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 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 94 98
Rank change year-on-year +3 +4 +5
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 631 409 413
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.12% 3.02% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.51% 3.27% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 355 191 235
10th Percentile £302 £263 £236
25th Percentile £400 £368 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £738 £747
England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 7 4
10th Percentile £14.25 £26.15 £27.03
25th Percentile £15.50 £26.88 £27.55
Median hourly rate £25.32 £30.81 £48.30
Median % change year-on-year -17.81% -36.21% -8.01%
75th Percentile £33.26 £34.94 £71.88
90th Percentile £37.40 £36.69 -
England median hourly rate £20.75 £27.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year -23.15% +31.71% -50.05%

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 18,001 12,519 14,410
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.11% 92.32% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,856 8,363 10,133
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £662 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 250 198
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.01
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +19.03% -14.89% -14.11%
75th Percentile £57.00 £49.31 £54.69
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.03 £71.44
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -

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 7 August 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 7 August 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 7 August 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 -3 45 £551 +1.94% 72
West London -15 8 £475 +23.38% 9
South London -20 7 £680 -7.36% 9
East London +3 3 £410 - 4
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 12 (1.90%) Confluence
2 11 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
2 11 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.43%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.95%) Apache
6 5 (0.79%) IIS
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.48%) SAS
8 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.32%) WordPress
9 1 (0.16%) Camunda
9 1 (0.16%) CICS
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) Luigi
9 1 (0.16%) nginx
9 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (2.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.63%) UserZoom
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (0.95%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.79%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.16%) Actimize
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.16%) Magento
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 152 (24.09%) Azure
2 114 (18.07%) AWS
3 57 (9.03%) GCP
4 35 (5.55%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (5.23%) Entra ID
5 33 (5.23%) SaaS
6 29 (4.60%) Microsoft Purview
7 27 (4.28%) Power Platform
8 22 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (3.17%) GitHub
10 18 (2.85%) Serverless
11 14 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
12 13 (2.06%) Azure Logic Apps
12 13 (2.06%) Snowflake
13 12 (1.90%) AWS Lambda
14 11 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (1.58%) Amazon S3
16 8 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
16 8 (1.27%) OneDrive
16 8 (1.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 45 (7.13%) Network Security
2 24 (3.80%) Firewall
3 10 (1.58%) Cisco IPT
4 9 (1.43%) DNS
4 9 (1.43%) Wireless
5 8 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.11%) Cisco Nexus
6 7 (1.11%) DHCP
6 7 (1.11%) LAN
6 7 (1.11%) SSL
6 7 (1.11%) VPN
6 7 (1.11%) WAN
7 6 (0.95%) SAN
8 5 (0.79%) HTTPS
8 5 (0.79%) MPLS
8 5 (0.79%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.63%) HTTP
9 4 (0.63%) NAS
10 3 (0.48%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 3 (0.48%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.49%) Power BI
2 18 (2.85%) Metadata
3 17 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.69%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (2.54%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.58%) Big Data
5 10 (1.58%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.43%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.43%) MySQL
7 7 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.11%) MongoDB
8 6 (0.95%) BigQuery
8 6 (0.95%) Tableau
9 4 (0.63%) Apache Hudi
9 4 (0.63%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.63%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.63%) Pinecone
9 4 (0.63%) SQL Server
9 4 (0.63%) Weaviate
10 3 (0.48%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 32 (5.07%) JIRA
2 22 (3.49%) Git
3 13 (2.06%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.74%) GitLab
5 5 (0.79%) Selenium
6 4 (0.63%) ERwin
6 4 (0.63%) Gradle
6 4 (0.63%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.48%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.32%) CMake
8 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.32%) JUnit
8 2 (0.32%) Maven
8 2 (0.32%) Postman
8 2 (0.32%) Vite
8 2 (0.32%) XCUITest
9 1 (0.16%) NUnit
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 205 (32.49%) Social Skills
2 164 (25.99%) Finance
3 66 (10.46%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (10.46%) Banking
4 63 (9.98%) Public Sector
5 58 (9.19%) Legal
6 30 (4.75%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (3.96%) Front Office
8 15 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (2.06%) Billing
10 13 (2.06%) Marketing
10 13 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.06%) Retail
11 12 (1.90%) Local Government
11 12 (1.90%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.58%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.58%) Law
13 9 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 115 (18.23%) Architect
2 73 (11.57%) Analyst
3 47 (7.45%) Developer
4 46 (7.29%) Senior
5 40 (6.34%) Lead
6 34 (5.39%) Business Analyst
6 34 (5.39%) Security Architect
7 32 (5.07%) Consultant
7 32 (5.07%) Project Manager
8 27 (4.28%) Solutions Architect
9 20 (3.17%) Security Engineer
10 18 (2.85%) Data Engineer
11 12 (1.90%) Data Analyst
11 12 (1.90%) Java Developer
11 12 (1.90%) Junior
11 12 (1.90%) Network Engineer
11 12 (1.90%) Product Manager
12 11 (1.74%) Data Protection Officer
13 10 (1.58%) IT Support
14 9 (1.43%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.07%) REST
2 16 (2.54%) React
3 14 (2.22%) Middleware
3 14 (2.22%) Spring
4 13 (2.06%) OAuth
5 11 (1.74%) CSS
5 11 (1.74%) GraphQL
5 11 (1.74%) RESTful
6 10 (1.58%) .NET
6 10 (1.58%) HTML
6 10 (1.58%) Spring Boot
7 8 (1.27%) JSON
7 8 (1.27%) Kafka
7 8 (1.27%) Playwright
8 7 (1.11%) OAuth2
8 7 (1.11%) OpenID
8 7 (1.11%) SAML
9 6 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
9 6 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.95%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 298 (47.23%) Data Protection Act
2 48 (7.61%) Cloud Native
3 37 (5.86%) Onboarding
3 37 (5.86%) Product Ownership
4 27 (4.28%) Security Posture
5 20 (3.17%) Virtual Team
6 19 (3.01%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.69%) Distributed Systems
8 15 (2.38%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.90%) Derivative
9 12 (1.90%) Mobile App
10 11 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
11 10 (1.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.43%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.27%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.27%) BYOD
13 8 (1.27%) NHS
14 7 (1.11%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.66%) Windows
2 20 (3.17%) Linux
3 15 (2.38%) Android
4 13 (2.06%) Apple iOS
5 11 (1.74%) Unix
6 6 (0.95%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.79%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.63%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.32%) zOS
10 1 (0.16%) MVS
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Rocky
10 1 (0.16%) Solaris
10 1 (0.16%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (19.81%) Agile
2 112 (17.75%) Stakeholder Management
3 99 (15.69%) AI
4 94 (14.90%) CI/CD
5 89 (14.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 89 (14.10%) DevOps
6 88 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
7 86 (13.63%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (12.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 75 (11.89%) Analytics
10 72 (11.41%) Migration
11 70 (11.09%) Data Governance
12 65 (10.30%) Roadmaps
13 58 (9.19%) Decision-Making
14 57 (9.03%) Information Security
15 54 (8.56%) Risk Management
16 48 (7.61%) Cloud Security
16 48 (7.61%) Data Modelling
17 47 (7.45%) Test Automation
18 43 (6.81%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 78 (12.36%) Python
2 63 (9.98%) SQL
3 55 (8.72%) Java
4 20 (3.17%) PowerShell
5 19 (3.01%) JavaScript
6 15 (2.38%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.06%) C#
8 10 (1.58%) Kotlin
9 8 (1.27%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.95%) Bash
10 6 (0.95%) C++
10 6 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.95%) Scala
11 3 (0.48%) Perl
12 2 (0.32%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.32%) C
12 2 (0.32%) COBOL
12 2 (0.32%) PHP
12 2 (0.32%) REXX
12 2 (0.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 82 (13.00%) Security Cleared
2 65 (10.30%) SC Cleared
3 51 (8.08%) Degree
4 47 (7.45%) CISSP
5 25 (3.96%) CISM
6 17 (2.69%) DV Cleared
7 14 (2.22%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.22%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (2.06%) PMP
9 12 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.74%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 8 (1.27%) CISA
13 7 (1.11%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.95%) CCSP
14 6 (0.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 5 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (15.37%) GDPR
2 40 (6.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (6.18%) NIST
4 34 (5.39%) QA
5 33 (5.23%) Data Quality
6 18 (2.85%) GRC
7 17 (2.69%) Accessibility
8 16 (2.54%) PCI DSS
9 15 (2.38%) PMO
10 11 (1.74%) SLA
11 9 (1.43%) PERC
11 9 (1.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
12 7 (1.11%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 6 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.95%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.95%) NCSC
14 5 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.79%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (5.55%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.80%) Docker
3 3 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.32%) Firmware
4 2 (0.32%) Varnish
5 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.16%) NFS
Systems Management
1 34 (5.39%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.80%) Terraform
3 14 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (1.58%) Ansible
5 10 (1.58%) Grafana
5 10 (1.58%) SCCM
6 5 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.79%) CA Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.79%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.63%) Kibana
7 4 (0.63%) PingFederate
8 3 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
8 3 (0.48%) NetBackup
8 3 (0.48%) QRadar
9 2 (0.32%) Avamar
9 2 (0.32%) Packer
9 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.32%) Puppet
Vendors
1 113 (17.91%) Microsoft
2 38 (6.02%) ServiceNow
3 27 (4.28%) Oracle
4 23 (3.65%) Cisco
5 19 (3.01%) Google
6 18 (2.85%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.54%) Databricks
8 13 (2.06%) Splunk
8 13 (2.06%) Zscaler
9 7 (1.11%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.11%) SAP
9 7 (1.11%) Workday
10 6 (0.95%) CyberArk
10 6 (0.95%) F5
10 6 (0.95%) OpenAI
10 6 (0.95%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.79%) Adobe
11 5 (0.79%) Apple
11 5 (0.79%) Aruba
11 5 (0.79%) Bloomberg