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 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 102 96
Rank change year-on-year +16 -6 +9
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 608 343 453
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.18% 2.73% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.58% 2.96% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 158 261
10th Percentile £256 £256 £250
25th Percentile £370 £352 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £775 £738 £775
England median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 14
10th Percentile £20.40 £26.15 £11.95
25th Percentile £25.66 £26.88 £12.32
Median hourly rate £30.31 £30.81 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +24.46% -52.86%
75th Percentile £34.30 £34.94 £53.84
90th Percentile £37.70 £36.69 £69.06
England median hourly rate £21.86 £28.32 £19.50
% change year-on-year -22.82% +45.23% -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 16,970 11,588 15,541
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.88% 92.38% 88.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,314 7,764 11,086
10th Percentile £360 £338 £343
25th Percentile £437 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 214 312
10th Percentile £17.96 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.24 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £33.45 £29.25
Median % change year-on-year +12.12% +14.34% -26.88%
75th Percentile £59.85 £49.94 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £67.90
England median hourly rate £47.00 £27.06 £37.63
% change year-on-year +73.67% -28.07% +7.07%

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 23 June 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 23 June 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 23 June 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 37 £550 -4.30% 18
South London -1 12 £525 -28.45% 4
West London -23 7 £475 +39.71% 8
East London +3 5 £432 - 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 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.30%) Confluence
3 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.48%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.32%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.82%) IIS
6 5 (0.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.66%) Apache
8 3 (0.49%) SAS
9 2 (0.33%) CMS
9 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.33%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.16%) Camunda
10 1 (0.16%) Drupal
10 1 (0.16%) Mule
10 1 (0.16%) nginx
10 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.66%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.32%) Aladdin
2 5 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.66%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.49%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.16%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.16%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.16%) Magento
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.16%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 140 (23.03%) Azure
2 102 (16.78%) AWS
3 50 (8.22%) GCP
4 38 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
5 37 (6.09%) Entra ID
6 33 (5.43%) SaaS
7 27 (4.44%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.95%) Power Platform
9 17 (2.80%) GitHub
10 16 (2.63%) Snowflake
11 12 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
12 11 (1.81%) Amazon S3
12 11 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
12 11 (1.81%) Azure Logic Apps
12 11 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
12 11 (1.81%) Serverless
13 10 (1.64%) Amazon ECS
13 10 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
14 8 (1.32%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.25%) Network Security
2 21 (3.45%) Firewall
3 12 (1.97%) MPLS
4 8 (1.32%) VPN
4 8 (1.32%) WAN
5 7 (1.15%) SAN
5 7 (1.15%) SSL
5 7 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.15%) VLAN
5 7 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.15%) Wireless
6 6 (0.99%) Ethernet
6 6 (0.99%) NAS
7 5 (0.82%) Cisco IPT
7 5 (0.82%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.82%) LAN
8 4 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.66%) HTTP
9 3 (0.49%) DHCP
9 3 (0.49%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.29%) Power BI
2 19 (3.13%) Metadata
3 13 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.97%) NoSQL
4 12 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (1.48%) Big Data
5 9 (1.48%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.32%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.32%) MongoDB
6 8 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.15%) Tableau
8 6 (0.99%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.82%) MySQL
10 4 (0.66%) Apache Hudi
10 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
10 4 (0.66%) Pinecone
10 4 (0.66%) Weaviate
11 3 (0.49%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 41 (6.74%) JIRA
2 26 (4.28%) Git
3 11 (1.81%) GitLab
4 10 (1.64%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.15%) SpecFlow
6 4 (0.66%) ERwin
6 4 (0.66%) Gradle
6 4 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.49%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.49%) JUnit
7 3 (0.49%) Katalon Studio
7 3 (0.49%) Maven
7 3 (0.49%) Selenium
8 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.33%) Postman
8 2 (0.33%) Vite
9 1 (0.16%) Gemini Tracker
9 1 (0.16%) PHPUnit
9 1 (0.16%) XCUITest
General
1 178 (29.28%) Social Skills
2 171 (28.13%) Finance
3 71 (11.68%) Banking
4 67 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (8.06%) Legal
6 45 (7.40%) Public Sector
7 30 (4.93%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (4.11%) Front Office
9 18 (2.96%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.97%) Local Government
12 12 (1.97%) Marketing
13 11 (1.81%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (1.81%) Retail
14 10 (1.64%) Billing
15 7 (1.15%) Law
15 7 (1.15%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 99 (16.28%) Architect
2 70 (11.51%) Analyst
3 48 (7.89%) Developer
4 46 (7.57%) Senior
5 40 (6.58%) Lead
6 36 (5.92%) Business Analyst
7 35 (5.76%) Project Manager
8 30 (4.93%) Consultant
9 28 (4.61%) Solutions Architect
10 26 (4.28%) Security Architect
11 23 (3.78%) Security Engineer
12 21 (3.45%) Network Engineer
13 16 (2.63%) Data Engineer
14 13 (2.14%) Java Developer
15 12 (1.97%) IT Support
16 11 (1.81%) Cloud Engineer
16 11 (1.81%) Data Analyst
16 11 (1.81%) Junior
16 11 (1.81%) Product Manager
17 10 (1.64%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.61%) REST
2 19 (3.13%) React
3 15 (2.47%) .NET
3 15 (2.47%) Middleware
4 14 (2.30%) Spring
5 12 (1.97%) RESTful
6 11 (1.81%) OAuth
7 10 (1.64%) GraphQL
7 10 (1.64%) HTML
8 9 (1.48%) CSS
8 9 (1.48%) Kafka
8 9 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
8 9 (1.48%) Playwright
8 9 (1.48%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.15%) JSON
9 7 (1.15%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.15%) OpenID
10 6 (0.99%) SAML
11 5 (0.82%) LDAP
11 5 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 302 (49.67%) Data Protection Act
2 46 (7.57%) Cloud Native
3 31 (5.10%) Onboarding
4 30 (4.93%) Product Ownership
5 24 (3.95%) Security Posture
6 21 (3.45%) Management Information System
7 18 (2.96%) Virtual Team
8 14 (2.30%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 12 (1.97%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.97%) Derivative
10 11 (1.81%) Mobile App
11 9 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.48%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.15%) Data Structures
13 7 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.15%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.74%) Windows
2 17 (2.80%) Linux
3 14 (2.30%) Android
4 10 (1.64%) Apple iOS
5 9 (1.48%) Unix
6 8 (1.32%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.82%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.49%) Windows 10
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
1 124 (20.39%) Agile
2 102 (16.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 87 (14.31%) Problem-Solving
4 84 (13.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 82 (13.49%) AI
5 82 (13.49%) CI/CD
6 77 (12.66%) DevOps
7 74 (12.17%) Cybersecurity
7 74 (12.17%) Migration
8 66 (10.86%) Analytics
9 62 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 61 (10.03%) Roadmaps
11 57 (9.38%) Risk Management
12 54 (8.88%) Data Governance
12 54 (8.88%) Decision-Making
13 51 (8.39%) Information Security
14 47 (7.73%) Cloud Security
15 44 (7.24%) Test Automation
16 39 (6.41%) Data Modelling
16 39 (6.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 83 (13.65%) Python
2 65 (10.69%) SQL
3 62 (10.20%) Java
4 18 (2.96%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.80%) C#
6 15 (2.47%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.30%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.48%) Kotlin
9 7 (1.15%) Apex Code
9 7 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.99%) Bash
11 5 (0.82%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.82%) Scala
12 4 (0.66%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.49%) C++
14 2 (0.33%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.33%) R
14 2 (0.33%) RPG
15 1 (0.16%) GLSL
15 1 (0.16%) Go
Qualifications
1 80 (13.16%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.86%) SC Cleared
3 62 (10.20%) Degree
4 39 (6.41%) CISSP
5 18 (2.96%) CISM
6 17 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.30%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.30%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.30%) PMP
8 12 (1.97%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.97%) Azure Certification
9 10 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 10 (1.64%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.32%) CCSP
12 7 (1.15%) CISA
12 7 (1.15%) CRISC
13 5 (0.82%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (15.46%) GDPR
2 41 (6.74%) NIST
3 36 (5.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (5.26%) Data Quality
4 32 (5.26%) QA
5 19 (3.13%) GRC
5 19 (3.13%) PCI DSS
6 15 (2.47%) Accessibility
7 13 (2.14%) PMO
7 13 (2.14%) SLA
8 12 (1.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.99%) HIPAA
9 6 (0.99%) SOC 2
10 5 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.66%) GAAP
11 4 (0.66%) IFRS
11 4 (0.66%) NCSC
12 3 (0.49%) Basel III
12 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.49%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 34 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.28%) Docker
3 5 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.16%) Firmware
6 1 (0.16%) NFS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.16%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 35 (5.76%) Kubernetes
2 25 (4.11%) Terraform
3 17 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.97%) SCCM
5 11 (1.81%) Ansible
5 11 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.64%) Grafana
7 9 (1.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (1.15%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.82%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.66%) Kibana
10 4 (0.66%) PingFederate
11 3 (0.49%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.33%) Avamar
12 2 (0.33%) Control-M
12 2 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
12 2 (0.33%) Packer
12 2 (0.33%) QRadar
12 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 102 (16.78%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.26%) ServiceNow
3 29 (4.77%) Oracle
4 21 (3.45%) Cisco
5 18 (2.96%) Databricks
5 18 (2.96%) Google
6 16 (2.63%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.14%) Zscaler
8 11 (1.81%) Splunk
9 10 (1.64%) SAP
9 10 (1.64%) Workday
10 8 (1.32%) Nokia
11 7 (1.15%) ADVA
11 7 (1.15%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.99%) Aruba
12 6 (0.99%) Citrix
12 6 (0.99%) F5
12 6 (0.99%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.99%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.99%) VMware