Data Security Job Trends in Dorset

Data Security
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Data Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - +35
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 7 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 1.53% - 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% - 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile - - £36,650
25th Percentile - - £49,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.51%
75th Percentile - - £73,750
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £30,625 £44,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.40% -7.37% -2.95%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Data Security 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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 356 348 329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 77.56% 90.86% 89.89%
Number of salaries quoted 266 183 281
10th Percentile £27,707 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £42,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.00% -9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £75,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £54,439 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.15% +3.69% +2.94%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Data Security job vacancy trend in Dorset

Data Security
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Security

Data Security
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Poole - 7 £30,000 -
Data Security
South West

Data Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 7 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 7 (100.00%) Information Governance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) GDPR