Data Protection Contracts in London

Data Protection
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 121 119
Rank change year-on-year +30 -2 +156
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 451 600 950
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.55% 2.22% 2.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.88% 2.43% 2.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 271 408 673
10th Percentile £243 £346 £413
25th Percentile £413 £462 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% +25.65%
75th Percentile £663 £725 £725
90th Percentile £750 £802 £785
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +19.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 4
10th Percentile £11.95 £53.00 £14.66
25th Percentile £12.32 £55.63 £18.09
Median hourly rate £24.75 £62.50 £33.56
Median % change year-on-year -60.40% +86.26% +67.78%
75th Percentile £42.63 £70.63 £47.52
90th Percentile £62.50 £74.00 £48.27
England median hourly rate £21.00 £52.50 £21.25
% change year-on-year -60.00% +147.06% -1.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Data Protection is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,674 24,676 35,915
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.50% 91.13% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,226 17,739 26,174
10th Percentile £338 £375 £390
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 281 423
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.63 £17.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.63 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.50 £39.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +8.33% +10.77%
75th Percentile £46.86 £63.75 £50.68
90th Percentile £66.30 £78.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in London

Data Protection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in London.

Daily rate trend for Data Protection in London

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in London

Data Protection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in London.

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection in London

Data Protection
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +49 31 £625 +13.64% 9
East London +7 12 £629 +19.71% 3
West London +6 7 £263 -54.35% 4
South London +11 3 £500 -23.08% 4
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (2.66%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.55%) Confluence
4 5 (1.11%) Apache
5 4 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.89%) govService
6 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.44%) SAS
7 1 (0.22%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.22%) Mule
7 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 23 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.44%) Mingle
4 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.22%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.89%) Endur
2 3 (0.67%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.44%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.22%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.22%) SAP MDM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 52 (11.53%) AWS
2 44 (9.76%) Azure
3 20 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (3.77%) GCP
5 12 (2.66%) Amazon EC2
5 12 (2.66%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.44%) Amazon S3
6 11 (2.44%) SaaS
7 8 (1.77%) Entra ID
7 8 (1.77%) OneDrive
7 8 (1.77%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 8 (1.77%) WhatsApp
8 7 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
8 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (1.55%) Serverless
9 6 (1.33%) GitHub
10 5 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.89%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (0.89%) Azure Stack
12 3 (0.67%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.33%) DNS
2 9 (2.00%) DHCP
3 8 (1.77%) HTTP
3 8 (1.77%) VPN
4 7 (1.55%) Firewall
4 7 (1.55%) SAN
4 7 (1.55%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (1.55%) Wireless
5 6 (1.33%) 5G
6 5 (1.11%) Network Security
7 4 (0.89%) SWIFTNet
8 3 (0.67%) BGP
8 3 (0.67%) LAN
8 3 (0.67%) SSL
8 3 (0.67%) VSAN
8 3 (0.67%) WAN
9 2 (0.44%) Broadband
9 2 (0.44%) EIGRP
9 2 (0.44%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.32%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (3.55%) Big Data
3 11 (2.44%) Metadata
3 11 (2.44%) Power BI
3 11 (2.44%) SQL Server
4 9 (2.00%) MongoDB
4 9 (2.00%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.77%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (1.11%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (1.11%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.11%) Snowflake Schema
7 5 (1.11%) Tableau
8 4 (0.89%) Star Schema
9 3 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.67%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.67%) KDB
9 3 (0.67%) MySQL
9 3 (0.67%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 24 (5.32%) Git
2 17 (3.77%) JIRA
3 15 (3.33%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.44%) ERwin
5 6 (1.33%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (1.11%) XCTest
7 3 (0.67%) JUnit
7 3 (0.67%) Postman
7 3 (0.67%) Selenium
7 3 (0.67%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.44%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.44%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.44%) FitNesse
8 2 (0.44%) GitLab
8 2 (0.44%) JMeter
8 2 (0.44%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.22%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.22%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.22%) Maven
General
1 91 (20.18%) Social Skills
2 86 (19.07%) Finance
3 52 (11.53%) Public Sector
4 46 (10.20%) Legal
5 41 (9.09%) Banking
6 38 (8.43%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (3.55%) Telecoms
8 14 (3.10%) Marketing
9 12 (2.66%) Law
9 12 (2.66%) Retail
10 9 (2.00%) Local Government
11 8 (1.77%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.55%) Back Office
12 7 (1.55%) Billing
12 7 (1.55%) Electronics
12 7 (1.55%) Games
12 7 (1.55%) Police
13 6 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.11%) Publishing
15 4 (0.89%) Military
Job Titles
1 73 (16.19%) Architect
2 52 (11.53%) Lead
3 49 (10.86%) Developer
4 44 (9.76%) Analyst
5 35 (7.76%) Senior
6 31 (6.87%) Project Manager
7 24 (5.32%) Consultant
8 17 (3.77%) Data Architect
9 15 (3.33%) QA Engineer
10 13 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (2.66%) Enterprise Architect
11 12 (2.66%) QA Leader
11 12 (2.66%) Technical Architect
12 10 (2.22%) Business Analyst
12 10 (2.22%) Security Architect
12 10 (2.22%) Support Engineer
13 9 (2.00%) Data Engineer
13 9 (2.00%) Network Engineer
13 9 (2.00%) Senior Manager
14 8 (1.77%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.10%) Kafka
2 13 (2.88%) REST
3 11 (2.44%) JSON
4 10 (2.22%) XML
5 8 (1.77%) CSS
6 7 (1.55%) HTML
6 7 (1.55%) Node.js
6 7 (1.55%) SwiftUI
7 5 (1.11%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.11%) React
7 5 (1.11%) RESTful
7 5 (1.11%) Spring
8 4 (0.89%) Middleware
9 3 (0.67%) .NET
9 3 (0.67%) Apache Avro
9 3 (0.67%) Apache NiFi
9 3 (0.67%) Elastic Stack
9 3 (0.67%) FastAPI
9 3 (0.67%) SAML
9 3 (0.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 279 (61.86%) Data Protection Act
2 33 (7.32%) Management Information System
3 25 (5.54%) Freedom of Information
4 17 (3.77%) Data Centre
5 16 (3.55%) Freedom of Information Act
6 14 (3.10%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.00%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.77%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.77%) Derivative
9 7 (1.55%) NHS
9 7 (1.55%) Wiki
10 6 (1.33%) FPGA
10 6 (1.33%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.33%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.11%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 4 (0.89%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.89%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 32 (7.10%) Windows
2 29 (6.43%) Linux
3 10 (2.22%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.55%) Unix
4 7 (1.55%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.33%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.67%) Android
7 2 (0.44%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.44%) VMS
8 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (16.19%) Agile
2 52 (11.53%) Problem-Solving
3 43 (9.53%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (8.43%) Analytics
5 37 (8.20%) Project Management
6 36 (7.98%) Data Modelling
7 33 (7.32%) Information Security
8 31 (6.87%) Stakeholder Management
9 30 (6.65%) CI/CD
10 29 (6.43%) Risk Management
11 28 (6.21%) Roadmaps
12 27 (5.99%) Business Intelligence
12 27 (5.99%) Data Governance
12 27 (5.99%) Migration
12 27 (5.99%) Test Automation
13 26 (5.76%) Change Management
13 26 (5.76%) Microservices
13 26 (5.76%) Value Proposition
14 25 (5.54%) Continuous Improvement
14 25 (5.54%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 62 (13.75%) Python
2 44 (9.76%) SQL
3 36 (7.98%) Java
4 16 (3.55%) JavaScript
4 16 (3.55%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.66%) C++
6 11 (2.44%) Bash
7 10 (2.22%) Swift
8 9 (2.00%) Scala
9 7 (1.55%) C#
9 7 (1.55%) Perl
9 7 (1.55%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.89%) PHP
10 4 (0.89%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.67%) C
12 2 (0.44%) Go
12 2 (0.44%) Groovy
12 2 (0.44%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.44%) U-SQL
13 1 (0.22%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 46 (10.20%) Degree
2 22 (4.88%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.99%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.55%) CISSP
5 14 (3.10%) CISM
5 14 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.11%) DBS Check
7 4 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.89%) CISA
7 4 (0.89%) CTC Cleared
8 3 (0.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (0.67%) CCSK
8 3 (0.67%) CRISC
8 3 (0.67%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.44%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.44%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (0.22%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (11.31%) GDPR
2 38 (8.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (8.43%) QA
3 32 (7.10%) Data Quality
4 28 (6.21%) NIST
5 11 (2.44%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.22%) GRC
7 7 (1.55%) SLA
8 6 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.89%) COBIT
9 4 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 4 (0.89%) NCSC
10 3 (0.67%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.67%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.67%) PMO
11 2 (0.44%) HL7
11 2 (0.44%) ISAE 3402
11 2 (0.44%) MiFID
12 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (5.54%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.10%) Docker
4 6 (1.33%) vSphere
5 4 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.44%) NFS
7 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (5.10%) Terraform
2 16 (3.55%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.88%) Ansible
4 12 (2.66%) SCCM
5 6 (1.33%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.44%) Ambari
6 2 (0.44%) Grafana
6 2 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.44%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.44%) Oozie
6 2 (0.44%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.44%) VxRail
7 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.22%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.22%) Nessus
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.22%) Podman
7 1 (0.22%) Puppet
7 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 56 (12.42%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.99%) Cisco
2 18 (3.99%) VMware
3 15 (3.33%) Google
4 14 (3.10%) SAP
5 13 (2.88%) Oracle
6 10 (2.22%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.22%) Sparx
7 9 (2.00%) Apple
8 8 (1.77%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.33%) Dell
10 5 (1.11%) Cadence
10 5 (1.11%) Okta
10 5 (1.11%) Splunk
11 4 (0.89%) Citrix
11 4 (0.89%) IBM
11 4 (0.89%) ION Trading
11 4 (0.89%) OneTrust
12 3 (0.67%) Adobe
12 3 (0.67%) Murex