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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 102 95
Rank change year-on-year +19 -7 +17
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 609 343 451
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.20% 2.74% 2.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.60% 2.97% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 158 258
10th Percentile £256 £256 £248
25th Percentile £366 £352 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £775 £738 £775
England median daily rate £496 £486 £500
% change year-on-year +1.98% -2.75% -6.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 14
10th Percentile £20.40 £26.15 £11.95
25th Percentile £25.66 £26.88 £12.32
Median hourly rate £30.31 £30.81 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +24.46% -60.40%
75th Percentile £34.30 £34.94 £53.84
90th Percentile £37.70 £36.69 £69.06
England median hourly rate £22.21 £28.32 £19.50
% change year-on-year -21.57% +45.23% -48.70%

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 16,916 11,555 15,666
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.87% 92.40% 88.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,270 7,751 11,170
10th Percentile £360 £338 £340
25th Percentile £437 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 259 210 314
10th Percentile £18.06 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.22 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £33.45 £28.25
Median % change year-on-year +12.12% +18.39% -29.38%
75th Percentile £59.99 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £67.70
England median hourly rate £47.50 £27.40 £37.63
% change year-on-year +73.36% -27.18% +4.81%

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 20 June 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 20 June 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 20 June 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 -12 37 £550 -4.30% 19
South London -3 12 £525 -28.45% 6
West London -24 7 £475 +39.71% 7
East London +3 5 £432 - 5
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 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.30%) Confluence
3 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.48%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.31%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.82%) IIS
6 5 (0.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.66%) Apache
8 3 (0.49%) SAS
9 2 (0.33%) CMS
9 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.33%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.16%) Drupal
10 1 (0.16%) Mule
10 1 (0.16%) nginx
10 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.66%) UserZoom
5 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.48%) Aladdin
2 5 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.66%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.49%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.16%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.16%) Magento
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 137 (22.50%) Azure
2 98 (16.09%) AWS
3 49 (8.05%) GCP
4 38 (6.24%) Microsoft 365
5 37 (6.08%) Entra ID
6 32 (5.25%) SaaS
7 27 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.94%) Power Platform
9 17 (2.79%) GitHub
9 17 (2.79%) Snowflake
10 12 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.81%) Amazon S3
11 11 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.81%) Azure Logic Apps
11 11 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (1.81%) Serverless
12 10 (1.64%) Amazon ECS
12 10 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.24%) Network Security
2 20 (3.28%) Firewall
3 12 (1.97%) MPLS
4 8 (1.31%) VPN
4 8 (1.31%) WAN
4 8 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.15%) SSL
5 7 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.15%) VLAN
5 7 (1.15%) Wireless
6 6 (0.99%) Ethernet
6 6 (0.99%) SAN
7 5 (0.82%) Cisco IPT
7 5 (0.82%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.82%) LAN
7 5 (0.82%) NAS
8 4 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.66%) HTTP
9 3 (0.49%) DMZ
9 3 (0.49%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.28%) Power BI
2 19 (3.12%) Metadata
3 13 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.97%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.48%) Big Data
7 8 (1.31%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.31%) MongoDB
7 8 (1.31%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.15%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.15%) Tableau
9 6 (0.99%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.82%) MySQL
11 4 (0.66%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.66%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.66%) Weaviate
12 3 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 41 (6.73%) JIRA
2 25 (4.11%) Git
3 10 (1.64%) GitLab
4 9 (1.48%) Jenkins
5 8 (1.31%) SpecFlow
6 4 (0.66%) ERwin
6 4 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.49%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.49%) Gradle
7 3 (0.49%) Katalon Studio
7 3 (0.49%) Selenium
8 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.33%) JUnit
8 2 (0.33%) Maven
8 2 (0.33%) Postman
8 2 (0.33%) Vite
9 1 (0.16%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.16%) NUnit
9 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 177 (29.06%) Social Skills
2 171 (28.08%) Finance
3 71 (11.66%) Banking
4 66 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (8.21%) Legal
6 45 (7.39%) Public Sector
7 30 (4.93%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (4.11%) Front Office
9 18 (2.96%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.97%) Investment Banking
11 12 (1.97%) Local Government
11 12 (1.97%) Marketing
12 11 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
12 11 (1.81%) Retail
13 10 (1.64%) Billing
14 7 (1.15%) Law
14 7 (1.15%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (16.09%) Architect
2 71 (11.66%) Analyst
3 48 (7.88%) Developer
4 46 (7.55%) Senior
5 40 (6.57%) Lead
6 37 (6.08%) Business Analyst
6 37 (6.08%) Project Manager
7 30 (4.93%) Consultant
8 28 (4.60%) Solutions Architect
9 26 (4.27%) Security Architect
10 23 (3.78%) Security Engineer
11 21 (3.45%) Network Engineer
12 16 (2.63%) Data Engineer
13 12 (1.97%) IT Support
13 12 (1.97%) Java Developer
14 11 (1.81%) Cloud Engineer
14 11 (1.81%) Data Analyst
14 11 (1.81%) Junior
14 11 (1.81%) Product Manager
15 10 (1.64%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.43%) REST
2 19 (3.12%) React
3 15 (2.46%) .NET
4 14 (2.30%) Middleware
5 13 (2.13%) Spring
6 11 (1.81%) OAuth
6 11 (1.81%) RESTful
7 10 (1.64%) GraphQL
7 10 (1.64%) HTML
7 10 (1.64%) Playwright
8 9 (1.48%) CSS
8 9 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.31%) Kafka
9 8 (1.31%) Spring Boot
10 7 (1.15%) JSON
10 7 (1.15%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.15%) OpenID
11 6 (0.99%) SAML
12 5 (0.82%) SailPoint
12 5 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 305 (50.08%) Data Protection Act
2 46 (7.55%) Cloud Native
3 31 (5.09%) Onboarding
4 30 (4.93%) Product Ownership
5 24 (3.94%) Security Posture
6 21 (3.45%) Management Information System
7 18 (2.96%) Virtual Team
8 15 (2.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 13 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (1.97%) Derivative
11 11 (1.81%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.81%) Mobile App
12 9 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.48%) Operational Technology
12 9 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (1.15%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.15%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.57%) Windows
2 17 (2.79%) Linux
3 14 (2.30%) Android
4 10 (1.64%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.31%) Unix
5 8 (1.31%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.82%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.49%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.16%) Rocky
8 1 (0.16%) Solaris
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (20.36%) Agile
2 103 (16.91%) Stakeholder Management
3 86 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (13.46%) AI
4 82 (13.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 81 (13.30%) CI/CD
6 77 (12.64%) DevOps
7 73 (11.99%) Cybersecurity
7 73 (11.99%) Migration
8 66 (10.84%) Analytics
9 61 (10.02%) Roadmaps
9 61 (10.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 57 (9.36%) Risk Management
11 54 (8.87%) Data Governance
12 52 (8.54%) Decision-Making
13 51 (8.37%) Information Security
14 48 (7.88%) Cloud Security
15 44 (7.22%) Test Automation
16 39 (6.40%) Data Modelling
16 39 (6.40%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 85 (13.96%) Python
2 66 (10.84%) SQL
3 62 (10.18%) Java
4 19 (3.12%) C#
4 19 (3.12%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.46%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.46%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.48%) Kotlin
7 7 (1.15%) Apex Code
7 7 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (0.99%) Bash
9 5 (0.82%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.82%) Scala
10 4 (0.66%) C++
10 4 (0.66%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.33%) ActionScript
11 2 (0.33%) R
12 1 (0.16%) GLSL
12 1 (0.16%) Groovy
12 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 80 (13.14%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.84%) SC Cleared
3 63 (10.34%) Degree
4 40 (6.57%) CISSP
5 19 (3.12%) CISM
6 17 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.63%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.46%) PMI Certification
8 15 (2.46%) PMP
9 14 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.97%) AWS Certification
10 12 (1.97%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 10 (1.64%) DV Cleared
12 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (1.31%) CCSP
13 8 (1.31%) CRISC
14 7 (1.15%) CISA
15 5 (0.82%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (15.76%) GDPR
2 42 (6.90%) NIST
3 37 (6.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (5.25%) Data Quality
5 31 (5.09%) QA
6 19 (3.12%) GRC
6 19 (3.12%) PCI DSS
7 14 (2.30%) Accessibility
8 13 (2.13%) SLA
9 12 (1.97%) PMO
9 12 (1.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (0.99%) HIPAA
10 6 (0.99%) SOC 2
11 5 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.66%) GAAP
12 4 (0.66%) IFRS
12 4 (0.66%) NCSC
13 3 (0.49%) Basel III
13 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.49%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 33 (5.42%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.11%) Docker
3 5 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.16%) Firmware
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.16%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 34 (5.58%) Kubernetes
2 25 (4.11%) Terraform
3 17 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.97%) SCCM
5 11 (1.81%) Ansible
5 11 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.64%) Grafana
7 9 (1.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (1.15%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.66%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.66%) Kibana
9 4 (0.66%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.49%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.33%) Avamar
11 2 (0.33%) Control-M
11 2 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.33%) Packer
11 2 (0.33%) QRadar
11 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 102 (16.75%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.09%) ServiceNow
3 28 (4.60%) Oracle
4 21 (3.45%) Cisco
5 19 (3.12%) Databricks
6 18 (2.96%) Google
7 16 (2.63%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.13%) Zscaler
9 11 (1.81%) Splunk
10 10 (1.64%) SAP
10 10 (1.64%) Workday
11 8 (1.31%) Nokia
12 7 (1.15%) ADVA
12 7 (1.15%) Aruba
12 7 (1.15%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.99%) Adobe
13 6 (0.99%) Citrix
13 6 (0.99%) F5
13 6 (0.99%) OpenAI
13 6 (0.99%) Red Hat