6 9 (1.48%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.31%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.15%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.15%) Tableau
9 6 (0.98%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.82%) MySQL
11 4 (0.66%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.66%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.66%) Weaviate
12 3 (0.49%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 38 (6.23%) JIRA
2 24 (3.93%) Git
3 10 (1.64%) GitLab
4 9 (1.48%) Jenkins
5 8 (1.31%) SpecFlow
6 4 (0.66%) ERwin
6 4 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.49%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.49%) Gradle
7 3 (0.49%) Katalon Studio
7 3 (0.49%) Selenium
8 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.33%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.33%) JUnit
8 2 (0.33%) Maven
8 2 (0.33%) Postman
9 1 (0.16%) Gemini Tracker
9 1 (0.16%) NUnit
9 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 173 (28.36%) Social Skills
2 169 (27.70%) Finance
3 72 (11.80%) Banking
4 66 (10.82%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (8.03%) Legal
6 46 (7.54%) Public Sector
7 31 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
8 26 (4.26%) Front Office
9 18 (2.95%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.30%) Marketing
12 12 (1.97%) Investment Banking
12 12 (1.97%) Local Government
12 12 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (1.80%) Retail
14 9 (1.48%) Billing
15 8 (1.31%) Law
16 7 (1.15%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 97 (15.90%) Architect
2 68 (11.15%) Analyst
3 51 (8.36%) Developer
4 47 (7.70%) Senior
5 41 (6.72%) Lead
6 38 (6.23%) Project Manager
7 37 (6.07%) Business Analyst
8 33 (5.41%) Consultant
9 28 (4.59%) Solutions Architect
10 25 (4.10%) Security Architect
11 23 (3.77%) Security Engineer
12 21 (3.44%) Network Engineer
13 16 (2.62%) Data Engineer
14 14 (2.30%) Java Developer
15 11 (1.80%) Cloud Engineer
15 11 (1.80%) IT Support
15 11 (1.80%) Junior
15 11 (1.80%) Senior Manager
16 10 (1.64%) Data Analyst
16 10 (1.64%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.26%) REST
2 17 (2.79%) React
3 15 (2.46%) .NET
4 14 (2.30%) Middleware
5 13 (2.13%) Spring
6 10 (1.64%) HTML
6 10 (1.64%) OAuth
6 10 (1.64%) Playwright
6 10 (1.64%) RESTful
7 9 (1.48%) CSS
7 9 (1.48%) GraphQL
7 9 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.31%) Kafka
8 8 (1.31%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.15%) JSON
9 7 (1.15%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.15%) OpenID
10 6 (0.98%) SAML
11 5 (0.82%) FIX Protocol
11 5 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 307 (50.33%) Data Protection Act
2 47 (7.70%) Cloud Native
3 31 (5.08%) Onboarding
4 29 (4.75%) Product Ownership
5 21 (3.44%) Security Posture
6 20 (3.28%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 16 (2.62%) Virtual Team
9 12 (1.97%) Derivative
9 12 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.80%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.80%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (1.15%) Equities
13 7 (1.15%) NHS
13 7 (1.15%) Operational Technology
13 7 (1.15%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 38 (6.23%) Windows
2 19 (3.11%) Linux
3 13 (2.13%) Android
4 9 (1.48%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.48%) Unix
5 7 (1.15%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.98%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.33%) zOS
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
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (20.00%) Agile
2 98 (16.07%) Stakeholder Management
3 84 (13.77%) AI
4 82 (13.44%) CI/CD
4 82 (13.44%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (12.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 77 (12.62%) DevOps
7 74 (12.13%) Cybersecurity
7 74 (12.13%) Migration
8 69 (11.31%) Analytics
9 62 (10.16%) Roadmaps
10 57 (9.34%) Risk Management
10 57 (9.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 51 (8.36%) Cloud Security
11 51 (8.36%) Data Governance
11 51 (8.36%) Decision-Making
11 51 (8.36%) Information Security
12 44 (7.21%) Test Automation
13 40 (6.56%) Incident Response
14 39 (6.39%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 86 (14.10%) Python
2 65 (10.66%) Java
3 64 (10.49%) SQL
4 23 (3.77%) C#
5 21 (3.44%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.30%) PowerShell
6 14 (2.30%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.31%) Kotlin
8 7 (1.15%) Apex Code
8 7 (1.15%) Bash
8 7 (1.15%) C++
8 7 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (0.82%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.82%) Scala
10 4 (0.66%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.33%) ActionScript
11 2 (0.33%) R
12 1 (0.16%) DataWeave
12 1 (0.16%) GLSL
12 1 (0.16%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 80 (13.11%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.82%) SC Cleared
3 63 (10.33%) Degree
4 42 (6.89%) CISSP
5 21 (3.44%) CISM
6 17 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.62%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.46%) PMI Certification
8 15 (2.46%) PMP
9 14 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.97%) AWS Certification
10 12 (1.97%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 10 (1.64%) DV Cleared
12 9 (1.48%) CRISC
13 8 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (1.31%) CCSP
13 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.15%) CISA
15 6 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (16.07%) GDPR
2 45 (7.38%) NIST
3 40 (6.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (5.25%) QA
5 31 (5.08%) Data Quality
6 20 (3.28%) PCI DSS
7 19 (3.11%) GRC
8 13 (2.13%) Accessibility
9 12 (1.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 12 (1.97%) SLA
10 11 (1.80%) PMO
11 7 (1.15%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.98%) SOC 2
13 5 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.82%) NCSC
14 4 (0.66%) COBIT
14 4 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.66%) GAAP
14 4 (0.66%) IFRS
15 3 (0.49%) Basel III
System Software
1 30 (4.92%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.10%) Docker
3 4 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.16%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 34 (5.57%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.26%) Terraform
3 16 (2.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.97%) Ansible
5 11 (1.80%) SCCM
6 10 (1.64%) Grafana
6 10 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (1.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (1.15%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.66%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.66%) Kibana
9 4 (0.66%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.49%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.33%) Avamar
11 2 (0.33%) Control-M
11 2 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.33%) Packer
11 2 (0.33%) QRadar
11 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 101 (16.56%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.75%) ServiceNow
3 27 (4.43%) Oracle
4 19 (3.11%) Cisco
4 19 (3.11%) Databricks
4 19 (3.11%) Google
5 15 (2.46%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.13%) Zscaler
7 12 (1.97%) SAP
8 11 (1.80%) Splunk
9 10 (1.64%) Workday
10 8 (1.31%) Citrix
10 8 (1.31%) Nokia
11 7 (1.15%) ADVA
11 7 (1.15%) Aruba
12 6 (0.98%) Adobe
12 6 (0.98%) F5
12 6 (0.98%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.98%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.98%) Red Hat