Data Protection Consultant Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Data Protection/Privacy Consultant
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Data Protection/Privacy Consultant daily rate in West Yorkshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 804 741 1,301
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.04% 93.56% 97.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 517 452 849
10th Percentile £296 £300 £281
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +4.90%
75th Percentile £575 £556 £613
90th Percentile £654 £638 £700
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £495 £513
% change year-on-year -1.52% -3.41% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 36 17
10th Percentile £21.47 £16.94 £14.46
25th Percentile £22.14 £19.50 £16.92
Median hourly rate £27.50 £26.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -5.53%
75th Percentile £81.25 £39.69 £23.75
90th Percentile - £48.75 £28.10
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.04 £23.34 £21.31
% change year-on-year +7.27% +9.53% +11.63%

Data Protection Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Protection Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Data Protection Consultant job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Data Protection Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Consultant job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Protection Consultant job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Data Protection Consultant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, Data Protection Consultant 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 across the West Yorkshire region featuring Data Protection Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint

Data Protection Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft