Data Protection Officer Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
South East > Surrey

The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in Surrey is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 476 290 542
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.07% 95.71% 92.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 290 195 401
10th Percentile £204 £188 £200
25th Percentile £383 £278 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -6.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £540 £619
90th Percentile £688 £659 £694
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 28 56
10th Percentile £50.00 £20.00 £12.38
25th Percentile £60.00 £24.18 £13.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £25.15 £28.37
Median % change year-on-year +168.39% -11.33% -36.97%
75th Percentile £75.00 £36.16 £57.63
90th Percentile £85.40 £62.50 £76.86
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +69.23% -31.58% -1.86%

Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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 Surrey.

Data Protection Officer job vacancy trend in Surrey

Data Protection Officer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 2 May 2026. 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
Staines - 2 £550 -
Data Protection Officer
South East

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, 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 Surrey region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Data Security
1 2 (100.00%) Data Sharing
1 2 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 2 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Information Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Data Security
1 2 (100.00%) Data Sharing
1 2 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 2 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Information Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR