Data Protection Officer Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
England > North of England

As of 6 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in the North of England.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 208 163 192
Rank change year-on-year -45 +29 +43
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.043% 0.026% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.028% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £356
25th Percentile - - £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £425 £388
Median % change year-on-year - +9.68% -22.50%
75th Percentile - - £416
90th Percentile - - £429
England median daily rate £450 £600 £438
% change year-on-year -25.00% +37.14% -12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 4,255 3,513 4,392
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 91.99% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,869 1,968 2,965
10th Percentile £213 £243 £265
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £655 £674
England median daily rate £505 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.81% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 199 205
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.36 £15.75
25th Percentile £19.36 £18.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £29.60 £25.30 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.00% -8.00% +30.95%
75th Percentile £53.44 £45.59 £46.18
90th Percentile £74.26 £68.49 £61.19
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +36.36%

Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Data Protection Officer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Data Protection Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Officer job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Officer job vacancies in the North of England

Data Protection Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Protection Officer job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Protection Officer job vacancies in the North of England

Data Protection Officer
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Officer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 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
North West -24 1 - - 1
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
Data Protection Officer
England

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Data Protection Officer 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 North of England region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared