Data Protection Act Jobs in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 609 465 445
Rank change year-on-year -144 -20 +174
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 151 311 491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.21% 0.52% 0.69%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% 1.26% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 109 154 461
10th Percentile £27,750 £40,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £45,313 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,345 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.53% +5.00% +12.75%
75th Percentile £55,000 £63,938 £62,500
90th Percentile £64,250 £72,125 £80,000
UK median annual salary £48,750 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.36% - +23.73%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,007 24,742 31,030
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.84% 41.06% 43.65%
Number of salaries quoted 15,226 11,258 15,820
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the UK excluding London

Data Protection Act
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
North of England -51 43 £50,000 -4.76% 15
Midlands -15 35 £57,500 +15.00% 23
West Midlands -6 32 £57,500 +9.52% 6
South East +3 31 £30,500 -41.90% 10
South West -21 28 £45,000 -18.18% 12
North West -82 20 £34,000 -35.24% 7
Yorkshire +77 19 £50,000 -10.71% 7
Northern Ireland +30 5 £42,500 -15.00%
North East -4 4 - - 1
East of England -12 4 £70,000 +7.69% 11
East Midlands -14 3 £35,500 -18.39% 17
Scotland -73 3 £26,500 -43.62% 4
Wales +7 1 £43,067 -16.49% 3
Channel Islands - 1 £110,000 -
Data Protection Act
UK

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 5 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (3.31%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (9.93%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (4.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (3.97%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (3.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 23 (15.23%) Azure
2 18 (11.92%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (5.30%) Entra ID
3 8 (5.30%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.64%) Azure Data Factory
4 7 (4.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 5 (3.31%) OneDrive
6 4 (2.65%) AWS
7 3 (1.99%) GCP
8 1 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.66%) Datadog
8 1 (0.66%) Google Play
8 1 (0.66%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (7.95%) Firewall
2 11 (7.28%) Internet
3 10 (6.62%) Intranet
3 10 (6.62%) SNMP
4 6 (3.97%) Cisco IPT
5 5 (3.31%) VoIP
6 3 (1.99%) Broadband
7 2 (1.32%) HTTP
7 2 (1.32%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.62%) Relational Database
2 8 (5.30%) Data Lake
2 8 (5.30%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (5.30%) Power BI
2 8 (5.30%) SQL Server
3 7 (4.64%) Big Data
3 7 (4.64%) Metadata
3 7 (4.64%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 7 (4.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 7 (4.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.66%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.66%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.66%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.66%) Redis
4 1 (0.66%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.66%) Cypress.io
2 1 (0.66%) Git
2 1 (0.66%) Jasmine
2 1 (0.66%) Storybook
General
1 45 (29.80%) Social Skills
2 30 (19.87%) Finance
3 25 (16.56%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (13.91%) Legal
5 14 (9.27%) Marketing
6 12 (7.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (7.95%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (6.62%) Pharmaceutical
7 10 (6.62%) Retail
8 9 (5.96%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (5.96%) Telecoms
9 8 (5.30%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (4.64%) Law
10 7 (4.64%) Public Sector
11 5 (3.31%) Banking
12 4 (2.65%) Manufacturing
13 2 (1.32%) Advertising
13 2 (1.32%) Local Government
13 2 (1.32%) Police
13 2 (1.32%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 27 (17.88%) Senior
2 22 (14.57%) Analyst
3 16 (10.60%) Developer
4 15 (9.93%) Project Manager
5 14 (9.27%) Security Analyst
6 13 (8.61%) Consultant
7 12 (7.95%) Lead
8 11 (7.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 10 (6.62%) Information Security Consultant
9 10 (6.62%) Security Consultant
10 9 (5.96%) Data Engineer
10 9 (5.96%) IT Analyst
10 9 (5.96%) IT Security Analyst
10 9 (5.96%) Network Manager
11 8 (5.30%) Administrator
11 8 (5.30%) Azure Engineer
11 8 (5.30%) Senior Analyst
12 7 (4.64%) Azure Data Engineer
12 7 (4.64%) Senior Developer
12 7 (4.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.62%) Node.js
2 9 (5.96%) React
3 5 (3.31%) .NET
3 5 (3.31%) RESTful
4 4 (2.65%) Jest
4 4 (2.65%) Web Services
5 3 (1.99%) Kafka
6 2 (1.32%) Express.js
6 2 (1.32%) Next.js
6 2 (1.32%) Redux
7 1 (0.66%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.66%) CSS
7 1 (0.66%) Keycloak
7 1 (0.66%) Laravel
7 1 (0.66%) Material Design
7 1 (0.66%) NestJS
7 1 (0.66%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 39 (25.83%) Management Information System
2 17 (11.26%) NHS
3 16 (10.60%) Freedom of Information
4 10 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (5.96%) Security Operations Centre
6 8 (5.30%) Algorithms
7 7 (4.64%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (3.31%) Driving Licence
8 5 (3.31%) Fat Client
8 5 (3.31%) Thin Client
9 4 (2.65%) Virtual Team
10 3 (1.99%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.99%) Cyberattack
10 3 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (1.32%) Mobile App
12 1 (0.66%) Data Structures
12 1 (0.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 1 (0.66%) Learning Management System
12 1 (0.66%) Smart Meter
12 1 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.64%) Windows
2 6 (3.97%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.99%) Linux
4 2 (1.32%) Android
4 2 (1.32%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 43 (28.48%) Information Security
3 34 (22.52%) Cybersecurity
4 30 (19.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 30 (19.87%) Project Management
5 27 (17.88%) Customer Service
6 22 (14.57%) Disaster Recovery
6 22 (14.57%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (13.91%) Security Operations
7 21 (13.91%) Vulnerability Management
8 20 (13.25%) Collaborative Working
8 20 (13.25%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 19 (12.58%) Agile
10 18 (11.92%) Risk Register
11 17 (11.26%) Mentoring
12 16 (10.60%) Impact Assessments
13 15 (9.93%) Business Continuity
14 14 (9.27%) Line Management
14 14 (9.27%) PRINCE2
15 13 (8.61%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 11 (7.28%) SQL
1 11 (7.28%) TypeScript
2 8 (5.30%) Java
2 8 (5.30%) JavaScript
3 7 (4.64%) T-SQL
4 4 (2.65%) Python
5 2 (1.32%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.66%) C#
6 1 (0.66%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.66%) PHP
6 1 (0.66%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.66%) R
6 1 (0.66%) Swift
Qualifications
1 35 (23.18%) Degree
2 15 (9.93%) Master's Degree
3 12 (7.95%) ISEB
4 10 (6.62%) CISSP
5 9 (5.96%) CompTIA CySA+
5 9 (5.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (3.31%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (3.31%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.65%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.65%) PMP
8 3 (1.99%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.99%) DBS Check
9 2 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.32%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.66%) ECDL
10 1 (0.66%) MBA
10 1 (0.66%) RIBA
10 1 (0.66%) SANS
10 1 (0.66%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.66%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (42.38%) GDPR
2 20 (13.25%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (11.26%) NIST
4 16 (10.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (9.93%) PCI DSS
6 10 (6.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 8 (5.30%) Data Quality
8 7 (4.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (3.97%) NCSC
10 5 (3.31%) COBIT
11 3 (1.99%) PMO
11 3 (1.99%) QA
12 2 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (1.32%) SLA
12 2 (1.32%) SNOMED CT
13 1 (0.66%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.66%) GRC
System Software
1 10 (6.62%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (5.96%) Hyper-V
3 5 (3.31%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.66%) Docker
4 1 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (7.95%) Terraform
2 9 (5.96%) CASB
3 3 (1.99%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.66%) Ansible
Vendors
1 68 (45.03%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.62%) VMware
3 9 (5.96%) Databricks
4 6 (3.97%) Sage
5 5 (3.31%) SAP
6 4 (2.65%) Aruba
6 4 (2.65%) Cisco
6 4 (2.65%) HP
7 3 (1.99%) Facebook
7 3 (1.99%) Oracle
8 2 (1.32%) Apple
8 2 (1.32%) Workday
9 1 (0.66%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.66%) Cognos
9 1 (0.66%) Google
9 1 (0.66%) NEC
9 1 (0.66%) Qualys