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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 114 92
Rank change year-on-year +30 -22 +20
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 589 310 448
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.24% 2.54% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.67% 2.75% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 337 148 255
10th Percentile £256 £256 £243
25th Percentile £375 £362 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -5.66%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £800 £746 £775
England median daily rate £497 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.64% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 15
10th Percentile £20.35 £26.15 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.87 £26.88 £12.69
Median hourly rate £30.06 £30.81 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.41% +23.22% -60.00%
75th Percentile £34.30 £34.94 £51.25
90th Percentile £37.70 £36.69 £68.13
England median hourly rate £21.86 £29.62 £21.00
% change year-on-year -26.19% +41.02% -52.84%

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 16,044 11,254 15,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.36% 92.20% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,716 7,590 11,078
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £432 £432 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 180 312
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £15.95
25th Percentile £25.25 £23.54 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £31.17 £27.92
Median % change year-on-year +18.69% +11.65% -28.79%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.30 £66.98
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.18 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.69% -22.79% -2.46%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 34 £557 +1.18% 49
South London -12 13 £500 -31.86% 1
East London -2 5 £432 - 9
West London -29 3 £200 -41.18% 3
North London - 1 £550 - 1
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 14 (2.38%) Confluence
2 13 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.53%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.02%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.68%) Apache
7 4 (0.68%) CMS
7 4 (0.68%) SAS
8 3 (0.51%) Drupal
8 3 (0.51%) IIS
9 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.34%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.17%) Mule
10 1 (0.17%) nginx
10 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.51%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.04%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.68%) 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%) 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
5 1 (0.17%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 128 (21.73%) Azure
2 90 (15.28%) AWS
3 47 (7.98%) GCP
4 37 (6.28%) Entra ID
4 37 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (5.60%) SaaS
6 22 (3.74%) Microsoft Purview
6 22 (3.74%) Power Platform
7 21 (3.57%) Snowflake
8 19 (3.23%) Serverless
9 17 (2.89%) GitHub
10 16 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (2.21%) Amazon S3
11 13 (2.21%) AWS Lambda
11 13 (2.21%) Azure Logic Apps
12 12 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
12 12 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (1.70%) Amazon ECS
13 10 (1.70%) AWS CloudFormation
13 10 (1.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.26%) Network Security
2 18 (3.06%) Firewall
3 14 (2.38%) MPLS
4 7 (1.19%) VLAN
4 7 (1.19%) WAN
4 7 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.02%) SAN
5 6 (1.02%) SSL
5 6 (1.02%) VPN
5 6 (1.02%) Wireless
6 5 (0.85%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.85%) NAS
6 5 (0.85%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.68%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.68%) LAN
7 4 (0.68%) SDH
8 3 (0.51%) HTTP
8 3 (0.51%) HTTPS
8 3 (0.51%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.23%) Metadata
2 18 (3.06%) Power BI
3 14 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.21%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.87%) MongoDB
6 10 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (1.53%) Big Data
7 9 (1.53%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
8 8 (1.36%) SQL Server
9 7 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 7 (1.19%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.19%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.19%) Tableau
10 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.68%) MySQL
11 4 (0.68%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.68%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 34 (5.77%) JIRA
2 24 (4.07%) Git
3 11 (1.87%) SpecFlow
4 9 (1.53%) GitLab
4 9 (1.53%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.68%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.51%) ERwin
6 3 (0.51%) Gradle
6 3 (0.51%) JUnit
6 3 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
7 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.34%) Maven
7 2 (0.34%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) Selenium
7 2 (0.34%) Storybook
8 1 (0.17%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 169 (28.69%) Finance
2 166 (28.18%) Social Skills
3 71 (12.05%) Banking
4 66 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (7.81%) Legal
6 37 (6.28%) Public Sector
7 30 (5.09%) Documentation Skills
8 29 (4.92%) Front Office
9 19 (3.23%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.55%) Marketing
11 14 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.04%) Local Government
12 12 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.87%) Investment Banking
14 10 (1.70%) Retail
15 7 (1.19%) Billing
15 7 (1.19%) Law
15 7 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (1.19%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 92 (15.62%) Architect
2 63 (10.70%) Analyst
3 55 (9.34%) Developer
4 46 (7.81%) Senior
5 38 (6.45%) Lead
6 36 (6.11%) Business Analyst
7 34 (5.77%) Consultant
8 33 (5.60%) Project Manager
9 26 (4.41%) Solutions Architect
10 23 (3.90%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.74%) Security Architect
12 21 (3.57%) Network Engineer
13 15 (2.55%) Java Developer
14 14 (2.38%) Data Engineer
15 12 (2.04%) Tester
16 11 (1.87%) Automation Tester
16 11 (1.87%) Product Manager
17 10 (1.70%) Cloud Engineer
17 10 (1.70%) IT Support
17 10 (1.70%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.90%) REST
2 20 (3.40%) .NET
2 20 (3.40%) React
3 14 (2.38%) Middleware
4 12 (2.04%) Playwright
4 12 (2.04%) RESTful
4 12 (2.04%) Spring
5 11 (1.87%) HTML
6 10 (1.70%) Kafka
7 9 (1.53%) CSS
7 9 (1.53%) OAuth
7 9 (1.53%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.36%) GraphQL
8 8 (1.36%) JSON
8 8 (1.36%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.19%) .NET Core
9 7 (1.19%) Node.js
9 7 (1.19%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.19%) OpenID
10 6 (1.02%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 308 (52.29%) Data Protection Act
2 47 (7.98%) Cloud Native
3 30 (5.09%) Onboarding
4 24 (4.07%) Product Ownership
5 19 (3.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.06%) Security Posture
7 16 (2.72%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.55%) Derivative
8 15 (2.55%) Virtual Team
9 13 (2.21%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.87%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.87%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.70%) Equities
11 10 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.19%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.19%) NHS
12 7 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.02%) Equity Derivative
13 6 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.43%) Windows
2 19 (3.23%) Linux
3 12 (2.04%) Android
4 11 (1.87%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.70%) Unix
6 7 (1.19%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.85%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.34%) zOS
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.17%) Rocky
10 1 (0.17%) Solaris
10 1 (0.17%) VMS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (20.71%) Agile
2 97 (16.47%) Stakeholder Management
3 86 (14.60%) Problem-Solving
4 80 (13.58%) CI/CD
4 80 (13.58%) DevOps
5 76 (12.90%) Migration
6 75 (12.73%) AI
7 70 (11.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 67 (11.38%) Analytics
9 62 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
9 62 (10.53%) Roadmaps
10 54 (9.17%) Risk Management
11 48 (8.15%) Cloud Security
11 48 (8.15%) Decision-Making
11 48 (8.15%) Information Security
12 46 (7.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 46 (7.81%) Test Automation
13 42 (7.13%) Data Governance
14 40 (6.79%) Infrastructure as Code
15 39 (6.62%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 91 (15.45%) Python
2 73 (12.39%) SQL
3 63 (10.70%) Java
4 30 (5.09%) C#
5 26 (4.41%) JavaScript
6 18 (3.06%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.21%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.70%) C++
9 7 (1.19%) Bash
9 7 (1.19%) Kotlin
10 6 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.02%) Scala
11 5 (0.85%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.85%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.85%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.51%) Bicep
13 2 (0.34%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.34%) R
14 1 (0.17%) GLSL
14 1 (0.17%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 78 (13.24%) Security Cleared
2 65 (11.04%) SC Cleared
3 60 (10.19%) Degree
4 36 (6.11%) CISSP
5 18 (3.06%) CISM
6 16 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (2.55%) Master's Degree
8 14 (2.38%) Azure Certification
9 13 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (2.21%) PMI Certification
9 13 (2.21%) PMP
10 11 (1.87%) AWS Certification
11 9 (1.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (1.53%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.19%) CCSP
13 7 (1.19%) CRISC
14 6 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 5 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 5 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (13.92%) GDPR
2 43 (7.30%) NIST
3 34 (5.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (4.92%) QA
5 24 (4.07%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.89%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.21%) GRC
8 12 (2.04%) SLA
9 11 (1.87%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.70%) PMO
11 9 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.85%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.85%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.68%) COBIT
13 4 (0.68%) GAAP
13 4 (0.68%) IFRS
13 4 (0.68%) NCSC
13 4 (0.68%) PERC
14 3 (0.51%) Basel III
System Software
1 32 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 27 (4.58%) Docker
3 4 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.17%) Firmware
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 34 (5.77%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.92%) Terraform
3 18 (3.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.04%) Ansible
5 11 (1.87%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.70%) SCCM
7 9 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 9 (1.53%) Grafana
8 7 (1.19%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.68%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.68%) Kibana
9 4 (0.68%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.51%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.34%) Avamar
11 2 (0.34%) Control-M
11 2 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.34%) Packer
11 2 (0.34%) QRadar
11 2 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 94 (15.96%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.41%) Oracle
3 25 (4.24%) ServiceNow
4 21 (3.57%) Google
5 19 (3.23%) Databricks
6 18 (3.06%) Cisco
7 13 (2.21%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.21%) SAP
8 10 (1.70%) Splunk
8 10 (1.70%) Workday
8 10 (1.70%) Zscaler
9 8 (1.36%) Citrix
9 8 (1.36%) Nokia
10 7 (1.19%) Adobe
10 7 (1.19%) ADVA
10 7 (1.19%) Apple
10 7 (1.19%) Aruba
11 6 (1.02%) OpenAI
11 6 (1.02%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.02%) Red Hat