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 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 109 101
Rank change year-on-year +29 -8 +16
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 578 320 414
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.47% 2.53% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.87% 2.76% 2.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 166 251
10th Percentile £313 £260 £263
25th Percentile £413 £361 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £675
90th Percentile £752 £747 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 14
10th Percentile £19.88 £18.55 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.82 £23.50 £12.32
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +23.71% -66.55%
75th Percentile £33.12 £32.95 £42.63
90th Percentile £36.50 £34.84 £57.11
England median hourly rate £20.71 £30.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -30.97% +53.85% -71.32%

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 14,942 11,579 15,985
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.72% 91.43% 88.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,023 7,821 11,436
10th Percentile £355 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 165 337
10th Percentile £18.07 £19.08 £15.98
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +14.75% -21.79%
75th Percentile £57.00 £51.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £67.50 £70.50
England median hourly rate £35.25 £32.81 £33.00
% change year-on-year +7.44% -0.58% -12.00%

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 25 March 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 25 March 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 25 March 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 -3 36 £600 +14.29% 34
South London -24 13 £600 - 4
East London 0 5 £638 - 6
West London -18 3 £200 -40.96% 19
North London - 2 £625 - 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 16 (2.77%) Confluence
2 13 (2.25%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.52%) CMS
6 2 (0.35%) Apache
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.35%) Drupal
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.35%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.17%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.17%) Mule
7 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.17%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 19 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.69%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.35%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.08%) Aladdin
2 5 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.69%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 4 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.52%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.17%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.17%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.17%) Veritas eDiscovery
6 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 140 (24.22%) Azure
2 83 (14.36%) AWS
3 46 (7.96%) GCP
4 33 (5.71%) SaaS
5 32 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (5.19%) Power Platform
7 27 (4.67%) Entra ID
7 27 (4.67%) Snowflake
8 25 (4.33%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (3.81%) Serverless
10 20 (3.46%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (2.77%) GitHub
12 15 (2.60%) PaaS
13 14 (2.42%) Amazon S3
13 14 (2.42%) Azure AKS
14 13 (2.25%) AWS CloudFormation
14 13 (2.25%) IaaS
15 12 (2.08%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
16 11 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.15%) Network Security
2 14 (2.42%) Firewall
3 13 (2.25%) MPLS
4 12 (2.08%) Cisco IPT
5 9 (1.56%) SAN
6 5 (0.87%) LAN
6 5 (0.87%) NAS
6 5 (0.87%) VPN
6 5 (0.87%) WAN
7 4 (0.69%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.69%) NetScaler
7 4 (0.69%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.69%) VLAN
7 4 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.52%) BGP
8 3 (0.52%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.52%) HTTP
8 3 (0.52%) IPv4
8 3 (0.52%) IPv6
8 3 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.50%) Power BI
2 16 (2.77%) Metadata
2 16 (2.77%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (1.73%) NoSQL
6 8 (1.38%) MongoDB
6 8 (1.38%) Tableau
7 7 (1.21%) Big Data
7 7 (1.21%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.04%) BigQuery
8 6 (1.04%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.69%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.52%) Delta Lake
11 3 (0.52%) EDRMS
11 3 (0.52%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 39 (6.75%) JIRA
2 25 (4.33%) Git
3 12 (2.08%) GitLab
3 12 (2.08%) SpecFlow
4 10 (1.73%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.87%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.52%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.52%) Gradle
6 3 (0.52%) JUnit
6 3 (0.52%) Katalon Studio
6 3 (0.52%) Maven
7 2 (0.35%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.35%) ERwin
7 2 (0.35%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.35%) NUnit
7 2 (0.35%) Postman
7 2 (0.35%) Selenium
7 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.17%) Liquibase
General
1 157 (27.16%) Finance
2 156 (26.99%) Social Skills
3 71 (12.28%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (11.42%) Banking
5 46 (7.96%) Legal
6 38 (6.57%) Public Sector
7 26 (4.50%) Front Office
8 21 (3.63%) Telecoms
9 19 (3.29%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (3.11%) Marketing
11 14 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.90%) Investment Banking
15 9 (1.56%) Local Government
16 7 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 6 (1.04%) Billing
17 6 (1.04%) Electronics
18 5 (0.87%) Back Office
18 5 (0.87%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 91 (15.74%) Architect
2 71 (12.28%) Analyst
3 55 (9.52%) Developer
4 49 (8.48%) Lead
5 42 (7.27%) Senior
6 38 (6.57%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.54%) Consultant
8 28 (4.84%) Solutions Architect
9 25 (4.33%) Project Manager
10 19 (3.29%) Security Engineer
11 17 (2.94%) Security Architect
12 16 (2.77%) Network Engineer
12 16 (2.77%) Technical Architect
13 13 (2.25%) Data Analyst
13 13 (2.25%) Tester
14 12 (2.08%) Data Engineer
14 12 (2.08%) Java Developer
15 10 (1.73%) Administrator
15 10 (1.73%) Python Developer
15 10 (1.73%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.81%) .NET
2 16 (2.77%) React
3 15 (2.60%) REST
4 14 (2.42%) Middleware
4 14 (2.42%) Spring
5 12 (2.08%) Playwright
6 11 (1.90%) Kafka
7 9 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (1.56%) RESTful
8 8 (1.38%) .NET Core
8 8 (1.38%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.21%) HTML
9 7 (1.21%) Node.js
10 6 (1.04%) XML
11 5 (0.87%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.87%) FIX Protocol
11 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (0.69%) ASP.NET
12 4 (0.69%) JSON
12 4 (0.69%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 302 (52.25%) Data Protection Act
2 40 (6.92%) Cloud Native
3 25 (4.33%) Onboarding
4 21 (3.63%) Product Ownership
5 19 (3.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 17 (2.94%) Security Posture
7 16 (2.77%) Management Information System
8 14 (2.42%) Derivative
9 12 (2.08%) Data Centre
9 12 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.90%) Equities
11 10 (1.73%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.56%) Fixed Income
12 9 (1.56%) Freedom of Information
12 9 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.56%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.21%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.21%) NHS
14 6 (1.04%) Enterprise Storage
14 6 (1.04%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 30 (5.19%) Windows
2 22 (3.81%) Linux
3 9 (1.56%) Unix
4 7 (1.21%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.87%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.69%) Android
6 4 (0.69%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.52%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.35%) VMS
8 2 (0.35%) zOS
9 1 (0.17%) CentOS
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.17%) Rocky
9 1 (0.17%) Solaris
9 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (19.03%) Agile
2 102 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (16.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 76 (13.15%) CI/CD
4 76 (13.15%) Migration
5 75 (12.98%) DevOps
6 68 (11.76%) Analytics
7 65 (11.25%) AI
8 60 (10.38%) Continuous Improvement
9 58 (10.03%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (9.86%) Roadmaps
11 54 (9.34%) Risk Management
12 51 (8.82%) Decision-Making
13 48 (8.30%) Data Governance
14 45 (7.79%) Cloud Security
14 45 (7.79%) Test Automation
15 43 (7.44%) Infrastructure as Code
15 43 (7.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 41 (7.09%) Microservices
17 37 (6.40%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 99 (17.13%) Python
2 92 (15.92%) SQL
3 53 (9.17%) Java
4 36 (6.23%) C#
5 29 (5.02%) JavaScript
6 20 (3.46%) TypeScript
7 17 (2.94%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.56%) Bash
8 9 (1.56%) C++
9 6 (1.04%) PL/SQL
9 6 (1.04%) Shell Script
10 5 (0.87%) Bicep
11 4 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.52%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.35%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.35%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.35%) Groovy
13 2 (0.35%) PHP
13 2 (0.35%) Scala
13 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (13.84%) Security Cleared
2 67 (11.59%) SC Cleared
3 53 (9.17%) Degree
4 28 (4.84%) CISSP
5 19 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (2.77%) CISM
7 14 (2.42%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.42%) Master's Degree
8 13 (2.25%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.90%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.90%) PMP
10 10 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 8 (1.38%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.21%) CCSP
13 7 (1.21%) CRISC
14 6 (1.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 5 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.87%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (14.71%) GDPR
2 44 (7.61%) NIST
3 35 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (5.36%) QA
5 29 (5.02%) Data Quality
6 15 (2.60%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.25%) SLA
8 12 (2.08%) GRC
9 9 (1.56%) PERC
9 9 (1.56%) PMO
10 7 (1.21%) Accessibility
10 7 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.87%) NCSC
11 5 (0.87%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.69%) COBIT
12 4 (0.69%) GAAP
12 4 (0.69%) IFRS
13 3 (0.52%) Basel III
13 3 (0.52%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 32 (5.54%) Docker
2 20 (3.46%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 39 (6.75%) Kubernetes
2 34 (5.88%) Terraform
3 17 (2.94%) Ansible
4 16 (2.77%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.56%) SCCM
6 7 (1.21%) Grafana
7 6 (1.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.87%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.87%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.69%) Kibana
10 3 (0.52%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.52%) Puppet
11 2 (0.35%) Avamar
11 2 (0.35%) Control-M
11 2 (0.35%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.35%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.17%) CASB
12 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 91 (15.74%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.98%) Google
3 22 (3.81%) Oracle
4 20 (3.46%) Databricks
4 20 (3.46%) ServiceNow
5 19 (3.29%) SAP
6 17 (2.94%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.08%) Cisco
7 12 (2.08%) Citrix
8 9 (1.56%) F5
8 9 (1.56%) Nokia
8 9 (1.56%) Workday
9 8 (1.38%) Adobe
9 8 (1.38%) VMware
10 7 (1.21%) ADVA
10 7 (1.21%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.04%) IBM
11 6 (1.04%) OpenAI
11 6 (1.04%) Rapid7
12 5 (0.87%) Splunk