Data Privacy Jobs in Scotland

Data Privacy (including Information Privacy)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Data Privacy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Privacy over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 221 189
Rank change year-on-year -17 -32 -11
Permanent jobs citing Data Privacy 43 6 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.64% 0.13% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.69% 0.14% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 9 5 44
10th Percentile - £41,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £72,500 £42,500 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +46.67% -34.78%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £38,750
90th Percentile - - £50,325
UK median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +30.00% -13.04% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Data Privacy 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 advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,204 4,392 5,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.46% 94.27% 90.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,420 2,203 2,786
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,375 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +12.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,938 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Data Privacy
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Data Privacy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Data Privacy in Scotland

Data Privacy
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Data Privacy in Scotland

Data Privacy
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Privacy within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 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
Glasgow -93 23 £75,000 +36.36% 5
Edinburgh +58 20 £75,000 +66.67%
Data Privacy
UK

Data Privacy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (18.60%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (23.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 11 (25.58%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 15 (34.88%) Power Platform
2 7 (16.28%) Azure
3 5 (11.63%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (11.63%) PowerApps
4 4 (9.30%) Azure Data Factory
4 4 (9.30%) IaaS
4 4 (9.30%) PaaS
4 4 (9.30%) SaaS
5 3 (6.98%) Azure Service Bus
5 3 (6.98%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (6.98%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (6.98%) Entra ID
5 3 (6.98%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (34.88%) Power BI
2 11 (25.58%) DB2
3 7 (16.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (9.30%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (9.30%) SQL Server
4 4 (9.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (13.95%) JIRA
General
1 27 (62.79%) Finance
2 17 (39.53%) Social Skills
3 16 (37.21%) Banking
3 16 (37.21%) Legal
4 11 (25.58%) Public Sector
5 9 (20.93%) Games
6 4 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (6.98%) Retail
8 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (32.56%) Senior
2 12 (27.91%) Analyst
3 10 (23.26%) Senior Analyst
4 8 (18.60%) Developer
5 7 (16.28%) Audit Manager
5 7 (16.28%) IT Audit Manager
5 7 (16.28%) IT Manager
6 6 (13.95%) Data Analyst
7 5 (11.63%) Full Stack Developer
7 5 (11.63%) Full Stack Python Developer
7 5 (11.63%) Python Developer
8 4 (9.30%) Audit Consultant
8 4 (9.30%) Azure Data Engineer
8 4 (9.30%) Azure Engineer
8 4 (9.30%) Data Engineer
8 4 (9.30%) Data Protection Analyst
8 4 (9.30%) IT Audit Consultant
8 4 (9.30%) Senior Consultant
8 4 (9.30%) Senior IT Audit Consultant
8 4 (9.30%) Senior IT Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (11.63%) Django
1 5 (11.63%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.30%) Data Structures
2 3 (6.98%) Life Science
2 3 (6.98%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 2 (4.65%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 11 (25.58%) Linux
1 11 (25.58%) Unix
1 11 (25.58%) Windows
1 11 (25.58%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (41.86%) Data Governance
1 18 (41.86%) Data Management
2 16 (37.21%) Data Protection
2 16 (37.21%) Matrix Management
2 16 (37.21%) Matrix Organization
2 16 (37.21%) Process Improvement
3 15 (34.88%) Agile
4 14 (32.56%) ERP
5 11 (25.58%) Analytics
5 11 (25.58%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (25.58%) Creative Thinking
5 11 (25.58%) Data Analytics
5 11 (25.58%) IT Audit
5 11 (25.58%) Project Management
5 11 (25.58%) Technical Analysis
6 10 (23.26%) Impact Assessments
6 10 (23.26%) Supplier Relationship Management
7 6 (13.95%) Coaching
7 6 (13.95%) Data Security
7 6 (13.95%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 18 (41.86%) SQL
2 5 (11.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (37.21%) Degree
2 13 (30.23%) CISA
3 5 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.65%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (37.21%) GDPR
2 11 (25.58%) ITGC
2 11 (25.58%) PMO
3 6 (13.95%) Data Quality
4 2 (4.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (4.65%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (6.98%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 20 (46.51%) Microsoft
2 11 (25.58%) Oracle
2 11 (25.58%) Sage
2 11 (25.58%) SAP