Data Protection Analyst Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Data Protection/Privacy Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Data Protection/Privacy Analyst daily rate in the Midlands is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 121 -
Rank change year-on-year -42 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Analyst 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.031% 0.044% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.047% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £475 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +31.32%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,848 2,114 2,402
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.03% 92.96% 93.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,802 1,337 1,647
10th Percentile £213 £206 £209
25th Percentile £375 £356 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £465
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% +5.38% -2.11%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £575
90th Percentile £662 £700 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -3.81% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 84 115
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.12 £14.62
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £17.38
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.05 £20.51
Median % change year-on-year -4.56% +12.38% +16.80%
75th Percentile £25.27 £30.17 £34.50
90th Percentile £35.30 £48.13 £67.50
England median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -22.86% -22.58% +37.00%

Data Protection Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Protection Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Data Protection Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Data Protection Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Data Protection Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
West Midlands -27 1 £475 +18.75% 2
Data Protection Analyst
England

Data Protection Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Data Protection Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Midlands region featuring Data Protection Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Data Protection Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR