Data Protection Contracts in the Midlands

Data Protection
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 83 63
Rank change year-on-year +18 -20 +7
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 51 55 122
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.67% 2.00% 3.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.05% 2.43% 4.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 39 78
10th Percentile £363 £200 £280
25th Percentile £427 £304 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £463
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -8.11% -2.63%
75th Percentile £551 £550 £573
90th Percentile £616 £605 £650
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £15.93
25th Percentile - - £21.81
Median hourly rate £31.76 - £32.25
75th Percentile - - £43.31
90th Percentile - - £49.58
England median hourly rate £29.23 £21.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +39.19% -60.00% +147.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,672 2,263 3,046
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 87.49% 82.26% 88.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,102 1,509 2,126
10th Percentile £200 £235 £250
25th Percentile £358 £356 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year - -4.04% +4.21%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 172 119
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.07 £11.96
25th Percentile £13.81 £13.81 £15.05
Median hourly rate £18.07 £19.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -4.92% +7.22% +1.37%
75th Percentile £24.19 £35.00 £26.81
90th Percentile £33.55 £55.00 £55.50
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.83 £37.50
% change year-on-year -16.27% -4.45% +53.20%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
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 within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 +7 39 £525 +23.53% 35
East Midlands +15 12 £375 -30.23% 16
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (3.92%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.96%) SAP PM
1 1 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (1.96%) SAP SD
1 1 (1.96%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 9 (17.65%) Azure
2 4 (7.84%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.92%) AWS
3 2 (3.92%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.96%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.96%) IaaS
4 1 (1.96%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.96%) PaaS
4 1 (1.96%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.96%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.96%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.92%) Firewall
1 2 (3.92%) Network Security
2 1 (1.96%) DHCP
2 1 (1.96%) DNS
2 1 (1.96%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.92%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.96%) Power BI
2 1 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.96%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Git
2 1 (1.96%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.96%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.96%) JIRA
2 1 (1.96%) NetBeans
2 1 (1.96%) TeamCity
General
1 21 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 9 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (17.65%) Finance
3 5 (9.80%) Banking
4 4 (7.84%) Aerospace
5 3 (5.88%) Advertising
5 3 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.92%) Back Office
6 2 (3.92%) Games
6 2 (3.92%) Marketing
6 2 (3.92%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (3.92%) Retail
6 2 (3.92%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.96%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.96%) Law
7 1 (1.96%) Legal
7 1 (1.96%) Local Government
7 1 (1.96%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.96%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 7 (13.73%) Consultant
1 7 (13.73%) Senior
2 5 (9.80%) Project Manager
3 4 (7.84%) Architect
3 4 (7.84%) Support Engineer
4 2 (3.92%) Data Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Developer
4 2 (3.92%) Games Designer
4 2 (3.92%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Project Officer
4 2 (3.92%) Security Architect
4 2 (3.92%) Security Engineer
4 2 (3.92%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 2 (3.92%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Senior Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Senior Project Manager
4 2 (3.92%) Senior Security Architect
4 2 (3.92%) Technical Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.88%) React
2 2 (3.92%) LDAP
3 1 (1.96%) ADO
3 1 (1.96%) Next.js
3 1 (1.96%) Play Framework
3 1 (1.96%) POSIX
3 1 (1.96%) REST
3 1 (1.96%) SOAP
3 1 (1.96%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 34 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.92%) Data Centre
3 2 (3.92%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (3.92%) Mobile Games
3 2 (3.92%) Virtual Reality
4 1 (1.96%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.96%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.96%) Replication
4 1 (1.96%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.80%) Windows
2 4 (7.84%) Unix
3 2 (3.92%) AIX
4 1 (1.96%) Linux
4 1 (1.96%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.96%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.96%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (27.45%) Problem-Solving
1 14 (27.45%) Project Management
2 12 (23.53%) Agile
3 11 (21.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (15.69%) Migration
5 6 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (9.80%) Change Management
6 5 (9.80%) Risk Management
7 4 (7.84%) Cloud Security
7 4 (7.84%) Computer Science
7 4 (7.84%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (7.84%) Information Security
7 4 (7.84%) Project Delivery
8 3 (5.88%) API Development
8 3 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (5.88%) Data Loss Prevention
8 3 (5.88%) Data Migration
8 3 (5.88%) Decision-Making
8 3 (5.88%) Identity Access Management
8 3 (5.88%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.73%) Python
2 3 (5.88%) JavaScript
2 3 (5.88%) PHP
3 2 (3.92%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.96%) C
4 1 (1.96%) C#
4 1 (1.96%) C++
4 1 (1.96%) Perl
4 1 (1.96%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.96%) Rust
4 1 (1.96%) Scala
4 1 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (21.57%) Degree
2 5 (9.80%) CISSP
3 4 (7.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (5.88%) PMI Certification
4 3 (5.88%) PMP
5 2 (3.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (3.92%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.92%) CCSP
5 2 (3.92%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (3.92%) Master's Degree
5 2 (3.92%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.92%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.96%) CEH
6 1 (1.96%) CISA
6 1 (1.96%) CISM
6 1 (1.96%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (1.96%) MCP
6 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.73%) GDPR
2 3 (5.88%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.92%) NIST
3 2 (3.92%) PMO
3 2 (3.92%) QA
4 1 (1.96%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.96%) GRC
4 1 (1.96%) ISO 14001
4 1 (1.96%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (1.96%) MISRA
4 1 (1.96%) MISRA C
4 1 (1.96%) NEBOSH
4 1 (1.96%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 1 (1.96%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.92%) CASB
1 2 (3.92%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.88%) SAP
3 2 (3.92%) Genesys
3 2 (3.92%) Google
3 2 (3.92%) Oracle
3 2 (3.92%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.92%) TOWER Software
3 2 (3.92%) Workday
4 1 (1.96%) Cisco
4 1 (1.96%) Cognizant
4 1 (1.96%) Databricks
4 1 (1.96%) Juniper
4 1 (1.96%) Marketo
4 1 (1.96%) Perforce
4 1 (1.96%) QNX
4 1 (1.96%) SendGrid
4 1 (1.96%) ServiceNow