Data Protection Act Jobs in the South West

Data Protection Act (DPA)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 254 259 279
Rank change year-on-year +5 +20 -5
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 28 22 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.31% 0.31% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.96% 0.78% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 27 8 33
10th Percentile £37,199 £45,800 £55,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £50,938 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -38.89% +102.70%
75th Percentile £49,375 - -
90th Percentile - £70,000 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +24.03%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,903 2,832 3,184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 31.74% 40.44% 40.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2,027 1,418 1,750
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.15% +11.81%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £87,500
England 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 the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in the South West

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in the South West

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the South West

Data Protection Act
Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 27 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
Cornwall - 10 £39,005 -
Dorset - 10 £45,000 - 1
Bristol -6 7 £48,750 -4.88% 3
Wiltshire -20 1 £65,000 +18.18%
Data Protection Act
England

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (21.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (21.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (21.43%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) AWS
1 1 (3.57%) Azure
1 1 (3.57%) IaaS
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.57%) PaaS
1 1 (3.57%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (21.43%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (3.57%) Network Security
General
1 9 (32.14%) Retail
2 8 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 7 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 6 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (21.43%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (21.43%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
5 2 (7.14%) Finance
5 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.57%) Electronics
6 1 (3.57%) Legal
6 1 (3.57%) Local Government
6 1 (3.57%) Police
Job Titles
1 10 (35.71%) Project Manager
2 9 (32.14%) Analyst
2 9 (32.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 9 (32.14%) IT Analyst
2 9 (32.14%) IT Security Analyst
2 9 (32.14%) Security Analyst
3 7 (25.00%) Senior
3 7 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
3 7 (25.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
3 7 (25.00%) Senior IT Security Analyst
3 7 (25.00%) Senior Security Analyst
4 6 (21.43%) Data Protection Specialist
5 3 (10.71%) NHS Project Manager
6 2 (7.14%) Lead
6 2 (7.14%) Team Leader
7 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 1 (3.57%) Developer
7 1 (3.57%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) .NET
1 1 (3.57%) Laravel
1 1 (3.57%) React
1 1 (3.57%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 10 (35.71%) Freedom of Information
2 9 (32.14%) Security Operations Centre
3 8 (28.57%) Management Information System
4 5 (17.86%) Driving Licence
5 3 (10.71%) NHS
6 1 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (3.57%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.57%) Android
1 1 (3.57%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 16 (57.14%) Information Security
3 10 (35.71%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (35.71%) Data Loss Prevention
3 10 (35.71%) PRINCE2
3 10 (35.71%) Project Management
3 10 (35.71%) Project Planning
4 9 (32.14%) Cloud Security
4 9 (32.14%) E-Commerce
4 9 (32.14%) Network Monitoring
4 9 (32.14%) Security Operations
4 9 (32.14%) SIEM
4 9 (32.14%) Vulnerability Management
4 9 (32.14%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 8 (28.57%) Customer Service
5 8 (28.57%) Project Delivery
6 7 (25.00%) Impact Analysis
7 6 (21.43%) Data Sharing
7 6 (21.43%) Impact Assessments
7 6 (21.43%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.57%) PHP
Qualifications
1 23 (82.14%) Degree
2 10 (35.71%) CISSP
3 9 (32.14%) CompTIA CySA+
3 9 (32.14%) Master's Degree
4 6 (21.43%) ISEB
5 1 (3.57%) CISM
5 1 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (3.57%) ECDL
5 1 (3.57%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (64.29%) GDPR
2 9 (32.14%) NIST
2 9 (32.14%) PCI DSS
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (3.57%) Government Security Classifications
3 1 (3.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.57%) SLA
Systems Management
1 9 (32.14%) CASB
Vendors
1 18 (64.29%) Microsoft