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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 107 91
Rank change year-on-year +27 -16 +23
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 539 333 442
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.50% 2.49% 2.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.87% 2.74% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 304 181 265
10th Percentile £313 £288 £244
25th Percentile £413 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -8.70%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £650
90th Percentile £728 £725 £750
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 14
10th Percentile £21.47 £17.46 £11.95
25th Percentile £22.43 £20.75 £12.32
Median hourly rate £24.88 £30.81 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +27.03% -
75th Percentile £26.74 £37.00 £42.63
90th Percentile £27.35 £41.25 £57.11
England median hourly rate £20.71 £30.02 £21.00
% change year-on-year -31.01% +42.94% -70.00%

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 13,941 12,133 16,347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.57% 90.64% 88.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,301 7,761 11,691
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 151 345
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.00 £16.02
25th Percentile £25.15 £25.88 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +23.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56.50 £55.25 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -26.37% - -

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 17 February 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
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 17 February 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 -8 32 £600 +20.00% 26
South London -23 11 £475 -20.83% 7
East London +1 3 £675 - 3
West London -21 3 £250 -37.50% 11
North London - 2 £625 - 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 22 (4.08%) Confluence
2 12 (2.23%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.74%) CMS
6 2 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.37%) Apache
6 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.37%) Drupal
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.37%) SAS
6 2 (0.37%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.19%) Camunda
7 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.19%) Mule
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 19 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.19%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.19%) Sketch
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.86%) Aladdin
2 8 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.74%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.56%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.37%) ION MarketView
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.19%) BambooHR
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.19%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.19%) Veritas eDiscovery
6 1 (0.19%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 110 (20.41%) Azure
2 71 (13.17%) AWS
3 37 (6.86%) GCP
4 31 (5.75%) Power Platform
5 30 (5.57%) SaaS
6 25 (4.64%) Snowflake
7 24 (4.45%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (4.27%) Serverless
9 19 (3.53%) Entra ID
10 16 (2.97%) GitHub
11 15 (2.78%) Amazon S3
11 15 (2.78%) PaaS
12 14 (2.60%) AWS Lambda
13 13 (2.41%) IaaS
14 12 (2.23%) Azure AKS
15 11 (2.04%) Microsoft Purview
16 10 (1.86%) AWS CloudFormation
17 9 (1.67%) Azure Logic Apps
17 9 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.78%) Network Security
2 12 (2.23%) MPLS
3 11 (2.04%) Firewall
4 10 (1.86%) Cisco IPT
5 6 (1.11%) SAN
5 6 (1.11%) VPN
6 5 (0.93%) LAN
6 5 (0.93%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.93%) WAN
7 4 (0.74%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.74%) NetScaler
7 4 (0.74%) VLAN
7 4 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.56%) BGP
8 3 (0.56%) HTTP
8 3 (0.56%) NAS
8 3 (0.56%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.37%) DKIM
9 2 (0.37%) DMARC
9 2 (0.37%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.19%) Power BI
2 15 (2.78%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.04%) Metadata
5 11 (2.04%) Tableau
6 10 (1.86%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.30%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.11%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.93%) Big Data
10 5 (0.93%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.93%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.56%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.56%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.56%) EDRMS
11 3 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.56%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 43 (7.98%) JIRA
2 23 (4.27%) Git
3 13 (2.41%) SpecFlow
4 8 (1.48%) GitLab
4 8 (1.48%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.93%) JUnit
6 4 (0.74%) Maven
7 3 (0.56%) Gradle
7 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.37%) CircleCI
8 2 (0.37%) DBeaver
8 2 (0.37%) Katalon Studio
8 2 (0.37%) NUnit
8 2 (0.37%) Postman
8 2 (0.37%) Selenium
8 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.19%) AppVeyor
9 1 (0.19%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 149 (27.64%) Social Skills
2 144 (26.72%) Finance
3 68 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (11.69%) Banking
5 39 (7.24%) Legal
5 39 (7.24%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.71%) Front Office
7 18 (3.34%) Marketing
7 18 (3.34%) Telecoms
8 15 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (2.23%) Investment Banking
10 12 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.30%) Retail
13 6 (1.11%) Electronics
13 6 (1.11%) Publishing
14 5 (0.93%) International Banking
15 4 (0.74%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 71 (13.17%) Analyst
2 68 (12.62%) Architect
3 61 (11.32%) Developer
4 50 (9.28%) Lead
5 38 (7.05%) Business Analyst
6 36 (6.68%) Senior
7 29 (5.38%) Consultant
7 29 (5.38%) Project Manager
8 21 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (2.78%) Data Analyst
9 15 (2.78%) Network Engineer
9 15 (2.78%) Security Engineer
10 14 (2.60%) Security Architect
11 13 (2.41%) Technical Architect
11 13 (2.41%) Tester
12 11 (2.04%) Technical Analyst
13 10 (1.86%) Automation Tester
13 10 (1.86%) Cloud Engineer
13 10 (1.86%) Python Developer
13 10 (1.86%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.53%) .NET
2 18 (3.34%) React
2 18 (3.34%) REST
3 12 (2.23%) Playwright
3 12 (2.23%) RESTful
3 12 (2.23%) Spring
4 9 (1.67%) HTML
4 9 (1.67%) Kafka
5 8 (1.48%) Middleware
5 8 (1.48%) Spring Boot
6 7 (1.30%) .NET Core
6 7 (1.30%) AngularJS
6 7 (1.30%) Node.js
6 7 (1.30%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (1.11%) SOAP
7 6 (1.11%) XML
8 5 (0.93%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.74%) JSON
9 4 (0.74%) LangChain
9 4 (0.74%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 305 (56.59%) Data Protection Act
2 28 (5.19%) Cloud Native
3 19 (3.53%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.53%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 17 (3.15%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.23%) Derivative
7 11 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (2.04%) Equities
8 10 (1.86%) NHS
8 10 (1.86%) Security Posture
9 9 (1.67%) CMDB
9 9 (1.67%) Fixed Income
10 8 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.30%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.30%) Freedom of Information
11 7 (1.30%) Public Cloud
12 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.93%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.64%) Windows
2 24 (4.45%) Linux
3 10 (1.86%) Unix
4 5 (0.93%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.93%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.93%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.74%) Android
5 4 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.37%) VMS
6 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.37%) zOS
7 1 (0.19%) CentOS
7 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (20.41%) Agile
2 94 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
3 91 (16.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 65 (12.06%) Migration
5 64 (11.87%) AI
6 63 (11.69%) Analytics
6 63 (11.69%) CI/CD
7 61 (11.32%) DevOps
8 52 (9.65%) Risk Management
9 49 (9.09%) Roadmaps
10 47 (8.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 44 (8.16%) Continuous Improvement
12 43 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
12 43 (7.98%) Decision-Making
13 39 (7.24%) Test Automation
14 38 (7.05%) Business Intelligence
15 37 (6.86%) Data Governance
15 37 (6.86%) Microservices
16 36 (6.68%) Project Management
17 35 (6.49%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 107 (19.85%) Python
2 97 (18.00%) SQL
3 39 (7.24%) Java
4 37 (6.86%) C#
5 36 (6.68%) JavaScript
6 19 (3.53%) TypeScript
7 15 (2.78%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.86%) C++
9 9 (1.67%) Bash
10 8 (1.48%) Shell Script
11 7 (1.30%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.93%) Bicep
13 3 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.56%) PHP
13 3 (0.56%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.56%) VBA
14 2 (0.37%) COBOL
14 2 (0.37%) Groovy
14 2 (0.37%) R
14 2 (0.37%) Scala
Qualifications
1 67 (12.43%) Security Cleared
2 57 (10.58%) SC Cleared
3 48 (8.91%) Degree
4 22 (4.08%) CISSP
5 17 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (2.97%) Master's Degree
7 13 (2.41%) CISM
8 12 (2.23%) PMI Certification
9 11 (2.04%) PMP
10 8 (1.48%) CRISC
11 7 (1.30%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.30%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.30%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.11%) CCSP
13 5 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.74%) CISA
14 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (13.91%) GDPR
2 32 (5.94%) NIST
3 28 (5.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (4.27%) Data Quality
4 23 (4.27%) QA
5 12 (2.23%) GRC
5 12 (2.23%) PCI DSS
6 9 (1.67%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (1.11%) PERC
8 6 (1.11%) PMO
8 6 (1.11%) SLA
9 4 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.74%) COBIT
9 4 (0.74%) GAAP
9 4 (0.74%) IFRS
9 4 (0.74%) NCSC
10 3 (0.56%) Basel III
10 3 (0.56%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.56%) Solvency II
System Software
1 26 (4.82%) Docker
2 17 (3.15%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.19%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) HDFS
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (5.94%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.82%) Terraform
3 14 (2.60%) Ansible
3 14 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.48%) SCCM
5 5 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.74%) Kibana
6 4 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.56%) Grafana
8 2 (0.37%) Control-M
8 2 (0.37%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.37%) Puppet
8 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.19%) CASB
9 1 (0.19%) Foglight
9 1 (0.19%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.19%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 70 (12.99%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.27%) Google
3 22 (4.08%) Databricks
4 21 (3.90%) SAP
5 19 (3.53%) Oracle
6 16 (2.97%) ServiceNow
7 14 (2.60%) Salesforce
8 10 (1.86%) Cisco
8 10 (1.86%) Citrix
9 9 (1.67%) Adobe
10 8 (1.48%) Nokia
11 7 (1.30%) ADVA
11 7 (1.30%) F5
11 7 (1.30%) VMware
11 7 (1.30%) Workday
12 6 (1.11%) IBM
12 6 (1.11%) Informatica
12 6 (1.11%) Rapid7
13 5 (0.93%) Avaloq
13 5 (0.93%) Red Hat