The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
6 months to 29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
110
147
138
Rank change year-on-year
+37
-9
-
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act
3
5
23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
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 advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
478
841
1,063
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
31.24%
39.45%
45.82%
Number of salaries quoted
351
444
533
10th Percentile
£31,750
£35,100
£36,750
25th Percentile
£46,250
£45,000
£43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£63,500
£59,763
£59,526
Median % change year-on-year
+6.25%
+0.40%
+8.23%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£78,108
£73,750
90th Percentile
£91,934
£105,000
£85,000
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£58,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-5.17%
+5.45%
+10.00%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Data Protection Act Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Edinburgh.
Data Protection Act Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
