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 15 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 215 207
Rank change year-on-year +27 -8 +66
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 879 633 1,248
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.06% 1.60% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.73% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 619 441 884
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £31,114
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.74%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £83,375
UK median annual salary £60,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.83% +20.00% -9.74%

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 60,527 36,659 77,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.97% 92.71% 82.14%
Number of salaries quoted 42,554 19,995 56,288
10th Percentile £30,625 £29,000 £29,290
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £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 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 15 June 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 15 June 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 +8 352 £80,000 +4.23% 238
North of England +6 160 £57,239 +14.48% 88
South East +18 142 £45,000 - 98
Midlands +33 122 £55,000 +10.00% 57
North West +2 88 £51,000 +7.37% 44
West Midlands +16 78 £50,000 -4.76% 35
Yorkshire +6 66 £57,239 -4.60% 30
East of England -3 55 £43,000 +32.31% 23
East Midlands +11 42 £55,000 +100.00% 22
South West -48 32 £47,500 -24.00% 47
North East -43 6 £80,000 +14.29% 14
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 42 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.68%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.57%) CMS
5 4 (0.46%) IIS
5 4 (0.46%) WordPress
6 3 (0.34%) Apache
7 2 (0.23%) Confluence
8 1 (0.11%) JBoss
8 1 (0.11%) Moodle
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 37 (4.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.57%) Fusion 360
6 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.11%) InDesign
7 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (0.68%) Shopify
3 4 (0.46%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.34%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.23%) SAP Retail
5 2 (0.23%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.11%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.11%) FastStats
6 1 (0.11%) iTrent
6 1 (0.11%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.11%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 188 (21.39%) Azure
2 134 (15.24%) Microsoft 365
3 85 (9.67%) AWS
4 81 (9.22%) Entra ID
5 73 (8.30%) Power Platform
6 61 (6.94%) Microsoft Purview
7 54 (6.14%) SaaS
8 27 (3.07%) GCP
9 22 (2.50%) Power Automate
10 17 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (1.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 13 (1.48%) Copilot Studio
11 13 (1.48%) OneDrive
11 13 (1.48%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.37%) Google Workspace
13 11 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
14 10 (1.14%) Serverless
15 9 (1.02%) GitHub
15 9 (1.02%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 50 (5.69%) Firewall
2 23 (2.62%) WAN
3 22 (2.50%) CHAP
4 21 (2.39%) Network Security
5 18 (2.05%) VPN
6 14 (1.59%) LAN
7 11 (1.25%) DNS
7 11 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (1.02%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.91%) DHCP
10 5 (0.57%) Internet
10 5 (0.57%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.57%) SMS
10 5 (0.57%) VLAN
10 5 (0.57%) VoIP
11 4 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
11 4 (0.46%) Wireless
12 2 (0.23%) Intranet
12 2 (0.23%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (7.05%) Power BI
2 20 (2.28%) Tableau
3 17 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.82%) Data Lake
4 16 (1.82%) Metadata
4 16 (1.82%) MySQL
5 11 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (1.14%) MariaDB
6 10 (1.14%) Power Query
6 10 (1.14%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.14%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.57%) Delta Lake
8 4 (0.46%) Big Data
9 3 (0.34%) Db2
9 3 (0.34%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.34%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 19 (2.16%) Git
2 17 (1.93%) JIRA
3 7 (0.80%) GitLab
4 5 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.57%) MLflow
5 4 (0.46%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.34%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.34%) JMeter
7 2 (0.23%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.23%) Maven
7 2 (0.23%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.11%) Appium
8 1 (0.11%) ERwin
8 1 (0.11%) Gatling
8 1 (0.11%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.11%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
8 1 (0.11%) Selenium
8 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 356 (40.50%) Social Skills
2 196 (22.30%) Finance
3 142 (16.15%) Legal
4 138 (15.70%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (7.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 69 (7.85%) Law
7 60 (6.83%) Organisational Skills
7 60 (6.83%) Retail
8 57 (6.48%) Marketing
9 39 (4.44%) Public Sector
10 37 (4.21%) Banking
11 32 (3.64%) Financial Institution
12 26 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (2.16%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
15 15 (1.71%) Manufacturing
16 13 (1.48%) Local Government
17 12 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (1.02%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 108 (12.29%) Analyst
2 68 (7.74%) Lead
3 65 (7.39%) Senior
4 47 (5.35%) Data Manager
5 46 (5.23%) Architect
6 44 (5.01%) IT Manager
7 38 (4.32%) Developer
7 38 (4.32%) IT Support
8 37 (4.21%) Report Analyst
9 29 (3.30%) Development Manager
10 28 (3.19%) Business Manager
11 27 (3.07%) Security Manager
12 26 (2.96%) IT Engineer
13 25 (2.84%) Business Development Manager
14 24 (2.73%) Auditor
14 24 (2.73%) Data Protection Officer
15 23 (2.62%) Governance Manager
16 21 (2.39%) Security Auditor
17 20 (2.28%) Information Manager
17 20 (2.28%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.16%) CSS
2 17 (1.93%) HTML
3 9 (1.02%) OpenID
4 8 (0.91%) Node.js
4 8 (0.91%) OAuth
4 8 (0.91%) REST
5 6 (0.68%) EDI
5 6 (0.68%) Kafka
5 6 (0.68%) Middleware
5 6 (0.68%) PySpark
5 6 (0.68%) React
5 6 (0.68%) SAML
5 6 (0.68%) Spring Boot
6 5 (0.57%) Next.js
7 4 (0.46%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.46%) Jest
7 4 (0.46%) RESTful
7 4 (0.46%) Spring
7 4 (0.46%) XML
8 3 (0.34%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 125 (14.22%) Data Protection Act
2 105 (11.95%) Management Information System
3 46 (5.23%) Onboarding
4 33 (3.75%) Driving Licence
5 32 (3.64%) Security Posture
6 31 (3.53%) Product Ownership
7 28 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (2.96%) Cloud Native
9 14 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.37%) NHS
11 11 (1.25%) Blockchain
11 11 (1.25%) CMDB
11 11 (1.25%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.14%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.14%) Social Media
13 9 (1.02%) Cyber Security Posture
13 9 (1.02%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.91%) Freedom of Information
15 7 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 73 (8.30%) Windows
2 25 (2.84%) Windows Server
3 20 (2.28%) Linux
4 6 (0.68%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.57%) Android
5 5 (0.57%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.57%) Unix
6 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.34%) AIX
7 3 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (24.91%) Cybersecurity
2 200 (22.75%) Problem-Solving
3 162 (18.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 146 (16.61%) Decision-Making
5 139 (15.81%) AI
6 138 (15.70%) Risk Management
7 132 (15.02%) Information Security
8 121 (13.77%) Stakeholder Management
9 108 (12.29%) Agile
9 108 (12.29%) Data Governance
10 104 (11.83%) Incident Response
11 92 (10.47%) Analytics
12 90 (10.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 83 (9.44%) Disaster Recovery
14 80 (9.10%) Business Continuity
15 73 (8.30%) ITIL
16 72 (8.19%) Roadmaps
17 70 (7.96%) Service Delivery
18 69 (7.85%) Information Governance
18 69 (7.85%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 67 (7.62%) SQL
2 51 (5.80%) Python
3 33 (3.75%) JavaScript
4 18 (2.05%) PowerShell
5 17 (1.93%) Java
6 15 (1.71%) PHP
7 11 (1.25%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.80%) Bash
10 6 (0.68%) C#
11 4 (0.46%) Go
11 4 (0.46%) VBA
12 3 (0.34%) Groovy
13 2 (0.23%) Bicep
13 2 (0.23%) C
13 2 (0.23%) RPG
13 2 (0.23%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.11%) COBOL
14 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 103 (11.72%) Degree
2 75 (8.53%) CISSP
3 59 (6.71%) CISM
4 40 (4.55%) CISA
5 36 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (3.53%) Security Cleared
7 26 (2.96%) SC Cleared
8 25 (2.84%) FFIEC
9 24 (2.73%) SANS
10 23 (2.62%) CGEIT
11 22 (2.50%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
13 17 (1.93%) DBS Check
14 16 (1.82%) CRISC
15 12 (1.37%) Azure Certification
16 10 (1.14%) CEH
16 10 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (1.14%) PMI Certification
17 9 (1.02%) PMP
18 8 (0.91%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 284 (32.31%) GDPR
2 122 (13.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 90 (10.24%) NIST
4 75 (8.53%) Cyber Essentials
5 73 (8.30%) Data Quality
6 33 (3.75%) COBIT
7 31 (3.53%) Accessibility
8 29 (3.30%) PCI DSS
9 28 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (3.19%) GRC
10 18 (2.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 16 (1.82%) SOC 2
12 12 (1.37%) Actionable Recommendations
12 12 (1.37%) QA
13 9 (1.02%) HIPAA
13 9 (1.02%) PMO
14 8 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 7 (0.80%) PERC
15 7 (0.80%) SLA
15 7 (0.80%) TickIT
System Software
1 55 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.59%) Docker
3 8 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.05%) Terraform
3 17 (1.93%) Kubernetes
4 12 (1.37%) CASB
5 9 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (0.80%) SCCM
7 6 (0.68%) Ansible
8 3 (0.34%) Argo
8 3 (0.34%) SmoothWall
9 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.23%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.23%) Nessus
10 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.11%) Grafana
10 1 (0.11%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.11%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 231 (26.28%) Microsoft
2 26 (2.96%) Google
3 20 (2.28%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.37%) Oracle
4 12 (1.37%) SAP
5 11 (1.25%) iManage
6 9 (1.02%) Databricks
6 9 (1.02%) OpenAI
7 8 (0.91%) Cisco
7 8 (0.91%) Sage
7 8 (0.91%) VMware
8 7 (0.80%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.68%) Citrix
9 6 (0.68%) Workday
10 5 (0.57%) Infor
10 5 (0.57%) Meraki
10 5 (0.57%) Xero
10 5 (0.57%) Zscaler
11 4 (0.46%) Freshdesk
11 4 (0.46%) Varonis