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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 72 87
Rank change year-on-year -34 +15 +11
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 593 492 454
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.89% 3.68% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.25% 3.98% 3.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 259 248
10th Percentile £305 £292 £248
25th Percentile £400 £409 £387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -13.49%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £635
90th Percentile £698 £700 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 6
10th Percentile £14.25 - £23.72
25th Percentile £17.71 £26.00 £26.97
Median hourly rate £25.00 £27.00 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -24.92% -13.59%
75th Percentile £34.71 £28.00 £64.93
90th Percentile £55.40 - £71.88
England median hourly rate £17.85 £20.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year -12.50% -18.40% +4.17%

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 18,257 12,368 14,352
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.44% 89.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,959 8,171 9,325
10th Percentile £360 £333 £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 £668 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 241 180
10th Percentile £15.89 £18.25 £17.48
25th Percentile £18.56 £25.04 £24.18
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.50 £37.15
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% -17.90% -7.13%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.50 £57.81
90th Percentile £79.38 £65.00 £78.75
England median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +53.96% -40.82% -5.56%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 46 £550 -4.35% 14
West London -15 9 £475 +23.38% 7
South London -12 6 £338 -43.75% 5
East London - 4 £600 - 7
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 17 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.02%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.18%) IIS
5 5 (0.84%) Apache
5 5 (0.84%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.84%) Confluence
5 5 (0.84%) SAS
6 3 (0.51%) CMS
7 2 (0.34%) CICS
7 2 (0.34%) nginx
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.17%) Luigi
8 1 (0.17%) Moodle
8 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (3.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.67%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.67%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 5 (0.84%) Aladdin
1 5 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.84%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.34%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.34%) SAP MDG
3 2 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.17%) Actimize
4 1 (0.17%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.17%) Cloudability
4 1 (0.17%) Maximo
4 1 (0.17%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.17%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.17%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.17%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (0.17%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 136 (22.93%) Azure
2 106 (17.88%) AWS
3 47 (7.93%) GCP
4 39 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (5.40%) SaaS
6 28 (4.72%) Power Platform
7 26 (4.38%) GitHub
8 24 (4.05%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
9 23 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (2.70%) Serverless
11 15 (2.53%) Snowflake
12 14 (2.36%) Microsoft Copilot
13 13 (2.19%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (2.02%) OneDrive
15 10 (1.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 9 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (1.52%) Power Automate
17 8 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
17 8 (1.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.41%) Network Security
2 19 (3.20%) Firewall
3 16 (2.70%) Cisco IPT
4 11 (1.85%) DNS
5 10 (1.69%) VPN
6 8 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.18%) DHCP
7 7 (1.18%) LAN
7 7 (1.18%) MPLS
7 7 (1.18%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.18%) WAN
7 7 (1.18%) Wireless
8 6 (1.01%) Cisco ISE
8 6 (1.01%) NAS
8 6 (1.01%) SAN
9 5 (0.84%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.84%) SDH
9 5 (0.84%) Unified Communications
10 4 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.67%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.88%) Metadata
2 21 (3.54%) Power BI
3 18 (3.04%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (2.19%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.02%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.69%) NoSQL
7 9 (1.52%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.52%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.35%) MySQL
9 7 (1.18%) Oracle Database
10 6 (1.01%) BigQuery
10 6 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.67%) Big Data
11 4 (0.67%) Power Query
11 4 (0.67%) Redis
11 4 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.51%) Db2
12 3 (0.51%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (4.22%) JIRA
2 21 (3.54%) Git
3 17 (2.87%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.01%) GitLab
5 5 (0.84%) Gradle
5 5 (0.84%) JUnit
5 5 (0.84%) Maven
5 5 (0.84%) Selenium
6 3 (0.51%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.51%) Mockito
6 3 (0.51%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.34%) CMake
7 2 (0.34%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.34%) XCTest
7 2 (0.34%) XCUITest
General
1 227 (38.28%) Social Skills
2 162 (27.32%) Finance
3 77 (12.98%) Public Sector
4 75 (12.65%) Legal
5 70 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
6 66 (11.13%) Banking
7 31 (5.23%) Documentation Skills
8 23 (3.88%) Front Office
9 20 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.02%) Investment Banking
11 12 (2.02%) Local Government
11 12 (2.02%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (2.02%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.85%) Law
12 11 (1.85%) Police
12 11 (1.85%) Retail
13 10 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 95 (16.02%) Architect
