Data Protection/Privacy Manager
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 864 | 989 | 1157 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +168 | -277 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Manager | 44 | 9 | 48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.045% | 0.008% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.048% | 0.009% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 7 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £47,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £54,375 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +8.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,500 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +10.53% | -4.87% |
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 | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 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 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Data Protection Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Manager.
Data Protection Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Manager over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Data Protection Manager
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +168 | 44 | £60,000 | - | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 35 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 3 |
| South West | +5 | 13 | £60,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 13 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| London | +157 | 9 | - | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 9 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 6 | £42,500 | - | |
| Midlands | +20 | 5 | £60,000 | +14.29% | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £60,000 | - | |
| South East | +5 | 2 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | +34 | 1 | £62,500 | +19.05% |
Data Protection Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Data Protection Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Data Protection Manager 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: