Data Protection Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire
Data Protection
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Data Protection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 8 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire | - | 11.48% | 4.03% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 14.89% | 5.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £210 | £125 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +68.00% | -79.17% |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +17.65% | -0.53% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Staffordshire
Data Protection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Staffordshire.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 171 | 47 | 91 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 90.00% | 77.05% | 73.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 19 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £178 | £140 | £127 |
| 25th Percentile | £216 | £201 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £250 | £380 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +80.00% | -34.21% | -24.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £469 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £528 | £594 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -1.96% | +2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.74 | £29.00 | £33.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.41 | £30.00 | £34.47 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.30% | -12.96% | +25.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.15 | £31.00 | £38.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £35.90 | £44.63 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.46 | £23.05 | £23.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.33% | -14.18% |
Data Protection Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Data Protection Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Data Protection.
Data Protection Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Data Protection.
