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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 103 96
Rank change year-on-year +22 -7 +22
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 590 331 434
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.38% 2.60% 2.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.81% 2.83% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 164 264
10th Percentile £283 £254 £243
25th Percentile £413 £359 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -6.52%
75th Percentile £650 £623 £663
90th Percentile £775 £748 £750
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 13
10th Percentile £20.19 £22.78 -
25th Percentile £20.86 £26.19 £11.95
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.40 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.55% +24.09% -60.80%
75th Percentile £33.22 £34.17 £40.00
90th Percentile £35.49 £36.64 £58.70
England median hourly rate £20.79 £29.23 £20.25
% change year-on-year -28.87% +44.35% -64.94%

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 15,500 11,691 15,679
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.89% 91.95% 88.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,370 7,941 11,223
10th Percentile £355 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £756 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 166 333
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.30 £15.96
25th Percentile £25.15 £23.64 £19.92
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.58 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% +15.25% -23.08%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.69 £48.56
90th Percentile £73.08 £63.50 £66.95
England median hourly rate £41.94 £31.64 £35.00
% change year-on-year +32.55% -9.60% -9.09%

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 21 April 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 21 April 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 21 April 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 -17 36 £600 +14.29% 41
South London -28 12 £556 -7.33% 2
East London +2 6 £535 - 5
West London -24 4 £200 -40.96% 12
North London - 2 £625 - 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 18 (3.05%) Confluence
2 14 (2.37%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.68%) SAS
7 3 (0.51%) Apache
7 3 (0.51%) CMS
7 3 (0.51%) Drupal
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%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (3.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.20%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.68%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 4 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.34%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.34%) ION MarketView
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle FAH
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.17%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.17%) Endur
5 1 (0.17%) Loan IQ
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 Receivables
Cloud Services
1 136 (23.05%) Azure
2 89 (15.08%) AWS
3 50 (8.47%) GCP
4 33 (5.59%) SaaS
5 31 (5.25%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.25%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (4.75%) Power Platform
7 26 (4.41%) Snowflake
8 23 (3.90%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.22%) Serverless
10 17 (2.88%) GitHub
11 14 (2.37%) Amazon S3
11 14 (2.37%) PaaS
12 13 (2.20%) AWS CloudFormation
12 13 (2.20%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.20%) Azure AKS
13 12 (2.03%) Amazon ECS
13 12 (2.03%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.90%) Network Security
2 14 (2.37%) Firewall
3 13 (2.20%) MPLS
4 12 (2.03%) Cisco IPT
5 9 (1.53%) SAN
5 9 (1.53%) WAN
6 7 (1.19%) VLAN
6 7 (1.19%) VPN
7 6 (1.02%) LAN
8 5 (0.85%) Ethernet
8 5 (0.85%) NAS
8 5 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.85%) Wireless
9 4 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (0.68%) NetScaler
9 4 (0.68%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.68%) SSL
10 3 (0.51%) IPv4
10 3 (0.51%) IPv6
10 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.07%) Power BI
2 19 (3.22%) Metadata
3 16 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.37%) NoSQL
5 12 (2.03%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.86%) Big Data
6 11 (1.86%) MongoDB
6 11 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.86%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (1.19%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.19%) Tableau
10 6 (1.02%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.85%) MySQL
11 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
12 4 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.68%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.68%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 38 (6.44%) JIRA
2 24 (4.07%) Git
3 13 (2.20%) SpecFlow
4 12 (2.03%) GitLab
5 9 (1.53%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.51%) JUnit
7 3 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
7 3 (0.51%) Maven
8 2 (0.34%) ERwin
8 2 (0.34%) Gradle
8 2 (0.34%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.34%) NUnit
8 2 (0.34%) Postman
8 2 (0.34%) Selenium
8 2 (0.34%) Storybook
8 2 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) TestNG
General
1 161 (27.29%) Social Skills
2 159 (26.95%) Finance
3 74 (12.54%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (11.69%) Banking
5 51 (8.64%) Legal
6 41 (6.95%) Public Sector
7 28 (4.75%) Front Office
8 23 (3.90%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (3.73%) Telecoms
10 20 (3.39%) Marketing
11 16 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.03%) Local Government
14 9 (1.53%) Investment Banking
15 7 (1.19%) Billing
15 7 (1.19%) Retail
16 6 (1.02%) Electronics
16 6 (1.02%) Private Banking
17 5 (0.85%) Law
Job Titles
1 88 (14.92%) Architect
2 72 (12.20%) Analyst
3 57 (9.66%) Developer
4 49 (8.31%) Senior
5 46 (7.80%) Lead
6 40 (6.78%) Business Analyst
7 39 (6.61%) Consultant
8 29 (4.92%) Solutions Architect
9 23 (3.90%) Project Manager
10 21 (3.56%) Security Engineer
11 19 (3.22%) Network Engineer
12 16 (2.71%) Data Engineer
12 16 (2.71%) Java Developer
12 16 (2.71%) Security Architect
13 15 (2.54%) Technical Architect
14 13 (2.20%) Tester
15 12 (2.03%) Automation Tester
15 12 (2.03%) Data Analyst
16 11 (1.86%) Senior Manager
17 10 (1.69%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.90%) .NET
2 21 (3.56%) REST
3 20 (3.39%) React
4 19 (3.22%) Spring
5 14 (2.37%) HTML
5 14 (2.37%) Middleware
5 14 (2.37%) RESTful
6 13 (2.20%) Spring Boot
7 12 (2.03%) Kafka
7 12 (2.03%) Playwright
8 10 (1.69%) CSS
9 9 (1.53%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (1.19%) .NET Core
10 7 (1.19%) GraphQL
10 7 (1.19%) Node.js
10 7 (1.19%) OAuth
11 6 (1.02%) JSON
12 5 (0.85%) FIX Protocol
12 5 (0.85%) Vue
12 5 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 304 (51.53%) Data Protection Act
2 40 (6.78%) Cloud Native
3 27 (4.58%) Product Ownership
4 26 (4.41%) Onboarding
5 19 (3.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.05%) Security Posture
7 15 (2.54%) Management Information System
8 14 (2.37%) Derivative
8 14 (2.37%) Virtual Team
9 13 (2.20%) Data Centre
10 12 (2.03%) Mobile App
11 11 (1.86%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (1.86%) NHS
12 10 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (1.53%) Equities
13 9 (1.53%) Freedom of Information
14 6 (1.02%) Algorithms
14 6 (1.02%) Enterprise Storage
14 6 (1.02%) Fixed Income
14 6 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.75%) Windows
2 20 (3.39%) Linux
3 11 (1.86%) Unix
4 10 (1.69%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.02%) Android
6 5 (0.85%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.68%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.34%) zOS
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.17%) Rocky
10 1 (0.17%) Solaris
10 1 (0.17%) VMS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (19.83%) Agile
2 100 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 95 (16.10%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (13.22%) CI/CD
5 77 (13.05%) DevOps
6 71 (12.03%) Migration
7 70 (11.86%) Analytics
8 69 (11.69%) AI
9 58 (9.83%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (9.66%) Risk Management
11 56 (9.49%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (9.32%) Roadmaps
13 52 (8.81%) Data Governance
13 52 (8.81%) Decision-Making
14 50 (8.47%) Test Automation
15 46 (7.80%) Cloud Security
15 46 (7.80%) Microservices
16 43 (7.29%) Infrastructure as Code
17 42 (7.12%) Information Security
17 42 (7.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 100 (16.95%) Python
2 90 (15.25%) SQL
3 65 (11.02%) Java
4 34 (5.76%) C#
5 30 (5.08%) JavaScript
6 23 (3.90%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.20%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.36%) C++
9 7 (1.19%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.02%) Bash
10 6 (1.02%) Scala
10 6 (1.02%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.68%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.51%) Bicep
12 3 (0.51%) PHP
12 3 (0.51%) R
12 3 (0.51%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.34%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 79 (13.39%) Security Cleared
2 66 (11.19%) SC Cleared
3 53 (8.98%) Degree
4 33 (5.59%) CISSP
5 19 (3.22%) CISM
6 18 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.37%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.37%) Master's Degree
8 12 (2.03%) AWS Certification
8 12 (2.03%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.03%) PMP
9 11 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.36%) CCSP
11 8 (1.36%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (1.19%) CRISC
13 6 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 5 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (15.25%) GDPR
2 45 (7.63%) NIST
3 34 (5.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (5.25%) QA
5 28 (4.75%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.37%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.20%) GRC
8 12 (2.03%) SLA
9 9 (1.53%) PERC
9 9 (1.53%) PMO
10 7 (1.19%) Accessibility
11 6 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.85%) NCSC
12 5 (0.85%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.68%) COBIT
13 4 (0.68%) GAAP
13 4 (0.68%) IFRS
14 3 (0.51%) Basel III
14 3 (0.51%) HL7
System Software
1 34 (5.76%) Docker
2 27 (4.58%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 38 (6.44%) Kubernetes
2 33 (5.59%) Terraform
3 15 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (1.86%) Ansible
4 11 (1.86%) SCCM
5 9 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 9 (1.53%) Grafana
5 9 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.02%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.68%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.68%) Kibana
7 4 (0.68%) PingFederate
8 3 (0.51%) EMC NetWorker
9 2 (0.34%) Control-M
9 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.34%) Puppet
9 2 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.34%) SCOM
Vendors
1 94 (15.93%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.58%) Oracle
3 23 (3.90%) ServiceNow
4 22 (3.73%) Google
5 21 (3.56%) Databricks
6 16 (2.71%) Cisco
6 16 (2.71%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.71%) SAP
7 11 (1.86%) Adobe
7 11 (1.86%) Citrix
8 9 (1.53%) Nokia
8 9 (1.53%) Splunk
8 9 (1.53%) Workday
9 7 (1.19%) ADVA
9 7 (1.19%) Apple
9 7 (1.19%) F5
9 7 (1.19%) VMware
10 6 (1.02%) IBM
10 6 (1.02%) Rapid7
10 6 (1.02%) Red Hat