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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 90 95
Rank change year-on-year +23 +5 +22
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 541 438 485
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.79% 2.80% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.13% 3.12% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 253 290
10th Percentile £325 £271 £250
25th Percentile £413 £388 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £650
90th Percentile £700 £735 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
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 £23.00 £23.62
% change year-on-year -9.96% -2.62% -63.66%

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 13,094 14,043 17,342
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.85% 89.80% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,631 9,077 12,422
10th Percentile £338 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 166 232
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.59
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £21.69
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.25 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -20.81% +3.60% -9.55%
75th Percentile £47.50 £53.75 £60.31
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.85%

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 3 December 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 3 December 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 +5 37 £551 +10.25% 19
South London -19 7 £600 - 2
West London -14 5 £300 -29.41% 6
East London +3 1 £638 +19.16% 7
North London - 1 £700 - 1
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 21 (3.88%) Confluence
2 12 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.48%) CMS
4 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.55%) CICS
7 2 (0.37%) Apache
7 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.37%) nginx
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.18%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.18%) Luigi
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.18%) SAS
8 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 25 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.74%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.18%) Final Cut Pro
7 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) SPSS
7 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.74%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.55%) VisionPLUS
4 2 (0.37%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.37%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.37%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.18%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.18%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle FAH
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 120 (22.18%) Azure
2 88 (16.27%) AWS
3 51 (9.43%) Power Platform
4 38 (7.02%) GCP
5 32 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (5.73%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (4.44%) SaaS
7 24 (4.44%) Serverless
8 21 (3.88%) Power Automate
9 20 (3.70%) GitHub
10 18 (3.33%) Snowflake
11 17 (3.14%) PowerApps
12 16 (2.96%) Entra ID
13 15 (2.77%) AWS Lambda
14 14 (2.59%) Amazon S3
14 14 (2.59%) Azure Monitor
15 11 (2.03%) Azure AKS
15 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
16 10 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
17 9 (1.66%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.33%) Firewall
2 14 (2.59%) Network Security
3 9 (1.66%) Cisco IPT
4 8 (1.48%) DNS
5 6 (1.11%) MPLS
5 6 (1.11%) VPN
6 5 (0.92%) WAN
7 4 (0.74%) DHCP
7 4 (0.74%) HTTP
7 4 (0.74%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.55%) 5G
8 3 (0.55%) BGP
8 3 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.55%) DMARC
8 3 (0.55%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 3 (0.55%) Internet
8 3 (0.55%) LAN
8 3 (0.55%) NetScaler
8 3 (0.55%) SAN
9 2 (0.37%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.47%) Power BI
2 18 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (2.22%) Tableau
5 11 (2.03%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.66%) Metadata
6 9 (1.66%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.29%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.92%) Big Data
9 5 (0.92%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.74%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.55%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.55%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.55%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 50 (9.24%) JIRA
2 18 (3.33%) Git
3 8 (1.48%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.29%) GitLab
5 6 (1.11%) SpecFlow
6 4 (0.74%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.55%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.55%) ChangeMan
7 3 (0.55%) JUnit
7 3 (0.55%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.37%) CircleCI
8 2 (0.37%) DBeaver
8 2 (0.37%) Gradle
8 2 (0.37%) Maven
8 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.18%) AppVeyor
9 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.18%) MLflow
9 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 164 (30.31%) Social Skills
2 120 (22.18%) Finance
3 69 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (8.87%) Banking
5 45 (8.32%) Public Sector
6 43 (7.95%) Legal
7 19 (3.51%) Marketing
8 17 (3.14%) Front Office
9 12 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.85%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.48%) Financial Institution
12 7 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.29%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.29%) Law
12 7 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.11%) Local Government
13 6 (1.11%) Publishing
13 6 (1.11%) Retail
Job Titles
1 78 (14.42%) Developer
2 74 (13.68%) Analyst
3 49 (9.06%) Architect
4 41 (7.58%) Lead
5 37 (6.84%) Business Analyst
