Data Protection Act Jobs in England

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 605 501 579
Rank change year-on-year -104 +78 +4
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 196 363 786
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.25% 0.51% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.76% 1.23% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 143 212 726
10th Percentile £28,400 £39,525 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £48,438 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £71,216 £76,563 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.43% +4.55% -4.35%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,806 29,571 69,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.93% 41.60% 47.31%
Number of salaries quoted 16,283 18,664 32,310
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,408 £34,506
25th Percentile £40,523 £46,570 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,124 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.66% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in England.

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in England

Data Protection Act
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
London -47 62 £75,000 +13.64% 16
North of England -13 45 £52,500 - 15
South East +4 30 £30,500 -44.55% 13
Midlands -21 29 £62,500 +19.05% 19
West Midlands 0 27 £62,500 +19.05% 10
North West -25 27 £50,000 -4.76% 6
South West +4 26 £45,000 -18.18% 19
Yorkshire +54 18 £57,500 -4.17% 7
East of England -12 3 £51,500 -14.17% 7
East Midlands -31 2 £35,500 -29.00% 9
Data Protection Act
UK

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.53%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.02%) Confluence
4 1 (0.51%) Apache
4 1 (0.51%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.51%) SAS
4 1 (0.51%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.51%) Umbraco
Applications
1 6 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (3.06%) Spreadsheet
2 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.02%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (1.02%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (1.02%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (2.04%) Primavera
2 3 (1.53%) Workday HCM
3 2 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.02%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (1.02%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (1.02%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (1.02%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.02%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.02%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.02%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.51%) Maximo
4 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 35 (17.86%) Azure
2 21 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.12%) AWS
4 11 (5.61%) Power Platform
5 9 (4.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 8 (4.08%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (3.57%) Entra ID
8 4 (2.04%) GCP
8 4 (2.04%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.53%) Google Analytics
9 3 (1.53%) IaaS
9 3 (1.53%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.53%) WhatsApp
10 2 (1.02%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (1.02%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.02%) PaaS
11 1 (0.51%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.51%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.51%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.63%) Firewall
2 11 (5.61%) Intranet
3 10 (5.10%) Internet
4 9 (4.59%) SNMP
5 4 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.53%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (1.53%) VoIP
6 3 (1.53%) Wireless
7 2 (1.02%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.51%) ADSL
8 1 (0.51%) Broadband
8 1 (0.51%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.51%) DHCP
8 1 (0.51%) DNS
8 1 (0.51%) FTP
8 1 (0.51%) PSTN
8 1 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.51%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.51%) VPN
8 1 (0.51%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 12 (6.12%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (5.10%) Data Lake
3 10 (5.10%) Power BI
3 10 (5.10%) Relational Database
4 8 (4.08%) Big Data
4 8 (4.08%) Metadata
4 8 (4.08%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 8 (4.08%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 8 (4.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.02%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.02%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.02%) MySQL
5 2 (1.02%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.02%) SAP HANA
5 2 (1.02%) Tableau
6 1 (0.51%) Dremio
6 1 (0.51%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.51%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.51%) Redis
Development Applications
1 10 (5.10%) Git
2 7 (3.57%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.53%) Selenium
4 2 (1.02%) JIRA
4 2 (1.02%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.51%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.51%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.51%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.51%) Storybook
5 1 (0.51%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 56 (28.57%) Finance
2 50 (25.51%) Social Skills
3 27 (13.78%) Legal
4 16 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.16%) Banking
5 13 (6.63%) Marketing
6 11 (5.61%) Law
6 11 (5.61%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (5.10%) Retail
7 10 (5.10%) Telecoms
8 8 (4.08%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (3.57%) Back Office
9 7 (3.57%) Front Office
10 6 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.06%) Public Sector
11 5 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.04%) Advertising
12 4 (2.04%) Investment Banking
12 4 (2.04%) Police
13 2 (1.02%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 34 (17.35%) Senior
2 24 (12.24%) Analyst
3 23 (11.73%) Developer
4 21 (10.71%) Project Manager
5 16 (8.16%) Consultant
6 14 (7.14%) Security Manager
7 13 (6.63%) Lead
8 12 (6.12%) Security Analyst
8 12 (6.12%) Senior Analyst
9 10 (5.10%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 10 (5.10%) Information Security Consultant
9 10 (5.10%) Network Manager
9 10 (5.10%) Security Consultant
10 9 (4.59%) Azure Engineer
10 9 (4.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 9 (4.59%) IT Analyst
10 9 (4.59%) IT Security Analyst
11 8 (4.08%) Azure Data Engineer
11 8 (4.08%) Data Engineer
12 7 (3.57%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.08%) React
2 7 (3.57%) .NET
3 6 (3.06%) CSS
3 6 (3.06%) HTML
3 6 (3.06%) Kafka
4 5 (2.55%) Node.js
5 4 (2.04%) AngularJS
5 4 (2.04%) Vue
6 2 (1.02%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (1.02%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (1.02%) Redux
6 2 (1.02%) RESTful
6 2 (1.02%) Spring
6 2 (1.02%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.51%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.51%) Ajax
7 1 (0.51%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.51%) jQuery
7 1 (0.51%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 34 (17.35%) Management Information System
2 19 (9.69%) NHS
3 16 (8.16%) Freedom of Information
4 13 (6.63%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (6.12%) Algorithms
6 11 (5.61%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (5.10%) Driving Licence
8 8 (4.08%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (4.08%) Derivative
8 8 (4.08%) Virtual Team
9 5 (2.55%) PACS
10 4 (2.04%) Data Centre
10 4 (2.04%) Hedge funds
11 3 (1.53%) Cyberattack
11 3 (1.53%) Educational Technology
11 3 (1.53%) Fat Client
11 3 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (1.53%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (1.53%) Thin Client
12 2 (1.02%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 24 (12.24%) Windows
2 16 (8.16%) Linux
3 11 (5.61%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.53%) Android
4 3 (1.53%) Unix
5 2 (1.02%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.02%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.51%) NetWare
6 1 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.51%) Solaris
6 1 (0.51%) SUSE
6 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 51 (26.02%) Information Security
3 37 (18.88%) Cybersecurity
4 30 (15.31%) Agile
5 26 (13.27%) Project Management
6 25 (12.76%) Customer Service
7 22 (11.22%) DevOps
7 22 (11.22%) Disaster Recovery
8 21 (10.71%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 20 (10.20%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (9.18%) Analytics
10 18 (9.18%) PRINCE2
10 18 (9.18%) Security Operations
11 17 (8.67%) Data Privacy
11 17 (8.67%) Incident Management
11 17 (8.67%) Vulnerability Management
12 16 (8.16%) Business Intelligence
13 15 (7.65%) Mentoring
13 15 (7.65%) Stakeholder Management
13 15 (7.65%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 25 (12.76%) SQL
2 16 (8.16%) Java
3 14 (7.14%) Python
4 12 (6.12%) PowerShell
5 10 (5.10%) C#
6 9 (4.59%) JavaScript
6 9 (4.59%) T-SQL
7 7 (3.57%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.04%) C++
9 3 (1.53%) Bash
9 3 (1.53%) Scala
10 2 (1.02%) R
11 1 (0.51%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.51%) Clojure
11 1 (0.51%) Go
11 1 (0.51%) Groovy
11 1 (0.51%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.51%) PHP
11 1 (0.51%) VBA
11 1 (0.51%) VC++
Qualifications
1 44 (22.45%) Degree
2 19 (9.69%) CISSP
3 17 (8.67%) Master's Degree
4 9 (4.59%) CISM
4 9 (4.59%) CompTIA CySA+
5 7 (3.57%) ISEB
5 7 (3.57%) PMI Certification
5 7 (3.57%) PMP
5 7 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 6 (3.06%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 4 (2.04%) MCSA
7 4 (2.04%) MCSE
7 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.53%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.02%) CISA
9 2 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (0.51%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (35.20%) GDPR
2 28 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 26 (13.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (9.69%) NIST
5 12 (6.12%) PCI DSS
6 10 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 9 (4.59%) Data Quality
8 8 (4.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (3.57%) GRC
10 5 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (1.53%) COBIT
11 3 (1.53%) QA
11 3 (1.53%) SLA
12 2 (1.02%) IASME
12 2 (1.02%) ISO 9001
12 2 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.51%) SNOMED CT
13 1 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (7.14%) Active Directory
3 8 (4.08%) Hyper-V
4 7 (3.57%) Docker
5 2 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.51%) Ceph
Systems Management
1 14 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 13 (6.63%) Terraform
3 9 (4.59%) CASB
4 4 (2.04%) Ansible
5 2 (1.02%) Istio
5 2 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.02%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.51%) Control-M
6 1 (0.51%) Grafana
6 1 (0.51%) Kibana
6 1 (0.51%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.51%) SCCM
6 1 (0.51%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 61 (31.12%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.16%) VMware
3 10 (5.10%) Databricks
3 10 (5.10%) Oracle
4 8 (4.08%) Cisco
5 7 (3.57%) Sage
6 6 (3.06%) Aruba
6 6 (3.06%) Citrix
6 6 (3.06%) Google
6 6 (3.06%) HP
7 5 (2.55%) Apple
8 3 (1.53%) Ahrefs
8 3 (1.53%) Cognos
8 3 (1.53%) SAP
8 3 (1.53%) Trayport
8 3 (1.53%) Workday
9 2 (1.02%) Adobe
9 2 (1.02%) Alteryx
9 2 (1.02%) Meraki
9 2 (1.02%) Serena