Data Loss Prevention Contracts in England

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Data Loss Prevention skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Loss Prevention over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 348 384 450
Rank change year-on-year +36 +66 -2
Contract jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 185 271 352
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.51% 0.56% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.62% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 188 241
10th Percentile £425 £425 £385
25th Percentile £475 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £565 £538
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +5.12% +1.90%
75th Percentile £738 £691 £650
90th Percentile £835 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £600 £565 £550
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 13 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £77.50
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% -
75th Percentile - - £82.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £70.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - +29.63% +35.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data Loss Prevention is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,464 43,415 63,929
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.38% 90.10% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,624 30,476 45,458
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £448 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,526 1,738
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.20 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.29% +45.58% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in England

Data Loss Prevention
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
London +72 128 £625 +2.46% 29
South East +37 30 £450 -10.00% 18
East of England -8 5 £650 +18.18% 2
Midlands +14 4 - - 1
West Midlands +13 3 - - 1
South West +4 3 £675 +28.57% 3
North of England -6 3 £620 +25.76% 9
North West -11 3 £620 +27.57% 3
East Midlands - 1 - -
Data Loss Prevention
UK

Data Loss Prevention
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 27 (14.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (10.81%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.70%) Confluence
4 3 (1.62%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.62%) IBM Notes
5 2 (1.08%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (1.08%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (1.08%) IBM Domino
6 1 (0.54%) Apache
6 1 (0.54%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.08%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.54%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 68 (36.76%) Azure
2 55 (29.73%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (19.46%) Microsoft Purview
4 33 (17.84%) Entra ID
5 23 (12.43%) IaaS
6 22 (11.89%) AWS
7 14 (7.57%) SaaS
8 10 (5.41%) Mimecast
9 9 (4.86%) OneDrive
10 7 (3.78%) GCP
10 7 (3.78%) Power Platform
11 6 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (2.70%) Alation
13 3 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (1.62%) PowerApps
13 3 (1.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 2 (1.08%) Amazon EMR
14 2 (1.08%) Amazon Kinesis
14 2 (1.08%) Amazon S3
14 2 (1.08%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 47 (25.41%) Firewall
2 17 (9.19%) DNS
3 12 (6.49%) TCP/IP
4 11 (5.95%) Network Security
5 8 (4.32%) MPLS
6 6 (3.24%) Internet
6 6 (3.24%) SMTP
7 5 (2.70%) DHCP
7 5 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (2.16%) FTP
8 4 (2.16%) HTTP
8 4 (2.16%) ICMP
8 4 (2.16%) POP3
8 4 (2.16%) SSH
8 4 (2.16%) WAN
9 3 (1.62%) LAN
9 3 (1.62%) SSL
10 2 (1.08%) Unified Communications
10 2 (1.08%) VPN
10 2 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.78%) NoSQL
2 6 (3.24%) Big Data
2 6 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (3.24%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (2.70%) Metadata
4 4 (2.16%) Power BI
5 2 (1.08%) Amazon Athena
5 2 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (1.08%) Apache Hive
5 2 (1.08%) BigQuery
5 2 (1.08%) Bigtable
5 2 (1.08%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.08%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.08%) Hadoop
5 2 (1.08%) HBase
5 2 (1.08%) IBM BigInsights
5 2 (1.08%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.08%) Parquet
5 2 (1.08%) PolyBase
5 2 (1.08%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 4 (2.16%) Git
2 3 (1.62%) Artifactory
2 3 (1.62%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.08%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.08%) Liquibase
3 2 (1.08%) Subversion
4 1 (0.54%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 74 (40.00%) Finance
2 55 (29.73%) Banking
3 37 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 17 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (8.65%) Legal
6 8 (4.32%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (4.32%) Financial Institution
7 7 (3.78%) Public Sector
7 7 (3.78%) Telecoms
8 6 (3.24%) French Language
8 6 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (2.70%) Electronics
9 5 (2.70%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.70%) Marketing
10 4 (2.16%) Investment Banking
11 3 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.54%) German Language
12 1 (0.54%) Law
12 1 (0.54%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 47 (25.41%) Architect
2 31 (16.76%) Security Architect
3 23 (12.43%) Senior
4 22 (11.89%) Analyst
5 20 (10.81%) Consultant
6 14 (7.57%) Project Manager
7 13 (7.03%) Microsoft 365 Architect
8 12 (6.49%) Security Engineer
9 10 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (5.41%) Microsoft Consultant
9 10 (5.41%) Security Analyst
9 10 (5.41%) Security Specialist
9 10 (5.41%) SOC Analyst
10 8 (4.32%) IT Security Specialist
10 8 (4.32%) Security Manager
10 8 (4.32%) Security Operations Specialist
10 8 (4.32%) Senior Architect
10 8 (4.32%) Senior Security Architect
11 7 (3.78%) Solutions Architect
12 6 (3.24%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.70%) .NET
2 4 (2.16%) .NET Framework
2 4 (2.16%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (2.16%) HTML5 Canvas
2 4 (2.16%) OAuth
3 3 (1.62%) Apache NiFi
3 3 (1.62%) CSS
3 3 (1.62%) jQuery
3 3 (1.62%) Kafka
3 3 (1.62%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (1.62%) SAML
4 2 (1.08%) Apache Avro
4 2 (1.08%) LDAP
4 2 (1.08%) OpenID
4 2 (1.08%) SPML
5 1 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.54%) JSON
5 1 (0.54%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.54%) XML
5 1 (0.54%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (18.92%) Management Information System
2 16 (8.65%) Security Posture
3 15 (8.11%) PKI
4 7 (3.78%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (3.78%) Security Operations Centre
5 6 (3.24%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.70%) Product Ownership
7 4 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.62%) Insider Threat
8 3 (1.62%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.62%) Reinsurance
9 2 (1.08%) Algorithms
9 2 (1.08%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.08%) IoT
9 2 (1.08%) PMI
9 2 (1.08%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.54%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 33 (17.84%) Windows
2 16 (8.65%) Linux
3 13 (7.03%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.78%) Unix
5 5 (2.70%) Windows 10
6 4 (2.16%) Mac OS
6 4 (2.16%) Windows 7
6 4 (2.16%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (2.16%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (1.08%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (31.35%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (28.11%) SIEM
3 37 (20.00%) Data Security
3 37 (20.00%) Incident Response
4 35 (18.92%) Cloud Security
5 34 (18.38%) Vulnerability Management
6 33 (17.84%) Security Operations
7 32 (17.30%) Information Security
8 29 (15.68%) Agile
9 22 (11.89%) Project Management
10 20 (10.81%) Migration
11 19 (10.27%) PRINCE2
11 19 (10.27%) Problem-Solving
12 18 (9.73%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (8.65%) Risk Management
13 16 (8.65%) Roadmaps
13 16 (8.65%) Security Architecture
14 15 (8.11%) Data Protection
14 15 (8.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 14 (7.57%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 22 (11.89%) PowerShell
2 9 (4.86%) Python
3 6 (3.24%) SQL
4 5 (2.70%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (2.16%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.16%) Search Processing Language
5 4 (2.16%) VBScript
6 3 (1.62%) Bash
7 2 (1.08%) Perl
7 2 (1.08%) U-SQL
8 1 (0.54%) C#
Qualifications
1 31 (16.76%) Degree
2 19 (10.27%) CISSP
3 16 (8.65%) CISM
4 12 (6.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (5.41%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (3.24%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.70%) CISA
8 4 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.16%) PMI Certification
8 4 (2.16%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.62%) FFIEC
10 2 (1.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (1.08%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (1.08%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.08%) CCSK
10 2 (1.08%) CEH
10 2 (1.08%) CRISC
10 2 (1.08%) GIAC
10 2 (1.08%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (11.35%) GDPR
2 12 (6.49%) NIST
3 11 (5.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (3.24%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.70%) Data Quality
5 5 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (2.16%) COBIT
6 4 (2.16%) SLA
7 3 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.62%) Government Security Classifications
7 3 (1.62%) NCSC
8 2 (1.08%) GRC
8 2 (1.08%) NIST 800
8 2 (1.08%) QA
9 1 (0.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.54%) GLBA
9 1 (0.54%) GxP
9 1 (0.54%) ISAE 3402
9 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 30 (16.22%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.24%) XenApp
4 4 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.08%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 2 (1.08%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.08%) vSphere
6 1 (0.54%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.54%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (10.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (5.41%) SCCM
3 8 (4.32%) CASB
3 8 (4.32%) PingFederate
4 5 (2.70%) Ansible
4 5 (2.70%) QRadar
5 4 (2.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (2.16%) Kibana
5 4 (2.16%) logstash
6 3 (1.62%) McAfee ePO
6 3 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.08%) Ambari
7 2 (1.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (1.08%) Nessus
7 2 (1.08%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (1.08%) Oozie
7 2 (1.08%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (1.08%) SCOrch
7 2 (1.08%) SELinux
8 1 (0.54%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 96 (51.89%) Microsoft
2 21 (11.35%) Varonis
3 17 (9.19%) Forcepoint
4 16 (8.65%) LogRhythm
4 16 (8.65%) Qualys
4 16 (8.65%) Symantec
5 11 (5.95%) Splunk
6 10 (5.41%) Citrix
7 9 (4.86%) Okta
7 9 (4.86%) VMware
8 7 (3.78%) IBM
8 7 (3.78%) Palo Alto
8 7 (3.78%) SAP
9 6 (3.24%) Cisco
9 6 (3.24%) Proofpoint
10 5 (2.70%) Informatica
10 5 (2.70%) Netskope
10 5 (2.70%) Talend
11 4 (2.16%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (2.16%) McAfee