6 31 (5.73%) Senior
7 28 (5.18%) Consultant
8 21 (3.88%) Project Manager
9 20 (3.70%) Data Analyst
9 20 (3.70%) Security Engineer
10 14 (2.59%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (2.40%) Python Engineer
12 12 (2.22%) Site Reliability Engineer
13 11 (2.03%) Administrator
13 11 (2.03%) ServiceNow Developer
13 11 (2.03%) Software Engineer
14 10 (1.85%) Site Engineer
15 9 (1.66%) Network Engineer
15 9 (1.66%) Python Developer
15 9 (1.66%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.18%) REST
2 16 (2.96%) SOAP
3 12 (2.22%) .NET
3 12 (2.22%) React
3 12 (2.22%) RESTful
4 10 (1.85%) HTML
5 9 (1.66%) Middleware
5 9 (1.66%) Spring
6 8 (1.48%) AngularJS
6 8 (1.48%) OAuth
7 7 (1.29%) Kafka
7 7 (1.29%) Node.js
8 6 (1.11%) .NET Core
8 6 (1.11%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.11%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.92%) LangChain
9 5 (0.92%) Playwright
10 4 (0.74%) Pandas
10 4 (0.74%) PySpark
10 4 (0.74%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 296 (54.71%) Data Protection Act
2 23 (4.25%) Cloud Native
3 19 (3.51%) Product Ownership
4 16 (2.96%) CMDB
4 16 (2.96%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.59%) Distributed Systems
5 14 (2.59%) Virtual Team
6 10 (1.85%) Derivative
6 10 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (1.66%) NHS
8 8 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.48%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.29%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (1.29%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.29%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.11%) Credit Risk
10 6 (1.11%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.11%) Replication
11 5 (0.92%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.81%) Linux
2 23 (4.25%) Windows
3 9 (1.66%) Unix
4 6 (1.11%) Android
5 4 (0.74%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.55%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.55%) VMS
6 3 (0.55%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.55%) zOS
7 2 (0.37%) CentOS
7 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.18%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (20.33%) Agile
2 100 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (14.60%) CI/CD
4 73 (13.49%) DevOps
5 67 (12.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 60 (11.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 59 (10.91%) Analytics
8 57 (10.54%) AI
9 55 (10.17%) Migration
10 44 (8.13%) Cybersecurity
10 44 (8.13%) Roadmaps
11 42 (7.76%) Data Governance
12 41 (7.58%) Business Intelligence
12 41 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
13 40 (7.39%) Project Management
14 39 (7.21%) Infrastructure as Code
14 39 (7.21%) Risk Management
15 33 (6.10%) Decision-Making
15 33 (6.10%) Requirements Gathering
15 33 (6.10%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 120 (22.18%) Python
2 92 (17.01%) SQL
3 39 (7.21%) JavaScript
4 28 (5.18%) C#
5 26 (4.81%) Bash
5 26 (4.81%) PowerShell
6 23 (4.25%) Java
7 14 (2.59%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.66%) C++
9 8 (1.48%) Go
9 8 (1.48%) PromQL
10 6 (1.11%) Kotlin
10 6 (1.11%) Shell Script
11 5 (0.92%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.74%) COBOL
13 3 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.55%) PHP
13 3 (0.55%) R
13 3 (0.55%) VBA
14 2 (0.37%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 59 (10.91%) Security Cleared
2 49 (9.06%) SC Cleared
3 36 (6.65%) Degree
4 15 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.59%) CISSP
6 10 (1.85%) CISM
7 9 (1.66%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.48%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.29%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.11%) CISA
10 6 (1.11%) PMP
11 5 (0.92%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.74%) CCSP
12 4 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.74%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (13.86%) GDPR
2 29 (5.36%) NIST
3 23 (4.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (4.07%) QA
5 19 (3.51%) Data Quality
6 11 (2.03%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.48%) GRC
7 8 (1.48%) PERC
8 7 (1.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 7 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (1.11%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.11%) PMO
9 6 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.92%) COBIT
10 5 (0.92%) NCSC
11 4 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.37%) HL7
13 2 (0.37%) MiFID
13 2 (0.37%) Solvency II
System Software
1 24 (4.44%) Docker
2 17 (3.14%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.37%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.37%) vSphere
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) HDFS
6 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 25 (4.62%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.88%) Terraform
3 13 (2.40%) Grafana
4 12 (2.22%) Ansible
5 11 (2.03%) SCCM
6 10 (1.85%) Prometheus
7 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.92%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.55%) CA Endevor
9 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.55%) Kibana
9 3 (0.55%) Nmap
9 3 (0.55%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.37%) ITRS Geneos
10 2 (0.37%) Puppet
10 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.18%) vRealize
Vendors
1 79 (14.60%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.25%) Google
2 23 (4.25%) ServiceNow
3 21 (3.88%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.96%) Databricks
5 14 (2.59%) Oracle
6 13 (2.40%) SAP
7 12 (2.22%) Cisco
7 12 (2.22%) VMware
8 11 (2.03%) Splunk
9 8 (1.48%) F5
9 8 (1.48%) IBM
9 8 (1.48%) Juniper
10 7 (1.29%) Adobe
10 7 (1.29%) Citrix
11 6 (1.11%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.11%) Workday
12 5 (0.92%) OneTrust
12 5 (0.92%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.92%) Solace