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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 90 90
Rank change year-on-year +12 0 +31
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 462 442 578
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.43% 2.71% 2.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.71% 3.04% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 242 360
10th Percentile £289 £243 £350
25th Percentile £403 £382 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £591
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -15.36% +2.74%
75th Percentile £650 £634 £738
90th Percentile £725 £738 £800
England median daily rate £491 £500 £539
% change year-on-year -1.80% -7.19% -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 2
10th Percentile £27.05 £27.14 £42.06
25th Percentile £28.62 £27.84 £43.59
Median hourly rate £31.74 £44.08 £46.77
Median % change year-on-year -27.99% -5.75% +16.93%
75th Percentile £34.36 £71.88 £50.57
90th Percentile £35.63 - £52.48
England median hourly rate £19.00 £26.68 £24.18
% change year-on-year -28.79% +10.35% +7.46%

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 12,460 14,546 19,811
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.52% 89.21% 90.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,243 9,682 14,351
10th Percentile £327 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -0.86%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £694
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 179 228
10th Percentile £17.01 £17.25 £18.11
25th Percentile £25.00 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £31.75 £35.00 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year -9.29% -7.28% +4.86%
75th Percentile £49.56 £55.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £72.50 £76.63
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +53.66%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection 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 19 September 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 19 September 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 -2 29 £528 +5.50% 39
South London +2 10 £734 +54.47% 10
West London -8 5 £385 -14.44% 4
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (3.25%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.03%) Confluence
3 13 (2.81%) CMS
4 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.65%) Apache
5 3 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.65%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.65%) CICS
6 2 (0.43%) nginx
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.43%) SAS
7 1 (0.22%) Luigi
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 21 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.87%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.87%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.22%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.22%) Sketch
5 1 (0.22%) SPSS
5 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.65%) VisionPLUS
3 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.43%) ResourceLink
4 1 (0.22%) BASE24
4 1 (0.22%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.22%) Endur
4 1 (0.22%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 87 (18.83%) AWS
1 87 (18.83%) Azure
2 47 (10.17%) Power Platform
3 36 (7.79%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (6.28%) GCP
5 22 (4.76%) GitHub
6 21 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (4.33%) Serverless
8 18 (3.90%) Power Automate
9 16 (3.46%) Entra ID
9 16 (3.46%) PowerApps
10 14 (3.03%) AWS Lambda
11 13 (2.81%) Amazon S3
12 12 (2.60%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (2.60%) SaaS
13 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (1.73%) AWS CloudFormation
15 7 (1.52%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.52%) SuccessFactors
16 6 (1.30%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.55%) Firewall
2 12 (2.60%) DNS
3 10 (2.16%) Network Security
4 9 (1.95%) VPN
5 8 (1.73%) DHCP
6 6 (1.30%) VLAN
7 4 (0.87%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.87%) WAN
8 3 (0.65%) BGP
8 3 (0.65%) DMARC
8 3 (0.65%) HTTP
8 3 (0.65%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.43%) 4G
9 2 (0.43%) LTE
9 2 (0.43%) OSPF
9 2 (0.43%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.43%) SSH
9 2 (0.43%) VSAN
9 2 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.84%) Power BI
2 11 (2.38%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.38%) Tableau
3 9 (1.95%) Metadata
4 7 (1.52%) DynamoDB
4 7 (1.52%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.08%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.87%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.65%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.65%) Big Data
8 3 (0.65%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.65%) Hadoop
8 3 (0.65%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.65%) Power Query
8 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 37 (8.01%) JIRA
2 12 (2.60%) Git
3 8 (1.73%) Burp Suite
3 8 (1.73%) Metasploit
3 8 (1.73%) SonarQube
4 5 (1.08%) GitLab
4 5 (1.08%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.65%) ChangeMan
6 1 (0.22%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.22%) ERwin
6 1 (0.22%) JUnit
6 1 (0.22%) MSTest
6 1 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.22%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 148 (32.03%) Social Skills
2 99 (21.43%) Finance
3 61 (13.20%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.58%) Banking
5 33 (7.14%) Public Sector
6 28 (6.06%) Legal
7 20 (4.33%) Front Office
8 14 (3.03%) Marketing
9 11 (2.38%) Law
10 10 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.52%) Back Office
13 7 (1.52%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.30%) Local Government
14 6 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.08%) Multimedia
15 5 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.08%) Retail
16 4 (0.87%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 68 (14.72%) Developer
2 56 (12.12%) Analyst
3 37 (8.01%) Lead
4 28 (6.06%) Senior
5 26 (5.63%) Architect
5 26 (5.63%) Consultant
6 25 (5.41%) Security Engineer
7 24 (5.19%) Business Analyst
8 18 (3.90%) Data Analyst
9 16 (3.46%) Project Manager
10 12 (2.60%) Python Engineer
11 11 (2.38%) AWS Engineer
12 10 (2.16%) Administrator
12 10 (2.16%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 10 (2.16%) Python Developer
12 10 (2.16%) Site Engineer
12 10 (2.16%) Site Reliability Engineer
12 10 (2.16%) Software Engineer
13 9 (1.95%) Cloud Engineer
13 9 (1.95%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.68%) REST
2 13 (2.81%) RESTful
3 12 (2.60%) React
4 11 (2.38%) SOAP
5 9 (1.95%) FIX Protocol
6 7 (1.52%) .NET
6 7 (1.52%) OAuth
7 6 (1.30%) HTML
7 6 (1.30%) Kafka
7 6 (1.30%) Middleware
8 5 (1.08%) AWS CDK
8 5 (1.08%) GraphQL
8 5 (1.08%) Pandas
8 5 (1.08%) PySpark
8 5 (1.08%) scikit-learn
9 4 (0.87%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.87%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.87%) ASP.NET
9 4 (0.87%) LangChain
9 4 (0.87%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 255 (55.19%) Data Protection Act
2 17 (3.68%) Virtual Team
3 15 (3.25%) Cloud Native
4 13 (2.81%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.60%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.16%) CMDB
6 10 (2.16%) Derivative
6 10 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
7 9 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (1.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.52%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (1.52%) NHS
9 7 (1.52%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.30%) Credit Risk
10 6 (1.30%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.30%) Market Risk
11 5 (1.08%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.08%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 30 (6.49%) Linux
2 23 (4.98%) Windows
3 12 (2.60%) Unix
4 4 (0.87%) Android
4 4 (0.87%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.65%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.65%) zOS
6 2 (0.43%) AIX
6 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.43%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.22%) CentOS
7 1 (0.22%) HPUX
7 1 (0.22%) Solaris
7 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (18.40%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (16.67%) Agile
3 71 (15.37%) CI/CD
4 61 (13.20%) DevOps
5 51 (11.04%) Artificial Intelligence
6 47 (10.17%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
7 44 (9.52%) Analytics
8 42 (9.09%) Project Management
8 42 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 41 (8.87%) Migration
10 39 (8.44%) Infrastructure as Code
11 34 (7.36%) Information Security
12 33 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
12 33 (7.14%) Risk Management
13 31 (6.71%) Cloud Security
13 31 (6.71%) Computer Science
14 30 (6.49%) Business Intelligence
15 29 (6.28%) Data Governance
15 29 (6.28%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 114 (24.68%) Python
2 67 (14.50%) SQL
3 31 (6.71%) JavaScript
4 28 (6.06%) Bash
5 26 (5.63%) PowerShell
6 21 (4.55%) C#
7 12 (2.60%) Java
8 10 (2.16%) Go
9 9 (1.95%) C++
10 8 (1.73%) PromQL
11 7 (1.52%) TypeScript
12 5 (1.08%) COBOL
12 5 (1.08%) Kotlin
12 5 (1.08%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.65%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.65%) PHP
13 3 (0.65%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.65%) VBA
14 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 50 (10.82%) Degree
2 44 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 38 (8.23%) SC Cleared
4 20 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.81%) CISSP
6 12 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.38%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.95%) CISM
9 8 (1.73%) CHECK Team Member
9 8 (1.73%) CREST Certified
9 8 (1.73%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.73%) OSCP
9 8 (1.73%) Tigerscheme
10 7 (1.52%) CCNP
10 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.52%) PMI Certification
10 7 (1.52%) PMP
11 6 (1.30%) CISA
12 5 (1.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.87%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (13.20%) GDPR
2 26 (5.63%) NIST
3 17 (3.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (2.81%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.16%) QA
6 9 (1.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 9 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.95%) NCSC
7 8 (1.73%) COBIT
8 7 (1.52%) Accessibility
9 6 (1.30%) HIPAA
9 6 (1.30%) SOC 2
10 5 (1.08%) GRC
10 5 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.87%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.87%) PMO
12 3 (0.65%) DICOM
12 3 (0.65%) HL7
12 3 (0.65%) PERC
System Software
1 21 (4.55%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.38%) Docker
4 4 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.43%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.43%) vSphere
6 1 (0.22%) HDFS
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 18 (3.90%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.25%) Terraform
3 12 (2.60%) Grafana
4 11 (2.38%) Prometheus
5 9 (1.95%) SCCM
6 8 (1.73%) Nmap
7 5 (1.08%) Ansible
7 5 (1.08%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.87%) CASB
9 3 (0.65%) CA Endevor
9 3 (0.65%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.65%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.65%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.43%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.43%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.22%) Kibana
11 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.22%) vRealize
Vendors
1 70 (15.15%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.11%) Google
3 14 (3.03%) Salesforce
3 14 (3.03%) ServiceNow
4 13 (2.81%) Cisco
4 13 (2.81%) Oracle
5 12 (2.60%) VMware
6 11 (2.38%) Splunk
7 10 (2.16%) Databricks
7 10 (2.16%) SAP
8 8 (1.73%) Veracode
9 7 (1.52%) Juniper
10 5 (1.08%) IBM
10 5 (1.08%) Solace
10 5 (1.08%) Veritas
11 4 (0.87%) F5
11 4 (0.87%) Foundry
12 3 (0.65%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.65%) Proofpoint
12 3 (0.65%) SolarWinds