GDPR Contracts with Work from Home Options

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring GDPR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GDPR over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 243 240
Rank change year-on-year +61 -3 +48
Contract jobs citing GDPR 170 226 504
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.15% 0.95% 1.15%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.35% 7.58% 8.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 170 331
10th Percentile £304 £398 £331
25th Percentile £411 £440 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% +5.13%
75th Percentile £568 £650 £625
90th Percentile £691 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -9.09% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 6
10th Percentile - £17.50 £19.58
25th Percentile £11.00 £18.40 £21.53
Median hourly rate £15.40 £25.50 £25.87
Median % change year-on-year -39.61% -1.43% +78.41%
75th Percentile £27.50 £65.25 £28.75
90th Percentile £27.84 £66.00 £64.38
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £19.00 £25.09
% change year-on-year +26.32% -24.26% +19.45%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,036 2,982 5,763
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 13.80% 12.49% 13.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,430 2,167 4,130
10th Percentile £300 £325 £313
25th Percentile £413 £420 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £521 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% +1.56% +7.89%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £613
90th Percentile £750 £743 £700
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £515
% change year-on-year -2.86% +1.94% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 71 128
10th Percentile £12.23 £17.50 £12.02
25th Percentile £14.00 £20.94 £19.44
Median hourly rate £24.50 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -21.35% +134.21%
75th Percentile £48.75 £58.38 £56.60
90th Percentile £66.75 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £23.80 £37.75 £27.73
% change year-on-year -36.95% +36.13% +32.05%

GDPR
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing GDPR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GDPR trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GDPR.

GDPR daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

GDPR
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GDPR over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

GDPR daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GDPR.

GDPR hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

GDPR
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GDPR over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

GDPR hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GDPR
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 14 (8.24%) Confluence
2 6 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.35%) Apache Solr
3 4 (2.35%) nginx
3 4 (2.35%) SAS
4 2 (1.18%) CICS
5 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.94%) MS Visio
4 4 (2.35%) Chatbot
5 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.76%) Adobe Campaign
2 3 (1.76%) FastStats
2 3 (1.76%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (1.76%) Unica
3 2 (1.18%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.59%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 38 (22.35%) Azure
2 18 (10.59%) AWS
3 17 (10.00%) GCP
4 11 (6.47%) Cloud Computing
5 10 (5.88%) SaaS
6 6 (3.53%) IaaS
6 6 (3.53%) Nutanix
6 6 (3.53%) Power Platform
7 5 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (2.94%) PaaS
7 5 (2.94%) Rubrik
8 4 (2.35%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.35%) Oracle CX
8 4 (2.35%) Twilio
9 3 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.76%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.76%) OCI
10 2 (1.18%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 17 (10.00%) Firewall
2 15 (8.82%) DNS
3 14 (8.24%) TCP/IP
4 10 (5.88%) DHCP
5 5 (2.94%) Kerberos
5 5 (2.94%) NAS
5 5 (2.94%) SAN
5 5 (2.94%) VLAN
6 4 (2.35%) CTI
6 4 (2.35%) HTTPS
6 4 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (2.35%) IPsec
6 4 (2.35%) Network Security
6 4 (2.35%) tcpdump
6 4 (2.35%) VoIP
6 4 (2.35%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.18%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.59%) Intranet
8 1 (0.59%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.59%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.47%) Metadata
2 10 (5.88%) NoSQL
3 7 (4.12%) MySQL
4 4 (2.35%) Apache Hive
4 4 (2.35%) Couchbase
4 4 (2.35%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (2.35%) Hadoop
4 4 (2.35%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.35%) Tableau
5 3 (1.76%) Power BI
5 3 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.18%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.18%) DB2
6 2 (1.18%) OLTP
7 1 (0.59%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.59%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.59%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.59%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.59%) SAS Data Integration Studio
Development Applications
1 13 (7.65%) JIRA
2 8 (4.71%) Git
3 6 (3.53%) ERwin
4 5 (2.94%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.94%) TeamCity
5 4 (2.35%) IDA Disassembler
6 2 (1.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.59%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.59%) PyCharm
7 1 (0.59%) Subversion
General
1 47 (27.65%) Social Skills
2 39 (22.94%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (21.18%) Finance
4 34 (20.00%) Legal
5 13 (7.65%) Law
5 13 (7.65%) Retail
6 10 (5.88%) Banking
6 10 (5.88%) Manufacturing
6 10 (5.88%) Marketing
6 10 (5.88%) Public Sector
6 10 (5.88%) Telecoms
7 9 (5.29%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.35%) Local Government
9 3 (1.76%) Electronics
9 3 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.59%) Automotive
11 1 (0.59%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 35 (20.59%) Architect
2 21 (12.35%) Analyst
3 14 (8.24%) Consultant
4 13 (7.65%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (6.47%) Data Architect
6 10 (5.88%) Senior
7 8 (4.71%) Data Analyst
8 7 (4.12%) Business Analyst
9 6 (3.53%) Coordinator
9 6 (3.53%) Data Consultant
9 6 (3.53%) DevOps Engineer
9 6 (3.53%) Enterprise Architect
9 6 (3.53%) Security Architect
10 5 (2.94%) Governance Analyst
10 5 (2.94%) Project Manager
10 5 (2.94%) Security Consultant
10 5 (2.94%) Security Manager
11 4 (2.35%) Information Manager
11 4 (2.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (2.35%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.71%) JSON
2 5 (2.94%) LDAP
3 4 (2.35%) JSON Schema
3 4 (2.35%) LEMP Stack
3 4 (2.35%) Middleware
3 4 (2.35%) OLE
3 4 (2.35%) RabbitMQ
3 4 (2.35%) RESTful
3 4 (2.35%) Web Services
3 4 (2.35%) YAML
4 3 (1.76%) .NET
4 3 (1.76%) REST
5 2 (1.18%) ARM Templates
5 2 (1.18%) FIDO
5 2 (1.18%) GraphQL
5 2 (1.18%) gRPC
5 2 (1.18%) JWT
5 2 (1.18%) OAuth
5 2 (1.18%) OpenAPI
5 2 (1.18%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 19 (11.18%) Data Protection Act
1 19 (11.18%) Management Information System
2 6 (3.53%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (3.53%) Cloud Native
2 6 (3.53%) Clustering
2 6 (3.53%) Data Structures
2 6 (3.53%) Security Posture
3 5 (2.94%) Replication
4 4 (2.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 4 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (2.35%) IVR
4 4 (2.35%) Wiki
4 4 (2.35%) YARA
5 3 (1.76%) Data Centre
5 3 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.76%) Freedom of Information
5 3 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.76%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (1.18%) Digital Wallet
6 2 (1.18%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 17 (10.00%) Linux
2 15 (8.82%) Windows
3 6 (3.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 6 (3.53%) Solaris
3 6 (3.53%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.94%) Oracle Linux
5 4 (2.35%) CentOS
5 4 (2.35%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.35%) Windows 7
5 4 (2.35%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (2.35%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (1.18%) zOS
7 1 (0.59%) pSOS
7 1 (0.59%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (27.65%) Data Protection
2 37 (21.76%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (19.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (18.24%) Agile
4 31 (18.24%) Data Governance
5 29 (17.06%) Data Privacy
6 28 (16.47%) Information Security
7 26 (15.29%) DevOps
8 25 (14.71%) Migration
8 25 (14.71%) Stakeholder Management
9 24 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
10 22 (12.94%) Data Management
10 22 (12.94%) Data Modelling
11 16 (9.41%) Data Security
11 16 (9.41%) Project Management
12 15 (8.82%) Data Mapping
12 15 (8.82%) Incident Response
13 14 (8.24%) Business Intelligence
13 14 (8.24%) CRM
13 14 (8.24%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (8.82%) Python
1 15 (8.82%) SQL
2 10 (5.88%) PowerShell
3 7 (4.12%) Java
4 6 (3.53%) Bash
4 6 (3.53%) C#
5 4 (2.35%) PHP
5 4 (2.35%) VBScript
6 2 (1.18%) C++
6 2 (1.18%) COBOL
6 2 (1.18%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.18%) REXX
7 1 (0.59%) Bicep
7 1 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.59%) Groovy
7 1 (0.59%) Perl
7 1 (0.59%) Ruby
7 1 (0.59%) SAS Macro
7 1 (0.59%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.59%) VBA
Qualifications
1 23 (13.53%) Degree
2 16 (9.41%) CISSP
3 13 (7.65%) Security Cleared
4 9 (5.29%) CISM
5 7 (4.12%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.53%) AWS Certification
6 6 (3.53%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 5 (2.94%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.94%) CISA
7 5 (2.94%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.76%) CRISC
9 2 (1.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.18%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.59%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.59%) FFIEC
10 1 (0.59%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (20.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (16.47%) NIST
3 21 (12.35%) Data Quality
4 18 (10.59%) PCI DSS
5 14 (8.24%) HIPAA
6 11 (6.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 9 (5.29%) QA
7 9 (5.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (4.12%) GRC
9 6 (3.53%) PSD2
9 6 (3.53%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.76%) COBIT
10 3 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (1.18%) COSO
11 2 (1.18%) ISO 9001
11 2 (1.18%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.59%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.59%) IFRS
12 1 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.59%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.29%) Docker
2 9 (5.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.35%) Snort
3 4 (2.35%) XenApp
4 1 (0.59%) DFS Replication
4 1 (0.59%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.59%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.59%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (7.65%) Kubernetes
1 13 (7.65%) Terraform
2 10 (5.88%) Ansible
3 5 (2.94%) EMC NetWorker
3 5 (2.94%) Netcool
3 5 (2.94%) Tivoli
3 5 (2.94%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 4 (2.35%) Kibana
4 4 (2.35%) SCCM
5 1 (0.59%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.59%) Nessus
5 1 (0.59%) Red Hat Satellite
5 1 (0.59%) SELinux
5 1 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 33 (19.41%) Microsoft
2 20 (11.76%) Google
3 19 (11.18%) Oracle
4 11 (6.47%) Splunk
5 10 (5.88%) SAP
6 9 (5.29%) Cisco
6 9 (5.29%) VMware
7 8 (4.71%) OneTrust
8 7 (4.12%) Salesforce
8 7 (4.12%) ServiceNow
9 6 (3.53%) CyberArk
9 6 (3.53%) HP
9 6 (3.53%) IBM
10 5 (2.94%) Dell
10 5 (2.94%) EMC
10 5 (2.94%) Isilon
10 5 (2.94%) Qualys
10 5 (2.94%) Serena
10 5 (2.94%) Symantec
11 4 (2.35%) Ivanti