Data Protection Contracts in the North of England

Data Protection
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 45 50
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +99
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 165 262 300
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 3.45% 4.49% 4.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.03% 4.93% 4.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 170 229
10th Percentile £313 £287 £226
25th Percentile £405 £328 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £588 £559 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £640
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +17.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 5 2
10th Percentile £11.79 £19.64 £11.03
25th Percentile - £21.25 £11.97
Median hourly rate £16.06 £22.50 £13.67
Median % change year-on-year -28.62% +64.65% -47.87%
75th Percentile - £66.00 £15.48
90th Percentile £21.45 £68.40 £16.50
England median hourly rate £20.25 £52.50 £21.25
% change year-on-year -61.43% +147.06% -3.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Data Protection is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,098 5,310 6,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 85.77% 90.94% 88.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,536 3,690 4,670
10th Percentile £285 £300 £236
25th Percentile £400 £413 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.79%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £560
90th Percentile £675 £688 £645
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 353 216 264
10th Percentile £11.00 £10.63 £10.64
25th Percentile £12.40 £15.50 £12.97
Median hourly rate £17.50 £27.50 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +48.65% -1.04%
75th Percentile £44.07 £45.05 £32.97
90th Percentile £53.56 £65.00 £51.66
England median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +56.25% -

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the North of England

Data Protection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Data Protection in the North of England

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in the North of England

Data Protection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection in the North of England

Data Protection
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection in the North of England

Data Protection
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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 -14 115 £525 +23.53% 31
Yorkshire +17 45 £525 +1.20% 13
North East +22 9 - - 3
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 5 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.61%) SAS
3 1 (0.61%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 25 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.61%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.21%) SAP CRM
3 2 (1.21%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.61%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.61%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.61%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.12%) Taleo
2 14 (8.48%) Azure
3 8 (4.85%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (4.85%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.24%) Microsoft Purview
5 6 (3.64%) Azure Stack
6 5 (3.03%) AWS
7 2 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.21%) GCP
8 1 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.61%) ChatGPT
8 1 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.61%) Cohesity
8 1 (0.61%) dbt
8 1 (0.61%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.61%) GitHub
8 1 (0.61%) SaaS
8 1 (0.61%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.61%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.67%) VLAN
2 3 (1.82%) Intranet
3 2 (1.21%) Firewall
3 2 (1.21%) Wireless
4 1 (0.61%) LAN
4 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.61%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.85%) Power BI
2 7 (4.24%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (3.64%) Snowflake Schema
4 5 (3.03%) Metadata
5 3 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (1.82%) Tableau
6 2 (1.21%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (1.21%) GIS
6 2 (1.21%) SQL Server
6 2 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.61%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.61%) DataStage
7 1 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.03%) ERwin
2 2 (1.21%) Git
2 2 (1.21%) JIRA
3 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.61%) Maven
3 1 (0.61%) Postman
3 1 (0.61%) SoapUI
General
1 47 (28.48%) Social Skills
2 26 (15.76%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (13.94%) Public Sector
4 22 (13.33%) Finance
5 14 (8.48%) Legal
6 9 (5.45%) Manufacturing
6 9 (5.45%) Police
7 6 (3.64%) Banking
7 6 (3.64%) Pharmaceutical
7 6 (3.64%) Telecoms
8 5 (3.03%) Law
9 4 (2.42%) Electronics
9 4 (2.42%) Marketing
9 4 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.42%) Retail
10 2 (1.21%) Corporate Banking
10 2 (1.21%) Digital Economy
11 1 (0.61%) Billing
11 1 (0.61%) German Language
11 1 (0.61%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 27 (16.36%) Analyst
2 15 (9.09%) Consultant
3 14 (8.48%) Architect
4 11 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 11 (6.67%) Storage Engineer
5 10 (6.06%) Business Analyst
5 10 (6.06%) Data Architect
6 9 (5.45%) Lead
7 8 (4.85%) Data Consultant
7 8 (4.85%) Data Protection Consultant
7 8 (4.85%) Test Analyst
8 7 (4.24%) Data Protection Engineer
9 6 (3.64%) Administrator
9 6 (3.64%) Data Engineer
9 6 (3.64%) Developer
9 6 (3.64%) Project Manager
9 6 (3.64%) Senior
10 5 (3.03%) Data Manager
11 4 (2.42%) Enterprise Data Architect
11 4 (2.42%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.24%) XML
2 6 (3.64%) JSON
2 6 (3.64%) REST
3 2 (1.21%) .NET
3 2 (1.21%) LangChain
4 1 (0.61%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.61%) HTML
4 1 (0.61%) Hugging Face
4 1 (0.61%) ISPF
4 1 (0.61%) J2EE
4 1 (0.61%) JSP
4 1 (0.61%) Laravel
4 1 (0.61%) Node.js
4 1 (0.61%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.61%) RESTful
4 1 (0.61%) Shiny
4 1 (0.61%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.61%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 55 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 14 (8.48%) Replication
3 9 (5.45%) Product Ownership
4 7 (4.24%) Reference Data
5 6 (3.64%) Data Structures
5 6 (3.64%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.42%) Wiki
7 3 (1.82%) EMC VNX
8 2 (1.21%) Clustering
8 2 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.21%) Mainframe
8 2 (1.21%) SCADA
8 2 (1.21%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.61%) CMDB
9 1 (0.61%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.61%) Freedom of Information Act
9 1 (0.61%) PMI
9 1 (0.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 1 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (15.15%) Windows
2 17 (10.30%) Linux
3 3 (1.82%) AIX
3 3 (1.82%) Solaris
3 3 (1.82%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.21%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.21%) Unix
4 2 (1.21%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.61%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.61%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (15.76%) Decision-Making
2 25 (15.15%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (13.33%) Agile
3 22 (13.33%) Change Management
4 20 (12.12%) Data Governance
5 16 (9.70%) Data Modelling
5 16 (9.70%) Information Security
5 16 (9.70%) Service Delivery
5 16 (9.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (9.09%) Data Strategy
7 14 (8.48%) Analytics
8 13 (7.88%) Business Continuity
8 13 (7.88%) IT Strategy
8 13 (7.88%) Validation
9 12 (7.27%) Business Strategy
9 12 (7.27%) Data Management
9 12 (7.27%) Disaster Recovery
10 11 (6.67%) Data Architecture
10 11 (6.67%) Project Management
10 11 (6.67%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.85%) SQL
2 6 (3.64%) Python
3 3 (1.82%) Java
4 2 (1.21%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.61%) Assembly Language
5 1 (0.61%) C
5 1 (0.61%) C++
5 1 (0.61%) CLIST
5 1 (0.61%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.61%) JCL
5 1 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.61%) PHP
5 1 (0.61%) R
5 1 (0.61%) REXX
5 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (12.12%) BPSS Clearance
2 19 (11.52%) Security Cleared
3 18 (10.91%) Degree
4 9 (5.45%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.03%) IIBA
6 4 (2.42%) CISM
6 4 (2.42%) CISSP
6 4 (2.42%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.21%) CIPD
7 2 (1.21%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.61%) CBAP
8 1 (0.61%) CCNA
8 1 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.61%) MCSE
8 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.61%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.61%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (19.39%) GDPR
2 12 (7.27%) Data Quality
3 9 (5.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (4.85%) NIST
5 5 (3.03%) Good Clinical Practice
5 5 (3.03%) GxP
6 4 (2.42%) Government Security Classifications
6 4 (2.42%) NCSC
7 3 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.82%) IASME
8 2 (1.21%) QA
9 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.61%) PMO
9 1 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.61%) SEPA
9 1 (0.61%) SLA
9 1 (0.61%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 6 (3.64%) Active Directory
1 6 (3.64%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.82%) SRDF
3 2 (1.21%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.21%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.61%) Time Sharing Option
4 1 (0.61%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 14 (8.48%) NetBackup
2 11 (6.67%) Puppet
3 10 (6.06%) Ansible
4 3 (1.82%) EMC TimeFinder
5 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.21%) Terraform
5 2 (1.21%) vCenter Server
5 2 (1.21%) vRealize
6 1 (0.61%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.61%) OMEGAMON
6 1 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (20.61%) Microsoft
2 21 (12.73%) ServiceNow
3 14 (8.48%) SAP
4 12 (7.27%) Veritas
4 12 (7.27%) VMware
5 6 (3.64%) Oracle
6 4 (2.42%) Brocade
6 4 (2.42%) Cisco
6 4 (2.42%) EMC
6 4 (2.42%) Sparx
7 3 (1.82%) Dell
7 3 (1.82%) Dell Compellent
7 3 (1.82%) EqualLogic
7 3 (1.82%) Isilon
7 3 (1.82%) Symantec
8 2 (1.21%) Workday
9 1 (0.61%) CA
9 1 (0.61%) Embarcadero
9 1 (0.61%) MobileIron
9 1 (0.61%) Splunk