Data Protection Act Job Trends in Chelmsford

Data Protection Act (DPA)
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Chelmsford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford 0.70% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,600 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,850 - -
75th Percentile £32,101 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £30,850 - -

All Generic Skills
Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34 22 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 23.78% 30.56% 29.17%
Number of salaries quoted 29 7 25
10th Percentile - £28,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £34,625 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £60,250 £39,132
Median % change year-on-year -14.52% +53.97% -16.65%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,375 £41,508
90th Percentile £75,750 £65,200 £57,000
Essex median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -20.00%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Data Protection Act job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Data Protection Act.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Data Protection Act

Data Protection Act
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Information Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft