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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 73 89
Rank change year-on-year -31 +16 +6
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 587 485 457
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.90% 3.61% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.27% 3.90% 3.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 253 249
10th Percentile £301 £290 £243
25th Percentile £400 £403 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -13.58%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £635
90th Percentile £688 £700 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 6
10th Percentile £14.25 - £23.72
25th Percentile £17.32 £26.00 £26.97
Median hourly rate £22.03 £27.00 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -18.43% -24.92% -23.11%
75th Percentile £32.20 £28.00 £64.93
90th Percentile £36.82 - £71.88
England median hourly rate £17.85 £19.61 £25.84
% change year-on-year -8.98% -24.11% +11.19%

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 17,972 12,434 14,457
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.94% 92.55% 89.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,766 8,197 9,428
10th Percentile £360 £332 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £664 £675
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 333 243 184
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.03 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.00 £25.01 £24.06
Median hourly rate £33.60 £30.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% -9.62%
75th Percentile £60.75 £47.25 £56.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £64.55 £78.65
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -4.49%

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 9 October 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 9 October 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 9 October 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 0 47 £550 -4.35% 89
West London -12 9 £475 +23.38% 18
South London -12 6 £338 -43.75% 11
East London - 4 £600 - 7
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 17 (2.90%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.56%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.36%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.19%) IIS
6 5 (0.85%) Apache
6 5 (0.85%) SAS
7 4 (0.68%) Confluence
8 3 (0.51%) CMS
9 2 (0.34%) CICS
9 2 (0.34%) nginx
10 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.17%) Luigi
10 1 (0.17%) Moodle
10 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (3.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.68%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 5 (0.85%) Aladdin
1 5 (0.85%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.34%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.34%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.17%) Actimize
5 1 (0.17%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.17%) Endur
5 1 (0.17%) Maximo
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Equation
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Midas
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-CA
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FS
5 1 (0.17%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 135 (23.00%) Azure
2 107 (18.23%) AWS
3 48 (8.18%) GCP
4 39 (6.64%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (5.62%) SaaS
6 28 (4.77%) Power Platform
7 24 (4.09%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.09%) GitHub
7 24 (4.09%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (2.73%) Serverless
10 14 (2.39%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (2.21%) Snowflake
12 12 (2.04%) OneDrive
13 11 (1.87%) GitHub Actions
14 10 (1.70%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 9 (1.53%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (1.53%) Power Automate
16 8 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
16 8 (1.36%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.47%) Network Security
2 20 (3.41%) Firewall
3 16 (2.73%) Cisco IPT
4 11 (1.87%) DNS
5 10 (1.70%) VPN
6 9 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.36%) LAN
7 8 (1.36%) WAN
8 7 (1.19%) DHCP
8 7 (1.19%) MPLS
8 7 (1.19%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.19%) Wireless
9 6 (1.02%) Cisco ISE
10 5 (0.85%) HTTPS
10 5 (0.85%) SAN
10 5 (0.85%) Unified Communications
11 4 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.68%) NAS
11 4 (0.68%) SDH
12 3 (0.51%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.92%) Metadata
2 21 (3.58%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (3.58%) Power BI
3 14 (2.39%) NoSQL
4 13 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.70%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.70%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.53%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.36%) MySQL
8 7 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.19%) Big Data
8 7 (1.19%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.19%) Oracle Database
9 6 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.85%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.85%) Redis
11 4 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.68%) Power Query
11 4 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (4.09%) JIRA
2 22 (3.75%) Git
3 20 (3.41%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.85%) GitLab
4 5 (0.85%) Selenium
5 4 (0.68%) Gradle
5 4 (0.68%) JUnit
5 4 (0.68%) Maven
6 3 (0.51%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.51%) Mockito
6 3 (0.51%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) CMake
7 2 (0.34%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.17%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
General
1 226 (38.50%) Social Skills
2 158 (26.92%) Finance
3 76 (12.95%) Public Sector
4 73 (12.44%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (12.44%) Legal
5 67 (11.41%) Banking
6 32 (5.45%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (3.75%) Front Office
8 20 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (2.21%) Local Government
11 12 (2.04%) Investment Banking
11 12 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (2.04%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.87%) Law
12 11 (1.87%) Police
12 11 (1.87%) Retail
13 10 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.53%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 94 (16.01%) Architect
2 77 (13.12%) Analyst
3 43 (7.33%) Lead
4 42 (7.16%) Senior
5 36 (6.13%) Developer
6 34 (5.79%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.45%) Project Manager
8 30 (5.11%) Consultant
9 28 (4.77%) Security Architect
10 26 (4.43%) Solutions Architect
11 15 (2.56%) Security Engineer
12 14 (2.39%) Data Engineer
13 12 (2.04%) Security Analyst
14 11 (1.87%) Cloud Engineer
14 11 (1.87%) Data Protection Officer
14 11 (1.87%) Network Engineer
15 10 (1.70%) Enterprise Architect
16 9 (1.53%) Data Analyst
16 9 (1.53%) Senior Analyst
16 9 (1.53%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.62%) REST
2 31 (5.28%) Terraform
3 16 (2.73%) OAuth
4 12 (2.04%) Middleware
5 11 (1.87%) RESTful
6 10 (1.70%) Kafka
7 9 (1.53%) React
7 9 (1.53%) Spring
8 8 (1.36%) .NET
8 8 (1.36%) CSS
8 8 (1.36%) HTML
8 8 (1.36%) JSON
8 8 (1.36%) Lightning Web Components
8 8 (1.36%) OAuth2
8 8 (1.36%) Pandas
8 8 (1.36%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.19%) Play Framework
10 6 (1.02%) GraphQL
10 6 (1.02%) Playwright
11 5 (0.85%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 250 (42.59%) Data Protection Act
2 45 (7.67%) Management Information System
3 41 (6.98%) Product Ownership
4 37 (6.30%) Onboarding
5 34 (5.79%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.58%) Security Posture
7 20 (3.41%) Distributed Systems
8 17 (2.90%) Data Centre
9 14 (2.39%) Virtual Team
10 12 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.87%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.87%) Derivative
11 11 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.36%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.36%) Fixed Income
13 8 (1.36%) Freedom of Information
14 7 (1.19%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 44 (7.50%) Windows
2 24 (4.09%) Linux
3 11 (1.87%) Android
3 11 (1.87%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.70%) Unix
5 8 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.19%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.02%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.68%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.34%) zOS
10 1 (0.17%) CentOS
10 1 (0.17%) MVS
10 1 (0.17%) SUSE
10 1 (0.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (26.92%) Stakeholder Management
2 107 (18.23%) Agile
3 106 (18.06%) AI
4 95 (16.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (16.18%) Cybersecurity
5 88 (14.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 84 (14.31%) CI/CD
7 83 (14.14%) Problem-Solving
8 82 (13.97%) Migration
9 76 (12.95%) Data Governance
10 72 (12.27%) Risk Management
11 68 (11.58%) DevOps
11 68 (11.58%) Information Security
11 68 (11.58%) Roadmaps
12 61 (10.39%) Analytics
13 57 (9.71%) Decision-Making
14 52 (8.86%) Data Modelling
15 46 (7.84%) Impact Assessments
15 46 (7.84%) Test Automation
16 43 (7.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 67 (11.41%) Python
1 67 (11.41%) SQL
2 32 (5.45%) Java
3 24 (4.09%) PowerShell
4 16 (2.73%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.39%) TypeScript
6 11 (1.87%) Scala
7 8 (1.36%) Apex Code
7 8 (1.36%) C#
8 6 (1.02%) Bash
8 6 (1.02%) C++
8 6 (1.02%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.85%) Bicep
9 5 (0.85%) C
10 4 (0.68%) COBOL
10 4 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.68%) Go
10 4 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.68%) Perl
11 3 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 82 (13.97%) Security Cleared
2 64 (10.90%) SC Cleared
3 49 (8.35%) Degree
4 37 (6.30%) CISSP
5 26 (4.43%) CISM
6 17 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (2.90%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.90%) PMI Certification
7 16 (2.73%) PMP
8 12 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (1.70%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.19%) CRISC
11 6 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (1.02%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.02%) CCNP
11 6 (1.02%) CISA
11 6 (1.02%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.68%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (16.70%) GDPR
2 45 (7.67%) Data Quality
2 45 (7.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.77%) NIST
4 26 (4.43%) QA
5 21 (3.58%) GRC
6 18 (3.07%) Accessibility
7 17 (2.90%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.53%) PMO
9 8 (1.36%) Government Security Classifications
9 8 (1.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (1.19%) NCSC
10 7 (1.19%) PERC
11 5 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.85%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.68%) COBIT
13 3 (0.51%) MiFID
13 3 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (4.77%) Active Directory
2 24 (4.09%) Docker
3 10 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.68%) vSphere
5 3 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) IAG
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) Firmware
7 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.17%) NFS
7 1 (0.17%) Varnish
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (4.77%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.73%) Grafana
3 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.70%) Ansible
5 9 (1.53%) Kibana
5 9 (1.53%) SCCM
6 7 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.68%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.51%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.51%) Puppet
8 3 (0.51%) QRadar
9 2 (0.34%) Control-M
9 2 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
9 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.34%) Packer
9 2 (0.34%) SCOM
10 1 (0.17%) CA Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.17%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.17%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 127 (21.64%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.96%) ServiceNow
3 28 (4.77%) Cisco
3 28 (4.77%) Oracle
4 24 (4.09%) Google
5 19 (3.24%) Databricks
6 15 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.56%) Zscaler
7 12 (2.04%) SAP
7 12 (2.04%) Splunk
7 12 (2.04%) VMware
8 9 (1.53%) Dynatrace
9 8 (1.36%) Murex
9 8 (1.36%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.02%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.02%) SolarWinds
11 5 (0.85%) Bloomberg
11 5 (0.85%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.85%) IBM
11 5 (0.85%) OneTrust