The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Telford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 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 Telford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
38
13
20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford
19.90%
15.66%
46.51%
Number of daily rates quoted
22
13
12
10th Percentile
£211
£138
-
25th Percentile
£253
£160
£465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£299
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+54.68%
-40.20%
-
75th Percentile
£500
£300
£573
90th Percentile
£539
£321
£586
Shropshire median daily rate
£450
£274
£500
% change year-on-year
+64.23%
-45.20%
-
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.
Data Protection Act Daily Rate Trend in Telford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Telford citing Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford
For the 6 months to 18 October 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 Telford region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford 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:
