Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 679 523 626
Rank change year-on-year -156 +103 +191
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 239 509 792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.52% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% 1.22% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 178 260 716
10th Percentile £27,750 £38,700 £35,625
25th Percentile £37,199 £45,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,025 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.40% +0.05% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +12.75%

All Generic Skills
UK

Data Protection Act is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,381 41,658 80,546
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.48% 42.79% 48.24%
Number of salaries quoted 23,078 22,714 34,326
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,738 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,070 £46,350 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 -125 229 £50,000 -9.17% 107
UK excluding London -97 157 £45,000 -14.29% 93
London -27 80 £72,500 +15.08% 22
Work from Home -80 63 £55,000 +2.33% 32
North of England 0 46 £50,000 -4.76% 24
South East -8 34 £32,500 -38.10% 14
Midlands -17 34 £57,500 +15.00% 21
West Midlands -1 31 £60,000 +14.29% 6
South West -19 29 £45,000 -18.18% 17
North West -39 24 £40,750 -20.49% 8
Yorkshire +74 18 £50,000 -7.83% 13
Northern Ireland +24 5 £42,500 -15.00% 1
East of England -22 5 £70,000 +7.69% 12
North East -4 4 - - 3
East Midlands -16 3 £35,500 -18.39% 15
Scotland -67 3 £26,500 -39.77% 2
Channel Islands - 1 £110,000 -

Data Protection Act
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 8 (3.35%) Confluence
2 7 (2.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.09%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.42%) Apache
4 1 (0.42%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.42%) SAS
4 1 (0.42%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (7.11%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.51%) Adobe After Effects
4 6 (2.51%) Adobe Premiere
4 6 (2.51%) Photoshop
4 6 (2.51%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.67%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (15.06%) Azure
2 23 (9.62%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (5.86%) AWS
4 10 (4.18%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.35%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (3.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 8 (3.35%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.09%) GCP
6 5 (2.09%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 4 (1.67%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.26%) IaaS
9 2 (0.84%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.84%) PaaS
10 1 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.42%) Datadog
10 1 (0.42%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.42%) Google Play
10 1 (0.42%) SaaS
10 1 (0.42%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.11%) Firewall
1 17 (7.11%) Intranet
2 14 (5.86%) Internet
2 14 (5.86%) SNMP
3 6 (2.51%) Cisco IPT
4 5 (2.09%) VoIP
5 3 (1.26%) Broadband
5 3 (1.26%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.26%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.84%) HTTP
6 2 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.84%) Wireless
7 1 (0.42%) DHCP
7 1 (0.42%) DNS
7 1 (0.42%) FTP
7 1 (0.42%) Network Security
7 1 (0.42%) PSTN
7 1 (0.42%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.42%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.28%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.60%) Data Warehouse
2 11 (4.60%) Relational Database
3 10 (4.18%) Data Lake
3 10 (4.18%) Power BI
4 9 (3.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (3.35%) Big Data
5 8 (3.35%) Metadata
5 8 (3.35%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 8 (3.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.84%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.84%) Tableau
7 1 (0.42%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.42%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.42%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.42%) MySQL
7 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.42%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.42%) Redis
Development Applications
1 11 (4.60%) Git
2 8 (3.35%) JIRA
3 7 (2.93%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.51%) Selenium
5 2 (0.84%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.42%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.42%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.42%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.42%) Postman
6 1 (0.42%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.42%) Storybook
General
1 69 (28.87%) Social Skills
2 51 (21.34%) Finance
3 36 (15.06%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (12.97%) Legal
5 19 (7.95%) Marketing
6 14 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (5.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (4.60%) Banking
8 11 (4.60%) Pharmaceutical
8 11 (4.60%) Retail
9 10 (4.18%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (4.18%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (3.35%) Front Office
11 8 (3.35%) Law
12 7 (2.93%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.51%) Advertising
14 4 (1.67%) Local Government
14 4 (1.67%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.67%) Police
Job Titles
1 37 (15.48%) Senior
2 34 (14.23%) Developer
3 27 (11.30%) Analyst
4 23 (9.62%) Lead
5 18 (7.53%) Consultant
6 17 (7.11%) Project Manager
7 16 (6.69%) Network Manager
8 13 (5.44%) Security Analyst
9 11 (4.60%) Administrator
9 11 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 11 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 10 (4.18%) Information Security Consultant
10 10 (4.18%) Security Consultant
10 10 (4.18%) Security Manager
10 10 (4.18%) Senior Analyst
11 9 (3.77%) Azure Engineer
11 9 (3.77%) Data Engineer
11 9 (3.77%) IT Analyst
11 9 (3.77%) IT Security Analyst
12 8 (3.35%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.18%) React
2 9 (3.77%) Node.js
3 8 (3.35%) .NET
3 8 (3.35%) Spring
3 8 (3.35%) Spring Boot
4 7 (2.93%) Hibernate
4 7 (2.93%) JPA
5 6 (2.51%) Vue
6 5 (2.09%) Kafka
6 5 (2.09%) RESTful
7 4 (1.67%) CSS
7 4 (1.67%) Web Services
8 3 (1.26%) AngularJS
8 3 (1.26%) HTML
8 3 (1.26%) Jest
9 2 (0.84%) Express.js
9 2 (0.84%) Laravel
9 2 (0.84%) Next.js
9 2 (0.84%) Redux
9 2 (0.84%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 45 (18.83%) Management Information System
2 18 (7.53%) NHS
3 17 (7.11%) Freedom of Information
4 15 (6.28%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (5.44%) Virtual Team
6 12 (5.02%) Algorithms
7 10 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (3.77%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (2.51%) Derivative
10 5 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (2.09%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.09%) Fat Client
10 5 (2.09%) Hedge funds
10 5 (2.09%) Thin Client
11 4 (1.67%) e-Learning
11 4 (1.67%) SCORM
12 3 (1.26%) CCTV
12 3 (1.26%) Cyberattack
12 3 (1.26%) Educational Technology
12 3 (1.26%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.46%) Windows
2 15 (6.28%) Linux
3 10 (4.18%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.26%) Android
4 3 (1.26%) Unix
5 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.84%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.42%) NetWare
6 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.42%) Solaris
6 1 (0.42%) SUSE
6 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 53 (22.18%) Information Security
3 47 (19.67%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (18.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (14.64%) Agile
5 35 (14.64%) Project Management
6 34 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
7 33 (13.81%) Customer Service
8 30 (12.55%) Disaster Recovery
9 26 (10.88%) DevOps
10 23 (9.62%) Analytics
10 23 (9.62%) Vulnerability Management
11 22 (9.21%) Mentoring
12 21 (8.79%) Collaborative Working
12 21 (8.79%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 20 (8.37%) Security Operations
14 19 (7.95%) Risk Register
14 19 (7.95%) Value Proposition
15 18 (7.53%) Data Privacy
15 18 (7.53%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (10.04%) SQL
2 22 (9.21%) Java
3 13 (5.44%) JavaScript
4 12 (5.02%) PowerShell
5 11 (4.60%) Python
6 10 (4.18%) C#
6 10 (4.18%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.77%) Scala
7 9 (3.77%) T-SQL
8 5 (2.09%) C++
9 3 (1.26%) Bash
10 2 (0.84%) R
11 1 (0.42%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.42%) Clojure
11 1 (0.42%) Go
11 1 (0.42%) Groovy
11 1 (0.42%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.42%) PHP
11 1 (0.42%) Swift
11 1 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (22.59%) Degree
2 22 (9.21%) Master's Degree
3 15 (6.28%) CISSP
4 12 (5.02%) ISEB
5 11 (4.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 9 (3.77%) CompTIA CySA+
7 6 (2.51%) DBS Check
7 6 (2.51%) PMI Certification
7 6 (2.51%) PMP
7 6 (2.51%) Security Cleared
8 5 (2.09%) CISM
8 5 (2.09%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (2.09%) MCSA
8 5 (2.09%) MCSE
8 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.84%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.84%) CISA
10 2 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (34.73%) GDPR
2 26 (10.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (9.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (8.79%) NIST
5 15 (6.28%) PCI DSS
6 13 (5.44%) QA
7 10 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 10 (4.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 9 (3.77%) Data Quality
9 6 (2.51%) NCSC
10 5 (2.09%) COBIT
11 4 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (1.67%) GRC
12 3 (1.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (1.26%) PMO
13 2 (0.84%) IASME
13 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 2 (0.84%) SLA
13 2 (0.84%) SNOMED CT
14 1 (0.42%) MiFID
System Software
1 20 (8.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (6.28%) Active Directory
3 11 (4.60%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.09%) Docker
5 2 (0.84%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.42%) Ceph
6 1 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (6.69%) Terraform
2 14 (5.86%) Kubernetes
3 9 (3.77%) CASB
4 4 (1.67%) Ansible
5 2 (0.84%) Control-M
5 2 (0.84%) Istio
5 2 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.84%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.42%) Grafana
6 1 (0.42%) Kibana
6 1 (0.42%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.42%) SCCM
6 1 (0.42%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 82 (34.31%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.37%) VMware
3 11 (4.60%) Aruba
3 11 (4.60%) Cisco
3 11 (4.60%) HP
4 9 (3.77%) Databricks
4 9 (3.77%) Sage
5 6 (2.51%) Adobe
5 6 (2.51%) Oracle
6 5 (2.09%) Apple
6 5 (2.09%) Citrix
6 5 (2.09%) SAP
7 4 (1.67%) Google
8 3 (1.26%) Facebook
8 3 (1.26%) Trayport
8 3 (1.26%) Workday
9 2 (0.84%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.84%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.84%) Meraki
9 2 (0.84%) Serena