Data Protection Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Data Protection/Privacy Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Data Protection/Privacy Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 432 - 391
Rank change year-on-year - - +62
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Analyst 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £406 - -
25th Percentile £416 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £466 - -
90th Percentile £479 - -
UK median daily rate £375 - £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £70.00
Median hourly rate - - £80.00
75th Percentile - - £90.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £80.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 21,584 11,846 19,275
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.98% 92.39% 92.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,704 7,628 11,878
10th Percentile £275 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £490
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -2.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £598
90th Percentile £676 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,399 810 2,200
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.15 £15.59
Median hourly rate £44.00 £28.88 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +52.38% -22.34% -12.52%
75th Percentile £65.88 £65.00 £60.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.26 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +41.67% -14.29% -22.22%

Data Protection Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Protection Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Data Protection Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Midlands - 6 £438 - 2
West Midlands - 6 £438 - 2
Data Protection Analyst
UK

Data Protection Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 23 April 2026, Data Protection Analyst 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 UK excluding London region featuring Data Protection Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 4 (66.67%) Data Sharing
2 4 (66.67%) SaaS
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management

Data Protection Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) SaaS
General
1 1 (16.67%) Legal
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 4 (66.67%) Data Sharing
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR