Data Protection Act (DPA)
South East > Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire | 1.06% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.45% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £480 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £350 | £488 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.21% | +0.52% | -17.45% |
All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Oxfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 58 | 26 | 62 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 30.85% | 23.64% | 32.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 17 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £194 | £225 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £375 | £359 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -2.44% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £685 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £496 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.62% | +5.00% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.66 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.72 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.85 | £25.99 | £32.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.77% | -19.59% | +41.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.56 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.58 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.00 | £53.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -33.96% | +60.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Data Protection Act.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | - | 2 | £400 | - | |
| Data Protection Act South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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: