The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Macclesfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
16
27
14
Rank change year-on-year
+11
-13
-7
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act
1
5
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Macclesfield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
17
51
24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield
34.69%
50.50%
52.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
34
16
10th Percentile
£493
£436
£284
25th Percentile
£500
£508
£409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£565
£525
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+7.62%
+16.67%
+38.46%
75th Percentile
£613
£550
£456
90th Percentile
£694
£585
£488
Cheshire median daily rate
£467
£513
£450
% change year-on-year
-8.88%
+13.89%
+2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£17.72
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.50
£36.50
£27.98
% change year-on-year
-10.96%
+30.45%
+47.26%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.
Data Protection Act Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Macclesfield.
Data Protection Act Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Macclesfield region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
