Data Protection Act (DPA)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 91 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +31 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.62% | 0.21% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.01% | 0.79% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,650 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,625 | £25,750 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £26,500 | £44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +115.09% | -39.77% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,125 | £27,250 | £46,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,950 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £57,000 | £26,500 | £45,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +115.09% | -41.44% | +0.56% |
All Generic Skills
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 249 | 381 | 610 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 30.97% | 27.10% | 40.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 112 | 230 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,313 | £31,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,500 | £45,000 | £46,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £81,074 | £73,886 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £87,500 | £87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -5.17% | +5.45% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Edinburgh.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: