Data Privacy Job Trends in the East Midlands

Data Privacy (including Information Privacy)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Data Privacy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 119 122
Rank change year-on-year +28 +3 +31
Permanent jobs citing Data Privacy 48 11 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.93% 0.49% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.41% 0.56% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 46 2 1
10th Percentile - £39,125 -
25th Percentile £26,000 £41,563 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% -7.14% +10.53%
75th Percentile £31,000 £56,563 £56,250
90th Percentile £43,750 £59,375 -
England median annual salary £62,500 £74,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +6.43% +21.74%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

Data Privacy 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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,989 1,976 1,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 79.85% 88.69% 85.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,249 832 1,280
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,775 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.32% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Privacy
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Privacy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Data Privacy job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Data Privacy
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Data Privacy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Data Privacy

Data Privacy
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Privacy in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Privacy in the East Midlands

Data Privacy
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Privacy within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Lincolnshire +11 33 £30,000 - 5
Nottinghamshire +30 9 £28,500 - 7
Leicestershire - 3 £85,000 - 10
Northamptonshire +4 2 £42,500 +6.25% 4
Derbyshire -15 1 - - 5
Data Privacy
England

Data Privacy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (6.25%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 39 (81.25%) SaaS
2 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
3 2 (4.17%) Google Ads
3 2 (4.17%) Google Analytics
3 2 (4.17%) Google Tag Manager
4 1 (2.08%) OCI
4 1 (2.08%) Oracle CX
4 1 (2.08%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 37 (77.08%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (2.08%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.25%) Power BI
2 1 (2.08%) Metadata
General
1 43 (89.58%) Analytical Skills
2 42 (87.50%) Social Skills
3 40 (83.33%) Retail
4 3 (6.25%) Aerospace
4 3 (6.25%) Electronics
4 3 (6.25%) Manufacturing
4 3 (6.25%) Marketing
5 1 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.08%) Legal
Job Titles
1 37 (77.08%) 2nd Line Support
2 27 (56.25%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 13 (27.08%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) ERP Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) ERP Support
3 13 (27.08%) SaaS Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) Software Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) Software Support Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) Support Analyst
4 10 (20.83%) 2nd Line Support Technician
4 10 (20.83%) Support Technician
5 6 (12.50%) Applications Support
5 6 (12.50%) Applications Support Technician
6 3 (6.25%) Data Protection Officer
6 3 (6.25%) IT Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Paid Search Manager
7 2 (4.17%) PPC Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Search Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 37 (77.08%) Onboarding
2 4 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.08%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.08%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (87.50%) ERP
1 42 (87.50%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (79.17%) CRM
2 38 (79.17%) E-Commerce
2 38 (79.17%) Logistics
3 37 (77.08%) Analytical Thinking
3 37 (77.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (77.08%) Customer Service
3 37 (77.08%) Mentoring
3 37 (77.08%) Root Cause Analysis
4 5 (10.42%) Agile
5 4 (8.33%) Data Management
5 4 (8.33%) Data Protection
5 4 (8.33%) Migration
6 3 (6.25%) Change Management
6 3 (6.25%) Computer Science
6 3 (6.25%) Data Integration
6 3 (6.25%) Lean Six Sigma
6 3 (6.25%) Project Management
6 3 (6.25%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 37 (77.08%) C#
1 37 (77.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (8.33%) Degree
2 3 (6.25%) Master's Degree
2 3 (6.25%) MBA
2 3 (6.25%) PMI Certification
2 3 (6.25%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (68.75%) QA
2 4 (8.33%) GDPR
3 1 (2.08%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.08%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (2.08%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (8.33%) Oracle
2 3 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.25%) QAD
2 3 (6.25%) SAP
3 2 (4.17%) Google