The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Portsmouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
-
40
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act
1
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
49
96
113
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
25.00%
45.93%
41.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
43
68
10th Percentile
£252
£368
£273
25th Percentile
£488
£403
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£455
Median % change year-on-year
-
+21.01%
+4.64%
75th Percentile
£609
£700
£525
90th Percentile
£700
£850
£600
Hampshire median daily rate
£525
£580
£500
% change year-on-year
-9.48%
+16.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
41
9
10th Percentile
£32.94
-
£51.00
25th Percentile
£47.75
£53.40
£54.85
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£57.35
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
-12.82%
-0.26%
-4.17%
75th Percentile
£58.75
£61.30
£58.75
90th Percentile
£63.88
-
£64.12
Hampshire median hourly rate
£50.00
£57.35
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-12.82%
+14.70%
+11.11%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Data Protection Act Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 16 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
