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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 82 98
Rank change year-on-year -13 +16 -2
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 613 443 433
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.05% 3.29% 2.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.42% 3.56% 3.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 219 245
10th Percentile £300 £289 £236
25th Percentile £385 £393 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £642 £650 £635
90th Percentile £750 £725 £738
England median daily rate £500 £486 £500
% change year-on-year +2.83% -2.75% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 5
10th Percentile £14.25 £27.05 £27.14
25th Percentile £16.93 £28.62 £27.84
Median hourly rate £28.00 £31.74 £44.08
Median % change year-on-year -11.78% -27.99% -16.04%
75th Percentile £33.60 £34.36 £71.88
90th Percentile £36.96 £35.63 -
England median hourly rate £17.85 £19.00 £26.84
% change year-on-year -6.05% -29.21% -35.50%

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 17,907 12,452 14,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.46% 88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,698 8,284 9,876
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
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 291 255 193
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.00 £17.30
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.89 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £32.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -12.33% -8.75%
75th Percentile £56.63 £49.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.75
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +2.63%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 -5 47 £557 +3.06% 28
South London -15 8 £525 -28.45% 4
West London -16 8 £475 +23.38% 13
East London - 4 £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 16 (2.61%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.47%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.47%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.31%) Confluence
5 6 (0.98%) Apache
6 5 (0.82%) IIS
7 3 (0.49%) CMS
7 3 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.49%) SAS
8 2 (0.33%) CICS
8 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.33%) WordPress
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 (3.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.65%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.14%) Aladdin
2 5 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.33%) Endur
5 2 (0.33%) ION MarketView
5 2 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.16%) Actimize
6 1 (0.16%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
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%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 146 (23.82%) Azure
2 115 (18.76%) AWS
3 54 (8.81%) GCP
4 37 (6.04%) SaaS
5 35 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (5.06%) Entra ID
7 29 (4.73%) Microsoft Purview
8 25 (4.08%) Power Platform
9 22 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (3.59%) GitHub
10 21 (3.43%) Serverless
11 15 (2.45%) Microsoft Copilot
12 14 (2.28%) Azure Logic Apps
13 13 (2.12%) AWS Lambda
14 12 (1.96%) Snowflake
15 11 (1.79%) Amazon S3
15 11 (1.79%) OneDrive
15 11 (1.79%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 10 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
16 10 (1.63%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.18%) Network Security
2 23 (3.75%) Firewall
3 13 (2.12%) Cisco IPT
4 11 (1.79%) DNS
5 10 (1.63%) VPN
5 10 (1.63%) Wireless
6 9 (1.47%) DHCP
7 8 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (1.14%) LAN
8 7 (1.14%) SSL
8 7 (1.14%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.14%) WAN
9 5 (0.82%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (0.82%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.82%) MPLS
10 4 (0.65%) HTTP
10 4 (0.65%) SAN
11 3 (0.49%) DMZ
11 3 (0.49%) HSRP
11 3 (0.49%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.59%) Metadata
2 20 (3.26%) Power BI
3 17 (2.77%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (2.61%) NoSQL
5 14 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.63%) Big Data
6 10 (1.63%) MySQL
6 10 (1.63%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.31%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.14%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.14%) MongoDB
9 6 (0.98%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.82%) Tableau
11 4 (0.65%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.65%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.65%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.65%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.49%) Pinecone
12 3 (0.49%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 32 (5.22%) JIRA
2 22 (3.59%) Git
3 13 (2.12%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.47%) GitLab
5 4 (0.65%) ERwin
5 4 (0.65%) Selenium
6 3 (0.49%) ER Studio
6 3 (0.49%) Gradle
7 2 (0.33%) CMake
7 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.33%) JUnit
7 2 (0.33%) Maven
7 2 (0.33%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.33%) Vite
7 2 (0.33%) XCUITest
8 1 (0.16%) Mocha
8 1 (0.16%) Mockito
8 1 (0.16%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.16%) RSpec
8 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 215 (35.07%) Social Skills
2 161 (26.26%) Finance
3 68 (11.09%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (11.09%) Public Sector
4 67 (10.93%) Banking
5 61 (9.95%) Legal
6 36 (5.87%) Documentation Skills
7 31 (5.06%) Front Office
8 18 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (2.77%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.28%) Marketing
10 14 (2.28%) Retail
11 13 (2.12%) Pharmaceutical
12 12 (1.96%) Billing
12 12 (1.96%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.63%) Local Government
13 10 (1.63%) Police
14 9 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.47%) Law
Job Titles
1 110 (17.94%) Architect
2 75 (12.23%) Analyst
3 48 (7.83%) Developer
4 45 (7.34%) Senior
