Compliance Officer Contract Job Trends

Compliance Officer
UK

The median Compliance Officer daily rate in the UK is £348, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 573 524 579
Rank change year-on-year -49 +55 +191
Contract jobs requiring a Compliance Officer 9 5 9
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.024% 0.016% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.017% 0.023%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 3
10th Percentile - £348 -
25th Percentile £344 £456 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £348 £475 £175
Median % change year-on-year -26.84% +171.43% -66.67%
75th Percentile £351 £503 £281
90th Percentile - £602 £338
UK excluding London median daily rate £348 £475 £350
% change year-on-year -26.84% +35.71% -22.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £12.31 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.31 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 33,792 29,885 39,768
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.29% 92.67% 93.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,415 18,301 26,575
10th Percentile £300 £293 £281
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,959 924 1,607
10th Percentile £14.32 £15.56 £14.18
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.05 £19.06
Median hourly rate £26.78 £32.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.60% -26.97% +36.75%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £73.75 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -20.16% -31.34% +69.89%

Compliance Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Compliance Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Compliance Officer job vacancy trend in the UK

Compliance Officer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Compliance Officer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Compliance Officer job vacancies in the UK

Compliance Officer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Compliance Officer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Compliance Officer job vacancies in the UK

Compliance Officer
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Compliance Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 January 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
UK excluding London -53 9 £348 -26.84% 1
England -46 6 £348 -26.84% 5
South East - 5 £348 -
Northern Ireland - 3 - -
Midlands -40 1 £348 +15.83%
West Midlands - 1 £348 -

Compliance Officer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 January 2026, Compliance Officer 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 featuring Compliance Officer in the job title.

1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 3 (33.33%) Data Security
2 3 (33.33%) GDPR
2 3 (33.33%) Informatics
2 3 (33.33%) Information Governance
2 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (33.33%) Records Management
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) COSHH
3 1 (11.11%) ERP
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
3 1 (11.11%) SharePoint

Compliance Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
1 3 (33.33%) Data Security
1 3 (33.33%) Informatics
1 3 (33.33%) Information Governance
1 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
1 3 (33.33%) Records Management
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) ERP
2 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) COSHH
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft