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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 213 210
Rank change year-on-year +21 -3 +60
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 872 635 1,240
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.06% 1.61% 1.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.74% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 614 444 880
10th Percentile £31,859 £29,000 £31,114
25th Percentile £42,750 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.17%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,813 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £109,625 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +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 60,140 36,455 77,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.96% 92.71% 82.38%
Number of salaries quoted 42,197 19,854 56,054
10th Percentile £30,580 £29,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 12 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 12 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 +15 346 £80,000 +3.90% 130
North of England +11 160 £57,239 +14.48% 76
South East +15 144 £45,000 - 77
Midlands +34 118 £55,000 +10.00% 49
North West +16 87 £51,000 +10.27% 39
West Midlands +6 75 £50,000 -4.76% 29
Yorkshire +2 67 £57,239 -4.60% 26
East of England -2 55 £43,000 +32.31% 23
East Midlands -4 41 £55,000 +100.00% 20
South West -49 32 £47,500 -33.33% 40
North East -35 6 £80,000 +14.29% 11
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 (4.82%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.69%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.57%) CMS
5 4 (0.46%) IIS
6 3 (0.34%) Apache
6 3 (0.34%) WordPress
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 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.44%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (0.92%) 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 16 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (0.69%) 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%) 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
1 185 (21.22%) Azure
2 132 (15.14%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (9.52%) AWS
4 79 (9.06%) Entra ID
5 73 (8.37%) Power Platform
6 61 (7.00%) Microsoft Purview
7 53 (6.08%) SaaS
8 27 (3.10%) GCP
9 22 (2.52%) Power Automate
10 17 (1.95%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (1.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 13 (1.49%) Copilot Studio
11 13 (1.49%) OneDrive
11 13 (1.49%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.38%) Google Workspace
13 10 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.15%) Serverless
14 9 (1.03%) GitHub
14 9 (1.03%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 50 (5.73%) Firewall
2 23 (2.64%) WAN
3 22 (2.52%) CHAP
4 21 (2.41%) Network Security
5 18 (2.06%) VPN
6 14 (1.61%) LAN
7 11 (1.26%) DNS
7 11 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (1.03%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.92%) 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 (7.11%) Power BI
2 20 (2.29%) Tableau
3 17 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.83%) Data Lake
4 16 (1.83%) Metadata
4 16 (1.83%) MySQL
5 11 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (1.15%) MariaDB
6 10 (1.15%) Power Query
6 10 (1.15%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.15%) 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 (2.18%) Git
2 17 (1.95%) 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%) Gatling
8 1 (0.11%) GCC
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
1 352 (40.37%) Social Skills
2 193 (22.13%) Finance
3 141 (16.17%) Legal
4 137 (15.71%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (8.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 69 (7.91%) Law
7 59 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
7 59 (6.77%) Retail
8 57 (6.54%) Marketing
9 39 (4.47%) Public Sector
10 37 (4.24%) Banking
11 32 (3.67%) Financial Institution
12 26 (2.98%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (2.18%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
15 15 (1.72%) Manufacturing
16 13 (1.49%) Local Government
17 12 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
18 8 (0.92%) Police
Job Titles
1 106 (12.16%) Analyst
2 68 (7.80%) Lead
3 63 (7.22%) Senior
4 45 (5.16%) Architect
4 45 (5.16%) Data Manager
5 42 (4.82%) IT Manager
6 38 (4.36%) Developer
7 37 (4.24%) IT Support
7 37 (4.24%) Report Analyst
8 30 (3.44%) Development Manager
9 29 (3.33%) Business Manager
10 26 (2.98%) Business Development Manager
10 26 (2.98%) IT Engineer
11 25 (2.87%) Data Protection Officer
12 24 (2.75%) Auditor
12 24 (2.75%) Security Manager
13 23 (2.64%) Governance Manager
14 21 (2.41%) Sales Manager
14 21 (2.41%) Security Auditor
15 20 (2.29%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.18%) CSS
2 17 (1.95%) HTML
3 8 (0.92%) Node.js
3 8 (0.92%) OAuth
3 8 (0.92%) OpenID
3 8 (0.92%) REST
4 6 (0.69%) EDI
4 6 (0.69%) Kafka
4 6 (0.69%) Middleware
4 6 (0.69%) PySpark
4 6 (0.69%) React
4 6 (0.69%) Spring Boot
5 5 (0.57%) Next.js
5 5 (0.57%) SAML
6 4 (0.46%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.46%) Jest
6 4 (0.46%) RESTful
6 4 (0.46%) Spring
6 4 (0.46%) XML
7 3 (0.34%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 124 (14.22%) Data Protection Act
2 104 (11.93%) Management Information System
3 45 (5.16%) Onboarding
4 34 (3.90%) Driving Licence
5 31 (3.56%) Product Ownership
6 30 (3.44%) Security Posture
7 26 (2.98%) Cloud Native
8 25 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.38%) NHS
11 11 (1.26%) Blockchain
11 11 (1.26%) CMDB
11 11 (1.26%) Cyber Threat
11 11 (1.26%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.15%) Social Media
13 9 (1.03%) Cyber Security Posture
14 8 (0.92%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.92%) Freedom of Information
15 7 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 73 (8.37%) Windows
2 25 (2.87%) Windows Server
3 19 (2.18%) Linux
4 6 (0.69%) 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
1 213 (24.43%) Cybersecurity
2 199 (22.82%) Problem-Solving
3 160 (18.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 144 (16.51%) Decision-Making
5 138 (15.83%) AI
6 132 (15.14%) Risk Management
7 128 (14.68%) Information Security
8 120 (13.76%) Stakeholder Management
9 107 (12.27%) Data Governance
10 106 (12.16%) Agile
11 99 (11.35%) Incident Response
12 91 (10.44%) Analytics
13 89 (10.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 82 (9.40%) Disaster Recovery
15 80 (9.17%) Business Continuity
16 73 (8.37%) ITIL
17 70 (8.03%) Roadmaps
17 70 (8.03%) Service Delivery
18 69 (7.91%) Information Governance
18 69 (7.91%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 65 (7.45%) SQL
2 50 (5.73%) Python
3 33 (3.78%) JavaScript
4 17 (1.95%) Java
4 17 (1.95%) PowerShell
5 15 (1.72%) PHP
6 11 (1.26%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (0.80%) Bash
9 6 (0.69%) C#
10 4 (0.46%) Go
10 4 (0.46%) VBA
11 3 (0.34%) Groovy
12 2 (0.23%) Bicep
12 2 (0.23%) C
12 2 (0.23%) RPG
13 1 (0.11%) COBOL
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 101 (11.58%) Degree
2 72 (8.26%) CISSP
3 56 (6.42%) CISM
4 40 (4.59%) CISA
5 35 (4.01%) Computer Science Degree
6 29 (3.33%) Security Cleared
7 25 (2.87%) FFIEC
7 25 (2.87%) SC Cleared
8 24 (2.75%) SANS
9 23 (2.64%) CGEIT
10 22 (2.52%) CompTIA Security+
11 20 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 15 (1.72%) CRISC
12 15 (1.72%) DBS Check
13 12 (1.38%) Azure Certification
14 10 (1.15%) CEH
14 10 (1.15%) PMI Certification
15 9 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
15 9 (1.03%) PMP
16 7 (0.80%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 279 (32.00%) GDPR
2 116 (13.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 87 (9.98%) NIST
4 73 (8.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 72 (8.26%) Data Quality
6 33 (3.78%) COBIT
7 31 (3.56%) Accessibility
8 29 (3.33%) PCI DSS
9 27 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 24 (2.75%) GRC
11 18 (2.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 15 (1.72%) SOC 2
13 12 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
13 12 (1.38%) QA
14 9 (1.03%) HIPAA
14 9 (1.03%) PMO
15 8 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 7 (0.80%) PERC
16 7 (0.80%) SLA
16 7 (0.80%) TickIT
System Software
1 55 (6.31%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.61%) Docker
3 8 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (0.92%) 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 (3.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.06%) Terraform
3 17 (1.95%) Kubernetes
4 12 (1.38%) CASB
5 9 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (0.80%) SCCM
7 6 (0.69%) 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
1 229 (26.26%) Microsoft
2 26 (2.98%) Google
3 20 (2.29%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.38%) SAP
5 11 (1.26%) iManage
5 11 (1.26%) Oracle
6 9 (1.03%) Databricks
6 9 (1.03%) OpenAI
7 8 (0.92%) Cisco
7 8 (0.92%) Sage
7 8 (0.92%) VMware
8 7 (0.80%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.69%) Citrix
9 6 (0.69%) Workday
10 5 (0.57%) Meraki
10 5 (0.57%) Xero
10 5 (0.57%) Zscaler
11 4 (0.46%) Freshdesk
11 4 (0.46%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.46%) Varonis