Data Protection Act (DPA)
North East > Durham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 2 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Durham | 0.20% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.84% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median annual salary | £72,500 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Durham
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 Durham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 119 | 99 | 90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham | 24.29% | 39.29% | 28.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 33 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,732 | - | £37,507 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £28,188 | £41,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,500 | £35,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.86% | -22.22% | -7.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £45,000 | £54,491 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £46,675 | £61,950 |
| North East median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -9.09% |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.
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Salary Trend in Durham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Data Protection Act.
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Job Locations in Durham
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 Durham region over the 6 months to 2 September 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 |
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| Stockton-on-Tees | - | 1 | £72,500 | - | 1 |
| Data Protection Act North East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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: