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 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 222 215
Rank change year-on-year +35 -7 +53
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 932 643 1,198
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.09% 1.53% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.47% 1.68% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 643 449 853
10th Percentile £33,500 £28,000 £31,114
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +17.00% -12.28%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +17.00% -12.66%

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 63,394 38,334 75,698
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.81% 91.09% 82.19%
Number of salaries quoted 44,779 21,614 54,535
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £29,629
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,890 £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 £77,500 £73,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%

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 4 July 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 4 July 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 +21 380 £77,500 +3.33% 194
North of England +12 168 £57,239 +14.48% 86
South East +7 146 £45,000 - 77
Midlands +44 136 £53,834 +7.67% 70
North West -11 89 £50,500 +12.22% 46
West Midlands +15 84 £50,678 -2.33% 44
Yorkshire +12 69 £57,239 -4.60% 29
East of England -4 54 £42,000 +29.23% 15
East Midlands +18 52 £55,000 +100.00% 26
South West -58 32 £47,500 -24.00% 49
North East -37 10 £80,000 +39.13% 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 60 (6.44%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.64%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.54%) CMS
4 5 (0.54%) IIS
4 5 (0.54%) WordPress
5 3 (0.32%) Apache
6 2 (0.21%) Confluence
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.11%) Documentum
7 1 (0.11%) JBoss
7 1 (0.11%) Moodle
7 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 39 (4.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
4 9 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.54%) Fusion 360
6 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.21%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.97%) Raiser’s Edge
3 6 (0.64%) Shopify
4 4 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.32%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.32%) iTrent
6 2 (0.21%) SAP Retail
6 2 (0.21%) SystmOne
6 2 (0.21%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.11%) FastStats
7 1 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite
7 1 (0.11%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.11%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.11%) Misys Midas
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 194 (20.82%) Azure
2 151 (16.20%) Microsoft 365
3 107 (11.48%) AWS
4 87 (9.33%) Entra ID
5 81 (8.69%) Power Platform
6 62 (6.65%) Microsoft Purview
7 61 (6.55%) SaaS
8 31 (3.33%) Power Automate
9 27 (2.90%) GCP
10 24 (2.58%) Microsoft Copilot
11 20 (2.15%) PowerApps
11 20 (2.15%) Serverless
12 18 (1.93%) Cloud Computing
12 18 (1.93%) Copilot Studio
13 17 (1.82%) OneDrive
14 12 (1.29%) AWS Lambda
14 12 (1.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 12 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (1.18%) Amazon ECS
15 11 (1.18%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 49 (5.26%) Firewall
2 36 (3.86%) Network Security
3 21 (2.25%) VPN
4 17 (1.82%) CHAP
4 17 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (1.72%) DNS
6 14 (1.50%) WAN
7 13 (1.39%) DHCP
8 10 (1.07%) LAN
8 10 (1.07%) VLAN
9 9 (0.97%) Wireless
10 8 (0.86%) Internet
10 8 (0.86%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.54%) SMS
12 4 (0.43%) Cisco IPT
13 3 (0.32%) SSL
14 2 (0.21%) Intranet
14 2 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
14 2 (0.21%) VoIP
15 1 (0.11%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (6.76%) Power BI
2 21 (2.25%) Metadata
3 20 (2.15%) Tableau
4 19 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (1.82%) Data Lake
5 17 (1.82%) MySQL
6 12 (1.29%) Relational Database
7 11 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
7 11 (1.18%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.07%) MariaDB
9 8 (0.86%) Power Query
10 6 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.64%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.43%) Big Data
12 3 (0.32%) Db2
12 3 (0.32%) DynamoDB
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.21%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 18 (1.93%) Git
2 13 (1.39%) JIRA
3 8 (0.86%) GitLab
4 6 (0.64%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.54%) MLflow
6 4 (0.43%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.32%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.32%) JMeter
8 2 (0.21%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.21%) Maven
8 2 (0.21%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.11%) Appium
9 1 (0.11%) ERwin
9 1 (0.11%) Gatling
9 1 (0.11%) Jasmine
9 1 (0.11%) Karma Test Runner
9 1 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.11%) Selenium
9 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 377 (40.45%) Social Skills
2 211 (22.64%) Finance
3 153 (16.42%) Analytical Skills
4 143 (15.34%) Legal
5 77 (8.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 72 (7.73%) Law
7 70 (7.51%) Retail
8 57 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
8 57 (6.12%) Public Sector
9 55 (5.90%) Marketing
10 34 (3.65%) Banking
11 26 (2.79%) Financial Institution
12 25 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.04%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.82%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.29%) Local Government
17 12 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (0.97%) Police
Job Titles