2 76 (12.82%) Analyst
3 45 (7.59%) Lead
4 42 (7.08%) Senior
5 37 (6.24%) Developer
6 33 (5.56%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.40%) Project Manager
8 30 (5.06%) Consultant
9 28 (4.72%) Security Architect
10 26 (4.38%) Solutions Architect
11 15 (2.53%) Security Engineer
12 12 (2.02%) Data Protection Officer
12 12 (2.02%) Security Analyst
13 11 (1.85%) Cloud Engineer
13 11 (1.85%) Data Engineer
14 10 (1.69%) Enterprise Architect
14 10 (1.69%) Network Engineer
15 9 (1.52%) Data Analyst
15 9 (1.52%) Senior Analyst
15 9 (1.52%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (5.90%) REST
2 28 (4.72%) Terraform
3 16 (2.70%) OAuth
4 12 (2.02%) Middleware
5 11 (1.85%) Kafka
6 10 (1.69%) React
7 9 (1.52%) JSON
7 9 (1.52%) Spring
8 8 (1.35%) .NET
8 8 (1.35%) Lightning Web Components
8 8 (1.35%) OAuth2
8 8 (1.35%) Pandas
8 8 (1.35%) RESTful
8 8 (1.35%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.18%) Playwright
10 6 (1.01%) OpenAPI
10 6 (1.01%) Swagger
11 5 (0.84%) AngularJS
11 5 (0.84%) Flask
11 5 (0.84%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 254 (42.83%) Data Protection Act
2 46 (7.76%) Management Information System
3 40 (6.75%) Product Ownership
4 36 (6.07%) Onboarding
5 34 (5.73%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.54%) Distributed Systems
6 21 (3.54%) Security Posture
7 17 (2.87%) Data Centre
8 16 (2.70%) Virtual Team
9 12 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.85%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.85%) Derivative
10 11 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.35%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.35%) Fixed Income
13 8 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
14 7 (1.18%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 46 (7.76%) Windows
2 22 (3.71%) Linux
3 11 (1.85%) Android
3 11 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.35%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.18%) Unix
6 6 (1.01%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.67%) macOS
8 2 (0.34%) zOS
9 1 (0.17%) CentOS
9 1 (0.17%) MVS
9 1 (0.17%) SUSE
9 1 (0.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (27.32%) Stakeholder Management
2 108 (18.21%) AI
3 107 (18.04%) Agile
4 96 (16.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 95 (16.02%) Cybersecurity
6 90 (15.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 85 (14.33%) Migration
8 84 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
9 82 (13.83%) CI/CD
10 77 (12.98%) Data Governance
11 72 (12.14%) Risk Management
12 69 (11.64%) Roadmaps
13 68 (11.47%) Information Security
14 67 (11.30%) DevOps
15 61 (10.29%) Analytics
16 60 (10.12%) Decision-Making
17 51 (8.60%) Data Modelling
18 46 (7.76%) Impact Assessments
19 45 (7.59%) Test Automation
19 45 (7.59%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 64 (10.79%) SQL
2 63 (10.62%) Python
3 30 (5.06%) Java
4 25 (4.22%) PowerShell
5 13 (2.19%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.19%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.35%) Apex Code
6 8 (1.35%) C#
6 8 (1.35%) Scala
7 6 (1.01%) Bash
7 6 (1.01%) C++
7 6 (1.01%) Kotlin
8 5 (0.84%) Bicep
8 5 (0.84%) C
9 4 (0.67%) COBOL
9 4 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.67%) Go
9 4 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.67%) Perl
10 3 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 83 (14.00%) Security Cleared
2 66 (11.13%) SC Cleared
3 51 (8.60%) Degree
4 37 (6.24%) CISSP
5 26 (4.38%) CISM
6 18 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (3.04%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.87%) DV Cleared
7 17 (2.87%) PMP
8 15 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.85%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.18%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.18%) CRISC
12 6 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.01%) CCNP
12 6 (1.01%) CISA
12 6 (1.01%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.67%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (16.86%) GDPR
2 47 (7.93%) Data Quality
3 46 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (4.89%) QA
5 28 (4.72%) NIST
6 21 (3.54%) GRC
7 19 (3.20%) Accessibility
8 17 (2.87%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
10 8 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (1.35%) PMO
10 8 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (1.18%) NCSC
11 7 (1.18%) PERC
12 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.84%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.67%) COBIT
14 3 (0.51%) MiFID
14 3 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (4.72%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.37%) Docker
3 11 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.67%) vSphere
5 3 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) IAG
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) Firmware
7 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.17%) NFS
7 1 (0.17%) Varnish
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.19%) Grafana
3 11 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.69%) Ansible
5 9 (1.52%) SCCM
6 7 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.01%) Kibana
8 3 (0.51%) EMC NetWorker
8 3 (0.51%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.51%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.51%) Puppet
8 3 (0.51%) QRadar
9 2 (0.34%) Control-M
9 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.34%) Packer
9 2 (0.34%) SCOM
10 1 (0.17%) CA Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.17%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.17%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 129 (21.75%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.73%) ServiceNow
3 30 (5.06%) Oracle
4 27 (4.55%) Cisco
5 24 (4.05%) Google
6 20 (3.37%) Databricks
7 15 (2.53%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.53%) VMware
7 15 (2.53%) Zscaler
8 13 (2.19%) SAP
9 9 (1.52%) Splunk
10 8 (1.35%) Dynatrace
10 8 (1.35%) Murex
10 8 (1.35%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.01%) IBM
11 6 (1.01%) MuleSoft
11 6 (1.01%) OneTrust
11 6 (1.01%) SolarWinds
12 5 (0.84%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.84%) CrowdStrike