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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 111 93
Rank change year-on-year +30 -18 +20
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 594 312 447
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.30% 2.51% 2.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.74% 2.72% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 145 256
10th Percentile £256 £266 £225
25th Percentile £374 £368 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -6.52%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £800 £758 £750
England median daily rate £493 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 15
10th Percentile £20.35 £22.78 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.87 £26.19 £12.69
Median hourly rate £30.06 £30.40 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% +21.61% -60.00%
75th Percentile £34.30 £34.17 £51.25
90th Percentile £37.70 £36.64 £68.13
England median hourly rate £21.72 £29.62 £21.00
% change year-on-year -26.68% +41.02% -56.71%

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 15,883 11,458 15,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.29% 92.24% 88.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,623 7,744 11,113
10th Percentile £356 £350 £343
25th Percentile £431 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £680
90th Percentile £758 £809 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 179 307
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.37 £15.77
25th Percentile £25.24 £22.83 £20.00
Median hourly rate £36.11 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +22.13% -25.10%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.85
England median hourly rate £45.78 £29.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +57.86% -20.55% +0.29%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 -12 33 £575 +9.52% 48
South London -4 13 £500 -31.86% 4
East London -2 5 £432 - 10
West London -26 3 £275 -19.12% 3
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 15 (2.53%) Confluence
2 13 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.52%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.84%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.67%) CMS
6 4 (0.67%) SAS
7 3 (0.51%) Apache
7 3 (0.51%) Drupal
7 3 (0.51%) IIS
8 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.34%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.17%) nginx
9 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.51%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.34%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.02%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.67%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.51%) 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%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 128 (21.55%) Azure
2 94 (15.82%) AWS
3 48 (8.08%) GCP
4 35 (5.89%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (5.89%) SaaS
5 33 (5.56%) Entra ID
6 24 (4.04%) Microsoft Purview
7 23 (3.87%) Power Platform
8 20 (3.37%) Snowflake
9 19 (3.20%) Serverless
10 18 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (2.86%) GitHub
12 13 (2.19%) Amazon S3
12 13 (2.19%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.19%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (2.02%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (1.85%) PaaS
15 10 (1.68%) AWS CloudFormation
15 10 (1.68%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (4.71%) Network Security
2 17 (2.86%) Firewall
3 14 (2.36%) MPLS
4 7 (1.18%) VLAN
4 7 (1.18%) WAN
4 7 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.01%) SAN
5 6 (1.01%) SSL
5 6 (1.01%) VPN
5 6 (1.01%) Wireless
6 5 (0.84%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.84%) LAN
6 5 (0.84%) NAS
6 5 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.67%) SDH
8 3 (0.51%) HTTP
8 3 (0.51%) HTTPS
8 3 (0.51%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.20%) Power BI
2 18 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
2 18 (3.03%) Metadata
3 12 (2.02%) NoSQL
4 11 (1.85%) Big Data
4 11 (1.85%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.68%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.52%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.18%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.18%) Tableau
9 6 (1.01%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.84%) MySQL
11 4 (0.67%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.67%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.67%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 36 (6.06%) JIRA
2 24 (4.04%) Git
3 12 (2.02%) SpecFlow
4 11 (1.85%) GitLab
4 11 (1.85%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.51%) JUnit
6 3 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
6 3 (0.51%) Selenium
6 3 (0.51%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) Gradle
7 2 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.34%) Maven
7 2 (0.34%) NUnit
7 2 (0.34%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) Storybook
7 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
General
1 169 (28.45%) Social Skills
2 168 (28.28%) Finance
3 71 (11.95%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (11.78%) Banking
5 46 (7.74%) Legal
6 36 (6.06%) Public Sector
7 30 (5.05%) Documentation Skills
8 29 (4.88%) Front Office
9 19 (3.20%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.53%) Marketing
11 14 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.02%) Local Government
12 12 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.68%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.35%) Retail
15 7 (1.18%) Billing
15 7 (1.18%) Private Banking
16 5 (0.84%) Law
16 5 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 93 (15.66%) Architect
2 67 (11.28%) Analyst
3 59 (9.93%) Developer
4 46 (7.74%) Senior
5 38 (6.40%) Business Analyst
5 38 (6.40%) Lead
6 34 (5.72%) Consultant
7 33 (5.56%) Project Manager
8 28 (4.71%) Solutions Architect
9 23 (3.87%) Security Engineer
10 22 (3.70%) Security Architect
11 21 (3.54%) Network Engineer
12 16 (2.69%) Java Developer
13 14 (2.36%) Data Engineer
14 13 (2.19%) Tester
15 11 (1.85%) Automation Tester
15 11 (1.85%) Data Analyst
15 11 (1.85%) Product Manager
15 11 (1.85%) Senior Manager
16 10 (1.68%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.87%) REST
2 21 (3.54%) .NET
3 20 (3.37%) React
4 14 (2.36%) RESTful
4 14 (2.36%) Spring
5 13 (2.19%) Kafka
5 13 (2.19%) Middleware
6 12 (2.02%) Playwright
7 11 (1.85%) HTML
8 10 (1.68%) Spring Boot
9 9 (1.52%) CSS
9 9 (1.52%) OAuth
9 9 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.35%) GraphQL
10 8 (1.35%) JSON
11 7 (1.18%) .NET Core
11 7 (1.18%) Node.js
11 7 (1.18%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.18%) OpenID
12 6 (1.01%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 313 (52.69%) Data Protection Act
2 46 (7.74%) Cloud Native
3 29 (4.88%) Onboarding
4 28 (4.71%) Product Ownership
5 19 (3.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.03%) Security Posture
7 16 (2.69%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.53%) Derivative
8 15 (2.53%) Distributed Systems
8 15 (2.53%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.85%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.85%) Mobile App
10 10 (1.68%) Equities
10 10 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.52%) Freedom of Information
11 9 (1.52%) NHS
12 7 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.01%) Equity Derivative
13 6 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.88%) Windows
2 20 (3.37%) Linux
3 12 (2.02%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.68%) Android
4 10 (1.68%) Unix
5 6 (1.01%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.84%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.34%) zOS
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.17%) Rocky
9 1 (0.17%) Solaris
9 1 (0.17%) VMS
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (21.55%) Agile
2 99 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 89 (14.98%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (13.80%) DevOps
5 80 (13.47%) CI/CD
6 76 (12.79%) Migration
7 74 (12.46%) AI
8 71 (11.95%) Analytics
8 71 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 61 (10.27%) Roadmaps
10 59 (9.93%) Cybersecurity
11 52 (8.75%) Risk Management
12 50 (8.42%) Decision-Making
13 48 (8.08%) Information Security
14 47 (7.91%) Cloud Security
15 46 (7.74%) Test Automation
16 44 (7.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 42 (7.07%) Data Governance
18 41 (6.90%) Microservices
19 40 (6.73%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 92 (15.49%) Python
2 77 (12.96%) SQL
3 63 (10.61%) Java
4 31 (5.22%) C#
5 27 (4.55%) JavaScript
6 18 (3.03%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.19%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.68%) C++
9 7 (1.18%) Bash
9 7 (1.18%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.01%) Kotlin
10 6 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.01%) Scala
11 5 (0.84%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.84%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.51%) Bicep
12 3 (0.51%) PHP
12 3 (0.51%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.34%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.34%) R
Qualifications
1 77 (12.96%) Security Cleared
2 64 (10.77%) SC Cleared
3 58 (9.76%) Degree
4 34 (5.72%) CISSP
5 16 (2.69%) CISM
6 15 (2.53%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.36%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.36%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.36%) PMP
8 13 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (2.02%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 8 (1.35%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.18%) CCSP
12 7 (1.18%) CRISC
13 6 (1.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 5 (0.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 5 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (13.97%) GDPR
2 43 (7.24%) NIST
3 34 (5.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (5.39%) QA
5 25 (4.21%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.86%) PCI DSS
7 12 (2.02%) SLA
8 11 (1.85%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.85%) GRC
9 10 (1.68%) PMO
10 9 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.84%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.84%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.67%) COBIT
12 4 (0.67%) GAAP
12 4 (0.67%) IFRS
12 4 (0.67%) NCSC
12 4 (0.67%) PERC
13 3 (0.51%) HL7
System Software
1 30 (5.05%) Active Directory
2 29 (4.88%) Docker
3 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 36 (6.06%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.88%) Terraform
3 16 (2.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.02%) Ansible
5 10 (1.68%) SCCM
5 10 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.52%) Grafana
7 7 (1.18%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.67%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.67%) Kibana
8 4 (0.67%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.51%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.34%) Avamar
10 2 (0.34%) Control-M
10 2 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.34%) Packer
10 2 (0.34%) QRadar
10 2 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 95 (15.99%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.38%) Oracle
2 26 (4.38%) ServiceNow
3 20 (3.37%) Google
4 18 (3.03%) Cisco
4 18 (3.03%) Databricks
5 13 (2.19%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.19%) SAP
6 11 (1.85%) Workday
7 10 (1.68%) Splunk
8 9 (1.52%) Citrix
9 8 (1.35%) Apple
9 8 (1.35%) Nokia
9 8 (1.35%) Zscaler
10 7 (1.18%) Adobe
10 7 (1.18%) ADVA
10 7 (1.18%) Aruba
11 6 (1.01%) OpenAI
11 6 (1.01%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.01%) Red Hat