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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 82 100
Rank change year-on-year -10 +18 -2
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 627 438 425
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.12% 3.23% 2.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.50% 3.50% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 212 241
10th Percentile £300 £276 £243
25th Percentile £394 £379 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% -15.36%
75th Percentile £641 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £743
England median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.09% -2.05% -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 6 4
10th Percentile £14.25 £26.13 £27.03
25th Percentile £16.26 £26.56 £27.55
Median hourly rate £25.32 £30.50 £48.30
Median % change year-on-year -16.99% -36.85% -8.01%
75th Percentile £33.94 £35.49 £71.88
90th Percentile £37.11 £36.74 -
England median hourly rate £21.00 £20.40 £20.50
% change year-on-year +2.94% -0.49% -43.48%

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 17,930 12,520 14,416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.08% 92.34% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,792 8,353 10,096
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £787 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 291 254 202
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.08
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.61
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -17.15% -12.67%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.44 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.60 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +3.24%

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 August 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 August 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 August 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 -14 45 £551 +3.14% 48
West London -13 8 £475 +23.38% 14
South London -13 6 £581 -20.82% 17
East London +3 3 £410 - 3
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 13 (2.07%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
2 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.59%) Confluence
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%) Camunda
9 1 (0.16%) CICS
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) Luigi
9 1 (0.16%) Moodle
9 1 (0.16%) nginx
9 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
Applications
1 20 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.23%) 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%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
5 2 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.16%) Actimize
6 1 (0.16%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.16%) Endur
6 1 (0.16%) Magento
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%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 148 (23.60%) Azure
2 110 (17.54%) AWS
3 53 (8.45%) GCP
4 35 (5.58%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (5.42%) SaaS
6 32 (5.10%) Entra ID
7 29 (4.63%) Microsoft Purview
8 28 (4.47%) Power Platform
9 23 (3.67%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (3.51%) GitHub
11 20 (3.19%) Serverless
12 15 (2.39%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (2.23%) Azure Logic Apps
14 13 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
14 13 (2.07%) Snowflake
15 11 (1.75%) Amazon S3
16 10 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
16 10 (1.59%) OneDrive
17 9 (1.44%) Azure Sentinel
17 9 (1.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 45 (7.18%) Network Security
2 24 (3.83%) Firewall
3 11 (1.75%) Cisco IPT
4 10 (1.59%) DNS
4 10 (1.59%) Wireless
5 9 (1.44%) VPN
6 8 (1.28%) DHCP
6 8 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.12%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.12%) LAN
7 7 (1.12%) SSL
7 7 (1.12%) WAN
8 6 (0.96%) SAN
8 6 (0.96%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.80%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.80%) MPLS
10 4 (0.64%) HTTP
10 4 (0.64%) NAS
11 3 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
11 3 (0.48%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.67%) Power BI
2 20 (3.19%) Metadata
3 17 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.55%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.59%) Big Data
5 10 (1.59%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.44%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.44%) MySQL
7 8 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.12%) MongoDB
9 6 (0.96%) Tableau
10 5 (0.80%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.64%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.64%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.64%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.64%) SQL Server
12 3 (0.48%) Electronic Patient Records
12 3 (0.48%) Pinecone
12 3 (0.48%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 32 (5.10%) JIRA
2 22 (3.51%) Git
3 12 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.44%) 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%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.16%) NUnit
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
General
1 209 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 163 (26.00%) Finance
3 67 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (10.53%) Banking
5 64 (10.21%) Public Sector
6 59 (9.41%) Legal
7 35 (5.58%) Documentation Skills
8 27 (4.31%) Front Office
9 17 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.23%) Marketing
10 14 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.23%) Retail
11 13 (2.07%) Billing
11 13 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
12 12 (1.91%) Local Government
12 12 (1.91%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.59%) Investment Banking
13 10 (1.59%) Law
13 10 (1.59%) Police
Job Titles
1 111 (17.70%) Architect
2 74 (11.80%) Analyst
3 48 (7.66%) Developer
4 46 (7.34%) Senior
5 38 (6.06%) Lead
6 36 (5.74%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.10%) Consultant
8 31 (4.94%) Security Architect
9 30 (4.78%) Project Manager
10 25 (3.99%) Solutions Architect
11 19 (3.03%) Security Engineer
12 17 (2.71%) Data Engineer
13 13 (2.07%) Network Engineer
14 12 (1.91%) Java Developer
14 12 (1.91%) Junior
15 11 (1.75%) Data Analyst
15 11 (1.75%) Data Protection Officer
15 11 (1.75%) Product Manager
16 10 (1.59%) IT Support
17 9 (1.44%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.10%) REST
2 14 (2.23%) Middleware
2 14 (2.23%) React
2 14 (2.23%) Spring
3 12 (1.91%) OAuth
4 11 (1.75%) CSS
4 11 (1.75%) GraphQL
4 11 (1.75%) RESTful
5 10 (1.59%) .NET
5 10 (1.59%) HTML
5 10 (1.59%) Spring Boot
6 8 (1.28%) JSON
6 8 (1.28%) Kafka
6 8 (1.28%) Playwright
7 7 (1.12%) Lightning Web Components
7 7 (1.12%) OAuth2
7 7 (1.12%) SAML
8 6 (0.96%) OpenID
8 6 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (0.96%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 301 (48.01%) Data Protection Act
2 43 (6.86%) Cloud Native
3 36 (5.74%) Product Ownership
4 33 (5.26%) Onboarding
5 26 (4.15%) Security Posture
6 22 (3.51%) Management Information System
7 21 (3.35%) Virtual Team
8 17 (2.71%) Data Centre
8 17 (2.71%) Distributed Systems
9 13 (2.07%) Derivative
10 12 (1.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 11 (1.75%) Mobile App
11 11 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.44%) NHS
12 9 (1.44%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.28%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (1.12%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.70%) Windows
2 22 (3.51%) Linux
3 15 (2.39%) Android
4 12 (1.91%) Apple iOS
4 12 (1.91%) Unix
5 7 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.96%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.80%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.32%) zOS
10 1 (0.16%) MVS
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Rocky
10 1 (0.16%) Solaris
10 1 (0.16%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (18.98%) Agile
2 118 (18.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 97 (15.47%) AI
4 95 (15.15%) CI/CD
5 93 (14.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 90 (14.35%) DevOps
7 89 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
8 83 (13.24%) Cybersecurity
9 77 (12.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 75 (11.96%) Migration
11 74 (11.80%) Analytics
12 73 (11.64%) Data Governance
13 67 (10.69%) Roadmaps
14 59 (9.41%) Decision-Making
15 58 (9.25%) Information Security
16 53 (8.45%) Risk Management
17 49 (7.81%) Data Modelling
18 47 (7.50%) Cloud Security
19 46 (7.34%) Test Automation
20 39 (6.22%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 77 (12.28%) Python
2 65 (10.37%) SQL
3 53 (8.45%) Java
4 21 (3.35%) PowerShell
5 19 (3.03%) JavaScript
6 15 (2.39%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.91%) C#
8 10 (1.59%) Kotlin
9 9 (1.44%) Apex Code
10 7 (1.12%) C++
11 6 (0.96%) Bash
11 6 (0.96%) Scala
12 5 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.64%) Perl
14 3 (0.48%) C
15 2 (0.32%) ActionScript
15 2 (0.32%) COBOL
15 2 (0.32%) PHP
15 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 78 (12.44%) Security Cleared
2 61 (9.73%) SC Cleared
3 49 (7.81%) Degree
4 44 (7.02%) CISSP
5 26 (4.15%) CISM
6 18 (2.87%) DV Cleared
7 14 (2.23%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.23%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (2.07%) PMP
9 11 (1.75%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (0.96%) CISA
12 5 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.80%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (15.79%) GDPR
2 40 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (5.90%) NIST
4 36 (5.74%) Data Quality
5 34 (5.42%) QA
6 19 (3.03%) Accessibility
7 17 (2.71%) GRC
8 14 (2.23%) PCI DSS
9 13 (2.07%) PMO
10 9 (1.44%) PERC
10 9 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 9 (1.44%) SLA
11 8 (1.28%) Government Security Classifications
11 8 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.96%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.96%) NCSC
14 5 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (5.58%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.51%) Docker
3 4 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.32%) Firmware
5 2 (0.32%) Varnish
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.16%) NFS
Systems Management
1 31 (4.94%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.15%) Terraform
3 14 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.75%) Ansible
5 11 (1.75%) SCCM
6 10 (1.59%) Grafana
7 5 (0.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.80%) CA Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.80%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.64%) Kibana
8 4 (0.64%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.48%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.48%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.48%) Puppet
9 3 (0.48%) QRadar
10 2 (0.32%) Avamar
10 2 (0.32%) Packer
Vendors
1 118 (18.82%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.54%) ServiceNow
3 27 (4.31%) Oracle
4 24 (3.83%) Cisco
5 19 (3.03%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.71%) Databricks
6 17 (2.71%) Google
7 13 (2.07%) Splunk
8 12 (1.91%) Zscaler
9 8 (1.28%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.12%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.12%) Workday
11 6 (0.96%) Bloomberg
11 6 (0.96%) CyberArk
11 6 (0.96%) F5
11 6 (0.96%) Murex
11 6 (0.96%) SAP
12 5 (0.80%) Aruba
12 5 (0.80%) NetApp
12 5 (0.80%) Ping Identity