Data Protection/Privacy Officer
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 551 | 559 | 680 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +121 | +180 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.006% | 0.028% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | 0.030% | 0.004% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £563 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +25.00% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £700 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £563 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.64 | £22.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.84% | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.64 | £22.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +22.84% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 30,107 | 36,433 | 50,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.41% | 92.93% | 94.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,087 | 23,537 | 34,777 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,495 | 2,061 | 1,513 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.62 | £14.16 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | - | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.99 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.05 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.90 | £38.95 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.71% | +12.71% | +83.08% |
Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Officer.
Data Protection Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Officer.
Data Protection Officer
Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +1 | 2 | £550 | -2.22% | 18 |
| England | +5 | 1 | - | - | 26 |
| Scotland | -2 | 1 | £550 | - | 3 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Data Protection Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.
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Data Protection Officer Skill Set
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:
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