Data Protection Officer Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 6 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in Sheffield.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.14% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.00%
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate - - £425
% change year-on-year - - -15.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 634 309 326
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.70% 87.04% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 433 176 212
10th Percentile £316 £230 £375
25th Percentile £400 £425 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £476 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.69% -3.09% -
75th Percentile £538 £600 £650
90th Percentile £611 £663 £720
South Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £520 £550
% change year-on-year -8.65% -5.45% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £14.98 £13.14 £15.39
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £18.88
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -5.88% +11.84%
75th Percentile £22.33 £21.50 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.02 - £27.50
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -2.50% -11.11% +18.42%

Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Data Protection Officer job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Data Protection Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 6 December 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 Sheffield region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared