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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 109 86
Rank change year-on-year +30 -23 +30
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 593 324 457
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.35% 2.58% 2.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.78% 2.80% 2.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 151 274
10th Percentile £283 £253 £241
25th Percentile £405 £353 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £538
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -4.19% -6.52%
75th Percentile £641 £625 £663
90th Percentile £775 £750 £750
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 14
10th Percentile £20.19 £22.78 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.86 £26.19 £12.32
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.40 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year -9.55% +22.84% -60.40%
75th Percentile £33.22 £34.17 £42.63
90th Percentile £35.49 £36.64 £62.50
England median hourly rate £20.79 £29.23 £21.00
% change year-on-year -28.87% +39.19% -60.00%

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 15,703 11,565 15,791
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.59% 92.19% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,518 7,845 11,317
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £440 £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 £813 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 169 324
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.37 £16.00
25th Percentile £24.54 £22.75 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.00 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% +15.25% -22.62%
75th Percentile £57.86 £50.75 £47.56
90th Percentile £73.75 £63.75 £65.93
England median hourly rate £45.46 £30.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year +51.53% -16.67% -4.00%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -14 36 £588 +17.50% 41
South London -20 13 £475 -20.83% 3
East London +1 6 £535 - 5
West London -20 3 £275 -19.12% 5
North London - 1 £550 - 2
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 18 (3.04%) Confluence
2 13 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.52%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.84%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.67%) CMS
5 4 (0.67%) SAS
6 3 (0.51%) Apache
6 3 (0.51%) Drupal
7 2 (0.34%) IIS
7 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.34%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.17%) Mule
8 1 (0.17%) nginx
8 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (3.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
6 1 (0.17%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 12 (2.02%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.67%) 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%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.34%) ION MarketView
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%) 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
Cloud Services
1 134 (22.60%) Azure
2 91 (15.35%) AWS
3 48 (8.09%) GCP
4 33 (5.56%) SaaS
5 32 (5.40%) Entra ID
5 32 (5.40%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (4.72%) Power Platform
7 24 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (3.88%) Snowflake
9 19 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.20%) GitHub
9 19 (3.20%) Serverless
10 14 (2.36%) Amazon S3
11 13 (2.19%) AWS Lambda
11 13 (2.19%) Azure Sentinel
12 12 (2.02%) Amazon ECS
12 12 (2.02%) AWS CloudFormation
12 12 (2.02%) Azure AKS
12 12 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
12 12 (2.02%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.22%) Network Security
2 17 (2.87%) Firewall
3 14 (2.36%) MPLS
4 10 (1.69%) Cisco IPT
5 9 (1.52%) WAN
6 8 (1.35%) SAN
7 7 (1.18%) VLAN
8 6 (1.01%) LAN
8 6 (1.01%) VPN
8 6 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.84%) Ethernet
9 5 (0.84%) NAS
9 5 (0.84%) Wireless
10 4 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.67%) NetScaler
10 4 (0.67%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.67%) SSL
11 3 (0.51%) IPv4
11 3 (0.51%) IPv6
11 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.05%) Power BI
2 18 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.87%) Metadata
4 12 (2.02%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.85%) Big Data
5 11 (1.85%) MongoDB
5 11 (1.85%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.85%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.35%) Tableau
8 7 (1.18%) BigQuery
9 6 (1.01%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.84%) MySQL
10 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.67%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.67%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.67%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 38 (6.41%) JIRA
2 25 (4.22%) Git
3 12 (2.02%) SpecFlow
4 11 (1.85%) GitLab
4 11 (1.85%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.84%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.51%) JUnit
6 3 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
6 3 (0.51%) Maven
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) Gradle
7 2 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.34%) NUnit
7 2 (0.34%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) Selenium
7 2 (0.34%) Storybook
7 2 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.17%) TestNG
General
1 167 (28.16%) Social Skills
2 163 (27.49%) Finance
3 72 (12.14%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (11.80%) Banking
5 49 (8.26%) Legal
6 36 (6.07%) Public Sector
7 29 (4.89%) Front Office
8 24 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
9 23 (3.88%) Telecoms
10 19 (3.20%) Marketing
11 15 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
11 15 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.02%) Local Government
13 11 (1.85%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.35%) Retail
15 7 (1.18%) Billing
16 6 (1.01%) Electronics
16 6 (1.01%) Private Banking
17 5 (0.84%) Law
Job Titles
1 83 (14.00%) Architect
2 73 (12.31%) Analyst
3 57 (9.61%) Developer
4 50 (8.43%) Senior
5 43 (7.25%) Lead
6 42 (7.08%) Business Analyst
7 36 (6.07%) Consultant
8 30 (5.06%) Project Manager
9 26 (4.38%) Solutions Architect
10 22 (3.71%) Security Engineer
11 20 (3.37%) Network Engineer
12 18 (3.04%) Data Engineer
12 18 (3.04%) Security Architect
13 16 (2.70%) Java Developer
14 13 (2.19%) Technical Architect
14 13 (2.19%) Tester
15 12 (2.02%) Data Analyst
15 12 (2.02%) Senior Manager
16 11 (1.85%) Product Manager
16 11 (1.85%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.71%) .NET
1 22 (3.71%) REST
2 20 (3.37%) React
3 19 (3.20%) Spring
4 14 (2.36%) RESTful
5 13 (2.19%) HTML
5 13 (2.19%) Spring Boot
6 12 (2.02%) Kafka
6 12 (2.02%) Middleware
7 11 (1.85%) Playwright
8 9 (1.52%) CSS
8 9 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.35%) OAuth
10 7 (1.18%) .NET Core
10 7 (1.18%) GraphQL
10 7 (1.18%) JSON
10 7 (1.18%) Node.js
11 6 (1.01%) OAuth2
11 6 (1.01%) OpenID
12 5 (0.84%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 313 (52.78%) Data Protection Act
2 42 (7.08%) Cloud Native
3 29 (4.89%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.38%) Product Ownership
5 20 (3.37%) Security Posture
6 19 (3.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 18 (3.04%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.53%) Derivative
9 14 (2.36%) Virtual Team
10 13 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
11 12 (2.02%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.85%) Mobile App
13 10 (1.69%) Equities
13 10 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
13 10 (1.69%) NHS
14 9 (1.52%) Freedom of Information
15 7 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
16 6 (1.01%) Equity Derivative
16 6 (1.01%) Fixed Income
16 6 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.89%) Windows
2 20 (3.37%) Linux
3 11 (1.85%) Apple iOS
3 11 (1.85%) Unix
4 7 (1.18%) Android
5 5 (0.84%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.34%) zOS
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.17%) Rocky
8 1 (0.17%) Solaris
8 1 (0.17%) VMS
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (20.57%) Agile
2 100 (16.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 94 (15.85%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (13.66%) DevOps
5 80 (13.49%) CI/CD
6 72 (12.14%) Analytics
7 71 (11.97%) Migration
8 70 (11.80%) AI
9 68 (11.47%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (9.78%) Roadmaps
11 56 (9.44%) Cybersecurity
12 55 (9.27%) Risk Management
13 54 (9.11%) Decision-Making
14 50 (8.43%) Data Governance
14 50 (8.43%) Test Automation
15 49 (8.26%) Cloud Security
16 46 (7.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 44 (7.42%) Information Security
17 44 (7.42%) Infrastructure as Code
17 44 (7.42%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 100 (16.86%) Python
2 87 (14.67%) SQL
3 66 (11.13%) Java
4 32 (5.40%) C#
5 29 (4.89%) JavaScript
6 21 (3.54%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.19%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.69%) C++
9 8 (1.35%) Bash
10 7 (1.18%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.18%) Scala
11 6 (1.01%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.67%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.51%) Bicep
14 3 (0.51%) PHP
14 3 (0.51%) R
14 3 (0.51%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.34%) ActionScript
15 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 78 (13.15%) Security Cleared
2 65 (10.96%) SC Cleared
3 56 (9.44%) Degree
4 33 (5.56%) CISSP
5 18 (3.04%) CISM
6 17 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.36%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.36%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.36%) PMP
8 13 (2.19%) Azure Certification
8 13 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.85%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.35%) CCSP
11 8 (1.35%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.18%) CRISC
13 6 (1.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 5 (0.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 5 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (14.84%) GDPR
2 43 (7.25%) NIST
3 35 (5.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (5.23%) QA
5 28 (4.72%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.70%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.19%) SLA
8 12 (2.02%) GRC
9 9 (1.52%) PERC
9 9 (1.52%) PMO
10 8 (1.35%) Accessibility
10 8 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.84%) NCSC
11 5 (0.84%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.67%) COBIT
12 4 (0.67%) GAAP
12 4 (0.67%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.67%) IFRS
13 3 (0.51%) Basel III
System Software
1 33 (5.56%) Docker
2 29 (4.89%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 39 (6.58%) Kubernetes
2 34 (5.73%) Terraform
3 15 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.19%) Ansible
5 10 (1.69%) Grafana
5 10 (1.69%) SCCM
6 9 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.18%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.67%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.67%) Kibana
8 4 (0.67%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.51%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.34%) Control-M
10 2 (0.34%) Packer
10 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.34%) Puppet
10 2 (0.34%) QRadar
10 2 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 98 (16.53%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.55%) Oracle
3 24 (4.05%) ServiceNow
4 21 (3.54%) Google
5 18 (3.04%) Databricks
6 17 (2.87%) Cisco
7 13 (2.19%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.19%) SAP
8 11 (1.85%) Adobe
8 11 (1.85%) Citrix
9 10 (1.69%) Workday
10 9 (1.52%) Nokia
10 9 (1.52%) Splunk
11 7 (1.18%) ADVA
11 7 (1.18%) Apple
11 7 (1.18%) F5
12 6 (1.01%) IBM
12 6 (1.01%) OpenAI
12 6 (1.01%) Red Hat
12 6 (1.01%) VMware