Data Protection Contracts in the North West

Data Protection
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 26 40
Rank change year-on-year -12 +14 +84
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 114 200 198
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 4.11% 6.21% 4.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.76% 6.85% 5.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 127 169
10th Percentile £309 £279 £250
25th Percentile £405 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £586 £530 £575
90th Percentile £638 £663 £629
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +14.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 3 1
10th Percentile £11.77 £21.43 -
25th Percentile - £21.69 -
Median hourly rate £16.06 £22.50 £10.40
Median % change year-on-year -28.62% +116.35% -25.78%
75th Percentile - £44.88 -
90th Percentile £21.00 £57.55 -
England median hourly rate £21.00 £52.50 £21.25
% change year-on-year -60.00% +147.06% -1.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,393 2,921 3,542
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 86.30% 90.71% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,532 2,076 2,595
10th Percentile £306 £313 £230
25th Percentile £401 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £591 £588 £575
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 147 165
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.61 £10.64
25th Percentile £13.30 £20.74 £14.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +66.67% +13.51%
75th Percentile £45.88 £48.38 £43.75
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £59.50
England median hourly rate £35.65 £37.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -4.93% +56.25% -

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the North West

Data Protection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Data Protection in the North West

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in the North West

Data Protection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection in the North West

Data Protection
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection in the North West

Data Protection
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 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
Manchester -25 58 £513 +13.89% 23
Lancashire +10 27 £600 +49.07% 2
Cheshire -2 25 £538 +65.38% 8
Cumbria -21 3 - -
Merseyside +2 1 £250 -35.48% 2
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 4 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.88%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 25 (21.93%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.75%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.88%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.88%) SAP MDG
2 1 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.88%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 20 (17.54%) Taleo
2 9 (7.89%) Azure
3 7 (6.14%) Microsoft Purview
4 6 (5.26%) Azure Stack
4 6 (5.26%) Power Platform
5 5 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.75%) AWS
6 2 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.88%) ChatGPT
7 1 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.88%) Cohesity
7 1 (0.88%) GCP
7 1 (0.88%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.63%) Intranet
2 2 (1.75%) Firewall
2 2 (1.75%) Wireless
3 1 (0.88%) LAN
3 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.14%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (5.26%) Power BI
2 6 (5.26%) Snowflake Schema
3 5 (4.39%) Metadata
4 3 (2.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.75%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.75%) Tableau
6 1 (0.88%) Data Vault
6 1 (0.88%) DataStage
6 1 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (4.39%) ERwin
2 1 (0.88%) Git
2 1 (0.88%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.88%) JIRA
2 1 (0.88%) Maven
2 1 (0.88%) Postman
2 1 (0.88%) SoapUI
General
1 28 (24.56%) Social Skills
2 19 (16.67%) Finance
3 15 (13.16%) Public Sector
4 10 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (8.77%) Legal
5 9 (7.89%) Manufacturing
6 6 (5.26%) Banking
6 6 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (4.39%) Law
7 5 (4.39%) Telecoms
8 4 (3.51%) Electronics
8 4 (3.51%) Marketing
8 4 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.51%) Police
8 4 (3.51%) Retail
9 2 (1.75%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.88%) Digital Economy
10 1 (0.88%) German Language
10 1 (0.88%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.88%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 24 (21.05%) Analyst
2 13 (11.40%) Architect
3 11 (9.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 10 (8.77%) Data Architect
5 8 (7.02%) Business Analyst
5 8 (7.02%) Lead
5 8 (7.02%) Test Analyst
6 6 (5.26%) Administrator
6 6 (5.26%) Consultant
7 4 (3.51%) Data Manager
7 4 (3.51%) Enterprise Architect
7 4 (3.51%) Enterprise Data Architect
7 4 (3.51%) IT Support
7 4 (3.51%) Security Analyst
7 4 (3.51%) Senior
7 4 (3.51%) Systems Administrator
8 3 (2.63%) Data Analyst
8 3 (2.63%) Data Consultant
8 3 (2.63%) Data Protection Consultant
8 3 (2.63%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.26%) JSON
1 6 (5.26%) REST
1 6 (5.26%) XML
2 1 (0.88%) .NET
2 1 (0.88%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.88%) LangChain
2 1 (0.88%) Node.js
2 1 (0.88%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.88%) RESTful
2 1 (0.88%) Shiny
2 1 (0.88%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 39 (34.21%) Data Protection Act
2 9 (7.89%) Product Ownership
3 7 (6.14%) Reference Data
4 6 (5.26%) Data Structures
5 4 (3.51%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.51%) Wiki
6 2 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.75%) SCADA
7 1 (0.88%) CMDB
7 1 (0.88%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.88%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.88%) IoT
7 1 (0.88%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.88%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.88%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.26%) Windows
2 3 (2.63%) Linux
2 3 (2.63%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.75%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.88%) Unix
4 1 (0.88%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (21.93%) Decision-Making
2 18 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (15.79%) Data Governance
3 15 (13.16%) Agile
3 15 (13.16%) Data Strategy
4 13 (11.40%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (10.53%) Analytics
5 12 (10.53%) Business Continuity
5 12 (10.53%) Business Strategy
5 12 (10.53%) Data Modelling
5 12 (10.53%) Disaster Recovery
5 12 (10.53%) IT Strategy
5 12 (10.53%) Validation
6 11 (9.65%) Data Architecture
6 11 (9.65%) Data Management
7 10 (8.77%) Roadmaps
8 9 (7.89%) Information Security
9 8 (7.02%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (7.02%) Change Management
9 8 (7.02%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.14%) SQL
2 4 (3.51%) Python
3 2 (1.75%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.88%) Java
4 1 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.88%) R
4 1 (0.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (17.54%) BPSS Clearance
2 15 (13.16%) Degree
3 11 (9.65%) Security Cleared
4 7 (6.14%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.39%) IIBA
6 2 (1.75%) CISM
6 2 (1.75%) CISSP
6 2 (1.75%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.75%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.88%) CCNA
7 1 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.88%) MCSE
7 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.88%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (21.93%) GDPR
2 12 (10.53%) Data Quality
3 8 (7.02%) NIST
4 6 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (4.39%) Good Clinical Practice
5 5 (4.39%) GxP
6 3 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (2.63%) IASME
7 2 (1.75%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (1.75%) NCSC
7 2 (1.75%) QA
8 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.88%) SEPA
8 1 (0.88%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.88%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.88%) NetBackup
1 1 (0.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 20 (17.54%) ServiceNow
3 12 (10.53%) SAP
4 4 (3.51%) Sparx
5 2 (1.75%) VMware
6 1 (0.88%) Adobe
6 1 (0.88%) Avaloq
6 1 (0.88%) Brocade
6 1 (0.88%) Cisco
6 1 (0.88%) Embarcadero
6 1 (0.88%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.88%) NetApp
6 1 (0.88%) Oracle
6 1 (0.88%) Symantec
6 1 (0.88%) Workday