5 43 (7.01%) Lead
6 34 (5.55%) Security Architect
7 33 (5.38%) Business Analyst
7 33 (5.38%) Consultant
8 30 (4.89%) Project Manager
9 27 (4.40%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (2.61%) Security Engineer
11 14 (2.28%) Data Engineer
12 13 (2.12%) Product Manager
13 12 (1.96%) Java Developer
13 12 (1.96%) Junior
14 11 (1.79%) Data Protection Officer
14 11 (1.79%) Network Engineer
15 10 (1.63%) Data Analyst
15 10 (1.63%) Enterprise Architect
16 9 (1.47%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.89%) REST
2 25 (4.08%) Terraform
3 14 (2.28%) OAuth
4 13 (2.12%) Middleware
5 12 (1.96%) React
5 12 (1.96%) RESTful
5 12 (1.96%) Spring
6 10 (1.63%) CSS
6 10 (1.63%) GraphQL
6 10 (1.63%) HTML
7 9 (1.47%) Spring Boot
8 8 (1.31%) .NET
8 8 (1.31%) Kafka
8 8 (1.31%) Lightning Web Components
9 7 (1.14%) JSON
9 7 (1.14%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.14%) OpenID
9 7 (1.14%) SAML
10 6 (0.98%) Pandas
10 6 (0.98%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 284 (46.33%) Data Protection Act
2 44 (7.18%) Cloud Native
3 38 (6.20%) Product Ownership
4 34 (5.55%) Onboarding
5 29 (4.73%) Management Information System
6 28 (4.57%) Security Posture
7 19 (3.10%) Distributed Systems
8 18 (2.94%) Virtual Team
9 14 (2.28%) Data Centre
9 14 (2.28%) Derivative
10 10 (1.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.63%) NHS
11 9 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.31%) Fixed Income
12 8 (1.31%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.31%) Operational Technology
13 7 (1.14%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 43 (7.01%) Windows
2 21 (3.43%) Linux
3 13 (2.12%) Android
4 12 (1.96%) Unix
5 10 (1.63%) Apple iOS
6 8 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (1.31%) Windows Server
7 7 (1.14%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.65%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.33%) zOS
10 1 (0.16%) CentOS
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%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.16%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (21.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 112 (18.27%) Agile
3 100 (16.31%) AI
4 94 (15.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 93 (15.17%) CI/CD
6 90 (14.68%) Cybersecurity
7 87 (14.19%) DevOps
8 82 (13.38%) Problem-Solving
9 78 (12.72%) Data Governance
10 77 (12.56%) Migration
11 76 (12.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 69 (11.26%) Roadmaps
13 66 (10.77%) Analytics
14 64 (10.44%) Information Security
15 59 (9.62%) Risk Management
16 58 (9.46%) Decision-Making
17 51 (8.32%) Cloud Security
18 49 (7.99%) Data Modelling
19 44 (7.18%) Test Automation
20 41 (6.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 72 (11.75%) Python
2 60 (9.79%) SQL
3 46 (7.50%) Java
4 22 (3.59%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.61%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.96%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.63%) Apex Code
8 9 (1.47%) C#
8 9 (1.47%) Kotlin
9 7 (1.14%) Bash
9 7 (1.14%) C++
10 6 (0.98%) Scala
11 5 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.65%) C
12 4 (0.65%) Perl
13 3 (0.49%) COBOL
13 3 (0.49%) VBScript
14 2 (0.33%) PHP
14 2 (0.33%) REXX
14 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 79 (12.89%) Security Cleared
2 59 (9.62%) SC Cleared
3 51 (8.32%) Degree
4 45 (7.34%) CISSP
5 28 (4.57%) CISM
6 18 (2.94%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.45%) PMI Certification
8 14 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.28%) PMP
9 13 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 12 (1.96%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (1.63%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (0.98%) CISA
16 5 (0.82%) CRISC
16 5 (0.82%) DBS Check
17 4 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 4 (0.65%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (16.97%) GDPR
2 45 (7.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (6.36%) Data Quality
4 35 (5.71%) NIST
5 32 (5.22%) QA
6 20 (3.26%) Accessibility
7 19 (3.10%) GRC
8 14 (2.28%) PCI DSS
9 12 (1.96%) PMO
10 10 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 8 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (1.31%) Government Security Classifications
11 8 (1.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 8 (1.31%) PERC
12 7 (1.14%) NCSC
13 6 (0.98%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.98%) SLA
14 5 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.65%) COBIT
System Software
1 33 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.26%) Docker
3 4 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.33%) Firmware
5 2 (0.33%) Varnish
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.16%) NFS
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (4.89%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.79%) SCCM
4 10 (1.63%) Ansible
4 10 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.47%) Grafana
6 5 (0.82%) CA Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.82%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.65%) PingFederate
7 4 (0.65%) Puppet
8 3 (0.49%) Kibana
8 3 (0.49%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.49%) QRadar
9 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.33%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.33%) Packer
9 2 (0.33%) SCOM
10 1 (0.16%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.16%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 119 (19.41%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.04%) ServiceNow
3 25 (4.08%) Oracle
4 22 (3.59%) Cisco
5 19 (3.10%) Google
5 19 (3.10%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.45%) Databricks
7 13 (2.12%) Splunk
7 13 (2.12%) Zscaler
8 7 (1.14%) Red Hat
9 6 (0.98%) CyberArk
9 6 (0.98%) Murex
10 5 (0.82%) Aruba
10 5 (0.82%) Bloomberg
10 5 (0.82%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.82%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.82%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.82%) Ping Identity
10 5 (0.82%) Workday
11 4 (0.65%) BeyondTrust