Data Protection Act Jobs

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 595 551 502
Rank change year-on-year -44 -49 -85
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 196 212 865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.37% 0.62%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.80% 0.98% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 121 179 613
10th Percentile £37,270 £37,166 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,188 £48,750 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £101,500 £104,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,750 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.82% - +17.02%

All Generic Skills
UK

Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,624 21,675 62,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.41% 37.63% 45.35%
Number of salaries quoted 10,867 15,847 31,587
10th Percentile £33,200 £34,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £106,289 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Top 14 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 31 October 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
England -40 187 £64,343 +7.24% 57
UK excluding London +3 147 £58,750 +6.82% 45
Work from Home +8 69 £57,500 -4.17% 16
North of England -24 53 £55,000 +3.77% 9
London -10 49 £82,500 +13.79% 15
Midlands -7 38 £75,000 +50.00% 11
West Midlands +5 37 £75,000 +42.86% 8
South East -18 33 £41,452 -24.70% 9
North West -43 32 £55,000 +4.76% 4
Yorkshire +25 21 £60,000 -10.28% 4
South West -3 12 £70,250 +17.08% 11
Scotland -9 9 £42,500 -8.60%
East of England -55 2 £51,500 -28.97% 8
East Midlands -46 1 £75,000 +50.00% 3

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.04%) SAS
2 3 (1.53%) CMS
3 2 (1.02%) Drupal
3 2 (1.02%) WordPress
4 1 (0.51%) Apache
4 1 (0.51%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.51%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.51%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.53%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (3.57%) SAP ERP
2 6 (3.06%) Primavera
3 4 (2.04%) Maximo
4 2 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (1.02%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.51%) iTrent
5 1 (0.51%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 42 (21.43%) Azure
2 28 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (10.20%) AWS
4 14 (7.14%) Power Platform
5 10 (5.10%) Entra ID
6 7 (3.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 5 (2.55%) Azure AKS
8 4 (2.04%) Snowflake
8 4 (2.04%) WhatsApp
9 3 (1.53%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.53%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (1.53%) GCP
9 3 (1.53%) Google Analytics
9 3 (1.53%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.53%) SaaS
9 3 (1.53%) Serverless
10 2 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (1.02%) GitHub
10 2 (1.02%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.12%) Intranet
2 9 (4.59%) Firewall
3 8 (4.08%) SNMP
4 4 (2.04%) Internet
5 3 (1.53%) Wireless
6 2 (1.02%) DHCP
6 2 (1.02%) DNS
6 2 (1.02%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.51%) ADSL
7 1 (0.51%) Broadband
7 1 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.51%) Network Security
7 1 (0.51%) PSTN
7 1 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.51%) SAN
7 1 (0.51%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.51%) VPN
7 1 (0.51%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.10%) Power BI
2 9 (4.59%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (4.08%) SQL Server
4 7 (3.57%) Relational Database
5 6 (3.06%) Data Lake
6 5 (2.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (2.04%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.53%) Big Data
8 3 (1.53%) Metadata
8 3 (1.53%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 3 (1.53%) MySQL
8 3 (1.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (1.02%) DTS
9 2 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (1.02%) SAP HANA
9 2 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.51%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.51%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.51%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.51%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 7 (3.57%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.04%) Git
3 1 (0.51%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.51%) Maven
3 1 (0.51%) Selenium
3 1 (0.51%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 61 (31.12%) Finance
2 57 (29.08%) Social Skills
3 25 (12.76%) Legal
4 17 (8.67%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (8.16%) Law
6 12 (6.12%) Public Sector
7 10 (5.10%) Back Office
7 10 (5.10%) Banking
8 9 (4.59%) Retail
9 7 (3.57%) Front Office
9 7 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (3.06%) Local Government
11 5 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.55%) Police
11 5 (2.55%) Telecoms
12 4 (2.04%) Investment Banking
12 4 (2.04%) Marketing
12 4 (2.04%) Military
13 3 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.53%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 24 (12.24%) Senior
2 22 (11.22%) Analyst
3 19 (9.69%) Consultant
4 15 (7.65%) Information Security Consultant
4 15 (7.65%) Network Manager
4 15 (7.65%) Security Consultant
5 12 (6.12%) Project Manager
5 12 (6.12%) Security Manager
6 11 (5.61%) Architect
6 11 (5.61%) Developer
6 11 (5.61%) Lead
6 11 (5.61%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (5.10%) Security Analyst
7 10 (5.10%) Senior Analyst
8 8 (4.08%) Senior Manager
8 8 (4.08%) Senior Project Manager
9 7 (3.57%) Head of Information
9 7 (3.57%) Senior Security Analyst
10 6 (3.06%) Administrator
10 6 (3.06%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.59%) CSS
2 8 (4.08%) HTML
3 6 (3.06%) .NET
3 6 (3.06%) AngularJS
3 6 (3.06%) React
4 4 (2.04%) Kafka
4 4 (2.04%) RESTful
4 4 (2.04%) Web Services
5 3 (1.53%) Node.js
5 3 (1.53%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (1.53%) Vue
6 2 (1.02%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (1.02%) Laravel
6 2 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (1.02%) Ruby on Rails
7 1 (0.51%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.51%) Ajax
7 1 (0.51%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.51%) JSON
7 1 (0.51%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (16.33%) Management Information System
2 19 (9.69%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (9.18%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (5.10%) Freedom of Information
5 9 (4.59%) NHS
6 8 (4.08%) Driving Licence
7 6 (3.06%) Cyberattack
7 6 (3.06%) Data Centre
7 6 (3.06%) Derivative
7 6 (3.06%) Hedge funds
8 5 (2.55%) PACS
8 5 (2.55%) Public Cloud
8 5 (2.55%) Virtual Team
9 4 (2.04%) Freedom of Information Act
9 4 (2.04%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.53%) Algorithms
11 2 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (1.02%) Online Gambling
11 2 (1.02%) Social Media
12 1 (0.51%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 26 (13.27%) Windows
2 15 (7.65%) Linux
3 11 (5.61%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.02%) Unix
4 2 (1.02%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.02%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.02%) Windows Vista
5 1 (0.51%) Android
5 1 (0.51%) NetWare
5 1 (0.51%) Solaris
5 1 (0.51%) SUSE
5 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 53 (27.04%) Information Security
3 40 (20.41%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (19.39%) Agile
5 29 (14.80%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (13.27%) Project Management
7 24 (12.24%) Disaster Recovery
8 22 (11.22%) Customer Service
9 21 (10.71%) Business Continuity
9 21 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (9.18%) Computer Science
10 18 (9.18%) Incident Management
11 16 (8.16%) DevOps
11 16 (8.16%) Incident Response
11 16 (8.16%) PRINCE2
11 16 (8.16%) Risk Management
12 15 (7.65%) Business Case
12 15 (7.65%) ITIL
13 14 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
13 14 (7.14%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 25 (12.76%) SQL
2 19 (9.69%) Python
3 11 (5.61%) PowerShell
4 10 (5.10%) Java
5 6 (3.06%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.55%) C#
7 4 (2.04%) Bash
7 4 (2.04%) T-SQL
7 4 (2.04%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.02%) PHP
8 2 (1.02%) Ruby
9 1 (0.51%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.51%) C++
9 1 (0.51%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.51%) Scala
9 1 (0.51%) VC++
Qualifications
1 41 (20.92%) Degree
2 29 (14.80%) CISSP
3 24 (12.24%) CISM
4 15 (7.65%) Security Cleared
5 14 (7.14%) CISA
6 12 (6.12%) Master's Degree
7 11 (5.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (5.10%) PMI Certification
8 10 (5.10%) PMP
9 8 (4.08%) MCSA
9 8 (4.08%) MCSE
9 8 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (3.57%) CRISC
11 6 (3.06%) GSLC
11 6 (3.06%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 6 (3.06%) SC Cleared
12 4 (2.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (1.53%) DBS Check
14 2 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 2 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (33.16%) GDPR
2 43 (21.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (17.86%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (8.67%) NIST
5 11 (5.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 9 (4.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (4.59%) GRC
7 5 (2.55%) IASME
8 4 (2.04%) Data Quality
8 4 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (1.53%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.53%) PCI DSS
10 2 (1.02%) ISO 22301
10 2 (1.02%) QA
10 2 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.51%) PMO
11 1 (0.51%) SLA
11 1 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (11.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (5.61%) Active Directory
3 10 (5.10%) Docker
4 6 (3.06%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (5.61%) Terraform
2 8 (4.08%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.55%) Ansible
4 3 (1.53%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.51%) Control-M
5 1 (0.51%) SCCM
5 1 (0.51%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 54 (27.55%) Microsoft
2 22 (11.22%) VMware
3 15 (7.65%) Cisco
4 11 (5.61%) Citrix
5 10 (5.10%) SAP
6 8 (4.08%) Aruba
6 8 (4.08%) Google
6 8 (4.08%) HP
6 8 (4.08%) Oracle
7 7 (3.57%) Remedy
8 5 (2.55%) Databricks
9 4 (2.04%) Carbon Black
9 4 (2.04%) Cognos
9 4 (2.04%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (2.04%) Sage
9 4 (2.04%) ServiceNow
9 4 (2.04%) Splunk
9 4 (2.04%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.53%) Ahrefs
10 3 (1.53%) OneTrust