Data Loss Prevention Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 83 86
Rank change year-on-year -26 +3 +15
Contract jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 14 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.71% 0.49% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.55% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 2
10th Percentile £400 £560 £522
25th Percentile £416 £575 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £600 £558
Median % change year-on-year -14.98% +7.62% +8.78%
75th Percentile £588 £634 £599
90th Percentile £602 £655 £607
North West median daily rate £510 £454 £567
% change year-on-year +12.49% -20.05% +12.22%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Data Loss Prevention falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,649 912 1,051
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 83.20% 88.80% 86.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 994 582 661
10th Percentile £310 £306 £331
25th Percentile £402 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £582 £600
90th Percentile £694 £674 £713
North West median daily rate £500 £455 £500
% change year-on-year +9.89% -9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 60 46
10th Percentile £21.00 £16.79 £15.96
25th Percentile £29.96 £19.07 £23.96
Median hourly rate £50.00 £22.63 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +120.95% -35.34% +79.49%
75th Percentile £75.00 £56.62 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.25 £88.00
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £26.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year +72.58% -25.50% +9.80%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Loss Prevention relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Data Loss Prevention job vacancy trend in Manchester

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Data Loss Prevention.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Data Loss Prevention

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in Manchester over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Loss Prevention in Manchester

Data Loss Prevention
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Data Loss Prevention.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Data Loss Prevention

Data Loss Prevention
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (35.71%) SharePoint
2 2 (14.29%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 9 (64.29%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (35.71%) Azure
3 4 (28.57%) GCP
4 3 (21.43%) Asana
4 3 (21.43%) AWS
4 3 (21.43%) Entra ID
4 3 (21.43%) Google Drive
4 3 (21.43%) Google Workspace
4 3 (21.43%) SaaS
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (14.29%) OneDrive
5 2 (14.29%) OpenShift
5 2 (14.29%) Power Automate
5 2 (14.29%) Power Platform
5 2 (14.29%) PowerApps
6 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (7.14%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) DKIM
1 3 (21.43%) DMARC
1 3 (21.43%) DNS
2 2 (14.29%) SMTP
Development Applications
1 5 (35.71%) JIRA
General
1 4 (28.57%) Legal
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Public Sector
3 2 (14.29%) Banking
3 2 (14.29%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Administrator
2 3 (21.43%) Security Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Architect
3 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Automation Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Data Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Integration Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Messaging Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Messaging Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Messaging Support
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365 Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Senior
4 1 (7.14%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (21.43%) OAuth
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 3 (21.43%) Freedom of Information
3 2 (14.29%) AI Agents
3 2 (14.29%) Blockchain
3 2 (14.29%) Cloud Native
3 2 (14.29%) Linux Command Line
3 2 (14.29%) Security Posture
4 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security Posture
4 1 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (28.57%) Records Management
2 3 (21.43%) Change Management
2 3 (21.43%) Cloud Operations
2 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (21.43%) Data Protection
2 3 (21.43%) Document Management
2 3 (21.43%) Migration
2 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
2 3 (21.43%) Project Management
2 3 (21.43%) SIEM
3 2 (14.29%) AI
3 2 (14.29%) Content Management
3 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
3 2 (14.29%) Data Security
3 2 (14.29%) E-Discovery
3 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) Python
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (7.14%) Degree
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) NIST
2 1 (7.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (7.14%) GDPR
2 1 (7.14%) HIPAA
2 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.14%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (14.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (21.43%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (14.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (21.43%) Google
3 2 (14.29%) Clearswift
3 2 (14.29%) Proofpoint
3 2 (14.29%) Varonis
4 1 (7.14%) Rapid7