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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 195 200
Rank change year-on-year +2 +5 +59
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 823 713 1,240
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.02% 1.83% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 1.96% 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 588 485 912
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £31,114
25th Percentile £41,000 £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 £79,250 £67,813
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £85,000
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 60,055 36,381 71,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.36% 93.39% 85.24%
Number of salaries quoted 38,771 20,528 53,796
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £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% -10.10%

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 9 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 9 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 0 337 £80,000 +3.90% 154
North of England -49 139 £57,239 +4.07% 73
South East -7 130 £40,000 -11.11% 61
Midlands -20 98 £58,610 +17.22% 49
North West -29 79 £51,250 +2.50% 32
West Midlands -34 62 £50,000 - 30
Yorkshire -35 53 £57,239 -2.16% 28
East of England +3 51 £43,000 +7.98% 30
South West -18 49 £36,998 -40.80% 24
East Midlands -4 34 £70,000 +144.54% 19
North East -40 7 £51,250 - 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 32 (3.89%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.73%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.49%) CMS
5 3 (0.36%) Apache
5 3 (0.36%) IIS
6 2 (0.24%) Confluence
6 2 (0.24%) WordPress
7 1 (0.12%) JBoss
Applications
1 42 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (0.85%) 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 13 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.61%) Shopify
4 4 (0.49%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.36%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
5 3 (0.36%) 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
1 178 (21.63%) Azure
2 119 (14.46%) Microsoft 365
3 68 (8.26%) Entra ID
4 64 (7.78%) AWS
5 63 (7.65%) Power Platform
6 58 (7.05%) Microsoft Purview
7 57 (6.93%) SaaS
8 26 (3.16%) GCP
9 17 (2.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 15 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Copilot
10 15 (1.82%) PaaS
11 14 (1.70%) Google Workspace
11 14 (1.70%) Power Automate
12 13 (1.58%) Serverless
13 12 (1.46%) OneDrive
14 11 (1.34%) GitHub
15 10 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
15 10 (1.22%) Copilot Studio
16 9 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 53 (6.44%) Firewall
2 29 (3.52%) CHAP
3 27 (3.28%) WAN
4 22 (2.67%) Network Security
5 18 (2.19%) VPN
6 16 (1.94%) LAN
7 13 (1.58%) DNS
8 10 (1.22%) DHCP
9 9 (1.09%) TCP/IP
10 7 (0.85%) 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 (0.36%) PuTTY
15 2 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
15 2 (0.24%) Cisco IPT
15 2 (0.24%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (6.56%) Power BI
2 22 (2.67%) Data Lake
3 19 (2.31%) Metadata
4 18 (2.19%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (1.58%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.34%) Power Query
7 10 (1.22%) Tableau
8 9 (1.09%) MySQL
9 7 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (0.85%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.61%) Big Data
10 5 (0.61%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.49%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.49%) MariaDB
12 3 (0.36%) DB2
12 3 (0.36%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (2.67%) Git
2 14 (1.70%) JIRA
3 9 (1.09%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.85%) GitLab
5 5 (0.61%) Maven
5 5 (0.61%) MLflow
6 4 (0.49%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.36%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.36%) JMeter
7 3 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.24%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.24%) Storybook
9 1 (0.12%) ERwin
9 1 (0.12%) Gatling
9 1 (0.12%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.12%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.12%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.12%) Selenium
9 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 343 (41.68%) Social Skills
2 193 (23.45%) Finance
3 140 (17.01%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (15.31%) Legal
5 62 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 62 (7.53%) Law
6 56 (6.80%) Organisational Skills
7 53 (6.44%) Marketing
8 51 (6.20%) Retail
9 45 (5.47%) Banking
10 39 (4.74%) Financial Institution
11 29 (3.52%) Influencing Skills
12 28 (3.40%) Public Sector
13 22 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.31%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
16 12 (1.46%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.22%) Local Government
18 9 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
19 7 (0.85%) Police
Job Titles
1 106 (12.88%) Analyst
2 68 (8.26%) Lead
3 65 (7.90%) Senior
4 42 (5.10%) IT Manager
5 37 (4.50%) Report Analyst
6 36 (4.37%) Architect
7 31 (3.77%) Auditor
7 31 (3.77%) IT Support
