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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 112 96
Rank change year-on-year +27 -16 +16
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 597 308 450
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.25% 2.55% 2.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.68% 2.76% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 147 256
10th Percentile £256 £255 £243
25th Percentile £375 £361 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £544
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -8.05% -7.45%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £663
90th Percentile £800 £741 £775
England median daily rate £497 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.64% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 15
10th Percentile £20.35 £26.15 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.87 £26.88 £12.69
Median hourly rate £30.06 £30.81 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.41% +23.22% -60.00%
75th Percentile £34.30 £34.94 £51.25
90th Percentile £37.70 £36.69 £68.13
England median hourly rate £21.53 £29.62 £21.00
% change year-on-year -27.29% +41.02% -52.84%

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 16,241 11,146 15,435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.51% 92.25% 88.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,846 7,494 11,093
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £434 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.25% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 187 312
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £15.95
25th Percentile £25.25 £23.60 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £30.81 £27.92
Median % change year-on-year +21.73% +10.33% -29.54%
75th Percentile £58.84 £48.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £76.73 £63.10 £66.98
England median hourly rate £46.43 £28.18 £36.50
% change year-on-year +64.76% -22.79% -2.46%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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 28 May 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 -11 33 £551 +0.09% 26
South London -8 13 £500 -31.86% 1
East London -2 5 £432 - 7
West London -26 3 £200 -41.18% 7
North London - 1 £550 - 1
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 (2.18%) Confluence
1 13 (2.18%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.51%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.17%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.84%) Apache
5 5 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.67%) CMS
6 4 (0.67%) SAS
7 3 (0.50%) Drupal
7 3 (0.50%) IIS
8 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.34%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.17%) Camunda
9 1 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.17%) nginx
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.67%) UserZoom
4 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.84%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.67%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 3 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.50%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle FAH
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.17%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.17%) Endur
5 1 (0.17%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.17%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.17%) Magento
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.17%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 133 (22.28%) Azure
2 94 (15.75%) AWS
3 48 (8.04%) GCP
4 38 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
5 37 (6.20%) Entra ID
6 33 (5.53%) SaaS
7 25 (4.19%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (3.85%) Power Platform
9 20 (3.35%) Snowflake
10 17 (2.85%) GitHub
10 17 (2.85%) Serverless
11 15 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (2.35%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (2.01%) Amazon S3
13 12 (2.01%) AWS Lambda
13 12 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (1.68%) Amazon ECS
14 10 (1.68%) AWS CloudFormation
14 10 (1.68%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (5.36%) Network Security
2 18 (3.02%) Firewall
3 14 (2.35%) MPLS
4 7 (1.17%) SSL
4 7 (1.17%) VLAN
4 7 (1.17%) WAN
4 7 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.01%) SAN
5 6 (1.01%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.01%) VPN
5 6 (1.01%) Wireless
6 5 (0.84%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.84%) NAS
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.67%) HTTP
7 4 (0.67%) LAN
7 4 (0.67%) SDH
8 3 (0.50%) Multicast
8 3 (0.50%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.52%) Metadata
2 19 (3.18%) Power BI
3 14 (2.35%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.18%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.68%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.51%) Big Data
6 9 (1.51%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.34%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.17%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.17%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.17%) Tableau
9 6 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.67%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.67%) MySQL
11 4 (0.67%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.67%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 33 (5.53%) JIRA
2 23 (3.85%) Git
3 10 (1.68%) SpecFlow
4 9 (1.51%) GitLab
4 9 (1.51%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.50%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.50%) ERwin
6 3 (0.50%) Gradle
6 3 (0.50%) Katalon Studio
7 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.34%) JUnit
7 2 (0.34%) Maven
7 2 (0.34%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) Selenium
7 2 (0.34%) Storybook
8 1 (0.17%) Vite
8 1 (0.17%) XCUITest
General
1 171 (28.64%) Finance
2 167 (27.97%) Social Skills
3 71 (11.89%) Banking
4 66 (11.06%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (7.87%) Legal
6 41 (6.87%) Public Sector
7 33 (5.53%) Documentation Skills
8 29 (4.86%) Front Office
9 19 (3.18%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.51%) Marketing
11 14 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.01%) Local Government
12 12 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.84%) Investment Banking
14 10 (1.68%) Retail
15 8 (1.34%) Billing
15 8 (1.34%) Law
15 8 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (1.17%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 96 (16.08%) Architect
2 66 (11.06%) Analyst
3 53 (8.88%) Developer
4 47 (7.87%) Senior
5 41 (6.87%) Lead
6 36 (6.03%) Business Analyst
7 33 (5.53%) Consultant
8 32 (5.36%) Project Manager
9 28 (4.69%) Solutions Architect
10 24 (4.02%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.69%) Network Engineer
11 22 (3.69%) Security Architect
12 15 (2.51%) Data Engineer
13 14 (2.35%) Java Developer
14 11 (1.84%) Cloud Engineer
14 11 (1.84%) Product Manager
14 11 (1.84%) Tester
15 10 (1.68%) Automation Tester
15 10 (1.68%) IT Support
15 10 (1.68%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.85%) REST
2 19 (3.18%) .NET
2 19 (3.18%) React
3 15 (2.51%) Middleware
4 12 (2.01%) Spring
5 11 (1.84%) HTML
5 11 (1.84%) Playwright
5 11 (1.84%) RESTful
6 9 (1.51%) CSS
6 9 (1.51%) GraphQL
6 9 (1.51%) Oracle Fusion
7 8 (1.34%) Kafka
7 8 (1.34%) OAuth
8 7 (1.17%) JSON
8 7 (1.17%) OAuth2
8 7 (1.17%) OpenID
8 7 (1.17%) Spring Boot
9 6 (1.01%) .NET Core
9 6 (1.01%) Node.js
9 6 (1.01%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 306 (51.26%) Data Protection Act
2 47 (7.87%) Cloud Native
3 30 (5.03%) Onboarding
4 25 (4.19%) Product Ownership
5 19 (3.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.02%) Security Posture
7 17 (2.85%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.51%) Derivative
8 15 (2.51%) Virtual Team
9 13 (2.18%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.84%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.68%) Equities
11 10 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.68%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.17%) Cyber Threat
13 7 (1.17%) NHS
13 7 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.01%) Fixed Income
14 6 (1.01%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 33 (5.53%) Windows
2 19 (3.18%) Linux
3 12 (2.01%) Android
4 11 (1.84%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.68%) Unix
6 7 (1.17%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.84%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.34%) zOS
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.17%) Rocky
10 1 (0.17%) Solaris
10 1 (0.17%) VMS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (20.60%) Agile
2 97 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 84 (14.07%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (13.74%) CI/CD
5 80 (13.40%) DevOps
6 79 (13.23%) Migration
7 77 (12.90%) AI
8 72 (12.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 68 (11.39%) Analytics
10 65 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
11 62 (10.39%) Roadmaps
12 57 (9.55%) Risk Management
13 50 (8.38%) Decision-Making
14 49 (8.21%) Cloud Security
14 49 (8.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 48 (8.04%) Information Security
16 46 (7.71%) Data Governance
17 45 (7.54%) Test Automation
18 40 (6.70%) Data Modelling
18 40 (6.70%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 92 (15.41%) Python
2 72 (12.06%) SQL
3 64 (10.72%) Java
4 28 (4.69%) C#
5 23 (3.85%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.85%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.35%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.51%) C++
9 7 (1.17%) Bash
9 7 (1.17%) Kotlin
9 7 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.01%) Apex Code
10 6 (1.01%) Scala
11 5 (0.84%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.84%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.50%) Bicep
13 2 (0.34%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.34%) R
14 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.17%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 81 (13.57%) Security Cleared
2 68 (11.39%) SC Cleared
3 61 (10.22%) Degree
4 38 (6.37%) CISSP
5 18 (3.02%) CISM
6 16 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (2.68%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.35%) Azure Certification
8 13 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.18%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.18%) PMP
9 11 (1.84%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (1.51%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.17%) CCSP
12 7 (1.17%) CRISC
13 6 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (1.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 5 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (14.57%) GDPR
2 43 (7.20%) NIST
3 34 (5.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (4.86%) QA
5 27 (4.52%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.85%) PCI DSS
7 15 (2.51%) GRC
8 12 (2.01%) SLA
9 11 (1.84%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.68%) PMO
11 9 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.84%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.84%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.67%) COBIT
13 4 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.67%) GAAP
13 4 (0.67%) IFRS
13 4 (0.67%) NCSC
13 4 (0.67%) PERC
System Software
1 32 (5.36%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.36%) Docker
3 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.17%) Firmware
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 34 (5.70%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.86%) Terraform
3 18 (3.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.01%) Ansible
5 11 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.68%) SCCM
7 9 (1.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 9 (1.51%) Grafana
8 7 (1.17%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.67%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.67%) Kibana
9 4 (0.67%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.50%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.34%) Avamar
11 2 (0.34%) Control-M
11 2 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.34%) Packer
11 2 (0.34%) QRadar
11 2 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 98 (16.42%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.36%) Oracle
3 25 (4.19%) ServiceNow
4 21 (3.52%) Google
5 20 (3.35%) Databricks
6 18 (3.02%) Cisco
7 13 (2.18%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.18%) SAP
8 11 (1.84%) Zscaler
9 10 (1.68%) Splunk
9 10 (1.68%) Workday
10 8 (1.34%) Citrix
10 8 (1.34%) Nokia
11 7 (1.17%) ADVA
11 7 (1.17%) Apple
11 7 (1.17%) Aruba
12 6 (1.01%) Adobe
12 6 (1.01%) OpenAI
12 6 (1.01%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.01%) Red Hat