Data Protection Act Jobs in England

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 612 456 562
Rank change year-on-year -156 +106 +205
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 227 624 720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.27% 0.67% 0.55%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.77% 1.54% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 168 268 661
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,199 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +24.03%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £48,750 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.36% - +23.87%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,472 40,611 60,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.70% 43.35% 46.27%
Number of salaries quoted 20,816 21,856 30,360
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,422 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,570 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
London -46 91 £72,500 +20.83% 15
North of England -92 39 £50,000 -4.76% 6
Midlands -19 34 £57,500 +15.00% 7
South East +6 30 £30,500 -40.49% 18
West Midlands -6 28 £57,500 +15.00% 6
South West -14 28 £45,000 -18.18% 7
Yorkshire +85 19 £50,000 -7.83% 4
North West -111 16 £34,000 -33.33% 2
East Midlands -17 6 £35,500 -18.39% 1
East of England +3 4 £70,000 +7.69% 4
North East -2 4 - -
Data Protection Act
UK

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (3.52%) Confluence
2 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.20%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.88%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (3.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.64%) Adobe After Effects
4 6 (2.64%) Adobe Premiere
4 6 (2.64%) Photoshop
4 6 (2.64%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.76%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.88%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.44%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 32 (14.10%) Azure
2 16 (7.05%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (5.29%) AWS
4 9 (3.96%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.08%) Azure Data Factory
5 7 (3.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 5 (2.20%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.20%) GCP
6 5 (2.20%) OneDrive
6 5 (2.20%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 3 (1.32%) IaaS
8 3 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.88%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.88%) PaaS
10 1 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.44%) Datadog
10 1 (0.44%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.93%) Firewall
2 17 (7.49%) Intranet
3 14 (6.17%) Internet
3 14 (6.17%) SNMP
4 6 (2.64%) Cisco IPT
5 5 (2.20%) VoIP
6 4 (1.76%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (1.32%) Broadband
7 3 (1.32%) Network Security
8 2 (0.88%) HTTP
8 2 (0.88%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.44%) FTP
9 1 (0.44%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.85%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.96%) Data Lake
2 9 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (3.96%) Power BI
3 8 (3.52%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.64%) Big Data
4 6 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (2.20%) Metadata
5 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 5 (2.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (1.76%) Tableau
7 2 (0.88%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.88%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.44%) Dremio
8 1 (0.44%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.44%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.44%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.44%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.44%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.44%) Redis
Development Applications
1 12 (5.29%) Git
2 8 (3.52%) JIRA
2 8 (3.52%) Selenium
3 5 (2.20%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.88%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.44%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.44%) Postman
5 1 (0.44%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.44%) Storybook
General
1 56 (24.67%) Social Skills
2 54 (23.79%) Finance
3 34 (14.98%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (14.10%) Legal
5 18 (7.93%) Marketing
6 11 (4.85%) Retail
7 10 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
7 10 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.96%) Telecoms
9 8 (3.52%) Front Office
9 8 (3.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (3.52%) Law
9 8 (3.52%) Local Government
9 8 (3.52%) Pharmaceutical
10 7 (3.08%) Banking
10 7 (3.08%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.64%) Advertising
12 4 (1.76%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.76%) Police
Job Titles
1 39 (17.18%) Developer
2 38 (16.74%) Senior
3 25 (11.01%) Analyst
4 20 (8.81%) Lead
5 17 (7.49%) Consultant
6 16 (7.05%) Network Manager
7 14 (6.17%) Security Analyst
8 12 (5.29%) Project Manager
9 11 (4.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 10 (4.41%) Information Security Consultant
10 10 (4.41%) Security Consultant
11 9 (3.96%) Data Engineer
11 9 (3.96%) IT Analyst
11 9 (3.96%) IT Security Analyst
11 9 (3.96%) Senior Analyst
11 9 (3.96%) Senior Developer
12 8 (3.52%) Java Developer
12 8 (3.52%) Software Engineer
13 7 (3.08%) Applications Support
13 7 (3.08%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.41%) Node.js
1 10 (4.41%) React
2 8 (3.52%) .NET
2 8 (3.52%) Spring
2 8 (3.52%) Spring Boot
2 8 (3.52%) Vue
3 7 (3.08%) Hibernate
3 7 (3.08%) JPA
3 7 (3.08%) Kafka
4 4 (1.76%) Jest
4 4 (1.76%) RESTful
4 4 (1.76%) Web Services
5 3 (1.32%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.32%) CSS
5 3 (1.32%) EDI
6 2 (0.88%) Express.js
6 2 (0.88%) Laravel
6 2 (0.88%) Next.js
6 2 (0.88%) Redux
6 2 (0.88%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 46 (20.26%) Management Information System
2 16 (7.05%) NHS
3 15 (6.61%) Freedom of Information
4 13 (5.73%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (3.96%) Security Operations Centre
6 8 (3.52%) Derivative
7 7 (3.08%) Algorithms
7 7 (3.08%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (3.08%) Virtual Team
8 5 (2.20%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.20%) Fat Client
8 5 (2.20%) Thin Client
9 4 (1.76%) e-Learning
9 4 (1.76%) Freedom of Information Act
9 4 (1.76%) SCORM
10 3 (1.32%) CCTV
10 3 (1.32%) Cyberattack
10 3 (1.32%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.32%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.81%) Windows
2 12 (5.29%) Linux
3 9 (3.96%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.88%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.88%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.44%) Android
5 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 49 (21.59%) Information Security
3 43 (18.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 39 (17.18%) Cybersecurity
5 33 (14.54%) Agile
6 30 (13.22%) Disaster Recovery
7 25 (11.01%) Mentoring
7 25 (11.01%) Problem-Solving
8 24 (10.57%) Customer Service
8 24 (10.57%) Project Management
8 24 (10.57%) Vulnerability Management
9 23 (10.13%) DevOps
10 22 (9.69%) Analytics
11 21 (9.25%) Security Operations
12 20 (8.81%) Value Proposition
12 20 (8.81%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 19 (8.37%) Impact Assessments
14 18 (7.93%) Data Privacy
14 18 (7.93%) Line Management
14 18 (7.93%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 24 (10.57%) SQL
2 17 (7.49%) Python
3 16 (7.05%) Java
4 15 (6.61%) JavaScript
5 12 (5.29%) PowerShell
6 11 (4.85%) C#
6 11 (4.85%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.96%) Scala
8 6 (2.64%) T-SQL
9 5 (2.20%) C++
10 2 (0.88%) Bash
10 2 (0.88%) Go
10 2 (0.88%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.88%) R
11 1 (0.44%) Clojure
11 1 (0.44%) Groovy
11 1 (0.44%) PHP
11 1 (0.44%) Rust
11 1 (0.44%) Swift
11 1 (0.44%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (23.79%) Degree
2 22 (9.69%) Master's Degree
3 16 (7.05%) CISSP
4 12 (5.29%) ISEB
5 9 (3.96%) CompTIA CySA+
6 6 (2.64%) CISM
6 6 (2.64%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.20%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (2.20%) MCSA
7 5 (2.20%) MCSE
7 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.76%) Security Cleared
9 3 (1.32%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.32%) CISA
10 2 (0.88%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.88%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.44%) GIAC
11 1 (0.44%) MBA
11 1 (0.44%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (32.60%) GDPR
2 23 (10.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (9.25%) NIST
4 19 (8.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (7.05%) PCI DSS
6 13 (5.73%) QA
7 11 (4.85%) Data Quality
8 10 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 8 (3.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (2.64%) NCSC
11 5 (2.20%) COBIT
12 3 (1.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (1.32%) PMO
13 2 (0.88%) GRC
13 2 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 2 (0.88%) SLA
13 2 (0.88%) SNOMED CT
14 1 (0.44%) MiFID
System Software
1 17 (7.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (5.73%) Active Directory
3 11 (4.85%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.76%) Docker
5 1 (0.44%) Ceph
5 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (6.61%) Kubernetes
2 12 (5.29%) Terraform
3 9 (3.96%) CASB
4 3 (1.32%) Ansible
5 2 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.88%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.88%) SCCM
6 1 (0.44%) Argo
6 1 (0.44%) Control-M
6 1 (0.44%) Grafana
6 1 (0.44%) Istio
6 1 (0.44%) Kibana
6 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 63 (27.75%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.49%) VMware
3 11 (4.85%) Aruba
3 11 (4.85%) Cisco
3 11 (4.85%) HP
4 9 (3.96%) Sage
5 8 (3.52%) Databricks
5 8 (3.52%) SAP
6 6 (2.64%) Adobe
6 6 (2.64%) Oracle
7 4 (1.76%) Apple
7 4 (1.76%) Citrix
8 3 (1.32%) Facebook
8 3 (1.32%) Trayport
9 2 (0.88%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.88%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.88%) Google
9 2 (0.88%) Meraki
9 2 (0.88%) NEC
9 2 (0.88%) Serena