Data Protection/Privacy Officer
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 871 | 963 | 1205 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | +242 | -316 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer | 31 | 9 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.009% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.010% | 0.016% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 9 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,800 | £36,643 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £47,650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -16.05% | -13.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £48,750 | £95,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | - | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £40,170 | £46,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.02% | -13.61% | -15.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Officer.
Data Protection Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Officer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Data Protection Officer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +120 | 30 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 26 | £45,000 | +12.02% | 7 |
| South East | - | 17 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 15 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 5 |
| London | +104 | 5 | £140,000 | +250.00% | 1 |
| North of England | +55 | 4 | - | - | |
| North West | +17 | 4 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £65,000 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £34,500 | - |
Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Data Protection Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.
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Data Protection Officer Skill Set
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: