The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merton requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Merton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
13
12
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton
54.17%
63.16%
76.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
11
18
10th Percentile
£235
£250
£287
25th Percentile
£288
£388
£331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£500
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-25.00%
+14.29%
-2.78%
75th Percentile
£447
£606
£488
90th Percentile
£500
£638
£616
South London median daily rate
£525
£500
£540
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-7.41%
+2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
7
10th Percentile
£70.24
-
£39.64
25th Percentile
£72.40
£40.82
-
Median hourly rate
£78.40
£43.84
£50.42
Median % change year-on-year
+78.83%
-13.05%
+3.79%
75th Percentile
£82.00
£46.86
£51.70
90th Percentile
£82.72
-
£56.85
South London median hourly rate
£15.84
£23.50
£23.46
% change year-on-year
-32.60%
+0.17%
-50.54%
Data Protection Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Data Protection Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in Merton.
Data Protection Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection 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 Merton region with a requirement for Data Protection.
Data Protection Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:
