Data Protection Act (DPA)
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 20 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +9 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 9.59% | 5.49% | 1.51% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 31.82% | 15.52% | 5.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £316 | £406 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £413 | £150 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.03% | +175.00% | -67.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £419 | £155 |
| 90th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £413 | £413 | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +175.00% | -66.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.37 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.49 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £13.61 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £13.49 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 66 | 58 | 59 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 30.14% | 35.37% | 29.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 29 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £168 | £362 | £146 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £406 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £588 | £694 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £746 |
| North East median daily rate | £510 | £495 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | +4.21% | -9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.69 | - | £16.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.67 | £18.00 | £22.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.97 | £19.00 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.11% | -40.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £35.99 | £20.00 | £32.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.59 | - | £33.40 |
| North East median hourly rate | £33.08 | £15.22 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +117.31% | -52.44% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Tyne and Wear.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Tyne and Wear
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Tyne and Wear.
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Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 15 August 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | +9 | 21 | £425 | +3.03% | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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: