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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 94 97
Rank change year-on-year +26 +3 +19
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 526 438 495
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.74% 2.75% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 3.08% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 255 299
10th Percentile £325 £297 £250
25th Percentile £417 £400 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £613 £675
90th Percentile £700 £725 £746
England median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 4
10th Percentile - £16.36 £28.75
25th Percentile - £18.01 £35.88
Median hourly rate - £21.50 £41.62
Median % change year-on-year - -48.34% +14.80%
75th Percentile - £33.17 £43.76
90th Percentile - £39.71 £44.23
England median hourly rate £20.71 £21.50 £24.56
% change year-on-year -3.67% -12.45% -62.22%

All Process and 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 12,972 14,232 17,965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.22% 89.44% 89.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,522 9,196 12,900
10th Percentile £335 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% -3.42% -3.47%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 174 243
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.25 £18.61
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £28.31 £37.50 £36.28
Median % change year-on-year -24.50% +3.36% -6.68%
75th Percentile £47.13 £56.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.43 £80.75 £74.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.65% -19.66% +25.35%

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 November 2025.

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
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 November 2025. 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 +9 35 £551 +10.25% 17
South London -20 7 £600 - 4
West London -13 5 £300 -33.33% 13
East London +6 1 £638 +19.16% 7
North London - 1 £700 - 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 19 (3.61%) Confluence
2 11 (2.09%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.52%) CMS
4 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.57%) CICS
7 2 (0.38%) Apache
7 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.38%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.19%) Luigi
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.19%) SAS
8 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.19%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.19%) Sketch
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) SPSS
6 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.57%) VisionPLUS
3 2 (0.38%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.38%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.38%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.38%) ResourceLink
4 1 (0.19%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.19%) Endur
4 1 (0.19%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 119 (22.62%) Azure
2 91 (17.30%) AWS
3 49 (9.32%) Power Platform
4 39 (7.41%) GCP
5 33 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (4.94%) GitHub
8 23 (4.37%) SaaS
9 21 (3.99%) Power Automate
9 21 (3.99%) Serverless
10 17 (3.23%) Entra ID
10 17 (3.23%) PowerApps
11 14 (2.66%) Amazon S3
11 14 (2.66%) AWS Lambda
11 14 (2.66%) Snowflake
12 12 (2.28%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (1.71%) Azure AKS
13 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (1.52%) AWS CloudFormation
14 8 (1.52%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.42%) Firewall
2 14 (2.66%) Network Security
3 9 (1.71%) Cisco IPT
4 8 (1.52%) DNS
5 6 (1.14%) VPN
6 5 (0.95%) WAN
7 4 (0.76%) DHCP
7 4 (0.76%) DMARC
7 4 (0.76%) HTTP
7 4 (0.76%) MPLS
7 4 (0.76%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.57%) 5G
8 3 (0.57%) BGP
8 3 (0.57%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.57%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 3 (0.57%) Internet
8 3 (0.57%) NetScaler
8 3 (0.57%) SAN
8 3 (0.57%) SMTP
9 2 (0.38%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.27%) Power BI
2 17 (3.23%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.09%) Tableau
5 9 (1.71%) NoSQL
6 8 (1.52%) Metadata
7 7 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.33%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.33%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.57%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.57%) Big Data
10 3 (0.57%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.57%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.57%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.57%) MySQL
10 3 (0.57%) Power Query
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 48 (9.13%) JIRA
2 16 (3.04%) Git
3 9 (1.71%) Metasploit
4 8 (1.52%) Burp Suite
4 8 (1.52%) SonarQube
5 7 (1.33%) GitLab
5 7 (1.33%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.57%) ChangeMan
6 3 (0.57%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.38%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.38%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.38%) Gradle
7 2 (0.38%) JUnit
7 2 (0.38%) Maven
8 1 (0.19%) AppVeyor
8 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.19%) gulp
8 1 (0.19%) MLflow
8 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.19%) webpack
General
1 166 (31.56%) Social Skills
2 119 (22.62%) Finance
3 66 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.13%) Public Sector
5 47 (8.94%) Banking
6 43 (8.17%) Legal
7 19 (3.61%) Front Office
7 19 (3.61%) Marketing
8 11 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (1.71%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.52%) Financial Institution
10 8 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.52%) Investment Banking
10 8 (1.52%) Law
11 7 (1.33%) Back Office
11 7 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.14%) Local Government
12 6 (1.14%) Retail
Job Titles
1 73 (13.88%) Developer
2 69 (13.12%) Analyst
3 46 (8.75%) Architect
4 44 (8.37%) Lead
5 36 (6.84%) Business Analyst
6 29 (5.51%) Senior
7 26 (4.94%) Consultant
8 25 (4.75%) Security Engineer
9 21 (3.99%) Project Manager
10 18 (3.42%) Data Analyst
11 13 (2.47%) Python Engineer
11 13 (2.47%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 13 (2.47%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.09%) ServiceNow Developer
12 11 (2.09%) Site Engineer
12 11 (2.09%) Software Engineer
13 10 (1.90%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 10 (1.90%) Network Engineer
14 9 (1.71%) Python Developer
14 9 (1.71%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.13%) REST
2 16 (3.04%) SOAP
3 11 (2.09%) .NET
3 11 (2.09%) React
4 10 (1.90%) HTML
4 10 (1.90%) RESTful
5 9 (1.71%) Middleware
6 8 (1.52%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.33%) OAuth
7 7 (1.33%) Spring
8 6 (1.14%) FIX Protocol
9 5 (0.95%) .NET Core
9 5 (0.95%) LangChain
9 5 (0.95%) Node.js
10 4 (0.76%) ASP.NET
10 4 (0.76%) Pandas
10 4 (0.76%) PySpark
10 4 (0.76%) scikit-learn
10 4 (0.76%) Spring Boot
11 3 (0.57%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 280 (53.23%) Data Protection Act
2 21 (3.99%) Cloud Native
3 16 (3.04%) CMDB
4 15 (2.85%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.66%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.66%) Virtual Team
6 11 (2.09%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (1.90%) Derivative
7 10 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.90%) NHS
8 8 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.52%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.33%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.33%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.14%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.14%) Replication
11 5 (0.95%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.95%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.13%) Linux
2 24 (4.56%) Windows
3 9 (1.71%) Unix
4 6 (1.14%) Android
5 4 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.57%) VMS
6 3 (0.57%) zOS
7 2 (0.38%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.38%) CentOS
7 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.19%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (18.63%) Agile
2 96 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (15.21%) CI/CD
4 70 (13.31%) DevOps
5 60 (11.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 59 (11.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 58 (11.03%) AI
8 54 (10.27%) Analytics
9 50 (9.51%) Migration
10 48 (9.13%) Cybersecurity
11 44 (8.37%) Infrastructure as Code
12 40 (7.60%) Continuous Improvement
12 40 (7.60%) Data Governance
12 40 (7.60%) Roadmaps
13 39 (7.41%) Project Management
13 39 (7.41%) Risk Management
14 37 (7.03%) Business Intelligence
15 33 (6.27%) Requirements Gathering
16 32 (6.08%) Machine Learning
17 30 (5.70%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 122 (23.19%) Python
2 79 (15.02%) SQL
3 34 (6.46%) JavaScript
4 31 (5.89%) Bash
5 26 (4.94%) PowerShell
6 25 (4.75%) C#
7 21 (3.99%) Java
8 12 (2.28%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.52%) C++
9 8 (1.52%) Go
9 8 (1.52%) PromQL
10 7 (1.33%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.14%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.76%) COBOL
13 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.57%) R
13 3 (0.57%) VBA
14 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.38%) PHP
Qualifications
1 61 (11.60%) Security Cleared
2 51 (9.70%) SC Cleared
3 35 (6.65%) Degree
4 16 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.66%) CISSP
6 10 (1.90%) CISM
6 10 (1.90%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.71%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.71%) OSCP
8 8 (1.52%) CHECK Team Member
8 8 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.52%) CREST Certified
8 8 (1.52%) Tigerscheme
9 7 (1.33%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.14%) CISA
10 6 (1.14%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.14%) PMP
11 5 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (13.88%) GDPR
2 29 (5.51%) NIST
3 23 (4.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.61%) QA
5 17 (3.23%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (1.90%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.90%) NCSC
8 9 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (1.52%) GRC
10 7 (1.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (1.33%) PERC
10 7 (1.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (1.14%) PCI DSS
11 6 (1.14%) PMO
12 5 (0.95%) COBIT
13 3 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.38%) EU AI Act
14 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 2 (0.38%) MiFID
System Software
1 22 (4.18%) Docker
2 18 (3.42%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.33%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.38%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.38%) vSphere
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) HDFS
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 23 (4.37%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.99%) Terraform
3 13 (2.47%) Grafana
4 12 (2.28%) Ansible
5 10 (1.90%) Prometheus
5 10 (1.90%) SCCM
6 8 (1.52%) Nmap
7 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.95%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.57%) CA Endevor
9 3 (0.57%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.57%) Kibana
9 3 (0.57%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.38%) ITRS Geneos
10 2 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.38%) Puppet
10 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 78 (14.83%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.37%) ServiceNow
3 21 (3.99%) Google
4 20 (3.80%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.66%) Databricks
6 13 (2.47%) SAP
7 12 (2.28%) Cisco
7 12 (2.28%) Splunk
7 12 (2.28%) VMware
8 11 (2.09%) Oracle
9 9 (1.71%) IBM
9 9 (1.71%) Veracode
10 8 (1.52%) F5
10 8 (1.52%) Juniper
11 7 (1.33%) Citrix
12 6 (1.14%) Adobe
12 6 (1.14%) ION Trading
12 6 (1.14%) Veeam
12 6 (1.14%) Workday
13 5 (0.95%) Palo Alto