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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 95 92
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +13
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 621 398 451
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.14% 2.92% 2.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.53% 3.17% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 350 185 259
10th Percentile £274 £259 £243
25th Percentile £385 £363 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £647 £638 £638
90th Percentile £775 £738 £775
England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 11
10th Percentile £20.40 £26.15 -
25th Percentile £25.66 £26.88 £11.95
Median hourly rate £30.31 £30.81 £26.68
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +15.46% -49.18%
75th Percentile £34.30 £34.94 £62.50
90th Percentile £37.70 £36.69 £71.88
England median hourly rate £21.72 £29.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -25.12% +48.72% -38.10%

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 17,596 12,550 15,432
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.97% 92.20% 88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,685 8,395 10,963
10th Percentile £360 £331 £350
25th Percentile £441 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £769 £790 £800
England median daily rate £525 £514 £525
% change year-on-year +2.14% -2.10% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 234 284
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.24
25th Percentile £22.36 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.25 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +11.63% +6.93% -27.33%
75th Percentile £58.75 £50.38 £50.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.60 £68.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -5.96%

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 13 July 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 13 July 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 13 July 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 -6 39 £550 -4.30% 43
South London -15 12 £525 -28.45% 9
West London -13 8 £475 +31.03% 11
East London +6 5 £432 - 7
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 15 (2.42%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.09%) Confluence
3 11 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.45%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.97%) Apache
6 5 (0.81%) IIS
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.48%) SAS
8 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) Camunda
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) Luigi
9 1 (0.16%) Mule
9 1 (0.16%) nginx
9 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.64%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (0.97%) Aladdin
1 6 (0.97%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.16%) Actimize
4 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.16%) Endur
4 1 (0.16%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.16%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.16%) Magento
4 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 143 (23.03%) Azure
2 106 (17.07%) AWS
3 55 (8.86%) GCP
4 39 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (5.80%) Entra ID
6 35 (5.64%) SaaS
7 29 (4.67%) Microsoft Purview
8 21 (3.38%) Power Platform
9 20 (3.22%) GitHub
10 15 (2.42%) Serverless
10 15 (2.42%) Snowflake
11 14 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.93%) Azure Logic Apps
12 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (1.77%) Amazon S3
13 11 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
13 11 (1.77%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (1.61%) Amazon ECS
14 10 (1.61%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (1.45%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.12%) Network Security
2 21 (3.38%) Firewall
3 8 (1.29%) WAN
3 8 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.29%) Wireless
4 7 (1.13%) LAN
4 7 (1.13%) MPLS
4 7 (1.13%) SAN
4 7 (1.13%) SSL
4 7 (1.13%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.13%) VPN
5 6 (0.97%) Cisco IPT
5 6 (0.97%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.97%) NAS
6 5 (0.81%) HTTPS
6 5 (0.81%) VLAN
7 4 (0.64%) DHCP
7 4 (0.64%) DNS
7 4 (0.64%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.64%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.90%) Metadata
2 17 (2.74%) Power BI
3 16 (2.58%) NoSQL
4 14 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.09%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.61%) Big Data
7 9 (1.45%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.45%) MongoDB
7 9 (1.45%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.13%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.13%) MySQL
9 6 (0.97%) Tableau
10 5 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.81%) SQL Server
11 4 (0.64%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.64%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.64%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.64%) Weaviate
12 3 (0.48%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 37 (5.96%) JIRA
2 27 (4.35%) Git
3 11 (1.77%) GitLab
4 10 (1.61%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.81%) SpecFlow
6 4 (0.64%) ERwin
6 4 (0.64%) Gradle
6 4 (0.64%) JUnit
6 4 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.48%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.48%) Maven
7 3 (0.48%) Selenium
8 2 (0.32%) CMake
8 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.32%) Postman
8 2 (0.32%) Vite
8 2 (0.32%) XCUITest
9 1 (0.16%) MLflow
9 1 (0.16%) Storybook
9 1 (0.16%) XCTest
General
1 180 (28.99%) Social Skills
2 168 (27.05%) Finance
3 68 (10.95%) Banking
4 66 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
5 51 (8.21%) Public Sector
6 50 (8.05%) Legal
7 29 (4.67%) Documentation Skills
8 27 (4.35%) Front Office
9 16 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.25%) Marketing
10 14 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.25%) Telecoms
11 13 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.09%) Retail
12 12 (1.93%) Billing
13 11 (1.77%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.77%) Local Government
13 11 (1.77%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.29%) Law
15 7 (1.13%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 104 (16.75%) Architect
2 75 (12.08%) Analyst
3 49 (7.89%) Developer
4 46 (7.41%) Senior
5 37 (5.96%) Business Analyst
6 35 (5.64%) Lead
7 34 (5.48%) Consultant
8 33 (5.31%) Project Manager
9 29 (4.67%) Solutions Architect
10 27 (4.35%) Security Architect
11 24 (3.86%) Security Engineer
12 17 (2.74%) Data Engineer
13 15 (2.42%) Network Engineer
14 14 (2.25%) Java Developer
15 13 (2.09%) IT Support
16 12 (1.93%) Cloud Engineer
16 12 (1.93%) Data Analyst
17 11 (1.77%) Junior
18 10 (1.61%) Product Manager
18 10 (1.61%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.31%) REST
2 18 (2.90%) React
3 15 (2.42%) .NET
3 15 (2.42%) Spring
4 14 (2.25%) Middleware
5 13 (2.09%) RESTful
6 12 (1.93%) GraphQL
6 12 (1.93%) OAuth
7 11 (1.77%) HTML
8 10 (1.61%) CSS
8 10 (1.61%) Kafka
8 10 (1.61%) Spring Boot
9 8 (1.29%) JSON
9 8 (1.29%) Playwright
10 7 (1.13%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.13%) OpenID
10 7 (1.13%) SAML
11 6 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
11 6 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
12 5 (0.81%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 299 (48.15%) Data Protection Act
2 51 (8.21%) Cloud Native
3 29 (4.67%) Onboarding
3 29 (4.67%) Product Ownership
4 26 (4.19%) Security Posture
5 20 (3.22%) Virtual Team
6 16 (2.58%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.42%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 13 (2.09%) Data Centre
9 13 (2.09%) Derivative
10 12 (1.93%) Mobile App
11 9 (1.45%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.29%) Fixed Income
12 8 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.13%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.92%) Windows
2 18 (2.90%) Linux
3 15 (2.42%) Android
4 12 (1.93%) Apple iOS
4 12 (1.93%) Unix
5 7 (1.13%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.97%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.48%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.16%) MVS
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.16%) Rocky
9 1 (0.16%) Solaris
9 1 (0.16%) VMS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (18.84%) Agile
2 99 (15.94%) Stakeholder Management
3 88 (14.17%) CI/CD
4 87 (14.01%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (13.53%) AI
6 82 (13.20%) DevOps
7 81 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (12.56%) Cybersecurity
9 77 (12.40%) Migration
10 66 (10.63%) Analytics
11 65 (10.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 62 (9.98%) Roadmaps
13 58 (9.34%) Data Governance
14 56 (9.02%) Information Security
14 56 (9.02%) Risk Management
15 53 (8.53%) Decision-Making
16 46 (7.41%) Cloud Security
17 44 (7.09%) Test Automation
18 43 (6.92%) Data Modelling
19 40 (6.44%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 85 (13.69%) Python
2 64 (10.31%) Java
3 62 (9.98%) SQL
4 18 (2.90%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.42%) C#
5 15 (2.42%) TypeScript
6 14 (2.25%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.45%) Kotlin
8 8 (1.29%) Apex Code
9 7 (1.13%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.97%) Bash
10 6 (0.97%) Scala
11 4 (0.64%) C++
11 4 (0.64%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.32%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.32%) Go
12 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.32%) R
12 2 (0.32%) RPG
12 2 (0.32%) Swift
Qualifications
1 79 (12.72%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.63%) SC Cleared
3 56 (9.02%) Degree
4 39 (6.28%) CISSP
5 18 (2.90%) CISM
6 15 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.93%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.93%) Azure Certification
8 12 (1.93%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 10 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.61%) PMI Certification
10 9 (1.45%) PMP
11 8 (1.29%) CCSP
11 8 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.13%) CISA
13 6 (0.97%) CRISC
14 5 (0.81%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (15.30%) GDPR
2 40 (6.44%) NIST
3 35 (5.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (5.48%) QA
5 32 (5.15%) Data Quality
6 20 (3.22%) GRC
6 20 (3.22%) PCI DSS
7 16 (2.58%) PMO
8 14 (2.25%) Accessibility
9 11 (1.77%) SLA
10 9 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.97%) HIPAA
11 6 (0.97%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.81%) NCSC
13 4 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.64%) PERC
14 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (0.32%) ISO 31000
15 2 (0.32%) SEPA
System Software
1 33 (5.31%) Active Directory
2 27 (4.35%) Docker
3 5 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.16%) Firmware
6 1 (0.16%) NFS
6 1 (0.16%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 39 (6.28%) Kubernetes
2 25 (4.03%) Terraform
3 16 (2.58%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.93%) Ansible
4 12 (1.93%) SCCM
4 12 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (1.61%) Grafana
6 8 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.13%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.81%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.64%) Kibana
9 4 (0.64%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.48%) NetBackup
10 3 (0.48%) QRadar
11 2 (0.32%) Avamar
11 2 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.32%) Packer
11 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.16%) Istio
Vendors
1 106 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.15%) ServiceNow
3 29 (4.67%) Oracle
4 22 (3.54%) Cisco
4 22 (3.54%) Google
5 18 (2.90%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.42%) Databricks
7 13 (2.09%) Zscaler
8 12 (1.93%) Splunk
9 8 (1.29%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.29%) SAP
10 7 (1.13%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.13%) Workday
11 6 (0.97%) Adobe
11 6 (0.97%) F5
11 6 (0.97%) Murex
11 6 (0.97%) OpenAI
11 6 (0.97%) VMware
12 5 (0.81%) Apple
12 5 (0.81%) Bloomberg