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 have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 678 480 605
Rank change year-on-year -198 +125 +200
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 239 610 777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.59% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% 1.38% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 177 279 707
10th Percentile £27,750 £38,250 £34,200
25th Percentile £37,199 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% - +23.60%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,345 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.53% +5.00% +12.75%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,939 44,188 74,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.71% 47.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,008 23,913 34,286
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,001 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

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 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Top 18 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 5 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
England -146 228 £49,375 -10.23% 118
UK excluding London -165 149 £44,345 -15.53% 104
London -43 88 £72,500 +20.83% 18
Work from Home -99 57 £55,000 - 42
North of England -60 42 £50,000 -4.76% 25
Midlands -4 35 £57,500 +15.00% 26
South East +12 30 £30,500 -41.90% 18
West Midlands 0 30 £57,500 +9.52% 8
South West -22 28 £45,000 -18.18% 15
Yorkshire +82 19 £50,000 -10.71% 13
North West -89 19 £34,000 -35.24% 9
Northern Ireland +28 5 £42,500 -15.00%
East Midlands -12 5 £35,500 -18.39% 18
East of England -7 4 £70,000 +7.69% 15
North East -9 4 - - 3
Scotland -78 3 £26,500 -43.62% 3
Wales +11 1 £43,067 -16.49% 5
Channel Islands - 1 £110,000 -

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 8 (3.35%) Confluence
2 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.09%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.84%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.51%) Adobe After Effects
4 6 (2.51%) Adobe Premiere
4 6 (2.51%) Photoshop
4 6 (2.51%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.67%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.84%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.42%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 34 (14.23%) Azure
2 21 (8.79%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (5.02%) AWS
4 9 (3.77%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.35%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.93%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 5 (2.09%) GCP
7 5 (2.09%) OneDrive
8 4 (1.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 4 (1.67%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.26%) IaaS
9 3 (1.26%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (0.84%) Datadog
10 2 (0.84%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.84%) PaaS
11 1 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.42%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.11%) Intranet
2 16 (6.69%) Firewall
3 15 (6.28%) Internet
4 14 (5.86%) SNMP
5 6 (2.51%) Cisco IPT
6 5 (2.09%) VoIP
7 3 (1.26%) Broadband
7 3 (1.26%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.84%) HTTP
8 2 (0.84%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.42%) FTP
9 1 (0.42%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.44%) SQL Server
2 10 (4.18%) Relational Database
3 9 (3.77%) Data Lake
3 9 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (3.77%) Power BI
4 8 (3.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (2.93%) Big Data
6 6 (2.51%) Metadata
6 6 (2.51%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 6 (2.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (1.26%) Tableau
8 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.84%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.42%) Dremio
9 1 (0.42%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.42%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.42%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.42%) MySQL
9 1 (0.42%) Power Query
9 1 (0.42%) Redis
Development Applications
1 13 (5.44%) Git
2 8 (3.35%) JIRA
2 8 (3.35%) Selenium
3 6 (2.51%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.84%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.42%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.42%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.42%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.42%) Postman
5 1 (0.42%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.42%) Storybook
General
1 62 (25.94%) Social Skills
2 52 (21.76%) Finance
3 36 (15.06%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (13.81%) Legal
5 18 (7.53%) Marketing
6 15 (6.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.44%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (4.60%) Retail
9 10 (4.18%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (3.77%) Law
10 9 (3.77%) Pharmaceutical
10 9 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (3.77%) Telecoms
11 8 (3.35%) Banking
12 7 (2.93%) Front Office
12 7 (2.93%) Local Government
12 7 (2.93%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.51%) Advertising
14 4 (1.67%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.67%) Police
Job Titles
1 40 (16.74%) Developer
2 36 (15.06%) Senior
3 27 (11.30%) Analyst
4 22 (9.21%) Lead
5 17 (7.11%) Consultant
6 16 (6.69%) Network Manager
7 15 (6.28%) Project Manager
8 14 (5.86%) Security Analyst
9 11 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 10 (4.18%) Information Security Consultant
10 10 (4.18%) Security Consultant
11 9 (3.77%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 9 (3.77%) Data Engineer
11 9 (3.77%) IT Analyst
11 9 (3.77%) IT Security Analyst
11 9 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
11 9 (3.77%) Senior Developer
12 8 (3.35%) Administrator
12 8 (3.35%) Java Developer
12 8 (3.35%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.18%) Node.js
1 10 (4.18%) React
2 8 (3.35%) .NET
2 8 (3.35%) Spring
2 8 (3.35%) Spring Boot
2 8 (3.35%) Vue
3 7 (2.93%) Hibernate
3 7 (2.93%) JPA
4 5 (2.09%) Kafka
4 5 (2.09%) RESTful
5 4 (1.67%) Jest
5 4 (1.67%) Web Services
6 3 (1.26%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.26%) CSS
7 2 (0.84%) EDI
7 2 (0.84%) Express.js
7 2 (0.84%) HTML
7 2 (0.84%) Laravel
7 2 (0.84%) Next.js
7 2 (0.84%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 48 (20.08%) Management Information System
2 17 (7.11%) Freedom of Information
2 17 (7.11%) NHS
3 13 (5.44%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (4.18%) Algorithms
4 10 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (4.18%) Virtual Team
5 9 (3.77%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (2.93%) Derivative
7 5 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (2.09%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.09%) Fat Client
7 5 (2.09%) Thin Client
8 4 (1.67%) e-Learning
8 4 (1.67%) SCORM
9 3 (1.26%) CCTV
9 3 (1.26%) Cyberattack
9 3 (1.26%) Educational Technology
9 3 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.26%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.37%) Windows
2 11 (4.60%) Linux
3 9 (3.77%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.84%) Android
4 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.84%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.42%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 52 (21.76%) Information Security
3 48 (20.08%) Cybersecurity
4 43 (17.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 33 (13.81%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (13.39%) Agile
6 32 (13.39%) Project Management
7 29 (12.13%) Disaster Recovery
8 28 (11.72%) Customer Service
9 26 (10.88%) Mentoring
10 25 (10.46%) DevOps
11 23 (9.62%) Analytics
11 23 (9.62%) Vulnerability Management
12 21 (8.79%) Collaborative Working
12 21 (8.79%) Security Operations
12 21 (8.79%) Value Proposition
13 20 (8.37%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 19 (7.95%) Line Management
15 18 (7.53%) Data Privacy
15 18 (7.53%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 24 (10.04%) SQL
2 18 (7.53%) Java
3 15 (6.28%) JavaScript
4 14 (5.86%) Python
5 11 (4.60%) PowerShell
5 11 (4.60%) TypeScript
6 10 (4.18%) C#
7 9 (3.77%) Scala
8 8 (3.35%) T-SQL
9 5 (2.09%) C++
10 2 (0.84%) Bash
10 2 (0.84%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.84%) R
11 1 (0.42%) Clojure
11 1 (0.42%) Go
11 1 (0.42%) Groovy
11 1 (0.42%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.42%) PHP
11 1 (0.42%) Swift
11 1 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 53 (22.18%) Degree
2 22 (9.21%) Master's Degree
3 14 (5.86%) CISSP
4 12 (5.02%) ISEB
5 9 (3.77%) CompTIA CySA+
6 8 (3.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 6 (2.51%) DBS Check
8 5 (2.09%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (2.09%) MCSA
8 5 (2.09%) MCSE
8 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.67%) CISM
9 4 (1.67%) Security Cleared
10 3 (1.26%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.26%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.26%) PMP
11 2 (0.84%) CISA
11 2 (0.84%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.84%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (31.80%) GDPR
2 21 (8.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 21 (8.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (8.37%) NIST
4 15 (6.28%) PCI DSS
5 14 (5.86%) QA
6 11 (4.60%) Data Quality
7 10 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 8 (3.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (2.51%) NCSC
10 5 (2.09%) COBIT
11 3 (1.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.26%) PMO
12 2 (0.84%) GRC
12 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 2 (0.84%) SLA
12 2 (0.84%) SNOMED CT
13 1 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.42%) MiFID
System Software
1 17 (7.11%) Active Directory
1 17 (7.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (4.60%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.67%) Docker
4 1 (0.42%) Ceph
4 1 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (6.28%) Kubernetes
2 14 (5.86%) Terraform
3 9 (3.77%) CASB
4 3 (1.26%) Ansible
5 2 (0.84%) Istio
5 2 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.84%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.84%) SCCM
6 1 (0.42%) Control-M
6 1 (0.42%) Grafana
6 1 (0.42%) Kibana
6 1 (0.42%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 74 (30.96%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.11%) VMware
3 11 (4.60%) Aruba
3 11 (4.60%) Cisco
3 11 (4.60%) HP
4 9 (3.77%) Databricks
4 9 (3.77%) Sage
5 8 (3.35%) SAP
6 6 (2.51%) Adobe
6 6 (2.51%) Oracle
7 4 (1.67%) Apple
7 4 (1.67%) Citrix
8 3 (1.26%) Facebook
8 3 (1.26%) Google
8 3 (1.26%) Trayport
9 2 (0.84%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.84%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.84%) Meraki
9 2 (0.84%) NEC
9 2 (0.84%) Serena