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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 118 93
Rank change year-on-year +36 -25 +20
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 589 315 452
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.29% 2.51% 2.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.72% 2.72% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 142 265
10th Percentile £281 £241 £243
25th Percentile £400 £357 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £775 £751 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 16
10th Percentile £20.19 £22.78 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.86 £26.19 £13.05
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.40 £25.84
Median % change year-on-year -9.55% +17.66% -58.66%
75th Percentile £33.22 £34.17 £48.26
90th Percentile £35.49 £36.64 £67.19
England median hourly rate £21.35 £29.23 £21.00
% change year-on-year -26.96% +39.19% -56.71%

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 15,818 11,593 15,688
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.37% 92.21% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,577 7,857 11,245
10th Percentile £356 £350 £340
25th Percentile £430 £436 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £681
90th Percentile £758 £813 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 176 315
10th Percentile £18.70 £16.50 £15.97
25th Percentile £23.66 £22.75 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.61 £34.25 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% +22.32% -28.21%
75th Percentile £58.57 £50.56 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.30
England median hourly rate £46.80 £29.15 £36.50
% change year-on-year +60.55% -20.14% -2.14%

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 10 May 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 10 May 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 10 May 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 -8 35 £575 +12.20% 49
South London -10 13 £475 -35.26% 4
East London -3 5 £432 - 5
West London -27 3 £275 -19.12% 2
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 (2.72%) Confluence
2 14 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.53%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.68%) CMS
6 4 (0.68%) SAS
7 3 (0.51%) Apache
7 3 (0.51%) Drupal
8 2 (0.34%) IIS
8 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.34%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.17%) nginx
9 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
6 1 (0.17%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 12 (2.04%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.68%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.51%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle FAH
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.17%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.17%) Endur
5 1 (0.17%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.17%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.17%) Magento
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 129 (21.90%) Azure
2 93 (15.79%) AWS
3 50 (8.49%) GCP
4 34 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (5.60%) SaaS
6 32 (5.43%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.07%) Microsoft Purview
7 24 (4.07%) Power Platform
8 20 (3.40%) Snowflake
9 19 (3.23%) Serverless
10 18 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.06%) GitHub
11 14 (2.38%) Amazon S3
12 13 (2.21%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (2.04%) Amazon ECS
13 12 (2.04%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (2.04%) Azure AKS
13 12 (2.04%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.41%) Network Security
2 18 (3.06%) Firewall
3 15 (2.55%) MPLS
4 9 (1.53%) WAN
5 7 (1.19%) VLAN
5 7 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.02%) LAN
6 6 (1.02%) SAN
6 6 (1.02%) VPN
6 6 (1.02%) Wireless
7 5 (0.85%) Cisco IPT
7 5 (0.85%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.85%) NAS
7 5 (0.85%) SSL
8 4 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.68%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.68%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.51%) IPv4
9 3 (0.51%) IPv6
9 3 (0.51%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.40%) Power BI
2 18 (3.06%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.89%) Metadata
4 12 (2.04%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.87%) Big Data
5 11 (1.87%) MongoDB
5 11 (1.87%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (1.87%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.70%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (1.70%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.19%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.19%) Tableau
9 6 (1.02%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.85%) MySQL
10 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.68%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.68%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 37 (6.28%) JIRA
2 25 (4.24%) Git
3 12 (2.04%) SpecFlow
4 11 (1.87%) GitLab
4 11 (1.87%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.68%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.51%) JUnit
6 3 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
7 2 (0.34%) ERwin
7 2 (0.34%) Gradle
7 2 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.34%) Maven
7 2 (0.34%) NUnit
7 2 (0.34%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) Selenium
7 2 (0.34%) Storybook
7 2 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.17%) TestNG
General
1 167 (28.35%) Social Skills
2 161 (27.33%) Finance
3 69 (11.71%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (11.38%) Banking
5 45 (7.64%) Legal
6 40 (6.79%) Public Sector
7 29 (4.92%) Front Office
8 27 (4.58%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (3.74%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.72%) Marketing
11 15 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
11 15 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.04%) Local Government
12 12 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.70%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.36%) Retail
