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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 220 226
Rank change year-on-year +44 +6 +42
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 1,066 658 901
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.12% 1.50% 1.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.68% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 716 454 575
10th Percentile £33,125 £26,589 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,016 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £54,744 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.95% -0.47% -4.35%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £72,466
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £94,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -5.14%

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 69,952 39,107 58,576
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.57% 89.26% 81.15%
Number of salaries quoted 49,460 22,554 38,208
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 +36 439 £65,000 -10.34% 472
South East +18 175 £45,000 +5.88% 156
North of England +8 171 £52,500 +5.00% 197
Midlands +52 150 £54,534 +36.33% 102
West Midlands +35 99 £53,600 +2.70% 65
North West +5 94 £51,000 +30.35% 111
South West -34 62 £49,375 +9.72% 83
Yorkshire 0 61 £56,250 -6.25% 54
East of England -19 58 £45,000 +38.46% 72
East Midlands +5 51 £55,000 +92.98% 36
North East -50 16 £80,500 +40.00% 32
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 87 (8.16%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.56%) Apache Spark
3 6 (0.56%) Confluence
3 6 (0.56%) WordPress
4 4 (0.38%) Apache
4 4 (0.38%) CMS
5 3 (0.28%) IIS
6 2 (0.19%) nginx
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.094%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.094%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.094%) Documentum
7 1 (0.094%) JBoss
7 1 (0.094%) Moodle
7 1 (0.094%) WebSphere
Applications
1 53 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.00%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
4 9 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.47%) Fusion 360
6 3 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.094%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.094%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.094%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.094%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.094%) InDesign
8 1 (0.094%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.03%) Raiser’s Edge
3 6 (0.56%) Shopify
3 6 (0.56%) SystmOne
4 4 (0.38%) iTrent
5 3 (0.28%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.28%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.19%) SAP Retail
6 2 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.094%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.094%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.094%) Misys Midas
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.094%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 239 (22.42%) Azure
2 193 (18.11%) Microsoft 365
3 139 (13.04%) AWS
4 94 (8.82%) Power Platform
5 81 (7.60%) Entra ID
6 74 (6.94%) SaaS
7 46 (4.32%) Microsoft Purview
8 38 (3.56%) GCP
9 36 (3.38%) Power Automate
10 35 (3.28%) Microsoft Copilot
11 32 (3.00%) Serverless
12 27 (2.53%) PowerApps
13 25 (2.35%) Cloud Computing
14 24 (2.25%) AWS Lambda
15 22 (2.06%) OneDrive
16 19 (1.78%) Amazon ECS
16 19 (1.78%) AWS CloudFormation
17 18 (1.69%) Copilot Studio
18 15 (1.41%) Amazon EKS
19 14 (1.31%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 57 (5.35%) Network Security
2 37 (3.47%) Firewall
3 27 (2.53%) VPN
4 25 (2.35%) Wi-Fi
5 24 (2.25%) DNS
6 21 (1.97%) DHCP
7 17 (1.59%) LAN
7 17 (1.59%) VLAN
7 17 (1.59%) WAN
8 16 (1.50%) Internet
9 15 (1.41%) Wireless
10 13 (1.22%) TCP/IP
11 9 (0.84%) CHAP
12 6 (0.56%) Cisco IPT
12 6 (0.56%) SSL
12 6 (0.56%) VoIP
13 5 (0.47%) SMS
14 4 (0.38%) Intranet
15 3 (0.28%) SAN
15 3 (0.28%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (6.66%) Power BI
2 31 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
3 28 (2.63%) Metadata
4 21 (1.97%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.88%) Relational Database
6 18 (1.69%) Tableau
7 17 (1.59%) MySQL
8 14 (1.31%) Data Lake
9 12 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (1.13%) Power Query
10 10 (0.94%) MariaDB
11 9 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.56%) BigQuery
13 6 (0.56%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.47%) Big Data
14 5 (0.47%) DynamoDB
14 5 (0.47%) Looker
Development Applications
1 22 (2.06%) Git
2 18 (1.69%) JIRA
3 8 (0.75%) GitLab
3 8 (0.75%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.47%) MLflow
5 4 (0.38%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.28%) JMeter
7 2 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.19%) git-flow
7 2 (0.19%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.19%) Maven
7 2 (0.19%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.094%) Appium
8 1 (0.094%) Gatling
8 1 (0.094%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.094%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.094%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.094%) Yeoman
General
1 409 (38.37%) Social Skills
2 218 (20.45%) Finance
3 180 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
4 167 (15.67%) Legal
5 97 (9.10%) Public Sector
5 97 (9.10%) Retail
6 95 (8.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 93 (8.72%) Law
8 72 (6.75%) Organisational Skills
9 69 (6.47%) Influencing Skills
10 40 (3.75%) Marketing
11 37 (3.47%) Manufacturing
12 33 (3.10%) Banking
13 20 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
13 20 (1.88%) Financial Institution
14 19 (1.78%) Aerospace
15 17 (1.59%) Local Government
16 15 (1.41%) Fire and Rescue
17 14 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
18 12 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 107 (10.04%) Senior
2 93 (8.72%) Analyst
3 77 (7.22%) Architect
3 77 (7.22%) Lead
4 64 (6.00%) Data Manager
5 55 (5.16%) IT Manager
6 51 (4.78%) Developer
7 48 (4.50%) IT Support
8 36 (3.38%) Data Protection Manager
9 35 (3.28%) Data Protection Officer
10 32 (3.00%) Consultant
11 31 (2.91%) Sales Manager
12 30 (2.81%) Governance Manager
12 30 (2.81%) Information Manager
12 30 (2.81%) IT Engineer
13 29 (2.72%) Service Manager
14 26 (2.44%) Security Manager
15 24 (2.25%) Delivery Manager
15 24 (2.25%) Service Delivery Manager
16 22 (2.06%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (2.63%) HTML
2 24 (2.25%) CSS
3 22 (2.06%) OpenID
4 19 (1.78%) SAML
5 18 (1.69%) OAuth
6 16 (1.50%) AWS CDK
7 12 (1.13%) LDAP
7 12 (1.13%) ModSecurity
7 12 (1.13%) React
7 12 (1.13%) REST
8 10 (0.94%) .NET
9 9 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
9 9 (0.84%) Node.js
10 8 (0.75%) HTML5 Canvas
10 8 (0.75%) SPFx
11 7 (0.66%) Kafka
11 7 (0.66%) PySpark
12 6 (0.56%) AngularJS
12 6 (0.56%) RESTful
12 6 (0.56%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 132 (12.38%) Management Information System
2 112 (10.51%) Data Protection Act
3 98 (9.19%) Onboarding
4 52 (4.88%) Security Posture
5 49 (4.60%) Cloud Native
6 47 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
7 40 (3.75%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (3.47%) Product Ownership
9 35 (3.28%) Driving Licence
10 34 (3.19%) Virtual Team
11 27 (2.53%) Social Media
12 20 (1.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 19 (1.78%) Data Centre
13 19 (1.78%) Enterprise Cloud
13 19 (1.78%) Freedom of Information
14 15 (1.41%) Freedom of Information Act
14 15 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.31%) CCTV
15 14 (1.31%) NHS
16 13 (1.22%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 80 (7.50%) Windows
2 17 (1.59%) Windows Server
3 16 (1.50%) Linux
4 9 (0.84%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.47%) Android
6 5 (0.47%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.28%) Unix
8 1 (0.094%) AIX
8 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (26.17%) Cybersecurity
2 263 (24.67%) Problem-Solving
3 257 (24.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 208 (19.51%) AI
5 186 (17.45%) Information Security
6 181 (16.98%) Stakeholder Management
7 166 (15.57%) Decision-Making
8 161 (15.10%) Agile
9 160 (15.01%) Risk Management
10 130 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 113 (10.60%) Data Governance
12 112 (10.51%) Incident Response
13 110 (10.32%) Service Delivery
14 106 (9.94%) Analytics
15 104 (9.76%) Disaster Recovery
16 103 (9.66%) Roadmaps
17 95 (8.91%) ITIL
18 91 (8.54%) Business Continuity
19 89 (8.35%) Mentoring
20 86 (8.07%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 89 (8.35%) SQL
2 81 (7.60%) Python
3 43 (4.03%) JavaScript
4 34 (3.19%) PowerShell
5 31 (2.91%) Java
6 29 (2.72%) PHP
7 22 (2.06%) Bash
8 17 (1.59%) C#
9 14 (1.31%) Perl
9 14 (1.31%) Ruby
10 13 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 13 (1.22%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.28%) Go
11 3 (0.28%) Groovy
12 2 (0.19%) Bicep
12 2 (0.19%) C
12 2 (0.19%) R
12 2 (0.19%) RPG
12 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 147 (13.79%) Degree
2 93 (8.72%) CISSP
3 77 (7.22%) Security Cleared
4 66 (6.19%) CISM
5 40 (3.75%) Computer Science Degree
6 39 (3.66%) SC Cleared
7 33 (3.10%) AWS Certification
8 31 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
9 30 (2.81%) Azure Certification
10 25 (2.35%) CRISC
11 23 (2.16%) CISA
12 20 (1.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 20 (1.88%) DBS Check
12 20 (1.88%) DV Cleared
13 19 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 16 (1.50%) CCSP
14 16 (1.50%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (1.13%) SANS
16 11 (1.03%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 322 (30.21%) GDPR
2 128 (12.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 102 (9.57%) Data Quality
4 91 (8.54%) NIST
5 63 (5.91%) Cyber Essentials
6 49 (4.60%) GRC
7 36 (3.38%) Accessibility
8 34 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 27 (2.53%) QA
10 23 (2.16%) COBIT
11 22 (2.06%) SOC 2
12 21 (1.97%) PCI DSS
13 18 (1.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.22%) SLA
15 12 (1.13%) ISO 22301
16 10 (0.94%) ISO 9001
16 10 (0.94%) PERC
17 8 (0.75%) NCSC
18 7 (0.66%) PMO
18 7 (0.66%) SOC 1
System Software
1 73 (6.85%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.78%) Docker
3 14 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.94%) vSphere
5 7 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.094%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 39 (3.66%) Terraform
2 36 (3.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (2.06%) Kubernetes
4 19 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.84%) Ansible
6 8 (0.75%) Nessus
7 7 (0.66%) CASB
8 6 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.38%) Puppet
11 3 (0.28%) Argo
11 3 (0.28%) SCCM
12 2 (0.19%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.19%) Grafana
12 2 (0.19%) HP Fortify
12 2 (0.19%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.19%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.19%) vCenter Server
13 1 (0.094%) PaperCut
13 1 (0.094%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 280 (26.27%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.00%) Google
3 23 (2.16%) Salesforce
4 19 (1.78%) Oracle
5 17 (1.59%) SAP
5 17 (1.59%) VMware
6 16 (1.50%) OpenAI
7 13 (1.22%) Okta
8 12 (1.13%) Cisco
8 12 (1.13%) Databricks
8 12 (1.13%) ForgeRock
9 10 (0.94%) iManage
9 10 (0.94%) Infor
10 9 (0.84%) Palo Alto
11 8 (0.75%) ServiceNow
12 7 (0.66%) Informatica
12 7 (0.66%) Sage
13 6 (0.56%) IBM
13 6 (0.56%) Veeam
13 6 (0.56%) Workday