Data Protection Jobs in the City of London

Data Protection
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 143 162
Rank change year-on-year +56 +19 +13
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 50 40 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.58% 1.20% 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.68% 1.31% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 37 36 61
10th Percentile £44,590 £43,125 £41,875
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -20.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £90,750 £90,313 £71,250
90th Percentile £97,750 £140,000 £106,250
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £50,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +55.00% -20.00% -3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,867 3,062 4,285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 96.29% 91.65% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,403 2,381 3,559
10th Percentile £42,100 £41,315 £42,950
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the City of London

Data Protection
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the City of London.

Salary trend for Data Protection in the City of London

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in the City of London

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (14.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (54.00%) Azure
2 21 (42.00%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (24.00%) Power Platform
4 10 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
5 8 (16.00%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (16.00%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (14.00%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (14.00%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (14.00%) Entra ID
6 7 (14.00%) Google Workspace
6 7 (14.00%) PowerApps
7 6 (12.00%) AWS
8 5 (10.00%) Collibra
9 3 (6.00%) Copilot Studio
9 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (4.00%) GCP
10 2 (4.00%) Rubrik
11 1 (2.00%) Akamai
11 1 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 8 (16.00%) Wireless
2 7 (14.00%) VLAN
3 6 (12.00%) SSL
4 2 (4.00%) Internet
4 2 (4.00%) Network Security
5 1 (2.00%) DKIM
5 1 (2.00%) DMARC
5 1 (2.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.00%) IBM InfoSphere
1 5 (10.00%) Metadata
1 5 (10.00%) Power BI
1 5 (10.00%) Tableau
2 1 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.00%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.00%) JIRA
General
1 23 (46.00%) Social Skills
2 17 (34.00%) Marketing
3 15 (30.00%) Finance
4 14 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (24.00%) Law
6 5 (10.00%) Banking
7 4 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (6.00%) Financial Institution
9 1 (2.00%) Billing
9 1 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Legal
9 1 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Police
9 1 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (18.00%) Senior
2 8 (16.00%) Lead
3 7 (14.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (14.00%) Platform Specialist
3 7 (14.00%) Power Platform Specialist
3 7 (14.00%) Programme Manager
4 6 (12.00%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
5 5 (10.00%) Data Steward
5 5 (10.00%) Digital Programme Manager
6 4 (8.00%) Analyst
7 3 (6.00%) Cloud Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Cloud Platform Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) IT Manager
7 3 (6.00%) Platform Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Security Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Platform Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Systems Engineer
8 2 (4.00%) Senior Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) LDAP
1 1 (2.00%) OAuth
1 1 (2.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 7 (14.00%) Data Structures
2 4 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.00%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (6.00%) Freedom of Information
3 3 (6.00%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.00%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.00%) Data Centre
4 2 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (4.00%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.00%) Enterprise Storage
5 1 (2.00%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (2.00%) IoT
5 1 (2.00%) iPad
5 1 (2.00%) iPhone
5 1 (2.00%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.00%) Windows
2 2 (4.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.00%) Linux
3 1 (2.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (34.00%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (28.00%) Project Management
2 14 (28.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 13 (26.00%) DevOps
4 10 (20.00%) CI/CD
4 10 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 9 (18.00%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (18.00%) Data Analysis
5 9 (18.00%) Information Security
6 8 (16.00%) Disaster Recovery
6 8 (16.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (14.00%) Asset Management
7 7 (14.00%) Business Continuity
7 7 (14.00%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (14.00%) CRM
7 7 (14.00%) Data Visualisation
7 7 (14.00%) Infrastructure Management
7 7 (14.00%) User Experience
7 7 (14.00%) Visualisation
7 7 (14.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.00%) PowerShell
2 7 (14.00%) C#
2 7 (14.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.00%) Java
3 1 (2.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (2.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (26.00%) Degree
2 10 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (8.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (6.00%) Azure Certification
4 3 (6.00%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.00%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.00%) PMP
6 1 (2.00%) ACSA
6 1 (2.00%) ACSP
6 1 (2.00%) CCSK
6 1 (2.00%) CCSP
6 1 (2.00%) CISA
6 1 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.00%) CISM
6 1 (2.00%) CISSP
6 1 (2.00%) CRISC
6 1 (2.00%) ISSAP
6 1 (2.00%) Postgraduate
6 1 (2.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (24.00%) GDPR
2 10 (20.00%) Accessibility
3 5 (10.00%) Data Quality
4 3 (6.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (6.00%) NIST
5 1 (2.00%) COBIT
5 1 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (2.00%) GLP
5 1 (2.00%) GRC
5 1 (2.00%) HIPAA
5 1 (2.00%) NCSC
5 1 (2.00%) NIST 800
5 1 (2.00%) SLA
5 1 (2.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.00%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 7 (14.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (12.00%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (12.00%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (4.00%) Avamar
4 1 (2.00%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (2.00%) NetBackup
4 1 (2.00%) SCCM
4 1 (2.00%) SCOM
4 1 (2.00%) Terraform
4 1 (2.00%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 30 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.00%) Google
3 6 (12.00%) Cisco
3 6 (12.00%) Meraki
4 5 (10.00%) IBM
4 5 (10.00%) Informatica
5 2 (4.00%) Apple
6 1 (2.00%) Atlassian
6 1 (2.00%) Commvault
6 1 (2.00%) CyberArk
6 1 (2.00%) Dell
6 1 (2.00%) EMC
6 1 (2.00%) Netskope
6 1 (2.00%) Okta
6 1 (2.00%) SAP
6 1 (2.00%) ServiceNow
6 1 (2.00%) SolarWinds
6 1 (2.00%) Veeam
6 1 (2.00%) VMware
6 1 (2.00%) Zscaler