GDPR Contracts

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring GDPR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GDPR over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 217 264
Rank change year-on-year +74 +47 -5
Contract jobs citing GDPR 621 474 550
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.03% 1.09% 0.99%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.45% 7.98% 7.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 374 268 392
10th Percentile £363 £304 £400
25th Percentile £449 £405 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.40% -9.09% +2.04%
75th Percentile £641 £588 £650
90th Percentile £751 £700 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +3.68% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 50 21
10th Percentile £13.50 £11.06 £13.70
25th Percentile £15.09 £11.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £26.50 £23.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.22% +21.05% -25.61%
75th Percentile £34.46 £28.75 £21.50
90th Percentile £79.00 £34.21 £30.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.22 £25.00 £18.70
% change year-on-year -27.12% +33.69% -16.89%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,989 5,942 7,568
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.34% 13.70% 13.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,201 3,696 5,159
10th Percentile £280 £282 £300
25th Percentile £400 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +0.19%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £645
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -1.05% -4.04% +7.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 205 429 254
10th Percentile £14.87 £11.07 £13.79
25th Percentile £18.50 £13.50 £19.07
Median hourly rate £31.49 £23.80 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.31% -36.53% +36.36%
75th Percentile £65.00 £50.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £84.51 £70.00 £79.08
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.59 £19.98 £35.50
% change year-on-year +43.09% -43.72% +59.26%

GDPR
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing GDPR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for GDPR in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GDPR.

Daily rate trend for GDPR in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GDPR in the UK

GDPR
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing GDPR.

Hourly rate trend for GDPR in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for GDPR in the UK

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Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GDPR within the UK over the 6 months to 28 June 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 +74 531 £525 +5.00% 1,671
UK excluding London +45 289 £493 +3.68% 928
London +103 256 £575 +9.52% 848
Work from Home +58 211 £550 +10.00% 858
South East +32 70 £500 +5.26% 280
North of England +17 66 £530 +24.71% 246
Midlands +31 53 £410 -13.68% 145
South West +42 36 £400 -30.43% 92
Yorkshire +23 33 £525 +203.14% 92
West Midlands +8 29 £475 - 96
North West +1 29 £563 +28.57% 140
East of England +26 26 £522 +27.32% 99
East Midlands +23 24 £405 -12.43% 44
Scotland +16 24 £485 -3.00% 58
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 8
Wales +10 6 £350 - 25
Channel Islands - 5 £725 -
North East +3 4 £544 - 16

GDPR
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 17 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.09%) Apache
3 10 (1.61%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.61%) Confluence
4 9 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.29%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.97%) CMS
7 4 (0.64%) Jupyter
7 4 (0.64%) SAS
8 3 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.48%) WordPress
9 2 (0.32%) EPiServer
9 2 (0.32%) R Markdown
9 2 (0.32%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.16%) Apache Pulsar
10 1 (0.16%) Appian
10 1 (0.16%) CICS
10 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 20 (3.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.48%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.45%) SAP HR
2 6 (0.97%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.81%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.48%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.48%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (0.48%) SAP GRC
5 3 (0.48%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.32%) iTrent
6 2 (0.32%) Magento
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 221 (35.59%) Azure
2 159 (25.60%) AWS
3 102 (16.43%) GCP
4 53 (8.53%) Entra ID
5 51 (8.21%) Power Platform
6 44 (7.09%) Microsoft 365
7 33 (5.31%) Microsoft Purview
7 33 (5.31%) SaaS
8 31 (4.99%) GitHub
9 29 (4.67%) Azure Sentinel
10 21 (3.38%) Cloud Computing
11 19 (3.06%) IaaS
11 19 (3.06%) Serverless
11 19 (3.06%) Snowflake
12 17 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.74%) GitHub Actions
12 17 (2.74%) PaaS
13 15 (2.42%) Collibra
14 14 (2.25%) SuccessFactors
15 13 (2.09%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 52 (8.37%) Firewall
2 28 (4.51%) Network Security
3 15 (2.42%) DNS
4 11 (1.77%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.45%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.45%) SSL
6 8 (1.29%) VPN
7 7 (1.13%) NAS
7 7 (1.13%) SAN
8 6 (0.97%) HTTP
8 6 (0.97%) Wireless
9 4 (0.64%) DHCP
9 4 (0.64%) Ethernet
9 4 (0.64%) SSH
10 3 (0.48%) WAN
10 3 (0.48%) X.509
11 2 (0.32%) Intranet
11 2 (0.32%) Kerberos
11 2 (0.32%) SMTP
11 2 (0.32%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (7.57%) Power BI
2 32 (5.15%) SQL Server
3 26 (4.19%) Metadata
4 24 (3.86%) Data Warehouse
5 22 (3.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 21 (3.38%) Big Data
6 21 (3.38%) Data Lake
7 17 (2.74%) Tableau
8 16 (2.58%) NoSQL
9 12 (1.93%) BigQuery
10 11 (1.77%) Delta Lake
11 10 (1.61%) Amazon RDS
11 10 (1.61%) Oracle Database
12 8 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
12 8 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (1.13%) Hadoop
13 7 (1.13%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (1.13%) SAP Data Services
14 6 (0.97%) Apache Hive
15 5 (0.81%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 32 (5.15%) JIRA
2 17 (2.74%) Git
3 16 (2.58%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.61%) GitLab
5 7 (1.13%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.97%) ERwin
6 6 (0.97%) Subversion
7 5 (0.81%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.64%) RStudio
9 2 (0.32%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.32%) Gradle
9 2 (0.32%) JMeter
9 2 (0.32%) NetBeans
9 2 (0.32%) Postman
9 2 (0.32%) Selenium
9 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.16%) fastlane
10 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.16%) Snyk
General
1 223 (35.91%) Social Skills
2 157 (25.28%) Finance
3 100 (16.10%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (9.18%) Public Sector
5 52 (8.37%) Legal
6 42 (6.76%) Banking
7 27 (4.35%) Marketing
8 22 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (2.25%) Retail
10 13 (2.09%) Financial Institution
10 13 (2.09%) Law
11 11 (1.77%) Local Government
11 11 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.61%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.13%) Investment Banking
13 7 (1.13%) Police
14 6 (0.97%) Advertising
14 6 (0.97%) Automotive
15 5 (0.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 116 (18.68%) Architect
2 111 (17.87%) Analyst
3 58 (9.34%) Senior
4 46 (7.41%) Lead
5 41 (6.60%) Consultant
6 40 (6.44%) Security Architect
7 30 (4.83%) Business Analyst
8 29 (4.67%) Data Architect
9 25 (4.03%) Administrator
10 24 (3.86%) Data Analyst
10 24 (3.86%) Data Engineer
11 20 (3.22%) Project Manager
11 20 (3.22%) Senior Analyst
12 19 (3.06%) Security Consultant
13 16 (2.58%) Azure Architect
13 16 (2.58%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (2.42%) Security Engineer
14 15 (2.42%) Senior Architect
15 14 (2.25%) Applications Support
15 14 (2.25%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (5.64%) SailPoint
2 29 (4.67%) OAuth
2 29 (4.67%) SAML
3 26 (4.19%) OpenID
4 22 (3.54%) Kafka
4 22 (3.54%) LDAP
5 16 (2.58%) Spring
6 14 (2.25%) PySpark
7 11 (1.77%) Hibernate
7 11 (1.77%) REST
8 10 (1.61%) Middleware
9 9 (1.45%) Elastic Stack
9 9 (1.45%) Web Services
10 8 (1.29%) .NET
10 8 (1.29%) React
11 6 (0.97%) JSON
11 6 (0.97%) Spring Boot
12 5 (0.81%) Node.js
12 5 (0.81%) RESTful
12 5 (0.81%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.57%) Management Information System
2 45 (7.25%) Security Posture
3 33 (5.31%) Onboarding
4 27 (4.35%) Cloud Native
5 26 (4.19%) Legacy Systems
6 25 (4.03%) Data Protection Act
7 22 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
8 20 (3.22%) Data Structures
9 18 (2.90%) Freedom of Information
10 16 (2.58%) Hybrid Cloud
10 16 (2.58%) Product Ownership
10 16 (2.58%) Replication
11 14 (2.25%) Algorithms
12 11 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
13 10 (1.61%) Insider Threat
13 10 (1.61%) Linux Command Line
13 10 (1.61%) Reference Data
14 9 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
15 8 (1.29%) NHS
15 8 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.44%) Windows
2 32 (5.15%) Linux
3 14 (2.25%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.45%) Solaris
4 9 (1.45%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.64%) AIX
6 4 (0.64%) Unix
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.16%) Android
9 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.16%) CentOS
9 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (22.38%) Problem-Solving
2 127 (20.45%) Data Protection
3 110 (17.71%) Cybersecurity
4 100 (16.10%) Data Governance
5 88 (14.17%) Agile
5 88 (14.17%) Analytics
5 88 (14.17%) DevOps
6 86 (13.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 81 (13.04%) Risk Management
8 80 (12.88%) Identity Access Management
9 78 (12.56%) CI/CD
9 78 (12.56%) Information Security
10 73 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 72 (11.59%) Cloud Security
12 71 (11.43%) Incident Response
12 71 (11.43%) Migration
13 69 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
14 64 (10.31%) Data Security
15 62 (9.98%) Project Management
16 61 (9.82%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 110 (17.71%) Python
2 109 (17.55%) SQL
3 58 (9.34%) PowerShell
4 43 (6.92%) Bash
5 36 (5.80%) Java
6 12 (1.93%) Bicep
6 12 (1.93%) PL/SQL
7 9 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
7 9 (1.45%) Perl
7 9 (1.45%) Scala
8 8 (1.29%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.13%) JavaScript
9 7 (1.13%) R
9 7 (1.13%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.81%) Go
11 4 (0.64%) C
11 4 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.64%) PHP
11 4 (0.64%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.48%) C#
Qualifications
1 75 (12.08%) CISSP
2 64 (10.31%) Security Cleared
3 62 (9.98%) Degree
4 60 (9.66%) CISM
5 58 (9.34%) SC Cleared
6 24 (3.86%) AWS Certification
7 22 (3.54%) Azure Certification
8 20 (3.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (2.74%) CRISC
10 16 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (2.09%) CEH
12 12 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (1.93%) PMP
13 10 (1.61%) CISMP
13 10 (1.61%) GSEC
14 9 (1.45%) Master's Degree
14 9 (1.45%) PMI Certification
15 8 (1.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (1.29%) CISA
15 8 (1.29%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (22.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 123 (19.81%) HIPAA
3 119 (19.16%) NIST
4 72 (11.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 71 (11.43%) PCI DSS
6 54 (8.70%) Data Quality
7 44 (7.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 39 (6.28%) SOC 2
9 29 (4.67%) GRC
10 16 (2.58%) Accessibility
11 13 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (1.61%) SLA
13 9 (1.45%) QA
14 8 (1.29%) NIST 800
15 7 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
15 7 (1.13%) EU AI Act
15 7 (1.13%) NCSC
16 6 (0.97%) COBIT
16 6 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 5 (0.81%) MiFID
System Software
1 44 (7.09%) Active Directory
2 34 (5.48%) Docker
3 9 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.13%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.64%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.64%) vSphere
6 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.16%) HDFS
7 1 (0.16%) IAG
7 1 (0.16%) Job Entry Subsystem
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.16%) RACF
7 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.16%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (7.41%) Terraform
2 38 (6.12%) Kubernetes
3 22 (3.54%) Single Sign-On
4 19 (3.06%) Ansible
5 12 (1.93%) CASB
6 11 (1.77%) Grafana
7 10 (1.61%) Tivoli Identity Manager
8 8 (1.29%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.97%) Nessus
9 6 (0.97%) QRadar
9 6 (0.97%) Red Hat Satellite
9 6 (0.97%) SmoothWall
10 5 (0.81%) EMC NetWorker
10 5 (0.81%) HP Fortify
10 5 (0.81%) Tivoli
10 5 (0.81%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 4 (0.64%) Puppet
12 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
13 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
13 2 (0.32%) SELinux
Vendors
1 141 (22.71%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.92%) Google
3 33 (5.31%) ServiceNow
4 32 (5.15%) Oracle
5 29 (4.67%) SAP
6 26 (4.19%) CyberArk
7 23 (3.70%) Okta
8 22 (3.54%) Informatica
9 19 (3.06%) Ping Identity
10 18 (2.90%) Databricks
10 18 (2.90%) IBM
10 18 (2.90%) Splunk
11 15 (2.42%) Salesforce
11 15 (2.42%) VMware
12 13 (2.09%) Qualys
13 10 (1.61%) EMC
14 9 (1.45%) Cisco
14 9 (1.45%) Red Hat
15 8 (1.29%) BeyondTrust
16 7 (1.13%) Workday
1,870 GDPR jobs Nationwide