Data Protection Contracts in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 66 64
Rank change year-on-year -6 -2 -3
Contract jobs citing Data Protection 413 601 825
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.24% 2.89% 3.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.59% 3.41% 3.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 306 512
10th Percentile £244 £200 £269
25th Percentile £363 £363 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £480
Median % change year-on-year - -1.04% -4.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £606
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 94 14
10th Percentile £18.35 £14.41 £19.47
25th Percentile £24.25 £16.06 £22.84
Median hourly rate £29.12 £19.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +49.31% -62.86% +162.50%
75th Percentile £33.55 £27.38 £63.51
90th Percentile £65.00 £40.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £27.64 £20.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year +36.49% -61.43% +162.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Data Protection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,515 17,619 21,546
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.40% 84.74% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,242 10,546 14,950
10th Percentile £235 £246 £255
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £660 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £521 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 823 2,041 1,307
10th Percentile £14.22 £12.30 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.44 £15.25 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.94 £36.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.45% +1.39% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.76 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Protection in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
North of England +4 139 £475 -9.52% 89
Scotland +4 104 £467 -1.68% 31
South East -4 71 £520 +22.24% 89
Yorkshire +32 64 £519 -1.19% 35
North West -32 54 £425 -19.05% 49
Midlands +18 51 £500 +17.65% 52
West Midlands +7 39 £525 +23.53% 35
South West +2 30 £400 -23.81% 35
North East +11 20 £450 - 5
East of England +1 16 £525 +22.09% 43
East Midlands +15 12 £375 -30.23% 16
Wales -4 3 £425 +47.83% 6
Northern Ireland -11 1 £492 -4.00% 11
Data Protection
UK

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (4.36%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.42%) Confluence
3 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.73%) CMS
5 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.48%) Camunda
5 2 (0.48%) FactoryTalk
5 2 (0.48%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.48%) SAS
5 2 (0.48%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.24%) IIS
6 1 (0.24%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 15 (3.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.48%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.24%) MadCap Flare
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.48%) SAP PM
1 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (0.48%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.24%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.24%) BASE24
2 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.24%) SAP APO
2 1 (0.24%) SAP SCM
2 1 (0.24%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 61 (14.77%) Azure
2 40 (9.69%) AWS
3 21 (5.08%) Cloud Computing
3 21 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (3.87%) Power Platform
5 14 (3.39%) Amazon S3
6 12 (2.91%) OpenShift
7 10 (2.42%) GCP
8 9 (2.18%) Entra ID
8 9 (2.18%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.94%) GitHub
10 7 (1.69%) Cohesity
11 6 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (1.45%) OCI
11 6 (1.45%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.45%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.21%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (1.21%) Serverless
13 4 (0.97%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.87%) Firewall
2 12 (2.91%) NAS
2 12 (2.91%) SAN
3 10 (2.42%) Network Security
4 9 (2.18%) Structured Cabling
5 7 (1.69%) SD-WAN
6 6 (1.45%) DNS
7 4 (0.97%) BGP
7 4 (0.97%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.73%) DHCP
8 3 (0.73%) SSL
8 3 (0.73%) WAN
8 3 (0.73%) Wireless
9 2 (0.48%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.48%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.48%) SSH
9 2 (0.48%) VoIP
9 2 (0.48%) X.509
10 1 (0.24%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.15%) Power BI
2 10 (2.42%) Oracle Database
3 8 (1.94%) Tableau
4 7 (1.69%) MongoDB
4 7 (1.69%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.21%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.73%) DB2
8 3 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.48%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.48%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.48%) NewSQL
9 2 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.48%) QlikView
9 2 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.48%) Redis
Development Applications
1 29 (7.02%) Git
2 25 (6.05%) JIRA
3 16 (3.87%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.45%) GitLab
5 4 (0.97%) Maven
6 3 (0.73%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.73%) Selenium
6 3 (0.73%) Snyk
6 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.73%) Xcode
7 2 (0.48%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.48%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.48%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.48%) Mercurial
7 2 (0.48%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.48%) Postman
7 2 (0.48%) Subversion
7 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.24%) TeamCity
General
1 136 (32.93%) Social Skills
2 91 (22.03%) Finance
3 61 (14.77%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (9.69%) Banking
5 26 (6.30%) Public Sector
6 25 (6.05%) Legal
7 15 (3.63%) Telecoms
8 14 (3.39%) Marketing
8 14 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (2.91%) Law
10 9 (2.18%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (1.94%) Financial Institution
12 6 (1.45%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.45%) Investment Banking
13 5 (1.21%) Local Government
13 5 (1.21%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.97%) Retail Banking
15 3 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 47 (11.38%) Architect
2 41 (9.93%) Analyst
2 41 (9.93%) Senior
3 40 (9.69%) Developer
4 29 (7.02%) Data Engineer
5 19 (4.60%) Consultant
5 19 (4.60%) Project Manager
6 18 (4.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 14 (3.39%) Applications Support
7 14 (3.39%) Lead
7 14 (3.39%) Security Engineer
8 13 (3.15%) Senior Applications Support
8 13 (3.15%) Support Analyst
9 11 (2.66%) Support Engineer
10 10 (2.42%) Business Analyst
10 10 (2.42%) Data Protection Engineer
11 9 (2.18%) Administrator
11 9 (2.18%) Cabling Engineer
11 9 (2.18%) Python Developer
11 9 (2.18%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.69%) React
1 7 (1.69%) RESTful
1 7 (1.69%) Spring
2 6 (1.45%) Web Services
3 5 (1.21%) .NET
3 5 (1.21%) CSS
3 5 (1.21%) HTML
3 5 (1.21%) LDAP
4 4 (0.97%) Middleware
4 4 (0.97%) PySpark
4 4 (0.97%) REST
4 4 (0.97%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.73%) Kafka
5 3 (0.73%) Qt
5 3 (0.73%) SwiftUI
5 3 (0.73%) UIKit
6 2 (0.48%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.48%) OAuth
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.48%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 244 (59.08%) Data Protection Act
2 27 (6.54%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.15%) Data Centre
4 12 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (2.18%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.18%) Fibre Optics
5 9 (2.18%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.69%) Algorithms
6 7 (1.69%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.45%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.45%) Freedom of Information
7 6 (1.45%) NHS
7 6 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.21%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.21%) Mainframe
8 5 (1.21%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.21%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (0.97%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 46 (11.14%) Windows
2 41 (9.93%) Linux
3 28 (6.78%) Unix
4 21 (5.08%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.21%) Android
5 5 (1.21%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.48%) AIX
7 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.48%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.24%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (27.60%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (17.43%) Agile
3 49 (11.86%) Project Management
4 42 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 36 (8.72%) CI/CD
6 31 (7.51%) SDLC
7 30 (7.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 30 (7.26%) Decision-Making
7 30 (7.26%) Migration
8 27 (6.54%) Cybersecurity
9 26 (6.30%) DevOps
10 25 (6.05%) Data Analysis
10 25 (6.05%) Risk Management
11 24 (5.81%) Information Security
12 22 (5.33%) Computer Science
13 20 (4.84%) Cloud Security
13 20 (4.84%) Data Security
13 20 (4.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 20 (4.84%) Project Delivery
14 19 (4.60%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 73 (17.68%) Python
2 44 (10.65%) SQL
3 22 (5.33%) Java
4 17 (4.12%) PowerShell
5 14 (3.39%) Shell Script
6 10 (2.42%) C++
6 10 (2.42%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.94%) Perl
8 6 (1.45%) C#
8 6 (1.45%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.21%) C
9 5 (1.21%) PL/SQL
9 5 (1.21%) R
9 5 (1.21%) Scala
10 4 (0.97%) PHP
11 3 (0.73%) Objective-C
11 3 (0.73%) Swift
11 3 (0.73%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.48%) Go
12 2 (0.48%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 46 (11.14%) Degree
2 30 (7.26%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.81%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (2.91%) CISSP
5 12 (2.91%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.42%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.45%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.45%) ISEB
9 6 (1.45%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.21%) CCNP
10 5 (1.21%) CISM
10 5 (1.21%) PMP
11 4 (0.97%) CEH
11 4 (0.97%) OSCP
12 3 (0.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.73%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (13.80%) GDPR
2 18 (4.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (3.39%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.91%) NIST
5 11 (2.66%) PMO
6 9 (2.18%) QA
7 8 (1.94%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.21%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.97%) NIST 800
9 4 (0.97%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.97%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.73%) GRC
10 3 (0.73%) SLA
11 2 (0.48%) FIPS 140-2
11 2 (0.48%) GxP
12 1 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.24%) MISRA
12 1 (0.24%) MISRA C
12 1 (0.24%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 25 (6.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (4.36%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.91%) Docker
4 8 (1.94%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.97%) vSphere
7 3 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.48%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 29 (7.02%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.60%) NetBackup
3 18 (4.36%) Ansible
4 12 (2.91%) Oracle RMAN
4 12 (2.91%) Terraform
5 4 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.73%) CASB
6 3 (0.73%) Control-M
6 3 (0.73%) Grafana
6 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.73%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.73%) WSUS
7 2 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
7 2 (0.48%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.48%) vRealize
8 1 (0.24%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.24%) Cisco UCCX
8 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 61 (14.77%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.26%) VMware
3 22 (5.33%) Cisco
4 20 (4.84%) Oracle
5 17 (4.12%) Veritas
6 11 (2.66%) SAP
6 11 (2.66%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.42%) Commvault
7 10 (2.42%) Google
8 8 (1.94%) Fortinet
8 8 (1.94%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.94%) Veeam
9 7 (1.69%) Databricks
10 6 (1.45%) HP
10 6 (1.45%) IBM
11 5 (1.21%) Dell
11 5 (1.21%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.97%) Informatica
12 4 (0.97%) Splunk
13 3 (0.73%) New Relic