Data Protection Act Job Trends in County Antrim

Data Protection Act (DPA)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in County Antrim. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - 57
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 0.16% - 0.91%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.66% - 3.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £42,500
75th Percentile - - £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £70,000 - £42,500

All Generic Skills
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 152 84 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 24.09% 43.75% 25.64%
Number of salaries quoted 41 15 84
10th Percentile £28,500 £46,750 £33,222
25th Percentile £34,250 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -15.38% +30.00%
75th Percentile £65,625 £60,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £96,375
Northern Ireland median annual salary £64,375 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +17.05% -12.00% +25.00%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Data Protection Act job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Data Protection Act.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Data Protection Act

Data Protection Act
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 18 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast - 1 £70,000 -
Data Protection Act
Northern Ireland

Data Protection Act
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR