GDPR Contracts in England

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

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 199 251 257
Rank change year-on-year +52 +6 +15
Contract jobs citing GDPR 436 509 793
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.18% 1.07% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.57% 7.89% 8.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 248 351 465
10th Percentile £304 £400 £353
25th Percentile £405 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £618 £650 £658
90th Percentile £700 £755 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 16 11
10th Percentile £11.56 £12.35 £16.05
25th Percentile £11.95 £15.21 £18.75
Median hourly rate £25.00 £19.00 £25.09
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -24.26% +2.39%
75th Percentile £28.75 £33.63 £27.63
90th Percentile £34.21 £65.50 £28.75
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £19.00 £25.09
% change year-on-year +26.32% -24.26% +4.52%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GDPR is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance 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 quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,087 6,452 9,246
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.78% 13.51% 13.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,234 4,361 6,380
10th Percentile £300 £300 £294
25th Percentile £406 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -2.86% +0.96% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 368 223 268
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.04 £12.31
25th Percentile £13.18 £20.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.65 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.35% +54.55% +30.95%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.38 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £79.95 £69.07
UK median hourly rate £22.34 £37.50 £27.73
% change year-on-year -40.43% +35.23% +32.05%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for GDPR in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for GDPR in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for GDPR in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for GDPR in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for GDPR in England

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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 GDPR within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 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 -5 172 £525 -12.50% 214
South East +10 88 £475 -26.92% 165
North of England +45 68 £500 +11.11% 103
North West +26 51 £500 +11.11% 56
South West +43 48 £650 +34.02% 66
East of England +20 31 £410 -18.00% 46
Midlands +20 29 £475 -13.64% 114
West Midlands +10 23 £475 -20.83% 62
Yorkshire +24 13 £505 +12.22% 37
East Midlands +10 6 £463 - 50
North East +11 3 - - 11
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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 17 (3.90%) Confluence
2 13 (2.98%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.92%) Apache Solr
3 4 (0.92%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.92%) nginx
3 4 (0.92%) SAS
4 3 (0.69%) CICS
4 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.46%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.23%) CMS
6 1 (0.23%) Drupal
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 36 (8.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.75%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.38%) Chatbot
5 5 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.46%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.92%) Adobe Campaign
3 4 (0.92%) FastStats
3 4 (0.92%) Unica
4 3 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.46%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.46%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.23%) Aareon QL
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.23%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.23%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.23%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 81 (18.58%) Azure
2 44 (10.09%) AWS
3 29 (6.65%) Power Platform
4 28 (6.42%) GCP
5 19 (4.36%) SaaS
6 14 (3.21%) IaaS
7 13 (2.98%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (2.52%) Cloud Computing
8 11 (2.52%) Collibra
8 11 (2.52%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.83%) PaaS
9 8 (1.83%) Serverless
10 7 (1.61%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.15%) Azure Functions
12 5 (1.15%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (1.15%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 44 (10.09%) Firewall
2 21 (4.82%) Network Security
3 19 (4.36%) DNS
4 12 (2.75%) TCP/IP
5 11 (2.52%) DHCP
6 8 (1.83%) SAN
7 7 (1.61%) WAN
8 6 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (1.15%) Kerberos
9 5 (1.15%) NAS
9 5 (1.15%) VLAN
10 4 (0.92%) CTI
10 4 (0.92%) HTTPS
10 4 (0.92%) Internet
10 4 (0.92%) IPsec
10 4 (0.92%) VoIP
10 4 (0.92%) VPN
11 3 (0.69%) Cisco IPT
12 2 (0.46%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.73%) Power BI
2 23 (5.28%) NoSQL
3 19 (4.36%) Metadata
4 13 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.98%) SQL Server
5 12 (2.75%) MySQL
6 8 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.38%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.92%) Apache Hive
9 4 (0.92%) Couchbase
9 4 (0.92%) Data Mining
9 4 (0.92%) Parquet
10 3 (0.69%) Big Data
10 3 (0.69%) DB2
10 3 (0.69%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.69%) OLTP
10 3 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (3.67%) JIRA
2 14 (3.21%) ERwin
2 14 (3.21%) Git
3 7 (1.61%) Eclipse
3 7 (1.61%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.61%) PyCharm
3 7 (1.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.15%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.69%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.46%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.46%) Subversion
7 1 (0.23%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 109 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 87 (19.95%) Finance
3 83 (19.04%) Legal
4 81 (18.58%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (10.09%) Manufacturing
6 41 (9.40%) Public Sector
7 37 (8.49%) Marketing
8 35 (8.03%) Law
9 27 (6.19%) Pharmaceutical
10 23 (5.28%) Banking
10 23 (5.28%) Telecoms
11 22 (5.05%) Retail
12 16 (3.67%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (3.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (2.52%) Local Government
16 9 (2.06%) Police
17 6 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
18 5 (1.15%) Electronics
19 3 (0.69%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 93 (21.33%) Analyst
2 86 (19.72%) Architect
3 34 (7.80%) Senior
4 33 (7.57%) Business Analyst
5 30 (6.88%) Consultant
5 30 (6.88%) Data Architect
6 29 (6.65%) Data Analyst
6 29 (6.65%) Lead
6 29 (6.65%) SOC Analyst
7 27 (6.19%) Security Architect
8 23 (5.28%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (3.44%) Data Manager
9 15 (3.44%) Security Consultant
10 13 (2.98%) Data Business Analyst
10 13 (2.98%) Governance Manager
11 12 (2.75%) Developer
11 12 (2.75%) Project Manager
12 11 (2.52%) Administrator
13 10 (2.29%) Business Manager
13 10 (2.29%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.21%) JSON
2 9 (2.06%) JSON Schema
3 8 (1.83%) HTML
4 7 (1.61%) XML
4 7 (1.61%) YAML
5 6 (1.38%) CSS
5 6 (1.38%) LDAP
5 6 (1.38%) Node.js
5 6 (1.38%) OAuth
5 6 (1.38%) REST
5 6 (1.38%) RESTful
6 5 (1.15%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.15%) GraphQL
6 5 (1.15%) gRPC
6 5 (1.15%) JWT
6 5 (1.15%) OpenAPI
6 5 (1.15%) Swagger
7 4 (0.92%) Apache Avro
7 4 (0.92%) Kafka
7 4 (0.92%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 62 (14.22%) Management Information System
2 42 (9.63%) Data Protection Act
3 22 (5.05%) Security Operations Centre
4 16 (3.67%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.44%) CSOC
5 15 (3.44%) Data Structures
5 15 (3.44%) Security Posture
6 14 (3.21%) Freedom of Information
7 13 (2.98%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (1.83%) CESG
9 8 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.61%) Replication
11 6 (1.38%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.38%) Clustering
11 6 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.38%) Wiki
12 5 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.15%) Freedom of Information Act
12 5 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.40%) Linux
2 29 (6.65%) Windows
3 11 (2.52%) Mac OS X
3 11 (2.52%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (1.61%) Solaris
5 5 (1.15%) Oracle Linux
5 5 (1.15%) Unix
5 5 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.92%) CentOS
6 4 (0.92%) Windows 7
6 4 (0.92%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.69%) zOS
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (27.52%) Data Protection
2 90 (20.64%) Cybersecurity
3 80 (18.35%) Information Security
4 71 (16.28%) Data Governance
5 65 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
6 57 (13.07%) Data Privacy
6 57 (13.07%) Stakeholder Management
7 55 (12.61%) Data Modelling
8 51 (11.70%) Agile
9 49 (11.24%) Continuous Improvement
10 44 (10.09%) DevOps
11 42 (9.63%) Incident Response
11 42 (9.63%) Risk Management
12 41 (9.40%) Migration
12 41 (9.40%) Security Operations
13 39 (8.94%) Analytics
14 38 (8.72%) Business Intelligence
14 38 (8.72%) Vulnerability Management
15 36 (8.26%) MITRE ATT&CK
16 35 (8.03%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.26%) SQL
2 31 (7.11%) Python
3 20 (4.59%) Java
4 12 (2.75%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.52%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.83%) C#
7 7 (1.61%) Bash
7 7 (1.61%) Groovy
8 5 (1.15%) PHP
9 4 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.92%) Search Processing Language
9 4 (0.92%) VBScript
10 3 (0.69%) C++
10 3 (0.69%) COBOL
10 3 (0.69%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.69%) REXX
10 3 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.46%) Perl
11 2 (0.46%) R
11 2 (0.46%) U-SQL
Qualifications
1 60 (13.76%) Security Cleared
2 59 (13.53%) Degree
3 38 (8.72%) SC Cleared
4 32 (7.34%) CISSP
5 23 (5.28%) CISM
6 20 (4.59%) DV Cleared
7 15 (3.44%) CISA
7 15 (3.44%) ISACA
8 13 (2.98%) CompTIA Security+
9 12 (2.75%) IIBA
10 10 (2.29%) CEH
11 9 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (2.06%) SSCP
12 8 (1.83%) CISMP
12 8 (1.83%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.38%) Azure Certification
13 6 (1.38%) ISEB
13 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (1.15%) AWS Certification
14 5 (1.15%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (16.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (15.83%) NIST
3 46 (10.55%) HIPAA
4 40 (9.17%) PCI DSS
5 37 (8.49%) Data Quality
6 24 (5.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 20 (4.59%) GxP
8 19 (4.36%) Good Clinical Practice
8 19 (4.36%) NCSC
9 16 (3.67%) QA
10 14 (3.21%) COBIT
11 10 (2.29%) GRC
11 10 (2.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (1.38%) SOC 2
14 5 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.15%) SLA
15 4 (0.92%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.92%) NIST 800
16 2 (0.46%) ISA99
System Software
1 17 (3.90%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.98%) Docker
2 13 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.92%) XenApp
4 3 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.46%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.46%) vSphere
6 1 (0.23%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.23%) Firmware
6 1 (0.23%) Snort
6 1 (0.23%) vCloud
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (4.13%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.44%) Terraform
3 14 (3.21%) Ansible
4 6 (1.38%) SCCM
5 5 (1.15%) EMC NetWorker
5 5 (1.15%) Netcool
5 5 (1.15%) Tivoli
5 5 (1.15%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 4 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.46%) Ambari
7 2 (0.46%) CASB
7 2 (0.46%) CEMLI
7 2 (0.46%) Oozie
7 2 (0.46%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.46%) SCOrch
7 2 (0.46%) SELinux
8 1 (0.23%) Avamar
8 1 (0.23%) CA Service Virtualization
8 1 (0.23%) Kibana
8 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 87 (19.95%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.17%) Oracle
3 33 (7.57%) Google
3 33 (7.57%) SAP
4 20 (4.59%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.21%) VMware
6 13 (2.98%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.75%) Cisco
8 11 (2.52%) Splunk
9 9 (2.06%) Informatica
9 9 (2.06%) OneTrust
9 9 (2.06%) Workday
10 8 (1.83%) Qualys
11 7 (1.61%) Citrix
11 7 (1.61%) CyberArk
12 6 (1.38%) EMC
12 6 (1.38%) Facebook
12 6 (1.38%) HP
12 6 (1.38%) IBM
12 6 (1.38%) Sparx
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