Data Protection/Privacy Specialist
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Specialist salary in the UK is £48,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 878 | 976 | 1210 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | +234 | -339 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Specialist | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.011% | 0.002% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.012% | 0.002% | 0.003% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,500 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,750 | £36,838 | £125,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.34% | -70.53% | +88.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,375 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,750 | £36,838 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +32.34% | - | - |
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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Data Protection Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Specialist.
Data Protection Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Specialist over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Data Protection Specialist
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 |
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| England | +123 | 11 | £48,750 | +32.34% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 9 | £48,750 | +32.34% | |
| Work from Home | - | 8 | £48,750 | - | |
| South West | - | 6 | £48,750 | - | |
| London | - | 2 | £100,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South East | +18 | 1 | £30,000 | - |
Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Data Protection Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Data Protection Specialist 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:
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