General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring GDPR skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 29 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GDPR | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 6.35% | 0.52% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 33.33% | 3.13% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £700 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -57.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £453 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £400 | £375 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -33.33% | +4.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.00 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70.90 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Somerset
GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Somerset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 36 | 32 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 19.05% | 16.67% | 9.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 9 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £440 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | £525 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £288 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +4.55% | +8.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £466 | £623 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £678 | £610 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +6.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.25 | £11.89 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £59.38 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £61.50 | £12.24 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +402.45% | -75.52% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.50 | £13.26 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70.10 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £33.50 | £70.00 | £66.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.14% | +4.87% | +23.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing GDPR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing GDPR.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR in Somerset over the 6 months to 29 September 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GDPR within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 29 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | - | 9 | £288 | - | 1 |
| Portishead | - | 1 | - | - | |
| GDPR South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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: