Data Protection Contract Job Trends in Newport

Data Protection
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Data Protection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 4.60% - 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.56% - 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £233 - -
25th Percentile £281 - £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £185
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.71%
75th Percentile £481 - £193
90th Percentile £538 - -
South Wales median daily rate £413 £296 £305
% change year-on-year +39.24% -2.87% -43.91%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72 19 79
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 82.76% 90.48% 95.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 9 26
10th Percentile £363 £244 £169
25th Percentile £375 £266 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £438 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% +9.38% -26.94%
75th Percentile £550 £473 -
90th Percentile £578 £508 £606
South Wales median daily rate £475 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +18.75% -5.88% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 28
10th Percentile £34.81 - £18.83
25th Percentile £45.27 - £20.12
Median hourly rate £50.00 £15.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +233.33% -62.50% +120.51%
75th Percentile £55.00 - £48.75
90th Percentile - - £60.63
South Wales median hourly rate £22.00 £15.50 £25.18
% change year-on-year +41.94% -38.44% +29.19%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Data Protection job vacancy trend in Newport

Data Protection
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Data Protection.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Data Protection

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in Newport

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in Newport over the 6 months to 2 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in Newport

Data Protection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Big Data
1 1 (25.00%) DynamoDB
1 1 (25.00%) MongoDB
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Automotive
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Backup Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Electrical Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) IT Support
1 1 (25.00%) IT Support Technician
1 1 (25.00%) IT Technician
1 1 (25.00%) Java Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Storage and Backup Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Storage Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Storage
2 1 (25.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (25.00%) High Availability
1 1 (25.00%) ITSM
1 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (25.00%) Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (25.00%) Physics
1 1 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Numerate Degree
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) NetApp
1 1 (25.00%) VMware