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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 197 191
Rank change year-on-year +3 -6 +67
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 831 699 1,253
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.02% 1.78% 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 1.91% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 589 477 914
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £31,114
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £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 60,033 36,575 71,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.81% 93.39% 85.14%
Number of salaries quoted 39,422 20,210 53,694
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £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% -9.97%

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 16 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 16 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 +8 340 £77,500 +2.65% 179
North of England -16 145 £57,239 +4.07% 72
South East +2 131 £40,000 -11.11% 77
Midlands +2 98 £59,720 +19.44% 55
North West -7 81 £52,500 +5.00% 30
West Midlands -30 64 £50,000 - 37
Yorkshire -31 57 £57,239 -3.39% 31
East of England -2 53 £43,000 +14.18% 22
South West -25 44 £40,000 -40.74% 29
East Midlands -9 32 £70,000 +145.61% 18
North East -35 7 £56,250 +9.76% 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 (3.97%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.72%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.60%) 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 43 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.57%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.81%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.60%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.24%) Fusion 360
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.12%) InDesign
8 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.60%) Shopify
4 4 (0.48%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.48%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.36%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
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
1 175 (21.06%) Azure
2 119 (14.32%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (8.30%) Entra ID
4 68 (8.18%) AWS
5 66 (7.94%) Power Platform
6 59 (7.10%) Microsoft Purview
7 56 (6.74%) SaaS
8 27 (3.25%) GCP
9 16 (1.93%) Power Automate
10 15 (1.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 15 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
11 14 (1.68%) Google Workspace
11 14 (1.68%) PaaS
12 13 (1.56%) Serverless
13 12 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (1.44%) OneDrive
14 11 (1.32%) Copilot Studio
15 10 (1.20%) GitHub
16 9 (1.08%) Azure Sentinel
16 9 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 50 (6.02%) Firewall
2 27 (3.25%) WAN
3 25 (3.01%) CHAP
4 19 (2.29%) Network Security
5 18 (2.17%) VPN
6 16 (1.93%) LAN
7 12 (1.44%) DNS
8 9 (1.08%) DHCP
9 8 (0.96%) TCP/IP
10 7 (0.84%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.72%) VLAN
11 6 (0.72%) VoIP
11 6 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.60%) Internet
12 5 (0.60%) SMS
13 4 (0.48%) Wireless
14 3 (0.36%) PuTTY
15 2 (0.24%) Cisco IPT
15 2 (0.24%) IPv4
15 2 (0.24%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (6.86%) Power BI
2 19 (2.29%) Data Lake
3 18 (2.17%) Metadata
4 17 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.68%) Tableau
6 12 (1.44%) MySQL
6 12 (1.44%) Power Query
6 12 (1.44%) SQL Server
7 7 (0.84%) MariaDB
7 7 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.60%) Big Data
9 5 (0.60%) Delta Lake
10 4 (0.48%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.36%) DB2
11 3 (0.36%) Star Schema
12 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.24%) Spark SQL
12 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (2.65%) Git
2 14 (1.68%) JIRA
3 9 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.84%) GitLab
5 5 (0.60%) Maven
5 5 (0.60%) MLflow
6 4 (0.48%) 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%) 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
1 343 (41.28%) Social Skills
2 193 (23.23%) Finance
3 142 (17.09%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (15.76%) Legal
5 64 (7.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 62 (7.46%) Law
7 58 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
8 53 (6.38%) Marketing
9 52 (6.26%) Retail
10 41 (4.93%) Banking
11 35 (4.21%) Financial Institution
12 31 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
13 30 (3.61%) Public Sector
14 20 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (2.29%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.44%) Local Government
18 11 (1.32%) Manufacturing
19 9 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
20 7 (0.84%) Police
Job Titles
1 105 (12.64%) Analyst
2 66 (7.94%) Senior
3 64 (7.70%) Lead
4 41 (4.93%) IT Manager
5 37 (4.45%) Architect
5 37 (4.45%) Report Analyst
6 33 (3.97%) Data Manager
7 30 (3.61%) Data Protection Officer
7 30 (3.61%) IT Support
8 29 (3.49%) Developer
8 29 (3.49%) Development Manager
9 28 (3.37%) Business Manager
10 27 (3.25%) Auditor
11 26 (3.13%) Sales Manager
11 26 (3.13%) Security Manager
12 25 (3.01%) Business Development Manager
13 24 (2.89%) Account Manager
13 24 (2.89%) Security Auditor
14 23 (2.77%) Consultant
14 23 (2.77%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.93%) CSS
2 13 (1.56%) HTML
3 10 (1.20%) Node.js
4 9 (1.08%) OAuth
5 7 (0.84%) EDI
5 7 (0.84%) REST
6 6 (0.72%) Middleware
6 6 (0.72%) OpenID
6 6 (0.72%) SOAP
7 5 (0.60%) .NET
7 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.60%) Jest
7 5 (0.60%) PySpark
7 5 (0.60%) React
7 5 (0.60%) RESTful
8 4 (0.48%) JWT
8 4 (0.48%) Next.js
8 4 (0.48%) XML
9 3 (0.36%) ActiveMQ
9 3 (0.36%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 125 (15.04%) Data Protection Act
2 107 (12.88%) Management Information System
3 38 (4.57%) Onboarding
4 31 (3.73%) Driving Licence
5 27 (3.25%) Cloud Native
6 25 (3.01%) Security Posture
7 23 (2.77%) Product Ownership
8 20 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
9 19 (2.29%) NHS
10 18 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.68%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.56%) Blockchain
13 12 (1.44%) Social Media
14 11 (1.32%) CMDB
15 10 (1.20%) Cyber Security Posture
16 9 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
17 8 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
18 7 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
18 7 (0.84%) Data Structures
18 7 (0.84%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 68 (8.18%) Windows
2 22 (2.65%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.17%) Linux
4 7 (0.84%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.60%) Android
5 5 (0.60%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.60%) Unix
6 3 (0.36%) AIX
6 3 (0.36%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (25.39%) Cybersecurity
2 190 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
3 150 (18.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 136 (16.37%) Decision-Making
5 127 (15.28%) Risk Management
6 122 (14.68%) Information Security
7 121 (14.56%) AI
8 108 (13.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 105 (12.64%) Agile
10 100 (12.03%) Incident Response
11 94 (11.31%) Data Governance
12 93 (11.19%) Analytics
13 88 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 79 (9.51%) Project Management
15 77 (9.27%) ITIL
16 74 (8.90%) Business Continuity
16 74 (8.90%) Disaster Recovery
17 71 (8.54%) Process Improvement
18 67 (8.06%) Information Governance
18 67 (8.06%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.10%) SQL
2 54 (6.50%) Python
3 27 (3.25%) JavaScript
4 19 (2.29%) PowerShell
5 14 (1.68%) Java
6 12 (1.44%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.32%) PHP
8 10 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 9 (1.08%) Bash
10 5 (0.60%) C#
11 4 (0.48%) Go
11 4 (0.48%) VBA
12 3 (0.36%) Bicep
12 3 (0.36%) Groovy
13 2 (0.24%) RPG
13 2 (0.24%) Ruby
13 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 97 (11.67%) Degree
2 77 (9.27%) CISSP
3 61 (7.34%) CISM
4 44 (5.29%) CISA
5 40 (4.81%) Computer Science Degree
6 28 (3.37%) FFIEC
7 26 (3.13%) CGEIT
7 26 (3.13%) SANS
8 23 (2.77%) Security Cleared
9 20 (2.41%) CompTIA Security+
9 20 (2.41%) DBS Check
10 19 (2.29%) SC Cleared
11 18 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (1.93%) PMI Certification
13 15 (1.81%) CRISC
13 15 (1.81%) PMP
14 13 (1.56%) CEH
15 11 (1.32%) Azure Certification
16 8 (0.96%) AWS Certification
17 6 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 246 (29.60%) GDPR
2 112 (13.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 86 (10.35%) NIST
4 71 (8.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 68 (8.18%) Data Quality
6 36 (4.33%) COBIT
7 28 (3.37%) PCI DSS
8 27 (3.25%) Accessibility
9 25 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 18 (2.17%) GRC
10 18 (2.17%) QA
11 13 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 13 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 13 (1.56%) SOC 2
12 12 (1.44%) Actionable Recommendations
13 10 (1.20%) HIPAA
14 9 (1.08%) PMO
15 7 (0.84%) SLA
16 6 (0.72%) EU AI Act
16 6 (0.72%) TickIT
System Software
1 52 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.32%) Docker
3 8 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
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 (3.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.17%) Terraform
3 14 (1.68%) CASB
4 12 (1.44%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (0.96%) SCCM
7 7 (0.84%) Ansible
8 5 (0.60%) SmoothWall
9 3 (0.36%) 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
1 218 (26.23%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.25%) Google
3 19 (2.29%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.44%) Oracle
4 12 (1.44%) SAP
5 11 (1.32%) iManage
6 9 (1.08%) Cisco
6 9 (1.08%) OpenAI
7 8 (0.96%) Databricks
7 8 (0.96%) Meraki
8 7 (0.84%) Sage
8 7 (0.84%) ServiceNow
8 7 (0.84%) VMware
8 7 (0.84%) Workday
9 5 (0.60%) Citrix
9 5 (0.60%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.60%) YouTube
9 5 (0.60%) Zscaler
10 4 (0.48%) Tenable
10 4 (0.48%) Varonis