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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 95 100
Rank change year-on-year +4 +5 0
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 623 400 413
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.11% 2.94% 2.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.50% 3.19% 2.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 189 238
10th Percentile £300 £261 £243
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £751 £728 £745
England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 6
10th Percentile £14.25 £26.15 £22.22
25th Percentile £16.75 £26.88 £26.97
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.81 £45.17
Median % change year-on-year -10.73% -31.80% -13.96%
75th Percentile £33.22 £34.94 £69.53
90th Percentile £37.25 £36.69 £71.88
England median hourly rate £21.35 £27.14 £20.00
% change year-on-year -21.33% +35.70% -51.27%

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 17,817 12,532 14,574
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.00% 92.17% 88.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,764 8,387 10,335
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 242 212
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.89 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.61 £29.75 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.68% -12.50% -18.07%
75th Percentile £56.81 £49.31 £54.06
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.23 £71.25
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.40% -2.35%

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 30 July 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 30 July 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 30 July 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 -7 44 £550 -1.30% 27
South London -20 9 £637 -13.19% 12
West London -15 8 £475 +31.03% 2
East London +5 3 £410 - 3
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 12 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
2 11 (1.77%) Confluence
3 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.44%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.96%) Apache
6 5 (0.80%) IIS
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.48%) SAS
8 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.32%) WordPress
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) Luigi
9 1 (0.16%) Mule
9 1 (0.16%) nginx
9 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 18 (2.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.64%) UserZoom
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (0.96%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.80%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.16%) Endur
6 1 (0.16%) Magento
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 151 (24.24%) Azure
2 111 (17.82%) AWS
3 53 (8.51%) GCP
4 36 (5.78%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (5.62%) Entra ID
6 33 (5.30%) SaaS
7 28 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 26 (4.17%) Power Platform
9 20 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (3.05%) GitHub
11 18 (2.89%) Serverless
12 14 (2.25%) Microsoft Copilot
12 14 (2.25%) Snowflake
13 13 (2.09%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (1.93%) AWS Lambda
15 11 (1.77%) Azure Sentinel
16 10 (1.61%) Amazon S3
17 8 (1.28%) OneDrive
17 8 (1.28%) PowerApps
17 8 (1.28%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 43 (6.90%) Network Security
2 22 (3.53%) Firewall
3 9 (1.44%) Cisco IPT
3 9 (1.44%) Wireless
4 7 (1.12%) SSL
4 7 (1.12%) VPN
4 7 (1.12%) WAN
4 7 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.96%) DNS
5 6 (0.96%) LAN
6 5 (0.80%) DHCP
6 5 (0.80%) HTTPS
6 5 (0.80%) MPLS
6 5 (0.80%) SAN
6 5 (0.80%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.64%) HTTP
8 3 (0.48%) DMZ
8 3 (0.48%) VLAN
8 3 (0.48%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.53%) Power BI
2 19 (3.05%) Metadata
3 17 (2.73%) NoSQL
3 17 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (2.57%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.77%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.61%) Big Data
7 9 (1.44%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.44%) MySQL
8 8 (1.28%) MongoDB
9 7 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (1.12%) Tableau
10 6 (0.96%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.80%) Delta Lake
11 5 (0.80%) SQL Server
12 4 (0.64%) Apache Hudi
12 4 (0.64%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.64%) Pinecone
12 4 (0.64%) Weaviate
13 3 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 34 (5.46%) JIRA
2 21 (3.37%) Git
3 11 (1.77%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.61%) GitLab
5 5 (0.80%) Selenium
6 4 (0.64%) ERwin
6 4 (0.64%) Gradle
6 4 (0.64%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.48%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.32%) CMake
8 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.32%) JUnit
8 2 (0.32%) Maven
8 2 (0.32%) Postman
8 2 (0.32%) Vite
8 2 (0.32%) XCUITest
9 1 (0.16%) NUnit
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 197 (31.62%) Social Skills
2 164 (26.32%) Finance
3 65 (10.43%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (10.27%) Banking
5 62 (9.95%) Public Sector
6 58 (9.31%) Legal
7 31 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (4.01%) Front Office
9 15 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.09%) Billing
11 13 (2.09%) Marketing
11 13 (2.09%) Telecoms
12 12 (1.93%) Local Government
12 12 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
12 12 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.93%) Retail
13 10 (1.61%) Investment Banking
13 10 (1.61%) Law
14 9 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 111 (17.82%) Architect
2 72 (11.56%) Analyst
3 48 (7.70%) Developer
4 45 (7.22%) Senior
5 38 (6.10%) Lead
6 35 (5.62%) Business Analyst
7 33 (5.30%) Consultant
8 32 (5.14%) Project Manager
8 32 (5.14%) Security Architect
9 27 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
10 21 (3.37%) Security Engineer
11 17 (2.73%) Data Engineer
12 13 (2.09%) Java Developer
13 12 (1.93%) Data Analyst
13 12 (1.93%) Junior
13 12 (1.93%) Network Engineer
13 12 (1.93%) Product Manager
14 11 (1.77%) Data Protection Officer
14 11 (1.77%) IT Support
15 9 (1.44%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.30%) REST
2 16 (2.57%) React
3 14 (2.25%) Spring
4 13 (2.09%) Middleware
4 13 (2.09%) OAuth
5 12 (1.93%) CSS
6 11 (1.77%) GraphQL
6 11 (1.77%) HTML
6 11 (1.77%) RESTful
7 10 (1.61%) .NET
7 10 (1.61%) Spring Boot
8 9 (1.44%) Kafka
9 8 (1.28%) JSON
9 8 (1.28%) Playwright
10 7 (1.12%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.12%) OpenID
10 7 (1.12%) SAML
11 6 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
11 6 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.96%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 294 (47.19%) Data Protection Act
2 48 (7.70%) Cloud Native
3 36 (5.78%) Product Ownership
4 35 (5.62%) Onboarding
5 27 (4.33%) Security Posture
6 20 (3.21%) Management Information System
6 20 (3.21%) Virtual Team
7 17 (2.73%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.25%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.93%) Mobile App
10 11 (1.77%) Derivative
10 11 (1.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.44%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.28%) BYOD
13 8 (1.28%) NHS
14 7 (1.12%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.12%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.74%) Windows
2 16 (2.57%) Linux
3 15 (2.41%) Android
4 13 (2.09%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.61%) Unix
6 6 (0.96%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.80%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.64%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.16%) MVS
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.16%) Rocky
9 1 (0.16%) Solaris
9 1 (0.16%) VMS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (19.58%) Agile
2 111 (17.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 93 (14.93%) AI
4 91 (14.61%) CI/CD
4 91 (14.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (13.96%) DevOps
6 86 (13.80%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (13.32%) Cybersecurity
8 75 (12.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 72 (11.56%) Analytics
9 72 (11.56%) Migration
10 68 (10.91%) Data Governance
11 65 (10.43%) Roadmaps
12 59 (9.47%) Decision-Making
13 56 (8.99%) Information Security
14 54 (8.67%) Risk Management
15 48 (7.70%) Data Modelling
16 46 (7.38%) Test Automation
17 44 (7.06%) Cloud Security
18 41 (6.58%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 74 (11.88%) Python
2 62 (9.95%) SQL
3 57 (9.15%) Java
4 18 (2.89%) JavaScript
4 18 (2.89%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.41%) TypeScript
6 13 (2.09%) C#
7 10 (1.61%) Kotlin
8 8 (1.28%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (0.96%) Scala
10 5 (0.80%) Bash
10 5 (0.80%) C++
11 2 (0.32%) ActionScript
11 2 (0.32%) Go
11 2 (0.32%) PHP
11 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.32%) R
11 2 (0.32%) Ruby
11 2 (0.32%) Swift
Qualifications
1 80 (12.84%) Security Cleared
2 64 (10.27%) SC Cleared
3 51 (8.19%) Degree
4 45 (7.22%) CISSP
5 24 (3.85%) CISM
6 16 (2.57%) DV Cleared
7 14 (2.25%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (2.09%) PMI Certification
9 12 (1.93%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (1.93%) PMP
10 11 (1.77%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 8 (1.28%) CISA
13 7 (1.12%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.96%) CCSP
15 5 (0.80%) CRISC
15 5 (0.80%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (15.73%) GDPR
2 39 (6.26%) NIST
3 37 (5.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (5.78%) QA
5 32 (5.14%) Data Quality
6 19 (3.05%) GRC
7 17 (2.73%) Accessibility
8 15 (2.41%) PCI DSS
8 15 (2.41%) PMO
9 11 (1.77%) SLA
10 9 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 8 (1.28%) PERC
12 7 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.96%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (0.96%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 6 (0.96%) NCSC
14 5 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.80%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (5.30%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.69%) Docker
3 3 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.32%) Firmware
4 2 (0.32%) Varnish
5 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.16%) NFS
Systems Management
1 34 (5.46%) Kubernetes
2 23 (3.69%) Terraform
3 15 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.77%) SCCM
6 10 (1.61%) Grafana
7 9 (1.44%) Ansible
8 6 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.80%) CA Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.80%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.64%) Kibana
10 4 (0.64%) PingFederate
11 3 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
11 3 (0.48%) NetBackup
11 3 (0.48%) QRadar
12 2 (0.32%) Avamar
12 2 (0.32%) Packer
13 1 (0.16%) Istio
13 1 (0.16%) ITRS Geneos
Vendors
1 109 (17.50%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.94%) ServiceNow
3 27 (4.33%) Oracle
4 22 (3.53%) Cisco
5 18 (2.89%) Google
5 18 (2.89%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.57%) Databricks
7 13 (2.09%) Zscaler
8 12 (1.93%) Splunk
9 7 (1.12%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.12%) SAP
9 7 (1.12%) Workday
10 6 (0.96%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.80%) Adobe
11 5 (0.80%) Apple
11 5 (0.80%) Aruba
11 5 (0.80%) Bloomberg
11 5 (0.80%) CyberArk
11 5 (0.80%) Murex
11 5 (0.80%) Red Hat