Data Protection/Privacy Engineer
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Engineer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 575 | 695 | 843 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +148 | -122 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Protection Engineer | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.004% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.004% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | - | £370 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | - | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £552 | - | £484 |
| 90th Percentile | £564 | - | £535 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | - | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -29.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Data Protection Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Engineer.
Data Protection Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Data Protection Engineer
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| England | - | 9 | £525 | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 9 | £525 | - | |
| North of England | - | 7 | £540 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £540 | - | |
| Work from Home | +119 | 5 | £552 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £298 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £298 | - |
Data Protection Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Data Protection Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Protection Engineer in the job title.
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Data Protection Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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