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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 74 90
Rank change year-on-year -29 +16 +2
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 592 487 452
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.91% 3.66% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.27% 3.96% 3.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 256 247
10th Percentile £305 £291 £247
25th Percentile £403 £405 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -13.58%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £635
90th Percentile £698 £700 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 6
10th Percentile £14.25 - £23.72
25th Percentile £17.71 £26.00 £26.97
Median hourly rate £25.00 £27.00 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -24.92% -12.38%
75th Percentile £34.71 £28.00 £64.93
90th Percentile £55.40 - £71.88
England median hourly rate £17.85 £20.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year -12.50% -18.40% +5.84%

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 18,128 12,293 14,286
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.98% 92.49% 89.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,864 8,121 9,276
10th Percentile £360 £332 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 342 242 178
10th Percentile £15.90 £18.25 £17.43
25th Percentile £18.81 £25.02 £24.18
Median hourly rate £33.30 £30.25 £36.65
Median % change year-on-year +10.08% -17.46% -8.38%
75th Percentile £58.75 £47.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £79.88 £64.98 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -5.56%

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 October 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 October 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 October 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 46 £550 -4.35% 80
West London -16 9 £475 +23.38% 12
South London -16 6 £338 -43.75% 5
East London - 4 £600 - 5
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 17 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.53%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.35%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.18%) IIS
6 5 (0.84%) Apache
6 5 (0.84%) Confluence
6 5 (0.84%) SAS
7 3 (0.51%) CMS
8 2 (0.34%) CICS
8 2 (0.34%) nginx
9 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.17%) Luigi
9 1 (0.17%) Moodle
9 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.68%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 5 (0.84%) Aladdin
1 5 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.84%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.34%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.34%) SAP MDG
3 2 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.17%) Actimize
4 1 (0.17%) Cloudability
4 1 (0.17%) Endur
4 1 (0.17%) Maximo
4 1 (0.17%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.17%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (0.17%) SAP FS
4 1 (0.17%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 137 (23.14%) Azure
2 110 (18.58%) AWS
3 48 (8.11%) GCP
4 39 (6.59%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (5.57%) SaaS
6 28 (4.73%) Power Platform
7 25 (4.22%) GitHub
8 24 (4.05%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
9 23 (3.89%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (2.70%) Serverless
11 15 (2.53%) Snowflake
12 14 (2.36%) Microsoft Copilot
13 12 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (2.03%) OneDrive
14 10 (1.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 9 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (1.52%) Power Automate
16 8 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
16 8 (1.35%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.42%) Network Security
2 19 (3.21%) Firewall
3 16 (2.70%) Cisco IPT
4 11 (1.86%) DNS
5 10 (1.69%) VPN
6 8 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.18%) DHCP
7 7 (1.18%) LAN
7 7 (1.18%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.18%) WAN
7 7 (1.18%) Wireless
8 6 (1.01%) Cisco ISE
8 6 (1.01%) MPLS
8 6 (1.01%) NAS
8 6 (1.01%) SAN
9 5 (0.84%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.84%) Unified Communications
10 4 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.68%) HTTP
10 4 (0.68%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.89%) Metadata
2 22 (3.72%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (3.55%) Power BI
4 13 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.20%) NoSQL
5 12 (2.03%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.69%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.52%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.35%) MySQL
9 7 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (1.18%) Big Data
9 7 (1.18%) Oracle Database
10 6 (1.01%) BigQuery
10 6 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (1.01%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.68%) Power Query
11 4 (0.68%) Redis
11 4 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (4.22%) JIRA
2 21 (3.55%) Git
3 20 (3.38%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.01%) GitLab
5 5 (0.84%) Gradle
5 5 (0.84%) JUnit
5 5 (0.84%) Maven
5 5 (0.84%) Selenium
6 3 (0.51%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.51%) Mockito
6 3 (0.51%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) CMake
7 2 (0.34%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.17%) JMeter
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
General
1 225 (38.01%) Social Skills
2 160 (27.03%) Finance
3 76 (12.84%) Public Sector
4 74 (12.50%) Legal
5 73 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
6 67 (11.32%) Banking
7 32 (5.41%) Documentation Skills
8 22 (3.72%) Front Office
9 20 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.20%) Local Government
12 12 (2.03%) Investment Banking
12 12 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (1.86%) Law
13 11 (1.86%) Police
13 11 (1.86%) Retail
13 11 (1.86%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (1.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 95 (16.05%) Architect
2 75 (12.67%) Analyst
3 43 (7.26%) Lead
3 43 (7.26%) Senior
4 36 (6.08%) Developer
5 32 (5.41%) Business Analyst
5 32 (5.41%) Project Manager
6 30 (5.07%) Consultant
7 28 (4.73%) Security Architect
8 26 (4.39%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (2.53%) Security Engineer
10 14 (2.36%) Data Engineer
11 12 (2.03%) Data Protection Officer
11 12 (2.03%) Security Analyst
12 11 (1.86%) Cloud Engineer
13 10 (1.69%) Enterprise Architect
13 10 (1.69%) Network Engineer
14 9 (1.52%) Data Analyst
14 9 (1.52%) Senior Analyst
14 9 (1.52%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (5.91%) REST
2 31 (5.24%) Terraform
3 16 (2.70%) OAuth
4 12 (2.03%) Middleware
5 11 (1.86%) Kafka
5 11 (1.86%) RESTful
6 10 (1.69%) React
7 9 (1.52%) JSON
7 9 (1.52%) Spring
8 8 (1.35%) .NET
8 8 (1.35%) CSS
8 8 (1.35%) HTML
8 8 (1.35%) Lightning Web Components
8 8 (1.35%) OAuth2
8 8 (1.35%) Pandas
8 8 (1.35%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.18%) Play Framework
9 7 (1.18%) Playwright
10 6 (1.01%) OpenAPI
10 6 (1.01%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 252 (42.57%) Data Protection Act
2 45 (7.60%) Management Information System
3 41 (6.93%) Product Ownership
4 36 (6.08%) Onboarding
5 34 (5.74%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.55%) Distributed Systems
6 21 (3.55%) Security Posture
7 17 (2.87%) Data Centre
8 15 (2.53%) Virtual Team
9 12 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.86%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.86%) Derivative
10 11 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.35%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.35%) Fixed Income
13 8 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
14 7 (1.18%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.60%) Windows
2 25 (4.22%) Linux
3 11 (1.86%) Android
3 11 (1.86%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.69%) Unix
5 8 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.18%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.01%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.68%) macOS
9 2 (0.34%) zOS
10 1 (0.17%) CentOS
10 1 (0.17%) MVS
10 1 (0.17%) SUSE
10 1 (0.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (27.20%) Stakeholder Management
2 108 (18.24%) AI
3 107 (18.07%) Agile
4 95 (16.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (16.05%) Cybersecurity
5 89 (15.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 84 (14.19%) CI/CD
7 83 (14.02%) Migration
7 83 (14.02%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (12.84%) Data Governance
9 71 (11.99%) Risk Management
10 69 (11.66%) Roadmaps
11 68 (11.49%) Information Security
12 67 (11.32%) DevOps
13 61 (10.30%) Analytics
14 58 (9.80%) Decision-Making
15 52 (8.78%) Data Modelling
16 47 (7.94%) Test Automation
17 46 (7.77%) Impact Assessments
18 45 (7.60%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 67 (11.32%) Python
1 67 (11.32%) SQL
2 33 (5.57%) Java
3 25 (4.22%) PowerShell
4 16 (2.70%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.36%) TypeScript
6 11 (1.86%) Scala
7 8 (1.35%) Apex Code
7 8 (1.35%) C#
8 6 (1.01%) Bash
8 6 (1.01%) C++
8 6 (1.01%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.84%) Bicep
9 5 (0.84%) C
10 4 (0.68%) COBOL
10 4 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.68%) Go
10 4 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.68%) Perl
11 3 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 81 (13.68%) Security Cleared
2 64 (10.81%) SC Cleared
3 49 (8.28%) Degree
4 37 (6.25%) CISSP
5 26 (4.39%) CISM
6 17 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (2.87%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.87%) PMI Certification
7 16 (2.70%) PMP
8 12 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.86%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.18%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.18%) CRISC
11 6 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (1.01%) CCNP
11 6 (1.01%) CISA
11 6 (1.01%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.68%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (16.89%) GDPR
2 46 (7.77%) Data Quality
2 46 (7.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.73%) NIST
4 27 (4.56%) QA
5 21 (3.55%) GRC
6 19 (3.21%) Accessibility
7 17 (2.87%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.52%) PMO
9 8 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
9 8 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (1.18%) NCSC
10 7 (1.18%) PERC
11 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.84%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.68%) COBIT
13 3 (0.51%) MiFID
13 3 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (4.73%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.89%) Docker
3 11 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.68%) vSphere
5 3 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) IAG
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) Firmware
7 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.17%) NFS
7 1 (0.17%) Varnish
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (4.73%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.70%) Grafana
3 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.69%) Ansible
5 9 (1.52%) Kibana
5 9 (1.52%) SCCM
6 7 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.51%) EMC NetWorker
7 3 (0.51%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.51%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.51%) Puppet
7 3 (0.51%) QRadar
8 2 (0.34%) Control-M
8 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.34%) Packer
8 2 (0.34%) SCOM
9 1 (0.17%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.17%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.17%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 129 (21.79%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.74%) ServiceNow
3 29 (4.90%) Oracle
4 27 (4.56%) Cisco
5 24 (4.05%) Google
6 20 (3.38%) Databricks
7 15 (2.53%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.53%) VMware
7 15 (2.53%) Zscaler
8 13 (2.20%) SAP
9 12 (2.03%) Splunk
10 8 (1.35%) Dynatrace
10 8 (1.35%) Murex
10 8 (1.35%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.01%) IBM
11 6 (1.01%) MuleSoft
11 6 (1.01%) OneTrust
11 6 (1.01%) SolarWinds
12 5 (0.84%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.84%) CrowdStrike