The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bolton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
128
45
81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton
84.77%
31.47%
65.85%
Number of salaries quoted
105
21
14
10th Percentile
£25,480
£25,000
£28,650
25th Percentile
£30,500
£29,575
£41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£40,000
£50,000
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+5.26%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£50,000
£55,000
£51,875
90th Percentile
£77,500
£67,500
£52,500
Manchester median annual salary
£55,000
£54,000
£58,000
% change year-on-year
+1.85%
-6.90%
+7.21%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Data Protection Act Salary Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Bolton.
Data Protection Act Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned 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 across the Bolton region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:
