Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 185 | 177 | 183 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +6 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Protection Act | 135 | 146 | 217 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.32% | 1.25% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.78% | 4.03% | 4.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 55 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £255 | £289 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £313 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £544 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £670 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £24.37 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £30.17 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.76 | £42.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -24.72% | +100.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £44.02 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £44.33 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.23 | £24.50 | £33.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.22% | -27.20% | +110.79% |
All Generic Skills
Work from Home
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3,567 | 3,622 | 5,166 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 34.86% | 31.01% | 30.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,238 | 2,307 | 3,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £423 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £800 | £751 |
| UK median daily rate | £501 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.88% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 138 | 65 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.50 | £17.25 | £19.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.31 | £22.50 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £38.00 | £48.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.63% | -20.88% | -19.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.88 | £66.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.05 | £75.00 | £77.43 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.11 | £33.54 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.19% | -21.08% | +21.43% |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Protection Act and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection Act.
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Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection Act.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:
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