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 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 185 202
Rank change year-on-year -13 +17 +58
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 816 722 1,224
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.00% 1.85% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.34% 1.98% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 586 496 909
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,991
25th Percentile £40,063 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £88,750 £79,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.64%

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 60,747 36,431 71,585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.63% 93.15% 85.51%
Number of salaries quoted 38,643 20,635 53,886
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,580 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +9.09% -10.57%

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 7 May 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 7 May 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 +3 334 £80,000 +3.90% 158
North of England -37 142 £57,239 +4.07% 75
South East -14 124 £40,000 -11.11% 60
Midlands -11 96 £57,500 +15.00% 51
North West -19 82 £50,000 - 34
West Midlands -26 61 £50,000 - 35
East of England -2 52 £43,000 +7.74% 38
Yorkshire -39 52 £57,239 -2.16% 28
South West -24 48 £36,998 -40.80% 26
East Midlands -13 33 £67,500 +135.81% 16
North East -21 8 £65,000 +26.83% 13
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 31 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.74%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.49%) CMS
5 3 (0.37%) Apache
5 3 (0.37%) IIS
6 2 (0.25%) Confluence
6 2 (0.25%) WordPress
7 1 (0.12%) JBoss
Applications
1 43 (5.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (4.41%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.49%) Shopify
3 4 (0.49%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.37%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.37%) SystmOne
5 2 (0.25%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.25%) SAP Retail
6 1 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.12%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.12%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.12%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 177 (21.69%) Azure
2 116 (14.22%) Microsoft 365
3 66 (8.09%) Entra ID
4 64 (7.84%) AWS
5 63 (7.72%) Power Platform
6 59 (7.23%) Microsoft Purview
7 57 (6.99%) SaaS
8 26 (3.19%) GCP
9 17 (2.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 15 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.84%) PaaS
11 14 (1.72%) Google Workspace
12 13 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
12 13 (1.59%) Serverless
13 12 (1.47%) OneDrive
14 11 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
14 11 (1.35%) Power Automate
15 10 (1.23%) GitHub
16 9 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
17 8 (0.98%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.99%) Firewall
2 29 (3.55%) CHAP
3 28 (3.43%) WAN
4 23 (2.82%) Network Security
5 18 (2.21%) VPN
6 17 (2.08%) LAN
7 14 (1.72%) DNS
8 11 (1.35%) DHCP
9 9 (1.10%) TCP/IP
10 7 (0.86%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.74%) VLAN
11 6 (0.74%) VoIP
11 6 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.61%) SMS
13 4 (0.49%) Internet
13 4 (0.49%) Wireless
14 3 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.37%) PuTTY
15 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
15 2 (0.25%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.50%) Power BI
2 23 (2.82%) Data Lake
3 20 (2.45%) Metadata
4 19 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (1.59%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.35%) Power Query
7 10 (1.23%) Tableau
8 8 (0.98%) MySQL
9 7 (0.86%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.61%) Big Data
11 5 (0.61%) Delta Lake
12 4 (0.49%) BigQuery
13 3 (0.37%) DB2
13 3 (0.37%) MariaDB
13 3 (0.37%) Star Schema
14 2 (0.25%) DynamoDB
14 2 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
14 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (2.57%) Git
2 14 (1.72%) JIRA
3 9 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.86%) GitLab
5 5 (0.61%) Maven
5 5 (0.61%) MLflow
6 4 (0.49%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.37%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.37%) JMeter
7 3 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.25%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.25%) Storybook
9 1 (0.12%) Appium
9 1 (0.12%) Gatling
9 1 (0.12%) GCC
9 1 (0.12%) Jasmine
9 1 (0.12%) Karma Test Runner
9 1 (0.12%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 340 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 193 (23.65%) Finance
3 143 (17.52%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (15.07%) Legal
5 64 (7.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 64 (7.84%) Law
6 54 (6.62%) Organisational Skills
7 52 (6.37%) Marketing
8 51 (6.25%) Retail
9 44 (5.39%) Banking
10 38 (4.66%) Financial Institution
11 29 (3.55%) Influencing Skills
12 26 (3.19%) Public Sector
13 22 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.33%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.59%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
16 9 (1.10%) Local Government
16 9 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (0.86%) Police
Job Titles
1 109 (13.36%) Analyst
2 68 (8.33%) Lead
3 63 (7.72%) Senior
4 40 (4.90%) IT Manager
5 37 (4.53%) Report Analyst
6 36 (4.41%) Architect
7 32 (3.92%) IT Support
8 31 (3.80%) Auditor
9 29 (3.55%) Data Manager
10 28 (3.43%) Data Protection Officer
10 28 (3.43%) Security Auditor
11 27 (3.31%) Security Manager
12 26 (3.19%) Development Manager
12 26 (3.19%) Internal Auditor
13 25 (3.06%) Business Manager
13 25 (3.06%) Developer
13 25 (3.06%) IT Engineer
14 24 (2.94%) Account Manager
15 23 (2.82%) Administrator
15 23 (2.82%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.96%) CSS
2 12 (1.47%) HTML
3 10 (1.23%) Node.js
4 9 (1.10%) OAuth
5 7 (0.86%) .NET
5 7 (0.86%) EDI
5 7 (0.86%) REST
6 6 (0.74%) Middleware
6 6 (0.74%) OpenID
6 6 (0.74%) SOAP
7 5 (0.61%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.61%) Jest
7 5 (0.61%) PySpark
7 5 (0.61%) RESTful
8 4 (0.49%) JWT
8 4 (0.49%) React
8 4 (0.49%) XML
9 3 (0.37%) ActiveMQ
9 3 (0.37%) SAML
9 3 (0.37%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 130 (15.93%) Data Protection Act
2 106 (12.99%) Management Information System
3 37 (4.53%) Onboarding
4 29 (3.55%) Driving Licence
4 29 (3.55%) Security Posture
5 27 (3.31%) Cloud Native
6 22 (2.70%) NHS
7 19 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 18 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
8 18 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
9 15 (1.84%) Blockchain
10 14 (1.72%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.35%) CMDB
12 10 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
12 10 (1.23%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.23%) Social Media
13 8 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.86%) Data Structures
15 6 (0.74%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 69 (8.46%) Windows
2 24 (2.94%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.08%) Linux
4 6 (0.74%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.61%) Unix
6 4 (0.49%) Android
6 4 (0.49%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.49%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.37%) AIX
8 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (26.23%) Cybersecurity
2 196 (24.02%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (18.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 132 (16.18%) Decision-Making
4 132 (16.18%) Risk Management
5 128 (15.69%) Information Security
6 110 (13.48%) Agile
7 107 (13.11%) AI
7 107 (13.11%) Incident Response
8 103 (12.62%) Stakeholder Management
9 99 (12.13%) Analytics
10 92 (11.27%) Data Governance
11 90 (11.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 85 (10.42%) Project Management
13 80 (9.80%) ITIL
14 76 (9.31%) Business Continuity
15 74 (9.07%) Process Improvement
16 71 (8.70%) Disaster Recovery
17 68 (8.33%) Information Governance
18 63 (7.72%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.23%) SQL
2 53 (6.50%) Python
3 22 (2.70%) PowerShell
4 21 (2.57%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.72%) Java
6 11 (1.35%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.10%) Bash
7 9 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (0.86%) Bicep
8 7 (0.86%) PHP
9 6 (0.74%) C#
10 4 (0.49%) Go
10 4 (0.49%) VBA
11 3 (0.37%) Groovy
11 3 (0.37%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.25%) RPG
12 2 (0.25%) Ruby
12 2 (0.25%) Scala
12 2 (0.25%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 97 (11.89%) Degree
2 79 (9.68%) CISSP
3 63 (7.72%) CISM
4 46 (5.64%) CISA
5 43 (5.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (3.92%) FFIEC
7 30 (3.68%) CGEIT
7 30 (3.68%) SANS
8 21 (2.57%) Security Cleared
9 20 (2.45%) CompTIA Security+
9 20 (2.45%) DBS Check
10 19 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
11 18 (2.21%) PMI Certification
12 17 (2.08%) PMP
12 17 (2.08%) SC Cleared
13 14 (1.72%) CEH
14 13 (1.59%) CRISC
15 11 (1.35%) Azure Certification
16 7 (0.86%) AWS Certification
16 7 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 252 (30.88%) GDPR
2 115 (14.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 93 (11.40%) NIST
4 70 (8.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 65 (7.97%) Data Quality
6 39 (4.78%) COBIT
7 28 (3.43%) PCI DSS
8 26 (3.19%) Accessibility
9 23 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 21 (2.57%) GRC
11 20 (2.45%) QA
12 14 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 14 (1.72%) SOC 2
13 12 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
14 10 (1.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 10 (1.23%) HIPAA
15 9 (1.10%) PMO
16 7 (0.86%) PERC
17 6 (0.74%) EU AI Act
17 6 (0.74%) TickIT
System Software
1 54 (6.62%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.23%) Docker
3 8 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (3.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.57%) Terraform
3 14 (1.72%) CASB
4 12 (1.47%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.23%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (0.98%) Ansible
6 8 (0.98%) SCCM
7 5 (0.61%) SmoothWall
8 4 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.37%) ArcSight ESM
9 3 (0.37%) QRadar
10 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.25%) Argo
10 2 (0.25%) HP Fortify
11 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.12%) Grafana
11 1 (0.12%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 217 (26.59%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.31%) Google
3 17 (2.08%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.47%) iManage
4 12 (1.47%) Oracle
4 12 (1.47%) SAP
5 10 (1.23%) Databricks
6 9 (1.10%) Cisco
6 9 (1.10%) OpenAI
6 9 (1.10%) ServiceNow
7 8 (0.98%) Meraki
8 7 (0.86%) Sage
8 7 (0.86%) VMware
8 7 (0.86%) Workday
9 6 (0.74%) Splunk
10 5 (0.61%) Citrix
10 5 (0.61%) Freshdesk
10 5 (0.61%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.61%) Zscaler
11 4 (0.49%) IBM