The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Swindon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 Swindon.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
31
40
37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon
31.63%
32.52%
15.88%
Number of daily rates quoted
19
16
26
10th Percentile
£312
£213
£306
25th Percentile
£413
£274
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£563
£533
£506
Median % change year-on-year
+5.63%
+5.19%
+6.58%
75th Percentile
£600
£591
£581
90th Percentile
£650
£619
£744
Wiltshire median daily rate
£575
£550
£579
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-5.01%
+15.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
8
0
Median hourly rate
-
£16.50
-
Wiltshire median hourly rate
£18.69
£14.54
£60.00
% change year-on-year
+28.54%
-75.77%
-13.11%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Swindon.
Data Protection Act Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swindon
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Swindon.
Data Protection Act Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Swindon region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon 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:
