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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 213 257
Rank change year-on-year +51 +44 +6
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 1,226 636 756
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.21% 1.47% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.64% 1.66% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 791 423 460
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,495
25th Percentile £41,625 £36,650 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,987 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.02% -0.02% -5.17%
75th Percentile £81,625 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £96,375
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -6.63%

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 74,604 38,365 56,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.40% 88.79% 81.71%
Number of salaries quoted 52,829 22,080 32,110
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,233 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +20 439 £65,000 -3.70% 755
South East +45 226 £45,000 -1.10% 257
North of England +17 226 £51,000 +2.00% 265
Midlands +50 167 £53,600 +3.69% 145
North West +25 118 £47,772 -4.46% 155
West Midlands +27 111 £53,600 -10.67% 100
South West -30 87 £55,000 +27.64% 88
Yorkshire +2 81 £52,500 -12.50% 82
East of England +1 71 £45,000 +38.46% 99
East Midlands -9 56 £45,000 +12.50% 45
North East -47 27 £80,500 +40.00% 33
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
1 103 (8.40%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.73%) WordPress
4 6 (0.49%) Confluence
5 5 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.33%) Apache
6 4 (0.33%) IIS
7 2 (0.16%) CMS
7 2 (0.16%) nginx
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.082%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.082%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.082%) Documentum
8 1 (0.082%) JBoss
8 1 (0.082%) Moodle
8 1 (0.082%) WebSphere
Applications
1 73 (5.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (5.06%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.47%) Spreadsheet
4 11 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.41%) Fusion 360
6 4 (0.33%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.24%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.16%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.082%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.082%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.082%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.082%) InDesign
9 1 (0.082%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.90%) Raiser’s Edge
3 8 (0.65%) SystmOne
4 4 (0.33%) iTrent
4 4 (0.33%) Shopify
5 3 (0.24%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.24%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.16%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.082%) FastStats
7 1 (0.082%) Infor CloudSuite
7 1 (0.082%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.082%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.082%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.082%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.082%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 265 (21.62%) Azure
2 221 (18.03%) Microsoft 365
3 142 (11.58%) AWS
4 109 (8.89%) Power Platform
5 92 (7.50%) SaaS
6 87 (7.10%) Entra ID
7 53 (4.32%) Microsoft Copilot
8 51 (4.16%) Microsoft Purview
9 44 (3.59%) Power Automate
10 39 (3.18%) GCP
10 39 (3.18%) PowerApps
11 35 (2.85%) OneDrive
12 34 (2.77%) Cloud Computing
12 34 (2.77%) Serverless
13 27 (2.20%) Copilot Studio
14 25 (2.04%) AWS Lambda
15 21 (1.71%) Amazon ECS
16 19 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
17 18 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
18 16 (1.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 60 (4.89%) Network Security
2 42 (3.43%) Firewall
3 36 (2.94%) DNS
4 35 (2.85%) VPN
5 32 (2.61%) DHCP
6 26 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
7 20 (1.63%) TCP/IP
7 20 (1.63%) VLAN
8 19 (1.55%) Wireless
9 18 (1.47%) Internet
10 16 (1.31%) LAN
11 14 (1.14%) WAN
12 7 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
12 7 (0.57%) SSL
12 7 (0.57%) VoIP
13 4 (0.33%) CHAP
13 4 (0.33%) Intranet
13 4 (0.33%) Unified Communications
14 3 (0.24%) BGP
14 3 (0.24%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (6.36%) Power BI
2 38 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
3 37 (3.02%) Metadata
4 33 (2.69%) SQL Server
5 25 (2.04%) Relational Database
6 17 (1.39%) Power Query
7 15 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (1.22%) MySQL
7 15 (1.22%) Tableau
8 14 (1.14%) Data Lake
9 13 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 12 (0.98%) DynamoDB
10 12 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
11 11 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (0.82%) MariaDB
12 10 (0.82%) NoSQL
12 10 (0.82%) Star Schema
13 9 (0.73%) Amazon QuickSight
13 9 (0.73%) MongoDB
13 9 (0.73%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 27 (2.20%) Git
2 16 (1.31%) JIRA
3 8 (0.65%) Claude Code
3 8 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.49%) GitLab
5 3 (0.24%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.24%) MLflow
6 2 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.16%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.16%) git-flow
6 2 (0.16%) JMeter
6 2 (0.16%) Maven
6 2 (0.16%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.082%) Ant
7 1 (0.082%) Gatling
7 1 (0.082%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.082%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.082%) Selenium
7 1 (0.082%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 477 (38.91%) Social Skills
2 286 (23.33%) Finance
3 233 (19.00%) Legal
4 214 (17.46%) Analytical Skills
5 127 (10.36%) Public Sector
6 124 (10.11%) Law
7 122 (9.95%) Organisational Skills
8 112 (9.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 104 (8.48%) Retail
10 96 (7.83%) Influencing Skills
11 61 (4.98%) Marketing
12 45 (3.67%) Manufacturing
13 33 (2.69%) Banking
14 31 (2.53%) Local Government
15 21 (1.71%) Aerospace
16 17 (1.39%) Financial Institution
16 17 (1.39%) Fire and Rescue
17 15 (1.22%) Back Office
17 15 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (10.36%) Senior
2 110 (8.97%) Architect
3 91 (7.42%) Lead
4 85 (6.93%) Analyst
5 71 (5.79%) Data Manager
6 54 (4.40%) IT Manager
7 51 (4.16%) IT Support
8 49 (4.00%) Developer
9 44 (3.59%) Data Protection Manager
10 36 (2.94%) Consultant
11 35 (2.85%) Sales Manager
12 34 (2.77%) IT Engineer
13 33 (2.69%) Information Manager
14 32 (2.61%) Governance Manager
15 30 (2.45%) Security Manager
15 30 (2.45%) Service Manager
16 29 (2.37%) Security Architect
17 28 (2.28%) Business Manager
17 28 (2.28%) Data Protection Officer
18 26 (2.12%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.94%) Terraform
2 26 (2.12%) HTML
3 24 (1.96%) REST
4 23 (1.88%) OpenID
5 20 (1.63%) SAML
6 19 (1.55%) OAuth
7 18 (1.47%) CSS
8 16 (1.31%) AWS CDK
9 13 (1.06%) Microsoft Graph
9 13 (1.06%) Middleware
10 12 (0.98%) LDAP
10 12 (0.98%) ModSecurity
10 12 (0.98%) SPFx
11 11 (0.90%) React
12 10 (0.82%) SOAP
13 9 (0.73%) .NET
14 8 (0.65%) HTML5 Canvas
15 7 (0.57%) EDI
15 7 (0.57%) Langfuse
15 7 (0.57%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 164 (13.38%) Management Information System
2 116 (9.46%) Onboarding
3 111 (9.05%) Data Protection Act
4 58 (4.73%) Security Posture
5 56 (4.57%) Enterprise Software
6 52 (4.24%) Self-Motivation
7 49 (4.00%) Cloud Native
7 49 (4.00%) Product Ownership
8 34 (2.77%) Virtual Team
9 33 (2.69%) Driving Licence
10 31 (2.53%) Social Media
11 28 (2.28%) Freedom of Information
12 26 (2.12%) Data Centre
13 23 (1.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 23 (1.88%) NHS
14 19 (1.55%) AI Agents
14 19 (1.55%) Enterprise Cloud
15 18 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
15 18 (1.47%) Life Science
16 16 (1.31%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 92 (7.50%) Windows
2 17 (1.39%) Linux
2 17 (1.39%) Windows Server
3 10 (0.82%) Mac OS
4 7 (0.57%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.49%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.41%) Android
7 3 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.16%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.082%) AIX
9 1 (0.082%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 318 (25.94%) Cybersecurity
2 317 (25.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 291 (23.74%) Problem-Solving
4 255 (20.80%) AI
5 236 (19.25%) Information Security
6 224 (18.27%) Stakeholder Management
7 194 (15.82%) Decision-Making
8 191 (15.58%) Agile
9 188 (15.33%) Risk Management
10 165 (13.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 130 (10.60%) Roadmaps
11 130 (10.60%) Service Delivery
12 119 (9.71%) Incident Response
13 117 (9.54%) Analytics
14 112 (9.14%) Collaborative Working
15 111 (9.05%) Disaster Recovery
16 110 (8.97%) Data Governance
17 107 (8.73%) Information Governance
18 106 (8.65%) Business Continuity
19 100 (8.16%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 89 (7.26%) SQL
2 83 (6.77%) Python
3 43 (3.51%) PowerShell
4 39 (3.18%) JavaScript
5 31 (2.53%) Java
6 26 (2.12%) PHP
7 23 (1.88%) C#
8 20 (1.63%) Bash
9 16 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.14%) Perl
10 14 (1.14%) Ruby
11 12 (0.98%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.24%) Go
12 3 (0.24%) Groovy
12 3 (0.24%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.16%) Bicep
13 2 (0.16%) C
13 2 (0.16%) R
13 2 (0.16%) RPG
14 1 (0.082%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 165 (13.46%) Degree
2 106 (8.65%) CISSP
3 86 (7.01%) Security Cleared
4 75 (6.12%) CISM
5 41 (3.34%) SC Cleared
6 40 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.18%) AWS Certification
8 34 (2.77%) Azure Certification
9 32 (2.61%) DBS Check
10 31 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 27 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
12 23 (1.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 22 (1.79%) CCSP
13 22 (1.79%) CRISC
13 22 (1.79%) DV Cleared
14 20 (1.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 19 (1.55%) CISA
16 16 (1.31%) ACCA
17 15 (1.22%) CompTIA Security+
18 14 (1.14%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 380 (31.00%) GDPR
2 165 (13.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 113 (9.22%) Data Quality
4 107 (8.73%) NIST
5 76 (6.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 60 (4.89%) GRC
7 43 (3.51%) Accessibility
8 40 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 34 (2.77%) QA
10 26 (2.12%) PCI DSS
11 24 (1.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 23 (1.88%) SOC 2
13 19 (1.55%) ISO 22301
14 18 (1.47%) COBIT
15 17 (1.39%) SLA
16 15 (1.22%) ISO 9001
17 12 (0.98%) PERC
18 11 (0.90%) NCSC
19 7 (0.57%) NIST 800
19 7 (0.57%) SOC 1
System Software
1 74 (6.04%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.39%) Docker
2 17 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 11 (0.90%) vSphere
4 7 (0.57%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.16%) UAG
6 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.082%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.082%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (3.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (1.79%) Kubernetes
2 22 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (0.65%) Nessus
4 7 (0.57%) Ansible
5 5 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.41%) SCCM
6 4 (0.33%) Puppet
7 3 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.16%) AirWatch
8 2 (0.16%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.16%) Grafana
8 2 (0.16%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.16%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.082%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.082%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.082%) QRadar
9 1 (0.082%) SCOM
Vendors
1 362 (29.53%) Microsoft
2 29 (2.37%) Google
3 23 (1.88%) Oracle
3 23 (1.88%) Salesforce
4 20 (1.63%) VMware
5 17 (1.39%) Informatica
6 16 (1.31%) Cisco
7 15 (1.22%) OpenAI
7 15 (1.22%) SAP
8 13 (1.06%) Okta
9 12 (0.98%) Databricks
9 12 (0.98%) ForgeRock
10 11 (0.90%) ServiceNow
10 11 (0.90%) YouTube
11 10 (0.82%) Infor
12 9 (0.73%) Adobe
12 9 (0.73%) OneTrust
12 9 (0.73%) Talend
12 9 (0.73%) Xero
13 7 (0.57%) Workday