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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 101 100
Rank change year-on-year +18 -1 +13
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 610 335 443
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.23% 2.72% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.63% 2.94% 2.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 157 257
10th Percentile £263 £260 £254
25th Percentile £380 £356 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £650
90th Percentile £788 £738 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 15
10th Percentile £20.51 £26.15 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.89 £26.88 £12.69
Median hourly rate £28.00 £30.81 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.11% +23.22% -60.00%
75th Percentile £33.31 £34.94 £51.25
90th Percentile £37.55 £36.69 £68.13
England median hourly rate £22.34 £29.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -22.96% +48.72% -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 16,786 11,384 15,545
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.80% 92.33% 88.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,180 7,623 11,100
10th Percentile £360 £343 £342
25th Percentile £435 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £518 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.46% -0.98% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 205 314
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £34.00 £29.25
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% +16.24% -26.18%
75th Percentile £58.92 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £67.70
England median hourly rate £47.00 £27.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +70.91% -26.67% +7.05%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -13 37 £550 -4.35% 31
South London -4 12 £525 -28.45% 3
West London -20 7 £475 +39.71% 10
East London +1 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 15 (2.46%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.13%) Confluence
3 11 (1.80%) 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%) CMS
8 3 (0.49%) SAS
9 2 (0.33%) Drupal
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%) 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 15 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.66%) UserZoom
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
5 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
5 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
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 Financials
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.16%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 139 (22.79%) Azure
2 99 (16.23%) AWS
3 49 (8.03%) GCP
4 39 (6.39%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (5.90%) Entra ID
6 30 (4.92%) SaaS
7 27 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.93%) Power Platform
9 18 (2.95%) GitHub
9 18 (2.95%) Snowflake
10 12 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
10 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (1.80%) Amazon S3
11 11 (1.80%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.80%) Serverless
12 10 (1.64%) Amazon ECS
12 10 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
12 10 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 38 (6.23%) Network Security
2 18 (2.95%) Firewall
3 12 (1.97%) MPLS
4 8 (1.31%) VPN
5 7 (1.15%) SSL
5 7 (1.15%) VLAN
5 7 (1.15%) WAN
5 7 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.98%) SAN
6 6 (0.98%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.98%) Wireless
7 5 (0.82%) Cisco IPT
7 5 (0.82%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.82%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.82%) NAS
8 4 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.66%) HTTP
8 4 (0.66%) LAN
9 3 (0.49%) IPv4
9 3 (0.49%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.28%) Metadata
1 20 (3.28%) Power BI
2 13 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.97%) NoSQL
4 11 (1.80%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (1.48%) Big Data
6 8 (1.31%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.31%) MongoDB
6 8 (1.31%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.15%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.15%) Tableau
8 6 (0.98%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.82%) MySQL
10 4 (0.66%) Apache Hudi
10 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
10 4 (0.66%) Pinecone
10 4 (0.66%) Weaviate
11 3 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 39 (6.39%) JIRA
2 24 (3.93%) 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%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.33%) JUnit
8 2 (0.33%) Maven
8 2 (0.33%) Postman
9 1 (0.16%) NUnit
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 175 (28.69%) Social Skills
2 169 (27.70%) Finance
3 69 (11.31%) Banking
4 67 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (8.03%) Legal
6 46 (7.54%) Public Sector
7 31 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
8 26 (4.26%) Front Office
9 18 (2.95%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.30%) Marketing
12 13 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (1.97%) Investment Banking
13 12 (1.97%) Local Government
14 11 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (1.80%) Retail
15 9 (1.48%) Billing
16 7 (1.15%) Law
16 7 (1.15%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (16.07%) Architect
2 69 (11.31%) Analyst
3 51 (8.36%) Developer
4 47 (7.70%) Senior
5 41 (6.72%) Lead
6 37 (6.07%) Business Analyst
6 37 (6.07%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.08%) Consultant
8 29 (4.75%) Solutions Architect
9 25 (4.10%) Security Architect
10 23 (3.77%) Security Engineer
11 21 (3.44%) Network Engineer
12 16 (2.62%) Data Engineer
13 13 (2.13%) Java Developer
14 11 (1.80%) Cloud Engineer
14 11 (1.80%) Data Analyst
14 11 (1.80%) IT Support
14 11 (1.80%) Junior
14 11 (1.80%) Senior Manager
15 10 (1.64%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.26%) REST
2 18 (2.95%) React
3 15 (2.46%) .NET
4 14 (2.30%) Middleware
5 13 (2.13%) Spring
6 10 (1.64%) HTML
6 10 (1.64%) OAuth
6 10 (1.64%) Playwright
6 10 (1.64%) RESTful
7 9 (1.48%) CSS
7 9 (1.48%) GraphQL
7 9 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.31%) Kafka
8 8 (1.31%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.15%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.15%) OpenID
10 6 (0.98%) JSON
10 6 (0.98%) SAML
11 5 (0.82%) FIX Protocol
11 5 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 306 (50.16%) Data Protection Act
2 47 (7.70%) Cloud Native
3 30 (4.92%) Onboarding
4 29 (4.75%) Product Ownership
5 22 (3.61%) Security Posture
6 20 (3.28%) Management Information System
7 18 (2.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 16 (2.62%) Virtual Team
9 13 (2.13%) Derivative
9 13 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.80%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.64%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.31%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
14 7 (1.15%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.15%) Equities
14 7 (1.15%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 38 (6.23%) Windows
2 18 (2.95%) Linux
3 13 (2.13%) Android
4 9 (1.48%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.31%) Unix
6 7 (1.15%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.98%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Rocky
10 1 (0.16%) Solaris
10 1 (0.16%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (19.84%) Agile
2 99 (16.23%) Stakeholder Management
3 84 (13.77%) AI
4 83 (13.61%) Problem-Solving
5 82 (13.44%) CI/CD
6 80 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 77 (12.62%) DevOps
8 76 (12.46%) Cybersecurity
9 75 (12.30%) Migration
10 68 (11.15%) Analytics
11 63 (10.33%) Roadmaps
12 58 (9.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 57 (9.34%) Risk Management
14 54 (8.85%) Data Governance
15 51 (8.36%) Decision-Making
15 51 (8.36%) Information Security
16 50 (8.20%) Cloud Security
17 44 (7.21%) Test Automation
18 39 (6.39%) Incident Response
18 39 (6.39%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 86 (14.10%) Python
2 65 (10.66%) SQL
3 64 (10.49%) Java
4 23 (3.77%) C#
5 21 (3.44%) JavaScript
6 15 (2.46%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.30%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.31%) Kotlin
9 7 (1.15%) Apex Code
9 7 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.98%) Bash
10 6 (0.98%) C++
11 5 (0.82%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.82%) Scala
12 4 (0.66%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.33%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.33%) R
14 1 (0.16%) GLSL
14 1 (0.16%) Groovy
14 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 80 (13.11%) Security Cleared
2 66 (10.82%) SC Cleared
3 63 (10.33%) Degree
4 41 (6.72%) CISSP
5 20 (3.28%) CISM
6 17 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.62%) 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%) CRISC
13 8 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (1.31%) CCSP
13 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.15%) CISA
15 5 (0.82%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (16.23%) GDPR
2 45 (7.38%) NIST
3 40 (6.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (5.25%) Data Quality
4 32 (5.25%) QA
5 20 (3.28%) PCI DSS
6 19 (3.11%) GRC
7 13 (2.13%) Accessibility
8 12 (1.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 12 (1.97%) SLA
9 11 (1.80%) PMO
10 7 (1.15%) HIPAA
11 6 (0.98%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.66%) COBIT
13 4 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.66%) GAAP
13 4 (0.66%) IFRS
13 4 (0.66%) NCSC
14 3 (0.49%) Basel III
System Software
1 31 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.10%) Docker
3 4 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.16%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 34 (5.57%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.26%) Terraform
3 15 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (1.80%) Ansible
4 11 (1.80%) SCCM
5 10 (1.64%) Grafana
5 10 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.15%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.66%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.66%) Kibana
8 4 (0.66%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.49%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.33%) Avamar
10 2 (0.33%) Control-M
10 2 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.33%) Packer
10 2 (0.33%) QRadar
10 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 101 (16.56%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.75%) ServiceNow
3 28 (4.59%) Oracle
4 19 (3.11%) Cisco
4 19 (3.11%) Databricks
4 19 (3.11%) Google
5 15 (2.46%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.13%) Zscaler
7 12 (1.97%) SAP
8 11 (1.80%) Splunk
9 10 (1.64%) Workday
10 8 (1.31%) Nokia
11 7 (1.15%) ADVA
11 7 (1.15%) Aruba
11 7 (1.15%) Citrix
12 6 (0.98%) Adobe
12 6 (0.98%) F5
12 6 (0.98%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.98%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.98%) Red Hat