Data Protection Job Trends in England

Data Protection
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 224 217
Rank change year-on-year +38 -7 +48
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 983 648 1,149
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.12% 1.50% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.66% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 663 458 806
10th Percentile £33,500 £28,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,046 £39,205 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,790 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% +11.58% -13.04%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,931 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,790 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.55% +11.58% -13.04%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data Protection 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,729 39,091 72,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.90% 90.22% 82.30%
Number of salaries quoted 45,730 22,350 51,838
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,771 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,201 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.89% +4.00% -8.84%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Data Protection job vacancy trend in England

Data Protection
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Protection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Protection

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in England over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
London +36 405 £75,000 +2.39% 151
North of England +10 165 £57,239 +14.48% 74
Midlands +54 145 £53,834 +9.86% 63
South East +19 145 £45,000 - 82
West Midlands +20 92 £53,600 +3.30% 40
North West -5 89 £51,000 +13.33% 41
Yorkshire +5 66 £57,239 -4.60% 26
East of England 0 54 £40,000 +23.08% 23
South West -34 54 £47,500 +12.31% 44
East Midlands +2 53 £55,000 +100.00% 23
North East -48 10 £80,000 +77.78% 8
Data Protection
UK

Data Protection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 66 (6.71%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.61%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.51%) CMS
4 5 (0.51%) IIS
4 5 (0.51%) WordPress
5 4 (0.41%) Apache
5 4 (0.41%) Confluence
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.10%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.10%) Documentum
7 1 (0.10%) JBoss
7 1 (0.10%) Moodle
7 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
Applications
1 42 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.26%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
4 10 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.51%) Fusion 360
6 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.10%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 18 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.12%) Raiser’s Edge
3 6 (0.61%) Shopify
4 3 (0.31%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.31%) iTrent
4 3 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.20%) SAP Retail
5 2 (0.20%) SystmOne
5 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.10%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.10%) FastStats
6 1 (0.10%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.10%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.10%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.10%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.10%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.10%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 200 (20.35%) Azure
2 157 (15.97%) Microsoft 365
3 122 (12.41%) AWS
4 87 (8.85%) Power Platform
5 83 (8.44%) Entra ID
6 60 (6.10%) SaaS
7 58 (5.90%) Microsoft Purview
8 33 (3.36%) Power Automate
9 28 (2.85%) GCP
10 27 (2.75%) Cloud Computing
11 26 (2.64%) Microsoft Copilot
11 26 (2.64%) Serverless
12 22 (2.24%) PowerApps
13 19 (1.93%) Copilot Studio
14 18 (1.83%) AWS Lambda
14 18 (1.83%) OneDrive
15 17 (1.73%) Amazon ECS
15 17 (1.73%) AWS CloudFormation
16 15 (1.53%) Amazon EKS
17 14 (1.42%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 50 (5.09%) Firewall
1 50 (5.09%) Network Security
2 24 (2.44%) VPN
3 20 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.63%) DNS
5 15 (1.53%) CHAP
5 15 (1.53%) WAN
6 13 (1.32%) DHCP
7 12 (1.22%) Internet
7 12 (1.22%) LAN
8 11 (1.12%) VLAN
9 10 (1.02%) Wireless
10 8 (0.81%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.51%) SMS
12 4 (0.41%) Cisco IPT
13 3 (0.31%) Intranet
13 3 (0.31%) SSL
14 2 (0.20%) Remote Desktop
14 2 (0.20%) VoIP
15 1 (0.10%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.71%) Power BI
2 23 (2.34%) Metadata
3 22 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (2.03%) Tableau
5 18 (1.83%) Data Lake
6 17 (1.73%) MySQL
7 12 (1.22%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.12%) SQL Server
9 10 (1.02%) MariaDB
9 10 (1.02%) Power Query
10 6 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.61%) Delta Lake
11 5 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.41%) Big Data
13 3 (0.31%) Db2
13 3 (0.31%) DynamoDB
14 2 (0.20%) Amazon Redshift
14 2 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (1.63%) Git
2 15 (1.53%) JIRA
3 8 (0.81%) GitLab
4 6 (0.61%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.51%) MLflow
6 4 (0.41%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.31%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.31%) JMeter
8 2 (0.20%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.20%) Maven
8 2 (0.20%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.10%) Appium
9 1 (0.10%) ERwin
9 1 (0.10%) Gatling
9 1 (0.10%) Jasmine
9 1 (0.10%) Karma Test Runner
9 1 (0.10%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.10%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.10%) Selenium
9 1 (0.10%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 389 (39.57%) Social Skills
2 219 (22.28%) Finance
3 171 (17.40%) Analytical Skills
4 150 (15.26%) Legal
5 87 (8.85%) Retail
6 79 (8.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (7.83%) Law
8 71 (7.22%) Public Sector
9 61 (6.21%) Organisational Skills
10 52 (5.29%) Marketing
11 48 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
12 33 (3.36%) Banking
13 24 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
13 24 (2.44%) Financial Institution
14 21 (2.14%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.73%) Telecoms
16 14 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
18 11 (1.12%) Fire and Rescue
18 11 (1.12%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 101 (10.27%) Analyst
2 95 (9.66%) Senior
3 74 (7.53%) Lead
4 59 (6.00%) Architect
5 50 (5.09%) Data Manager
5 50 (5.09%) IT Manager
6 46 (4.68%) Developer
7 43 (4.37%) IT Support
8 33 (3.36%) Data Protection Officer
9 32 (3.26%) Consultant
10 30 (3.05%) Security Manager
11 29 (2.95%) IT Engineer
12 28 (2.85%) Business Manager
13 26 (2.64%) Governance Manager
13 26 (2.64%) Information Manager
14 24 (2.44%) Development Manager
15 23 (2.34%) Data Protection Manager
15 23 (2.34%) Report Analyst
16 22 (2.24%) Business Development Manager
16 22 (2.24%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.24%) HTML
2 20 (2.03%) CSS
3 14 (1.42%) AWS CDK
4 10 (1.02%) OpenID
4 10 (1.02%) React
4 10 (1.02%) REST
5 8 (0.81%) Node.js
6 7 (0.71%) Kafka
6 7 (0.71%) OAuth
6 7 (0.71%) PySpark
6 7 (0.71%) SAML
7 6 (0.61%) .NET
7 6 (0.61%) AngularJS
7 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (0.61%) Middleware
7 6 (0.61%) Spring Boot
8 5 (0.51%) HTML5 Canvas
8 5 (0.51%) Next.js
8 5 (0.51%) SPFx
8 5 (0.51%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 139 (14.14%) Data Protection Act
2 116 (11.80%) Management Information System
3 82 (8.34%) Onboarding
4 45 (4.58%) Security Posture
5 43 (4.37%) Self-Motivation
6 35 (3.56%) Driving Licence
7 32 (3.26%) Cloud Native
7 32 (3.26%) Product Ownership
8 21 (2.14%) Virtual Team
9 19 (1.93%) Enterprise Cloud
10 17 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
10 17 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 16 (1.63%) Freedom of Information
12 15 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
13 13 (1.32%) CCTV
13 13 (1.32%) Freedom of Information Act
14 12 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
14 12 (1.22%) Data Centre
15 10 (1.02%) NHS
15 10 (1.02%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 74 (7.53%) Windows
2 21 (2.14%) Windows Server
3 19 (1.93%) Linux
4 8 (0.81%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.51%) Android
5 5 (0.51%) Unix
6 4 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.41%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.31%) AIX
7 3 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (25.13%) Cybersecurity
2 234 (23.80%) Problem-Solving
3 207 (21.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 183 (18.62%) AI
5 162 (16.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 159 (16.17%) Information Security
7 158 (16.07%) Decision-Making
8 146 (14.85%) Risk Management
9 124 (12.61%) Agile
10 116 (11.80%) Data Governance
11 110 (11.19%) Incident Response
12 100 (10.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 97 (9.87%) Disaster Recovery
14 96 (9.77%) Analytics
15 90 (9.16%) Service Delivery
16 87 (8.85%) Business Continuity
16 87 (8.85%) Roadmaps
17 84 (8.55%) ITIL
18 83 (8.44%) Information Governance
19 77 (7.83%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 75 (7.63%) Python
2 74 (7.53%) SQL
3 39 (3.97%) JavaScript
4 30 (3.05%) Java
5 29 (2.95%) PHP
6 25 (2.54%) PowerShell
7 21 (2.14%) Bash
8 15 (1.53%) Ruby
9 14 (1.42%) Perl
10 11 (1.12%) TypeScript
11 9 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.81%) C#
13 4 (0.41%) Go
13 4 (0.41%) VBA
14 3 (0.31%) Groovy
15 2 (0.20%) Bicep
15 2 (0.20%) C
15 2 (0.20%) RPG
15 2 (0.20%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.10%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 127 (12.92%) Degree
2 82 (8.34%) CISSP
3 60 (6.10%) Security Cleared
4 57 (5.80%) CISM
5 40 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 36 (3.66%) SC Cleared
7 31 (3.15%) CISA
8 29 (2.95%) AWS Certification
9 24 (2.44%) CRISC
10 22 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
11 21 (2.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (2.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 17 (1.73%) FFIEC
14 16 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.63%) SANS
15 15 (1.53%) CGEIT
16 14 (1.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 14 (1.42%) CCSP
16 14 (1.42%) DBS Check
17 11 (1.12%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 316 (32.15%) GDPR
2 131 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 101 (10.27%) NIST
4 87 (8.85%) Data Quality
5 74 (7.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 36 (3.66%) GRC
7 34 (3.46%) Accessibility
8 30 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 29 (2.95%) COBIT
10 24 (2.44%) PCI DSS
11 20 (2.03%) SOC 2
12 17 (1.73%) QA
13 16 (1.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 9 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
14 9 (0.92%) HIPAA
15 8 (0.81%) ISO 22301
15 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 8 (0.81%) PMO
15 8 (0.81%) SLA
16 7 (0.71%) TickIT
System Software
1 61 (6.21%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.63%) Docker
3 13 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.71%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.71%) vSphere
6 2 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.10%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.10%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 36 (3.66%) Terraform
2 25 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (2.03%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.81%) Ansible
4 8 (0.81%) CASB
5 6 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.31%) Argo
7 3 (0.31%) SCCM
8 2 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.20%) Grafana
8 2 (0.20%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.20%) Nessus
8 2 (0.20%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.10%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.10%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 263 (26.75%) Microsoft
2 27 (2.75%) Google
3 25 (2.54%) Salesforce
4 17 (1.73%) Oracle
5 16 (1.63%) SAP
6 15 (1.53%) OpenAI
7 14 (1.42%) VMware
8 10 (1.02%) Databricks
9 9 (0.92%) iManage
9 9 (0.92%) Sage
10 8 (0.81%) Infor
10 8 (0.81%) ServiceNow
11 7 (0.71%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.61%) Citrix
12 6 (0.61%) IBM
13 5 (0.51%) Cisco
13 5 (0.51%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (0.51%) Workday
13 5 (0.51%) Xero
13 5 (0.51%) Zscaler