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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 110 88
Rank change year-on-year +27 -22 +28
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 601 312 452
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.34% 2.52% 2.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.78% 2.73% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 143 262
10th Percentile £256 £263 £226
25th Percentile £375 £365 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -6.52%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £672
90th Percentile £800 £760 £773
England median daily rate £493 £500 £521
% change year-on-year -1.35% -4.08% -0.71%
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 £21.86 £29.62 £21.00
% change year-on-year -26.19% +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 15,904 11,443 15,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.34% 92.27% 88.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,637 7,743 11,096
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% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £688
90th Percentile £756 £806 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 176 307
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.17 £15.77
25th Percentile £25.16 £22.86 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +5.03% +22.13% -27.22%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £74.88 £63.75 £66.60
England median hourly rate £47.00 £29.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +62.07% -20.55% -2.14%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -8 35 £575 +9.52% 49
South London -7 14 £500 -31.86% 4
East London -3 5 £432 - 9
West London -24 3 £275 -19.12% 4
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 16 (2.66%) Confluence
2 14 (2.33%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.50%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.83%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.67%) CMS
6 4 (0.67%) SAS
7 3 (0.50%) Apache
7 3 (0.50%) Drupal
7 3 (0.50%) IIS
8 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.33%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.17%) Camunda
9 1 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.17%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.50%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.50%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.33%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.00%) 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 (0.33%) Oracle FAH
4 2 (0.33%) 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
1 128 (21.30%) Azure
2 94 (15.64%) AWS
3 49 (8.15%) GCP
4 35 (5.82%) SaaS
5 34 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (5.49%) Entra ID
7 25 (4.16%) Microsoft Purview
7 25 (4.16%) Power Platform
8 20 (3.33%) Snowflake
9 19 (3.16%) Serverless
10 18 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.00%) GitHub
11 14 (2.33%) Amazon S3
12 13 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.16%) Azure Logic Apps
12 13 (2.16%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (2.00%) Amazon ECS
13 12 (2.00%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (2.00%) IaaS
13 12 (2.00%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.49%) Network Security
2 17 (2.83%) Firewall
3 15 (2.50%) MPLS
4 7 (1.16%) VLAN
4 7 (1.16%) WAN
4 7 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.00%) SAN
5 6 (1.00%) VPN
5 6 (1.00%) Wireless
6 5 (0.83%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.83%) LAN
6 5 (0.83%) NAS
6 5 (0.83%) SSL
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.67%) SDH
7 4 (0.67%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.50%) BGP
8 3 (0.50%) HTTPS
8 3 (0.50%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.49%) Power BI
2 18 (3.00%) Data Warehouse
2 18 (3.00%) Metadata
3 12 (2.00%) NoSQL
4 11 (1.83%) Big Data
4 11 (1.83%) MongoDB
4 11 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (1.83%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.66%) SQL Server
6 8 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (1.16%) BigQuery
7 7 (1.16%) Tableau
8 6 (1.00%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.83%) MySQL
9 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.67%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (0.67%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.67%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 37 (6.16%) JIRA
2 25 (4.16%) Git
3 12 (2.00%) SpecFlow
4 11 (1.83%) GitLab
4 11 (1.83%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.50%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.50%) JUnit
6 3 (0.50%) Katalon Studio
6 3 (0.50%) Selenium
7 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.33%) ERwin
7 2 (0.33%) Gradle
7 2 (0.33%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.33%) Maven
7 2 (0.33%) NUnit
7 2 (0.33%) Postman
7 2 (0.33%) Storybook
7 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 168 (27.95%) Finance
2 167 (27.79%) Social Skills
3 73 (12.15%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (11.81%) Banking
5 46 (7.65%) Legal
6 38 (6.32%) Public Sector
7 29 (4.83%) Front Office
8 27 (4.49%) Documentation Skills
9 20 (3.33%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
11 15 (2.50%) Marketing
12 12 (2.00%) Local Government
12 12 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.66%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.33%) Retail
15 7 (1.16%) Billing
15 7 (1.16%) Private Banking
16 5 (0.83%) Law
16 5 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 92 (15.31%) Architect
2 69 (11.48%) Analyst
3 57 (9.48%) Developer
4 48 (7.99%) Senior
5 39 (6.49%) Business Analyst
5 39 (6.49%) Lead
6 35 (5.82%) Consultant
7 33 (5.49%) Project Manager
8 28 (4.66%) Solutions Architect
9 23 (3.83%) Security Engineer
10 22 (3.66%) Security Architect
11 21 (3.49%) Network Engineer
12 16 (2.66%) Java Developer
13 15 (2.50%) Data Engineer
14 13 (2.16%) Tester
15 12 (2.00%) Senior Manager
16 11 (1.83%) Automation Tester
16 11 (1.83%) Data Analyst
16 11 (1.83%) Product Manager
17 10 (1.66%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.83%) REST
2 22 (3.66%) .NET
3 20 (3.33%) React
4 15 (2.50%) Spring
5 14 (2.33%) RESTful
6 13 (2.16%) Kafka
6 13 (2.16%) Middleware
7 12 (2.00%) Playwright
8 11 (1.83%) HTML
9 10 (1.66%) Spring Boot
10 9 (1.50%) CSS
10 9 (1.50%) OAuth
10 9 (1.50%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.33%) GraphQL
12 7 (1.16%) .NET Core
12 7 (1.16%) JSON
12 7 (1.16%) Node.js
12 7 (1.16%) OAuth2
12 7 (1.16%) OpenID
13 6 (1.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 318 (52.91%) Data Protection Act
2 47 (7.82%) Cloud Native
3 29 (4.83%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.33%) Product Ownership
5 19 (3.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 19 (3.16%) Security Posture
6 16 (2.66%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.50%) Derivative
7 15 (2.50%) Distributed Systems
7 15 (2.50%) Virtual Team
8 12 (2.00%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.83%) Mobile App
10 10 (1.66%) Equities
10 10 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.66%) NHS
11 9 (1.50%) Freedom of Information
12 8 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.00%) Algorithms
13 6 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.32%) Windows
2 21 (3.49%) Linux
3 12 (2.00%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.66%) Android
4 10 (1.66%) Unix
5 6 (1.00%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.67%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.33%) 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 (21.30%) Agile
2 100 (16.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 89 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (13.64%) DevOps
5 81 (13.48%) CI/CD
6 76 (12.65%) Migration
7 75 (12.48%) AI
8 72 (11.98%) Analytics
9 71 (11.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 61 (10.15%) Roadmaps
11 60 (9.98%) Cybersecurity
12 54 (8.99%) Decision-Making
12 54 (8.99%) Risk Management
13 49 (8.15%) Information Security
14 48 (7.99%) Cloud Security
15 47 (7.82%) Test Automation
16 46 (7.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 43 (7.15%) Data Governance
18 42 (6.99%) Infrastructure as Code
19 41 (6.82%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 93 (15.47%) Python
2 78 (12.98%) SQL
3 63 (10.48%) Java
4 31 (5.16%) C#
5 27 (4.49%) JavaScript
6 18 (3.00%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.16%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.66%) C++
9 8 (1.33%) Bash
10 7 (1.16%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.16%) Scala
11 6 (1.00%) Kotlin
11 6 (1.00%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.83%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.67%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.50%) Bicep
14 3 (0.50%) PHP
14 3 (0.50%) R
14 3 (0.50%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.33%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 82 (13.64%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.98%) SC Cleared
3 58 (9.65%) Degree
4 34 (5.66%) CISSP
5 16 (2.66%) CISM
6 15 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (2.50%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.33%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.33%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.33%) PMP
8 12 (2.00%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.83%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 8 (1.33%) CCSP
11 8 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.16%) CRISC
13 6 (1.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 5 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (13.98%) GDPR
2 44 (7.32%) NIST
3 36 (5.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (5.32%) QA
5 25 (4.16%) Data Quality
6 18 (3.00%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.16%) GRC
8 12 (2.00%) SLA
9 11 (1.83%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.66%) PMO
11 9 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.83%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.83%) NCSC
12 5 (0.83%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.67%) COBIT
13 4 (0.67%) GAAP
13 4 (0.67%) IFRS
13 4 (0.67%) PERC
14 3 (0.50%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 30 (4.99%) Active Directory
1 30 (4.99%) Docker
2 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.33%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.17%) Firmware
5 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 36 (5.99%) Kubernetes
2 31 (5.16%) Terraform
3 16 (2.66%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.16%) Ansible
5 10 (1.66%) Grafana
5 10 (1.66%) SCCM
5 10 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.16%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.67%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.67%) Kibana
8 4 (0.67%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.33%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.33%) Packer
10 2 (0.33%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.33%) Puppet
10 2 (0.33%) QRadar
10 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 96 (15.97%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.33%) Oracle
2 26 (4.33%) ServiceNow
3 20 (3.33%) Google
4 18 (3.00%) Cisco
4 18 (3.00%) Databricks
5 13 (2.16%) SAP
6 12 (2.00%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.83%) Workday
8 10 (1.66%) Splunk
9 9 (1.50%) Citrix
10 8 (1.33%) Adobe
10 8 (1.33%) Apple
10 8 (1.33%) Nokia
11 7 (1.16%) ADVA
11 7 (1.16%) Zscaler
12 6 (1.00%) Aruba
12 6 (1.00%) OpenAI
12 6 (1.00%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.00%) Red Hat