The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Colchester requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Colchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
38
63
61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester
86.36%
63.64%
100.00%
Number of salaries quoted
25
35
29
10th Percentile
£26,500
£21,250
£23,000
25th Percentile
£37,500
£28,375
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£41,000
£50,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-18.00%
-16.67%
+5.09%
75th Percentile
£45,000
£90,000
£71,250
90th Percentile
£70,000
£100,000
£83,750
Essex median annual salary
£41,000
£55,000
£48,800
% change year-on-year
-25.45%
+12.70%
+2.74%
Data Protection Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Data Protection Salary Trend in Colchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Data Protection.
Data Protection Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, job vacancies citing Data Protection also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Colchester region with a requirement for Data Protection.
Data Protection Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:
