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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 233 254
Rank change year-on-year +52 +21 -53
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 710 700 603
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.54% 1.15% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% 1.38% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 491 401 501
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,476 £36,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £96,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +4.35%

All Process and 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 39,655 50,810 44,387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 86.21% 83.46% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 24,334 26,537 33,959
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,905 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 +75 313 £78,250 +6.67% 258
South East +37 123 £46,000 -16.36% 113
North of England +20 120 £50,000 -0.99% 57
North West +27 69 £50,000 -1.96% 32
Midlands +15 69 £50,000 -20.00% 63
South West +32 43 £36,650 -26.70% 80
East of England +31 37 £32,500 -55.17% 35
Yorkshire +6 37 £55,000 - 18
East Midlands +37 36 £37,460 -3.95% 19
West Midlands -6 33 £62,500 -3.85% 43
North East +11 14 £65,000 +52.94% 7
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 55 (7.75%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.69%) CMS
4 10 (1.41%) Confluence
5 6 (0.85%) IIS
6 4 (0.56%) Apache
6 4 (0.56%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.56%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.42%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.28%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.28%) nginx
8 2 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.28%) WordPress
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 47 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 47 (6.62%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.70%) Adobe XD
2 5 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.28%) Trello
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 17 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (0.70%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (0.56%) Endur
3 4 (0.56%) Oracle Assets
3 4 (0.56%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.42%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.42%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.14%) Odoo
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.14%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 177 (24.93%) Azure
2 121 (17.04%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (10.28%) AWS
4 57 (8.03%) Power Platform
5 55 (7.75%) Entra ID
6 36 (5.07%) Azure DevOps
7 32 (4.51%) SaaS
8 26 (3.66%) OneDrive
9 24 (3.38%) GCP
10 21 (2.96%) GitHub
11 19 (2.68%) Power Automate
12 16 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (2.25%) Microsoft Purview
13 15 (2.11%) Serverless
14 13 (1.83%) PowerApps
15 10 (1.41%) Google Workspace
16 9 (1.27%) Amazon S3
16 9 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
17 7 (0.99%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 42 (5.92%) Firewall
2 35 (4.93%) VPN
3 31 (4.37%) WAN
4 25 (3.52%) Network Security
5 24 (3.38%) DNS
6 22 (3.10%) DHCP
6 22 (3.10%) LAN
7 17 (2.39%) SD-WAN
8 14 (1.97%) TCP/IP
9 13 (1.83%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (1.55%) Unified Communications
11 10 (1.41%) SAN
11 10 (1.41%) Wireless
12 9 (1.27%) VLAN
13 8 (1.13%) SSL
13 8 (1.13%) VoIP
14 7 (0.99%) Intrusion Detection
15 6 (0.85%) NAS
16 5 (0.70%) Intranet
16 5 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.06%) Power BI
2 22 (3.10%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.39%) Tableau
4 12 (1.69%) Data Lake
5 11 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (1.41%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.13%) Metadata
8 7 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.85%) MySQL
9 6 (0.85%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.70%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.56%) Data Vault
11 4 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.42%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
12 3 (0.42%) Apache Iceberg
12 3 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.42%) Electronic Patient Records
12 3 (0.42%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 33 (4.65%) Git
2 23 (3.24%) JIRA
3 13 (1.83%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.55%) ERwin
5 8 (1.13%) GitLab
6 3 (0.42%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.42%) Octopus Deploy
6 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.42%) Vite
7 2 (0.28%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.14%) ESLint
8 1 (0.14%) GCC
8 1 (0.14%) GDB
8 1 (0.14%) git-flow
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.14%) Storybook
8 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.14%) webpack
General
1 303 (42.68%) Social Skills
2 160 (22.54%) Finance
3 115 (16.20%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (11.69%) Legal
5 49 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (5.63%) Marketing
7 39 (5.49%) Law
8 38 (5.35%) Public Sector
9 24 (3.38%) Retail
10 23 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (2.54%) Banking
11 18 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
12 16 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
12 16 (2.25%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.97%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.55%) Back Office
15 10 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (0.99%) Digital Health
16 7 (0.99%) Games
Job Titles
1 119 (16.76%) Analyst
2 69 (9.72%) Senior
3 65 (9.15%) Lead
4 63 (8.87%) Architect
5 56 (7.89%) Developer
6 43 (6.06%) IT Support
7 36 (5.07%) Technology Director
8 34 (4.79%) IT Manager
9 32 (4.51%) Security Architect
10 29 (4.08%) Administrator
11 28 (3.94%) Enterprise Architect
11 28 (3.94%) Enterprise Information Architect
11 28 (3.94%) Enterprise Security Architect
11 28 (3.94%) Information Architect
11 28 (3.94%) Information Security Architect
12 27 (3.80%) Support Engineer
13 26 (3.66%) Data Analyst
14 23 (3.24%) Support Analyst
15 22 (3.10%) IT Engineer
16 21 (2.96%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.23%) .NET
2 24 (3.38%) HTML
3 20 (2.82%) CSS
4 19 (2.68%) JSON
5 14 (1.97%) RESTful
6 13 (1.83%) React
6 13 (1.83%) XML
7 12 (1.69%) REST
8 11 (1.55%) .NET Framework
9 10 (1.41%) Web Services
10 8 (1.13%) WPF
11 7 (0.99%) .NET Core
11 7 (0.99%) ASP.NET
11 7 (0.99%) Node.js
11 7 (0.99%) OAuth
11 7 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.99%) Universal Windows Platform
11 7 (0.99%) WinUI
12 6 (0.85%) React Native
13 5 (0.70%) Handlebars
Miscellaneous
1 134 (18.87%) Data Protection Act
2 74 (10.42%) Management Information System
3 43 (6.06%) Driving Licence
4 38 (5.35%) Onboarding
5 28 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (3.10%) Analytical Mindset
7 21 (2.96%) Cloud Native
8 20 (2.82%) Data Structures
8 20 (2.82%) Security Posture
9 19 (2.68%) Social Media
10 14 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.69%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.69%) NHS
12 10 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
13 9 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
14 8 (1.13%) Algorithms
15 7 (0.99%) Freedom of Information
15 7 (0.99%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.99%) Operational Technology
16 6 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 99 (13.94%) Windows
2 43 (6.06%) Windows Server
3 29 (4.08%) Linux
4 18 (2.54%) Windows 10
5 13 (1.83%) Mac OS
6 11 (1.55%) Apple iOS
7 10 (1.41%) Android
8 8 (1.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (1.13%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.28%) Unix
9 2 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (22.96%) Cybersecurity
2 147 (20.70%) Problem-Solving
3 134 (18.87%) Information Security
4 131 (18.45%) Agile
5 118 (16.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 117 (16.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 104 (14.65%) Decision-Making
8 84 (11.83%) Analytics
9 82 (11.55%) ITIL
10 77 (10.85%) Service Delivery
11 76 (10.70%) Risk Management
12 74 (10.42%) DevOps
13 70 (9.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 67 (9.44%) Mentoring
15 64 (9.01%) Customer Service
16 63 (8.87%) Coaching
17 62 (8.73%) Computer Science
18 61 (8.59%) IT Strategy
18 61 (8.59%) Roadmaps
19 60 (8.45%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 72 (10.14%) SQL
2 56 (7.89%) Python
3 37 (5.21%) PowerShell
4 36 (5.07%) JavaScript
5 28 (3.94%) C#
6 13 (1.83%) Bash
6 13 (1.83%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.55%) Java
7 11 (1.55%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.27%) Bicep
8 9 (1.27%) Go
9 7 (0.99%) C++
9 7 (0.99%) R
10 3 (0.42%) PHP
11 2 (0.28%) Groovy
11 2 (0.28%) Rust
11 2 (0.28%) Scala
12 1 (0.14%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.14%) Ruby
12 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 147 (20.70%) Degree
2 76 (10.70%) CISSP
3 69 (9.72%) CISM
4 55 (7.75%) DBS Check
5 40 (5.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 33 (4.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 29 (4.08%) TOGAF Certification
8 23 (3.24%) CISA
8 23 (3.24%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (2.54%) CRISC
9 18 (2.54%) Master's Degree
10 15 (2.11%) Azure Certification
11 14 (1.97%) PMI Certification
11 14 (1.97%) PMP
12 12 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (1.41%) CCNP
13 10 (1.41%) Security Cleared
14 9 (1.27%) AWS Certification
14 9 (1.27%) CCNA
15 8 (1.13%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (24.37%) GDPR
2 85 (11.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (8.45%) Accessibility
4 46 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 43 (6.06%) GRC
6 35 (4.93%) QA
7 33 (4.65%) NIST
8 29 (4.08%) Data Quality
9 21 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 12 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 10 (1.41%) SLA
12 9 (1.27%) ISAE 3402
13 8 (1.13%) EU AI Act
14 7 (0.99%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.99%) SOC 2
15 6 (0.85%) PCI DSS
15 6 (0.85%) PERC
16 5 (0.70%) ISO 14001
17 4 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 4 (0.56%) COBIT
System Software
1 74 (10.42%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (2.68%) Docker
4 10 (1.41%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.13%) BitLocker
6 7 (0.99%) Firmware
7 5 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.28%) IAG
8 2 (0.28%) KVM
8 2 (0.28%) QEMU
8 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 60 (8.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (4.65%) Terraform
3 21 (2.96%) Kubernetes
4 20 (2.82%) Ansible
5 18 (2.54%) SCCM
6 13 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.13%) Grafana
8 6 (0.85%) Avamar
8 6 (0.85%) Nagios
8 6 (0.85%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.70%) Autotask
10 4 (0.56%) CASB
10 4 (0.56%) Rancher
10 4 (0.56%) vRealize
11 3 (0.42%) ArcSight ESM
11 3 (0.42%) Dell DRAC
11 3 (0.42%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.42%) QRadar
11 3 (0.42%) SCOM
12 2 (0.28%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 202 (28.45%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.66%) Cisco
2 26 (3.66%) VMware
3 20 (2.82%) Google
3 20 (2.82%) ServiceNow
4 18 (2.54%) Oracle
5 15 (2.11%) Apple
6 14 (1.97%) Dell
6 14 (1.97%) HP
7 13 (1.83%) SAP
8 10 (1.41%) Veeam
9 9 (1.27%) Adobe
9 9 (1.27%) Databricks
9 9 (1.27%) Salesforce
10 8 (1.13%) HubSpot
10 8 (1.13%) Samsung
11 7 (0.99%) NetApp
11 7 (0.99%) Splunk
11 7 (0.99%) Syncfusion
11 7 (0.99%) Telerik