The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Stockport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Stockport.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
1
1
5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport
12.50%
100.00%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
0
0
4
10th Percentile
-
-
£328
25th Percentile
-
-
£414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
-
-
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+26.18%
75th Percentile
-
-
£549
90th Percentile
-
-
£570
Manchester median daily rate
£450
£475
£485
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-2.06%
-5.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£22.00
-
Manchester median hourly rate
£21.50
£32.50
£43.13
% change year-on-year
-33.85%
-24.64%
+23.21%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
Data Protection Act Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport
For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned 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 Stockport region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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:
