Data Protection Officer Contracts in the South East

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
England > South East

As of 1 May 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 the South East.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 203 220
Rank change year-on-year +49 +17 -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.17% 0.036% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.039% 0.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £400
England median daily rate - £425 £400
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,767 5,141 5,491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.50% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,821 3,084 3,829
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.42%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 481 240
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £18.04
25th Percentile £20.06 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.16
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Data Protection Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Officer in the South East

Data Protection Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Officer in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Data Protection Officer in the South East

Data Protection Officer
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Thames Valley +47 5 - -
Berkshire +35 5 - -
Data Protection Officer
England

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Protection Officer contract job roles required 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 South East region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) B2C
1 5 (100.00%) ISEB
1 5 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 5 (100.00%) Legal
1 5 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Marketing
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 5 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 5 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (40.00%) Law
2 2 (40.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Finance

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Legal
1 5 (100.00%) Marketing
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (40.00%) Law
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) B2C
1 5 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 5 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 5 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (40.00%) Innovative Thinking
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) ISEB
2 2 (40.00%) Degree