15 7 (1.19%) Billing
16 6 (1.02%) Private Banking
17 5 (0.85%) Law
18 4 (0.68%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 93 (15.79%) Architect
2 65 (11.04%) Analyst
3 57 (9.68%) Developer
4 48 (8.15%) Senior
5 40 (6.79%) Lead
6 38 (6.45%) Business Analyst
7 34 (5.77%) Consultant
8 31 (5.26%) Project Manager
9 27 (4.58%) Solutions Architect
10 23 (3.90%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.74%) Security Architect
12 21 (3.57%) Network Engineer
13 16 (2.72%) Java Developer
14 15 (2.55%) Data Engineer
15 13 (2.21%) Technical Architect
15 13 (2.21%) Tester
16 12 (2.04%) Senior Manager
17 11 (1.87%) Automation Tester
17 11 (1.87%) Data Analyst
17 11 (1.87%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.74%) .NET
1 22 (3.74%) REST
2 20 (3.40%) React
3 18 (3.06%) Spring
4 14 (2.38%) RESTful
5 13 (2.21%) Kafka
5 13 (2.21%) Middleware
5 13 (2.21%) Spring Boot
6 12 (2.04%) HTML
7 11 (1.87%) Playwright
8 9 (1.53%) CSS
8 9 (1.53%) OAuth
8 9 (1.53%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.36%) GraphQL
10 7 (1.19%) .NET Core
10 7 (1.19%) JSON
10 7 (1.19%) Node.js
10 7 (1.19%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.19%) OpenID
11 6 (1.02%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 313 (53.14%) Data Protection Act
2 45 (7.64%) Cloud Native
3 28 (4.75%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.41%) Product Ownership
5 19 (3.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 19 (3.23%) Security Posture
6 16 (2.72%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.55%) Derivative
7 15 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
7 15 (2.55%) Virtual Team
8 12 (2.04%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.04%) Mobile App
9 10 (1.70%) Equities
9 10 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.70%) NHS
10 9 (1.53%) Freedom of Information
11 8 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.02%) Equity Derivative
12 6 (1.02%) Fixed Income
12 6 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 30 (5.09%) Windows
2 21 (3.57%) Linux
3 12 (2.04%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.70%) Unix
5 8 (1.36%) Android
6 6 (1.02%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.34%) zOS
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.17%) Rocky
9 1 (0.17%) Solaris
9 1 (0.17%) VMS
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (20.88%) Agile
2 99 (16.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 89 (15.11%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (14.09%) CI/CD
5 81 (13.75%) DevOps
6 74 (12.56%) Migration
7 73 (12.39%) AI
8 70 (11.88%) Analytics
9 69 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
10 60 (10.19%) Roadmaps
11 57 (9.68%) Cybersecurity
12 54 (9.17%) Risk Management
13 53 (9.00%) Decision-Making
14 48 (8.15%) Cloud Security
14 48 (8.15%) Test Automation
15 47 (7.98%) Data Governance
16 46 (7.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 45 (7.64%) Information Security
17 45 (7.64%) Infrastructure as Code
18 44 (7.47%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 95 (16.13%) Python
2 80 (13.58%) SQL
3 66 (11.21%) Java
4 31 (5.26%) C#
5 28 (4.75%) JavaScript
6 21 (3.57%) TypeScript
7 12 (2.04%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.70%) C++
9 8 (1.36%) Bash
10 7 (1.19%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.19%) Scala
11 5 (0.85%) Kotlin
11 5 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (0.85%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.68%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.51%) Bicep
13 3 (0.51%) PHP
13 3 (0.51%) R
13 3 (0.51%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.34%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 80 (13.58%) Security Cleared
2 67 (11.38%) SC Cleared
3 55 (9.34%) Degree
4 33 (5.60%) CISSP
5 16 (2.72%) CISM
6 15 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.38%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.21%) Master's Degree
8 13 (2.21%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.21%) PMP
9 12 (2.04%) AWS Certification
10 10 (1.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (1.53%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.36%) CCSP
12 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.19%) CRISC
14 6 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 5 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 4 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (14.09%) GDPR
2 42 (7.13%) NIST
3 35 (5.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (5.09%) QA
5 26 (4.41%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.89%) PCI DSS
7 12 (2.04%) GRC
7 12 (2.04%) SLA
8 10 (1.70%) PMO
9 9 (1.53%) Accessibility
10 8 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.85%) NCSC
11 5 (0.85%) PERC
11 5 (0.85%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.68%) COBIT
12 4 (0.68%) GAAP
12 4 (0.68%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.68%) IFRS
13 3 (0.51%) Basel III
System Software
1 33 (5.60%) Docker
2 29 (4.92%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 39 (6.62%) Kubernetes
2 34 (5.77%) Terraform
3 15 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.21%) Ansible
5 10 (1.70%) Grafana
5 10 (1.70%) SCCM
5 10 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.19%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.68%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.68%) Kibana
8 4 (0.68%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.34%) Control-M
10 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.34%) Packer
10 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.34%) Puppet
10 2 (0.34%) QRadar
10 2 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 96 (16.30%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.41%) Oracle
3 24 (4.07%) ServiceNow
4 21 (3.57%) Google
5 19 (3.23%) Cisco
6 18 (3.06%) Databricks
7 13 (2.21%) SAP
8 11 (1.87%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.87%) Workday
9 10 (1.70%) Adobe
10 9 (1.53%) Citrix
10 9 (1.53%) Splunk
11 8 (1.36%) Nokia
12 7 (1.19%) ADVA
12 7 (1.19%) Apple
12 7 (1.19%) F5
13 6 (1.02%) Aruba
13 6 (1.02%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.02%) Red Hat
13 6 (1.02%) Zscaler