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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 190 196
Rank change year-on-year -7 +6 +62
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 817 702 1,253
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.02% 1.81% 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 1.93% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 580 479 915
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £31,114
25th Percentile £40,188 £41,250 £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 £77,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.09%

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 59,242 36,291 71,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.97% 93.41% 85.20%
Number of salaries quoted 38,835 20,234 53,682
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £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 £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%

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 13 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 13 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 +1 331 £77,500 +0.65% 156
North of England -15 142 £57,239 +6.49% 70
South East 0 129 £40,000 -11.11% 71
Midlands -10 99 £59,720 +19.44% 51
North West -9 80 £51,250 +2.50% 31
West Midlands -16 65 £50,000 - 34
Yorkshire -39 56 £57,239 -3.39% 28
East of England -3 52 £43,000 +7.98% 28
South West -22 45 £39,498 -36.80% 29
East Midlands -4 32 £70,000 +144.54% 17
North East -35 6 £32,500 -36.59% 12
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 33 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.73%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.49%) CMS
5 3 (0.37%) Apache
5 3 (0.37%) IIS
6 2 (0.24%) Confluence
6 2 (0.24%) WordPress
7 1 (0.12%) JBoss
Applications
1 42 (5.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.77%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.84%) 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 14 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.61%) Shopify
4 4 (0.49%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.37%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.37%) Raiser’s Edge
5 3 (0.37%) SystmOne
6 2 (0.24%) SAP Retail
7 1 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.12%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.12%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.12%) Misys Midas
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 176 (21.54%) Azure
2 118 (14.44%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (8.20%) Entra ID
3 67 (8.20%) Power Platform
4 65 (7.96%) AWS
5 58 (7.10%) Microsoft Purview
6 53 (6.49%) SaaS
7 26 (3.18%) GCP
8 16 (1.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 16 (1.96%) Power Automate
9 15 (1.84%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (1.71%) Google Workspace
10 14 (1.71%) PaaS
11 13 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (1.59%) Serverless
12 12 (1.47%) OneDrive
13 11 (1.35%) Copilot Studio
14 10 (1.22%) GitHub
15 9 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 50 (6.12%) Firewall
2 27 (3.30%) WAN
3 25 (3.06%) CHAP
4 20 (2.45%) Network Security
5 18 (2.20%) VPN
6 16 (1.96%) LAN
7 12 (1.47%) DNS
8 9 (1.10%) DHCP
9 8 (0.98%) TCP/IP
10 7 (0.86%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.73%) VLAN
11 6 (0.73%) VoIP
11 6 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.61%) SMS
13 4 (0.49%) Internet
13 4 (0.49%) Wireless
14 3 (0.37%) PuTTY
15 2 (0.24%) Cisco IPT
15 2 (0.24%) IPv4
15 2 (0.24%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (7.10%) Power BI
2 21 (2.57%) Data Lake
3 20 (2.45%) Metadata
4 18 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.71%) Tableau
6 13 (1.59%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.35%) MySQL
7 11 (1.35%) Power Query
8 7 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (0.86%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.73%) MariaDB
10 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.61%) Big Data
10 5 (0.61%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.49%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.37%) DB2
12 3 (0.37%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.24%) Spark SQL
13 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (2.69%) Git
2 14 (1.71%) 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 (0.24%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.24%) 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 (41.62%) Social Skills
2 189 (23.13%) Finance
3 140 (17.14%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (15.42%) Legal
5 63 (7.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 62 (7.59%) Law
7 56 (6.85%) Organisational Skills
8 52 (6.36%) Marketing
9 50 (6.12%) Retail
10 40 (4.90%) Banking
11 35 (4.28%) Financial Institution
12 30 (3.67%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (3.55%) Public Sector
14 21 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (2.33%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.47%) Manufacturing
18 11 (1.35%) Local Government
19 9 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
20 7 (0.86%) Police
Job Titles
1 104 (12.73%) Analyst
2 66 (8.08%) Lead
3 64 (7.83%) Senior
4 41 (5.02%) IT Manager
5 38 (4.65%) Architect
6 37 (4.53%) Report Analyst
7 32 (3.92%) Data Manager
8 30 (3.67%) IT Support
9 29 (3.55%) Data Protection Officer
10 28 (3.43%) Developer
10 28 (3.43%) Development Manager
11 27 (3.30%) Auditor
11 27 (3.30%) Business Manager
12 26 (3.18%) Security Manager
13 25 (3.06%) Sales Manager
14 24 (2.94%) Account Manager
14 24 (2.94%) Business Development Manager
14 24 (2.94%) Security Auditor
15 23 (2.82%) Consultant
15 23 (2.82%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.96%) CSS
2 12 (1.47%) HTML
3 10 (1.22%) Node.js
4 9 (1.10%) OAuth
5 7 (0.86%) EDI
5 7 (0.86%) REST
6 6 (0.73%) .NET
6 6 (0.73%) Middleware
6 6 (0.73%) OpenID
6 6 (0.73%) SOAP
7 5 (0.61%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.61%) Jest
7 5 (0.61%) PySpark
7 5 (0.61%) React
7 5 (0.61%) RESTful
8 4 (0.49%) JWT
8 4 (0.49%) Next.js
8 4 (0.49%) XML
9 3 (0.37%) ActiveMQ
9 3 (0.37%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 125 (15.30%) Data Protection Act
2 103 (12.61%) Management Information System
3 38 (4.65%) Onboarding
4 30 (3.67%) Driving Licence
5 26 (3.18%) Security Posture
6 24 (2.94%) Cloud Native
7 23 (2.82%) Product Ownership
8 20 (2.45%) NHS
9 18 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.71%) Data Centre
11 13 (1.59%) Blockchain
12 11 (1.35%) CMDB
13 10 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
13 10 (1.22%) Social Media
14 9 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
15 8 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
16 7 (0.86%) Data Structures
17 6 (0.73%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 67 (8.20%) Windows
2 22 (2.69%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.20%) Linux
4 6 (0.73%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.61%) Unix
6 4 (0.49%) Android
6 4 (0.49%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.37%) AIX
7 3 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (25.58%) Cybersecurity
2 187 (22.89%) Problem-Solving
3 145 (17.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 132 (16.16%) Decision-Making
5 125 (15.30%) Risk Management
6 117 (14.32%) Information Security
7 116 (14.20%) AI
8 106 (12.97%) Stakeholder Management
9 102 (12.48%) Agile
10 98 (12.00%) Incident Response
11 92 (11.26%) Analytics
11 92 (11.26%) Data Governance
12 85 (10.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 78 (9.55%) Project Management
14 76 (9.30%) ITIL
15 73 (8.94%) Business Continuity
16 72 (8.81%) Disaster Recovery
16 72 (8.81%) Process Improvement
17 67 (8.20%) Business Intelligence
17 67 (8.20%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.22%) SQL
2 55 (6.73%) Python
3 26 (3.18%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.45%) PowerShell
5 14 (1.71%) Java
6 12 (1.47%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.22%) PHP
8 9 (1.10%) Bash
8 9 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.73%) C#
10 4 (0.49%) Bicep
10 4 (0.49%) Go
10 4 (0.49%) VBA
11 3 (0.37%) Groovy
11 3 (0.37%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.24%) RPG
12 2 (0.24%) Ruby
12 2 (0.24%) Scala
12 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 94 (11.51%) Degree
2 75 (9.18%) CISSP
3 59 (7.22%) CISM
4 42 (5.14%) CISA
5 39 (4.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 28 (3.43%) FFIEC
7 26 (3.18%) CGEIT
7 26 (3.18%) SANS
8 22 (2.69%) Security Cleared
9 20 (2.45%) CompTIA Security+
9 20 (2.45%) DBS Check
10 19 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
11 18 (2.20%) SC Cleared
12 16 (1.96%) PMI Certification
13 15 (1.84%) PMP
14 14 (1.71%) CEH
15 13 (1.59%) CRISC
16 11 (1.35%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.86%) AWS Certification
18 6 (0.73%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 244 (29.87%) GDPR
2 109 (13.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 84 (10.28%) NIST
4 70 (8.57%) Data Quality
5 69 (8.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 35 (4.28%) COBIT
7 28 (3.43%) PCI DSS
8 26 (3.18%) Accessibility
9 25 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 19 (2.33%) GRC
11 18 (2.20%) QA
12 14 (1.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 14 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 12 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
14 11 (1.35%) SOC 2
15 10 (1.22%) HIPAA
16 9 (1.10%) PMO
17 7 (0.86%) SLA
18 6 (0.73%) EU AI Act
18 6 (0.73%) TickIT
System Software
1 52 (6.36%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.35%) 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 32 (3.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.20%) Terraform
3 14 (1.71%) CASB
4 12 (1.47%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (0.98%) SCCM
7 7 (0.86%) Ansible
8 5 (0.61%) SmoothWall
9 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.24%) Argo
10 2 (0.24%) 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%) Nessus
11 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 214 (26.19%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.30%) Google
3 18 (2.20%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.47%) iManage
4 12 (1.47%) Oracle
4 12 (1.47%) SAP
5 9 (1.10%) Cisco
5 9 (1.10%) Databricks
5 9 (1.10%) OpenAI
6 8 (0.98%) Meraki
7 7 (0.86%) Sage
7 7 (0.86%) ServiceNow
7 7 (0.86%) VMware
7 7 (0.86%) Workday
8 5 (0.61%) Citrix
8 5 (0.61%) MuleSoft
8 5 (0.61%) Zscaler
9 4 (0.49%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.49%) Varonis
9 4 (0.49%) Xero