Data Loss Prevention Contracts

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Loss Prevention over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 338 378 409
Rank change year-on-year +40 +31 +58
Contract jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 186 199 314
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.64% 0.47% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 0.54% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 131 215
10th Percentile £400 £425 £425
25th Percentile £466 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +6.19% +2.73%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £688
90th Percentile £793 £813 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £520 £475 £533
% change year-on-year +9.47% -10.80% +6.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75.00 - -
Median hourly rate £80.00 - £70.00
75th Percentile £85.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - +66.87%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Loss Prevention 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,555 36,687 51,295
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.98% 86.22% 89.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,047 23,611 35,552
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £410 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,084 2,428 1,693
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £10.77
25th Percentile £18.13 £16.00 £16.13
Median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +7.14% +75.00%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Loss Prevention as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Loss Prevention in the UK

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention.

Daily rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in the UK

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Loss Prevention in the UK

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention.

Hourly rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in the UK

Data Loss Prevention
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Loss Prevention within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 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
England +43 160 £600 - 101
London -10 89 £650 +4.00% 67
UK excluding London +71 73 £520 +9.47% 64
Work from Home +21 54 £575 +21.05% 160
North of England +37 22 £575 -7.26% 12
South East +42 21 £450 - 26
North West +25 20 £550 -11.29% 9
South West +49 12 £425 -39.29% 4
Midlands +21 11 £675 - 8
West Midlands +19 11 £675 - 6
Scotland +14 8 £598 - 8
Yorkshire - 2 £625 - 2
East of England +21 1 £700 +7.69%

Data Loss Prevention
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 41 (22.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (16.13%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.08%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 79 (42.47%) Azure
2 70 (37.63%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (22.58%) Microsoft Purview
4 37 (19.89%) Entra ID
5 24 (12.90%) AWS
6 21 (11.29%) OneDrive
7 17 (9.14%) IaaS
8 13 (6.99%) SaaS
9 10 (5.38%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (4.30%) Power Platform
11 7 (3.76%) GCP
11 7 (3.76%) PowerApps
12 6 (3.23%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (3.23%) Serverless
13 5 (2.69%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
14 4 (2.15%) Azure Functions
14 4 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (2.15%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 48 (25.81%) Firewall
2 21 (11.29%) DNS
2 21 (11.29%) Network Security
3 15 (8.06%) MPLS
4 10 (5.38%) VPN
5 7 (3.76%) Internet
6 6 (3.23%) Skype
7 5 (2.69%) DHCP
8 4 (2.15%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (2.15%) SD-WAN
8 4 (2.15%) WAN
9 3 (1.61%) Cisco Firepower
9 3 (1.61%) LAN
9 3 (1.61%) SAN
9 3 (1.61%) SSL
9 3 (1.61%) TCP/IP
10 2 (1.08%) VoIP
10 2 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.54%) Cisco ASA
11 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.76%) Power BI
2 2 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (1.08%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.54%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.54%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.54%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.54%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 5 (2.69%) Git
2 3 (1.61%) JIRA
3 2 (1.08%) Subversion
General
1 59 (31.72%) Finance
2 49 (26.34%) Social Skills
3 19 (10.22%) Banking
4 18 (9.68%) Legal
5 8 (4.30%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (4.30%) Financial Institution
6 7 (3.76%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.69%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.69%) Marketing
7 5 (2.69%) Spanish Language
8 4 (2.15%) Publishing
9 3 (1.61%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.08%) French Language
10 2 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.54%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.54%) Law
11 1 (0.54%) Local Government
11 1 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 40 (21.51%) Architect
2 22 (11.83%) Security Architect
3 21 (11.29%) Consultant
4 19 (10.22%) Lead
5 16 (8.60%) Security Engineer
5 16 (8.60%) Senior
6 12 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 11 (5.91%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 10 (5.38%) Analyst
8 10 (5.38%) Security Manager
8 10 (5.38%) Senior Architect
9 9 (4.84%) Integration Engineer
10 7 (3.76%) Developer
10 7 (3.76%) IT Engineer
10 7 (3.76%) Microsoft 365 Architect
10 7 (3.76%) Senior Security Architect
11 6 (3.23%) Azure Engineer
11 6 (3.23%) Security Analyst
12 5 (2.69%) Python Developer
12 5 (2.69%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.15%) .NET
1 4 (2.15%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (1.61%) FastAPI
2 3 (1.61%) OAuth
2 3 (1.61%) pytest
3 2 (1.08%) LDAP
3 2 (1.08%) OpenID
3 2 (1.08%) SAML
4 1 (0.54%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.54%) Kafka
4 1 (0.54%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.60%) Management Information System
1 16 (8.60%) Security Posture
2 10 (5.38%) Insider Threat
3 8 (4.30%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (3.76%) PKI
5 6 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (2.69%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.15%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.61%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.61%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.08%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.08%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.54%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.54%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.54%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.54%) Life Science
10 1 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.54%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 39 (20.97%) Windows
2 23 (12.37%) Windows Server
3 15 (8.06%) Linux
4 5 (2.69%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.61%) Unix
6 3 (1.61%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.08%) Android
7 2 (1.08%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.08%) Solaris
7 2 (1.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (19.35%) SIEM
3 34 (18.28%) Cloud Security
4 32 (17.20%) Data Protection
4 32 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (15.59%) Vulnerability Management
6 25 (13.44%) Information Security
7 24 (12.90%) Security Operations
8 23 (12.37%) Identity Access Management
8 23 (12.37%) Migration
8 23 (12.37%) Project Delivery
9 21 (11.29%) Risk Management
9 21 (11.29%) Roadmaps
10 19 (10.22%) Incident Response
10 19 (10.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (8.60%) Agile
12 16 (8.60%) Data Security
12 16 (8.60%) Security Architecture
13 15 (8.06%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 31 (16.67%) PowerShell
2 13 (6.99%) Python
3 3 (1.61%) Bash
4 2 (1.08%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.08%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.08%) Perl
4 2 (1.08%) SQL
4 2 (1.08%) VB
4 2 (1.08%) VBScript
5 1 (0.54%) C#
5 1 (0.54%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 33 (17.74%) CISSP
2 26 (13.98%) Security Cleared
3 25 (13.44%) SC Cleared
4 24 (12.90%) Degree
5 21 (11.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (10.75%) CISM
7 8 (4.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (4.30%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (3.76%) Azure Certification
8 7 (3.76%) GCIH
9 6 (3.23%) CCSP
9 6 (3.23%) CEH
10 5 (2.69%) CISA
10 5 (2.69%) GIAC
10 5 (2.69%) SANS
11 4 (2.15%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.61%) CISMP
12 3 (1.61%) ISACA
12 3 (1.61%) ISEB
13 2 (1.08%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (12.37%) GDPR
2 21 (11.29%) NIST
3 20 (10.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (6.99%) HIPAA
5 11 (5.91%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 10 (5.38%) SOC 2
7 8 (4.30%) SLA
8 6 (3.23%) NCSC
9 3 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (1.61%) QA
10 2 (1.08%) GRC
11 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.54%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.54%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 44 (23.66%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.23%) Docker
4 2 (1.08%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.08%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (1.08%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.08%) vSphere
5 1 (0.54%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 33 (17.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (8.60%) CASB
3 9 (4.84%) Kubernetes
4 7 (3.76%) Terraform
5 5 (2.69%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (2.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.61%) FortiGate
7 3 (1.61%) PingFederate
7 3 (1.61%) SCCM
8 2 (1.08%) Ansible
8 2 (1.08%) Podman
8 2 (1.08%) QRadar
8 2 (1.08%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (1.08%) RSA Archer
8 2 (1.08%) SELinux
9 1 (0.54%) Nessus
Vendors
1 101 (54.30%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.91%) Cisco
3 10 (5.38%) Palo Alto
4 9 (4.84%) Symantec
4 9 (4.84%) VMware
5 8 (4.30%) Zscaler
6 6 (3.23%) Proofpoint
6 6 (3.23%) Splunk
7 5 (2.69%) Google
8 4 (2.15%) Netskope
8 4 (2.15%) Tenable
9 3 (1.61%) Aruba
9 3 (1.61%) Forcepoint
9 3 (1.61%) McAfee
9 3 (1.61%) Oracle
9 3 (1.61%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.61%) ServiceNow
10 2 (1.08%) Fortinet
10 2 (1.08%) SolarWinds
10 2 (1.08%) Veritas