Data Protection Job Trends in Birmingham

Data Protection
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 82 76
Rank change year-on-year -4 -6 +24
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 22 48 33
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 1.26% 2.66% 2.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 2.85% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 17 39 20
10th Percentile £31,250 £46,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,500 £50,000 £50,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,720 £67,155 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.07% +22.10% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £80,625 £59,788
90th Percentile £81,250 £96,250 £69,500
West Midlands median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +22.55% -2.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Data Protection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,381 1,683 1,194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 79.37% 93.29% 88.05%
Number of salaries quoted 979 784 1,009
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,875 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Data Protection job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Data Protection
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Data Protection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Data Protection

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in Birmingham over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in Birmingham

Data Protection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (4.55%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (36.36%) Azure
2 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.64%) Power Platform
2 3 (13.64%) PowerApps
3 2 (9.09%) Entra ID
3 2 (9.09%) OneDrive
4 1 (4.55%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
4 1 (4.55%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) BGP
1 3 (13.64%) DHCP
1 3 (13.64%) DNS
1 3 (13.64%) Firewall
1 3 (13.64%) IPsec
1 3 (13.64%) Network Security
1 3 (13.64%) OSPF
1 3 (13.64%) SD-WAN
1 3 (13.64%) VLAN
1 3 (13.64%) VPN
1 3 (13.64%) WAN
1 3 (13.64%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (13.64%) Wireshark
2 1 (4.55%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Git
1 1 (4.55%) Jenkins
1 1 (4.55%) Maven
1 1 (4.55%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.55%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (22.73%) Analyst
2 4 (18.18%) Lead
2 4 (18.18%) Senior
3 3 (13.64%) Cisco Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Developer
3 3 (13.64%) Network Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Enterprise Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Enterprise Information Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Information Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Information Security Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Lead Developer
4 2 (9.09%) Security Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Security Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Senior Security Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) HTML
1 2 (9.09%) Middleware
2 1 (4.55%) ActiveMQ
2 1 (4.55%) RAML
2 1 (4.55%) REST
2 1 (4.55%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (36.36%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (22.73%) Cloud Native
2 5 (22.73%) Security Posture
3 3 (13.64%) Data Centre
4 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
5 1 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (4.55%) NHS
5 1 (4.55%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (31.82%) Decision-Making
1 7 (31.82%) ITIL
1 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (27.27%) Information Security
2 6 (27.27%) Security Operations
3 5 (22.73%) Agile
3 5 (22.73%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (22.73%) SIEM
3 5 (22.73%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (18.18%) DevOps
4 4 (18.18%) Enterprise Architecture
4 4 (18.18%) Incident Management
5 3 (13.64%) Change Control
5 3 (13.64%) Change Management
5 3 (13.64%) ITSM
5 3 (13.64%) Migration
5 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
5 3 (13.64%) Risk Management
5 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) C#
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
1 2 (9.09%) TypeScript
2 1 (4.55%) Java
2 1 (4.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) Azure Certification
1 3 (13.64%) CCNP
1 3 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (13.64%) CISM
1 3 (13.64%) CISSP
2 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (9.09%) DBS Check
2 2 (9.09%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (9.09%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (4.55%) CISMP
3 1 (4.55%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (27.27%) GRC
3 4 (18.18%) GDPR
4 3 (13.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (13.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (9.09%) SLA
6 1 (4.55%) HIPAA
6 1 (4.55%) ISO 22301
6 1 (4.55%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
1 3 (13.64%) Firmware
1 3 (13.64%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (13.64%) Dell DRAC
1 3 (13.64%) Terraform
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (4.55%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) Dell
3 3 (13.64%) Cisco
3 3 (13.64%) Meraki
3 3 (13.64%) Palo Alto
3 3 (13.64%) ServiceNow
3 3 (13.64%) SolarWinds
3 3 (13.64%) VMware
3 3 (13.64%) Zscaler
4 1 (4.55%) Apple
4 1 (4.55%) HP
4 1 (4.55%) MuleSoft
4 1 (4.55%) Oracle