Data Protection Officer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
UK > Scotland

The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in Scotland is £260, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 113 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.25% 0.056% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.061% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £145 - -
25th Percentile £145 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 - -
75th Percentile £434 - -
90th Percentile £519 - -
UK median daily rate £300 £463 £563
% change year-on-year -35.14% -17.78% +12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,439 1,642 2,240
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 91.68% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 976 1,418
10th Percentile £200 £190 £236
25th Percentile £360 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £572
90th Percentile £625 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 65 60
10th Percentile £16.84 £13.23 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.98 £14.73 £15.75
Median hourly rate £24.09 £18.38 £19.06
Median % change year-on-year +31.10% -3.57% +7.53%
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £57.06
90th Percentile £64.60 £43.42 £74.18
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.39 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.74% -16.91% +55.71%

Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Data Protection Officer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Data Protection Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Officer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Officer job vacancies in Scotland

Data Protection Officer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Officer in Scotland over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection Officer in Scotland

Data Protection Officer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Edinburgh +6 3 £145 - 5
Glasgow - 1 £375 -
Data Protection Officer
UK

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 5 November 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 Scotland region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (25.00%) Data Security
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (25.00%) PCI DSS
3 1 (25.00%) PERC
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco IPT
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (25.00%) Data Security
3 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (25.00%) PERC