1 103 (11.05%) Analyst
2 83 (8.91%) Senior
3 72 (7.73%) Lead
4 53 (5.69%) Architect
5 51 (5.47%) Data Manager
6 48 (5.15%) IT Manager
7 46 (4.94%) Developer
8 42 (4.51%) IT Support
9 31 (3.33%) Report Analyst
10 30 (3.22%) IT Engineer
10 30 (3.22%) Security Manager
11 28 (3.00%) Business Manager
12 25 (2.68%) Consultant
12 25 (2.68%) Development Manager
13 24 (2.58%) Data Protection Officer
13 24 (2.58%) Governance Manager
14 23 (2.47%) Business Development Manager
14 23 (2.47%) Data Protection Manager
15 22 (2.36%) Information Manager
16 20 (2.15%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.15%) HTML
2 19 (2.04%) CSS
3 11 (1.18%) OpenID
3 11 (1.18%) REST
4 8 (0.86%) AWS CDK
4 8 (0.86%) React
4 8 (0.86%) SAML
5 7 (0.75%) EDI
5 7 (0.75%) Middleware
5 7 (0.75%) Node.js
5 7 (0.75%) OAuth
5 7 (0.75%) PySpark
6 6 (0.64%) .NET
6 6 (0.64%) Kafka
6 6 (0.64%) Spring Boot
7 5 (0.54%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
7 5 (0.54%) Next.js
7 5 (0.54%) XML
8 4 (0.43%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 139 (14.91%) Data Protection Act
2 117 (12.55%) Management Information System
3 67 (7.19%) Onboarding
4 41 (4.40%) Security Posture
5 39 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (3.65%) Driving Licence
7 33 (3.54%) Product Ownership
8 31 (3.33%) Cloud Native
9 15 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 15 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
10 13 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.39%) NHS
11 12 (1.29%) CCTV
11 12 (1.29%) Freedom of Information
12 11 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (1.07%) CMDB
14 9 (0.97%) Blockchain
14 9 (0.97%) Freedom of Information Act
14 9 (0.97%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 73 (7.83%) Windows
2 22 (2.36%) Windows Server
3 21 (2.25%) Linux
4 6 (0.64%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.54%) Android
5 5 (0.54%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.54%) Unix
6 4 (0.43%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.32%) AIX
7 3 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (25.11%) Cybersecurity
2 225 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 179 (19.21%) Continuous Improvement
4 166 (17.81%) AI
5 154 (16.52%) Decision-Making
6 148 (15.88%) Information Security
7 146 (15.67%) Risk Management
8 137 (14.70%) Stakeholder Management
9 115 (12.34%) Agile
9 115 (12.34%) Data Governance
10 111 (11.91%) Incident Response
11 99 (10.62%) Disaster Recovery
12 95 (10.19%) Analytics
12 95 (10.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 88 (9.44%) Business Continuity
14 78 (8.37%) Roadmaps
15 77 (8.26%) Information Governance
16 76 (8.15%) ITIL
16 76 (8.15%) Service Delivery
17 74 (7.94%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 71 (7.62%) SQL
2 68 (7.30%) Python
3 38 (4.08%) JavaScript
4 24 (2.58%) Java
4 24 (2.58%) PowerShell
5 23 (2.47%) PHP
6 16 (1.72%) Bash
7 10 (1.07%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.97%) Ruby
9 8 (0.86%) Perl
10 7 (0.75%) C#
10 7 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.43%) Go
11 4 (0.43%) VBA
12 3 (0.32%) Groovy
13 2 (0.21%) Bicep
13 2 (0.21%) C
13 2 (0.21%) RPG
13 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.11%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 120 (12.88%) Degree
2 79 (8.48%) CISSP
3 58 (6.22%) CISM
4 48 (5.15%) Security Cleared
5 39 (4.18%) Computer Science Degree
6 34 (3.65%) CISA
7 30 (3.22%) SC Cleared
8 22 (2.36%) CompTIA Security+
8 22 (2.36%) CRISC
9 21 (2.25%) AWS Certification
9 21 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (2.15%) FFIEC
11 19 (2.04%) SANS
12 18 (1.93%) CGEIT
13 14 (1.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 14 (1.50%) DBS Check
14 12 (1.29%) Azure Certification
14 12 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (1.07%) CCSP
15 10 (1.07%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 307 (32.94%) GDPR
2 133 (14.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 98 (10.52%) NIST
4 84 (9.01%) Data Quality
5 78 (8.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 35 (3.76%) Accessibility
6 35 (3.76%) GRC
7 32 (3.43%) COBIT
8 28 (3.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 27 (2.90%) PCI DSS
10 22 (2.36%) SOC 2
11 17 (1.82%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 12 (1.29%) QA
13 11 (1.18%) HIPAA
14 10 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 8 (0.86%) PMO
15 8 (0.86%) SLA
16 7 (0.75%) PERC
16 7 (0.75%) TickIT
System Software
1 60 (6.44%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.72%) Docker
3 12 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.64%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.64%) vSphere
6 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 30 (3.22%) Terraform
2 26 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (2.15%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.86%) Ansible
4 8 (0.86%) CASB
5 6 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.32%) Argo
6 3 (0.32%) SCCM
7 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.21%) Grafana
7 2 (0.21%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.21%) Nessus
7 2 (0.21%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.11%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.11%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 254 (27.25%) Microsoft
2 25 (2.68%) Google
3 22 (2.36%) Salesforce
4 18 (1.93%) Oracle
5 13 (1.39%) SAP
5 13 (1.39%) VMware
6 11 (1.18%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.07%) Databricks
8 9 (0.97%) iManage
8 9 (0.97%) Sage
9 8 (0.86%) Infor
9 8 (0.86%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.64%) Citrix
10 6 (0.64%) IBM
11 5 (0.54%) Cisco
11 5 (0.54%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.54%) Workday
11 5 (0.54%) Xero
11 5 (0.54%) Zscaler
12 4 (0.43%) Tenable