Data Protection Jobs

Data Protection
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection 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 222 290 275
Rank change year-on-year +68 -15 +28
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 1,370 1,206 2,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.30% 1.27% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.56% 1.33% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 981 746 1,565
10th Percentile £31,210 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,162 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,025 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.13% +0.05% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,750 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +5.00% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the UK

Data Protection
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection.

Salary trend for Data Protection in the UK

Data Protection
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in the UK

Data Protection
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the UK 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +79 1,234 £50,000 -9.09% 518
UK excluding London +70 932 £48,750 -7.14% 366
Work from Home -3 442 £55,000 - 181
London +28 376 £55,000 -11.65% 168
North of England +111 273 £50,000 -0.47% 89
South East 0 218 £45,802 -16.72% 96
Midlands +74 217 £50,000 -9.09% 72
North West +37 150 £42,500 -15.40% 51
West Midlands +50 144 £54,000 +2.86% 45
South West +25 104 £48,750 -11.36% 40
Yorkshire +90 94 £52,500 +1.40% 26
East Midlands +21 68 £50,000 -13.04% 27
Scotland -58 51 £45,000 -16.23% 24
East of England -12 38 £51,500 +27.15% 49
North East +10 29 £36,000 -24.38% 14
Wales +17 23 £37,000 -7.58% 6
Northern Ireland +23 7 £42,500 +13.33% 2
Channel Islands - 1 £110,000 -

Data Protection
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:

Application Platforms
1 118 (8.61%) SharePoint
2 39 (2.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.53%) IIS
4 11 (0.80%) Confluence
4 11 (0.80%) WordPress
5 8 (0.58%) CMS
5 8 (0.58%) nginx
6 7 (0.51%) Apache
7 4 (0.29%) IBM Domino
7 4 (0.29%) SAS
7 4 (0.29%) Site Server
8 3 (0.22%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.15%) Kentico
9 2 (0.15%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.073%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.073%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.073%) Moodle
10 1 (0.073%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.073%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.073%) Totara
Applications
1 125 (9.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
5 7 (0.51%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.44%) Adobe After Effects
6 6 (0.44%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.073%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 28 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (0.66%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.22%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.073%) Exchequer
8 1 (0.073%) Primavera
8 1 (0.073%) Sprinklr
8 1 (0.073%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 238 (17.37%) Azure
2 149 (10.88%) Microsoft 365
3 139 (10.15%) Power Platform
4 123 (8.98%) AWS
5 41 (2.99%) Entra ID
6 35 (2.55%) GCP
7 32 (2.34%) SaaS
8 24 (1.75%) Power Automate
9 22 (1.61%) PowerApps
10 20 (1.46%) Google Workspace
10 20 (1.46%) IaaS
11 19 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
11 19 (1.39%) PaaS
12 17 (1.24%) AWS Lambda
12 17 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
12 17 (1.24%) Serverless
13 16 (1.17%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 16 (1.17%) Amazon S3
14 14 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
14 14 (1.02%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 91 (6.64%) Firewall
2 47 (3.43%) DNS
3 36 (2.63%) Internet
3 36 (2.63%) Wireless
4 35 (2.55%) Network Security
5 34 (2.48%) LAN
6 27 (1.97%) WAN
7 26 (1.90%) DHCP
8 24 (1.75%) Intranet
8 24 (1.75%) VPN
9 18 (1.31%) Cisco IPT
10 17 (1.24%) SAN
10 17 (1.24%) TCP/IP
11 16 (1.17%) Broadband
11 16 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
12 15 (1.09%) Intrusion Detection
13 14 (1.02%) SNMP
14 13 (0.95%) NAS
15 12 (0.88%) VoIP
16 9 (0.66%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (9.56%) Power BI
2 88 (6.42%) SQL Server
3 61 (4.45%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (2.85%) Relational Database
5 34 (2.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 29 (2.12%) Data Lake
7 28 (2.04%) Metadata
8 22 (1.61%) MySQL
9 17 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
9 17 (1.24%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (1.17%) NoSQL
11 15 (1.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 15 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 14 (1.02%) Tableau
13 13 (0.95%) Big Data
14 11 (0.80%) Power Query
15 10 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
16 8 (0.58%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Analysis Services
17 6 (0.44%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 82 (5.99%) JIRA
2 24 (1.75%) Git
3 11 (0.80%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.44%) Mercurial
4 6 (0.44%) Selenium
5 4 (0.29%) Moq
6 3 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.22%) GitLab
7 2 (0.15%) Hudson
7 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.073%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.073%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.073%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.073%) NUnit
8 1 (0.073%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.073%) Postman
8 1 (0.073%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.073%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.073%) Storybook
General
1 455 (33.21%) Social Skills
2 371 (27.08%) Finance
3 297 (21.68%) Legal
4 192 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 164 (11.97%) Banking
6 87 (6.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 85 (6.20%) Law
7 85 (6.20%) Retail
8 84 (6.13%) Organisational Skills
9 74 (5.40%) Marketing
10 49 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
11 45 (3.28%) Public Sector
12 40 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
13 34 (2.48%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.19%) Local Government
15 25 (1.82%) Telecoms
16 21 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
17 16 (1.17%) Games
18 13 (0.95%) Police
19 11 (0.80%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 218 (15.91%) Senior
2 169 (12.34%) Analyst
3 120 (8.76%) Developer
4 101 (7.37%) Lead
5 96 (7.01%) Senior Analyst
6 85 (6.20%) Data Manager
7 64 (4.67%) IT Manager
8 50 (3.65%) Consultant
9 49 (3.58%) Security Manager
10 45 (3.28%) Architect
11 44 (3.21%) Data Protection Manager
12 39 (2.85%) Data Protection Officer
13 38 (2.77%) Information Manager
14 36 (2.63%) Security Analyst
15 35 (2.55%) Administrator
16 34 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 33 (2.41%) Governance Manager
18 32 (2.34%) Cloud Engineer
18 32 (2.34%) Data Analyst
18 32 (2.34%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.87%) .NET
2 32 (2.34%) RESTful
3 24 (1.75%) Web Services
4 20 (1.46%) Node.js
5 19 (1.39%) React
6 14 (1.02%) CSS
6 14 (1.02%) gRPC
6 14 (1.02%) HTML
7 13 (0.95%) ASP.NET
8 11 (0.80%) EDI
9 10 (0.73%) Vue
10 9 (0.66%) ModSecurity
11 8 (0.58%) .NET Framework
11 8 (0.58%) AngularJS
11 8 (0.58%) Spring
11 8 (0.58%) Spring Boot
11 8 (0.58%) XML
12 7 (0.51%) Hibernate
12 7 (0.51%) JPA
12 7 (0.51%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 239 (17.45%) Data Protection Act
2 201 (14.67%) Management Information System
3 60 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
4 54 (3.94%) Data Centre
5 52 (3.80%) Freedom of Information
6 34 (2.48%) NHS
7 33 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
8 32 (2.34%) Security Posture
9 26 (1.90%) Mobile App
10 25 (1.82%) Onboarding
11 20 (1.46%) Algorithms
11 20 (1.46%) Virtual Team
12 19 (1.39%) CCTV
12 19 (1.39%) Driving Licence
13 18 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
14 17 (1.24%) Distributed Systems
14 17 (1.24%) IoT
15 14 (1.02%) Replication
15 14 (1.02%) Taxonomies
16 13 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 133 (9.71%) Windows
2 54 (3.94%) Windows Server
3 36 (2.63%) Linux
4 25 (1.82%) Mac OS
5 24 (1.75%) Apple iOS
6 21 (1.53%) Android
6 21 (1.53%) Windows 10
7 12 (0.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 10 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.44%) Unix
10 5 (0.36%) Kali Linux
11 4 (0.29%) Windows Vista
12 2 (0.15%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.073%) NetWare
13 1 (0.073%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.073%) Solaris
13 1 (0.073%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (21.53%) Information Security
2 291 (21.24%) Problem-Solving
3 263 (19.20%) Cybersecurity
4 242 (17.66%) Data Management
5 218 (15.91%) Data Governance
6 211 (15.40%) Data Privacy
7 206 (15.04%) Risk Management
8 165 (12.04%) Process Improvement
9 162 (11.82%) Business Intelligence
10 153 (11.17%) Impact Assessments
11 148 (10.80%) Matrix Organization
12 145 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
13 142 (10.36%) Matrix Management
14 135 (9.85%) Agile
14 135 (9.85%) DevOps
15 122 (8.91%) Project Management
16 118 (8.61%) Disaster Recovery
17 115 (8.39%) Coaching
18 107 (7.81%) Customer Service
19 105 (7.66%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 133 (9.71%) SQL
2 79 (5.77%) PowerShell
3 71 (5.18%) Python
4 41 (2.99%) T-SQL
5 40 (2.92%) C#
6 36 (2.63%) Bash
7 31 (2.26%) Java
8 22 (1.61%) JavaScript
9 21 (1.53%) TypeScript
10 14 (1.02%) Kotlin
11 13 (0.95%) Bicep
11 13 (0.95%) Swift
12 10 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 9 (0.66%) Scala
14 8 (0.58%) R
15 6 (0.44%) C++
16 5 (0.36%) JSX
16 5 (0.36%) PHP
17 3 (0.22%) VB
18 2 (0.15%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 269 (19.64%) Degree
2 95 (6.93%) CISSP
3 77 (5.62%) Security Cleared
4 73 (5.33%) CISM
5 64 (4.67%) Master's Degree
6 62 (4.53%) Computer Science Degree
7 50 (3.65%) SC Cleared
8 45 (3.28%) CISA
9 33 (2.41%) DBS Check
10 32 (2.34%) CRISC
11 25 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
12 24 (1.75%) AWS Certification
13 22 (1.61%) Azure Certification
14 19 (1.39%) PMI Certification
15 18 (1.31%) PMP
16 17 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
17 15 (1.09%) PRINCE2 Certification
18 13 (0.95%) ISEB
19 12 (0.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
19 12 (0.88%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 432 (31.53%) GDPR
2 178 (12.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 109 (7.96%) Data Quality
4 86 (6.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 57 (4.16%) GRC
6 56 (4.09%) NIST
7 50 (3.65%) PCI DSS
8 44 (3.21%) QA
9 25 (1.82%) NCSC
10 21 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 19 (1.39%) SOC 2
12 16 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 15 (1.09%) SLA
14 11 (0.80%) ISO 14000
15 10 (0.73%) COBIT
15 10 (0.73%) HIPAA
15 10 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 9 (0.66%) Accessibility
17 8 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 7 (0.51%) PMO
System Software
1 83 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 61 (4.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (3.14%) Docker
4 37 (2.70%) Hyper-V
5 9 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (0.44%) SRDF
6 6 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.44%) XenApp
7 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.15%) vSphere
8 1 (0.073%) Ceph
8 1 (0.073%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 52 (3.80%) Kubernetes
2 37 (2.70%) Terraform
3 22 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.88%) Ansible
5 12 (0.88%) CASB
6 6 (0.44%) CSIRT
7 5 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.36%) Suricata
7 5 (0.36%) WSUS
8 3 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
8 3 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.15%) Control-M
9 2 (0.15%) Istio
9 2 (0.15%) Nessus
9 2 (0.15%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.15%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.073%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.073%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 342 (24.96%) Microsoft
2 66 (4.82%) VMware
3 52 (3.80%) Google
4 33 (2.41%) Cisco
5 29 (2.12%) SAP
6 26 (1.90%) Apple
7 24 (1.75%) Oracle
8 17 (1.24%) Aruba
8 17 (1.24%) Meraki
8 17 (1.24%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.02%) HP
10 13 (0.95%) Databricks
11 12 (0.88%) Adobe
11 12 (0.88%) Citrix
12 10 (0.73%) IBM
13 9 (0.66%) Dell
13 9 (0.66%) Sage
14 8 (0.58%) EMC
14 8 (0.58%) Veeam
15 7 (0.51%) Minitab