8 29 (3.52%) Data Manager
8 29 (3.52%) Data Protection Officer
9 28 (3.40%) Development Manager
9 28 (3.40%) Security Auditor
10 27 (3.28%) Business Manager
10 27 (3.28%) Developer
10 27 (3.28%) Security Manager
11 26 (3.16%) Internal Auditor
12 24 (2.92%) Account Manager
12 24 (2.92%) Business Development Manager
12 24 (2.92%) IT Engineer
12 24 (2.92%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.94%) CSS
2 12 (1.46%) HTML
3 10 (1.22%) Node.js
4 9 (1.09%) OAuth
5 7 (0.85%) .NET
5 7 (0.85%) EDI
5 7 (0.85%) REST
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 (0.36%) ActiveMQ
9 3 (0.36%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 128 (15.55%) Data Protection Act
2 110 (13.37%) Management Information System
3 37 (4.50%) Onboarding
4 30 (3.65%) Driving Licence
5 28 (3.40%) Security Posture
6 26 (3.16%) Cloud Native
7 22 (2.67%) NHS
8 19 (2.31%) Product Ownership
9 18 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (1.82%) Blockchain
11 14 (1.70%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.34%) CMDB
13 10 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
13 10 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (1.22%) Social Media
14 9 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
16 7 (0.85%) Data Structures
17 6 (0.73%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 69 (8.38%) Windows
2 23 (2.79%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.07%) Linux
4 6 (0.73%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.61%) Unix
6 4 (0.49%) Android
6 4 (0.49%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.49%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.36%) AIX
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (26.00%) Cybersecurity
2 191 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (17.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 134 (16.28%) Risk Management
5 133 (16.16%) Decision-Making
6 127 (15.43%) Information Security
7 111 (13.49%) AI
8 109 (13.24%) Agile
9 105 (12.76%) Incident Response
10 104 (12.64%) Stakeholder Management
11 97 (11.79%) Analytics
12 92 (11.18%) Data Governance
13 90 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 83 (10.09%) Project Management
15 78 (9.48%) ITIL
16 76 (9.23%) Business Continuity
17 73 (8.87%) Disaster Recovery
18 72 (8.75%) Process Improvement
19 70 (8.51%) Information Governance
20 65 (7.90%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 58 (7.05%) SQL
2 53 (6.44%) Python
3 23 (2.79%) JavaScript
4 22 (2.67%) PowerShell
5 14 (1.70%) Java
6 12 (1.46%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.09%) Bash
7 9 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 8 (0.97%) PHP
9 6 (0.73%) Bicep
9 6 (0.73%) C#
10 4 (0.49%) Go
10 4 (0.49%) VBA
11 3 (0.36%) Groovy
11 3 (0.36%) 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 97 (11.79%) Degree
2 79 (9.60%) CISSP
3 63 (7.65%) CISM
4 46 (5.59%) CISA
5 41 (4.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (3.89%) FFIEC
7 30 (3.65%) CGEIT
7 30 (3.65%) SANS
8 21 (2.55%) Security Cleared
9 20 (2.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 19 (2.31%) DBS Check
10 19 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (2.07%) PMI Certification
11 17 (2.07%) SC Cleared
12 16 (1.94%) PMP
13 14 (1.70%) CEH
14 13 (1.58%) CRISC
15 11 (1.34%) Azure Certification
16 7 (0.85%) AWS Certification
17 6 (0.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 251 (30.50%) GDPR
2 114 (13.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 90 (10.94%) NIST
4 72 (8.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 65 (7.90%) Data Quality
6 39 (4.74%) COBIT
7 28 (3.40%) PCI DSS
8 26 (3.16%) Accessibility
9 25 (3.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 20 (2.43%) GRC
11 19 (2.31%) QA
12 14 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 13 (1.58%) SOC 2
14 12 (1.46%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (1.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 10 (1.22%) HIPAA
16 9 (1.09%) PMO
17 7 (0.85%) PERC
17 7 (0.85%) SLA
18 6 (0.73%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 53 (6.44%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.22%) Docker
3 8 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.85%) 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 33 (4.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (2.43%) Terraform
3 14 (1.70%) CASB
4 12 (1.46%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (0.97%) Ansible
6 8 (0.97%) SCCM
7 5 (0.61%) SmoothWall
8 4 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.24%) Argo
9 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.12%) ArcSight ESM
10 1 (0.12%) Grafana
10 1 (0.12%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Nessus
10 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.12%) QRadar
10 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 219 (26.61%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.28%) Google
3 18 (2.19%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.46%) iManage
4 12 (1.46%) Oracle
4 12 (1.46%) SAP
5 9 (1.09%) Cisco
5 9 (1.09%) Databricks
5 9 (1.09%) OpenAI
5 9 (1.09%) ServiceNow
6 8 (0.97%) Meraki
7 7 (0.85%) Sage
7 7 (0.85%) VMware
7 7 (0.85%) Workday
8 5 (0.61%) Citrix
8 5 (0.61%) Freshdesk
8 5 (0.61%) MuleSoft
8 5 (0.61%) Zscaler
9 4 (0.49%) Anaplan
9 4 (0.49%) Varonis