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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 194 192
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +66
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 845 678 1,242
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.03% 1.77% 1.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.39% 1.89% 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 594 463 904
10th Percentile £31,382 £29,000 £30,684
25th Percentile £42,125 £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 £87,500 £79,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,675 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.13% +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 60,779 35,855 71,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.78% 93.41% 84.74%
Number of salaries quoted 40,146 19,238 53,727
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 £73,288
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,648 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.59% +8.45% -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 22 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 22 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 +2 344 £77,500 +0.65% 145
North of England -13 149 £57,239 +4.07% 73
South East -10 134 £40,000 -11.11% 68
Midlands -6 102 £58,610 +17.22% 57
North West -11 80 £52,500 +5.00% 30
West Midlands -13 67 £50,000 -3.64% 35
Yorkshire -13 62 £57,239 -4.60% 35
East of England -2 54 £42,000 +11.52% 19
South West -34 42 £46,500 -25.60% 33
East Midlands -15 33 £70,000 +150.00% 22
North East -30 7 £80,000 +14.29% 9
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 34 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.71%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.59%) CMS
5 3 (0.36%) Apache
5 3 (0.36%) IIS
5 3 (0.36%) WordPress
6 2 (0.24%) Confluence
7 1 (0.12%) JBoss
Applications
1 39 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.91%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.78%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.24%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (0.71%) Shopify
3 4 (0.47%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (0.47%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.36%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.36%) SystmOne
5 2 (0.24%) SAP Retail
6 1 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.12%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.12%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.12%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 179 (21.18%) Azure
2 124 (14.67%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (8.40%) AWS
3 71 (8.40%) Entra ID
4 64 (7.57%) Power Platform
5 61 (7.22%) Microsoft Purview
6 56 (6.63%) SaaS
7 29 (3.43%) GCP
8 18 (2.13%) Power Automate
9 16 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (1.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 14 (1.66%) Google Workspace
11 13 (1.54%) PaaS
11 13 (1.54%) Serverless
12 12 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.42%) Copilot Studio
12 12 (1.42%) OneDrive
13 11 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
14 10 (1.18%) GitHub
14 10 (1.18%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.56%) Firewall
2 25 (2.96%) WAN
3 23 (2.72%) CHAP
4 18 (2.13%) VPN
5 17 (2.01%) Network Security
6 16 (1.89%) LAN
7 11 (1.30%) DNS
8 9 (1.07%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.95%) DHCP
10 6 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 6 (0.71%) VoIP
10 6 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.59%) SMS
11 5 (0.59%) VLAN
12 4 (0.47%) Internet
13 3 (0.36%) Cisco IPT
13 3 (0.36%) PuTTY
13 3 (0.36%) Wireless
14 1 (0.12%) Fibre Channel
14 1 (0.12%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (6.51%) Power BI
2 18 (2.13%) Data Lake
3 17 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.01%) Metadata
4 15 (1.78%) MySQL
4 15 (1.78%) Tableau
5 12 (1.42%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.07%) MariaDB
7 8 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (0.83%) Power Query
9 6 (0.71%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.59%) Big Data
10 5 (0.59%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.47%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.36%) DB2
12 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
12 3 (0.36%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.36%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 23 (2.72%) Git
2 14 (1.66%) JIRA
3 9 (1.07%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.83%) GitLab
5 5 (0.59%) Maven
5 5 (0.59%) MLflow
6 4 (0.47%) 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
1 345 (40.83%) Social Skills
2 196 (23.20%) Finance
3 142 (16.80%) Analytical Skills
4 136 (16.09%) Legal
5 67 (7.93%) Law
6 65 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 57 (6.75%) Organisational Skills
8 55 (6.51%) Marketing
9 54 (6.39%) Retail
10 37 (4.38%) Banking
11 33 (3.91%) Financial Institution
12 32 (3.79%) Influencing Skills
12 32 (3.79%) Public Sector
13 20 (2.37%) Telecoms
14 19 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (1.54%) Local Government
15 13 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
16 12 (1.42%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
18 7 (0.83%) Police
Job Titles
1 101 (11.95%) Analyst
2 68 (8.05%) Senior
3 66 (7.81%) Lead
4 43 (5.09%) IT Manager
5 40 (4.73%) Architect
6 37 (4.38%) Report Analyst
7 36 (4.26%) Data Manager
8 35 (4.14%) Developer
9 32 (3.79%) IT Support
10 30 (3.55%) Data Protection Officer
10 30 (3.55%) Development Manager
11 29 (3.43%) Business Manager
12 26 (3.08%) Business Development Manager
12 26 (3.08%) Sales Manager
13 25 (2.96%) Account Manager
13 25 (2.96%) Auditor
13 25 (2.96%) Security Manager
14 22 (2.60%) Consultant
14 22 (2.60%) Governance Manager
14 22 (2.60%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.13%) CSS
2 14 (1.66%) HTML
3 10 (1.18%) Node.js
4 9 (1.07%) OAuth
5 7 (0.83%) EDI
5 7 (0.83%) REST
6 6 (0.71%) Middleware
6 6 (0.71%) OpenID
6 6 (0.71%) React
6 6 (0.71%) SOAP
7 5 (0.59%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.59%) Jest
7 5 (0.59%) Next.js
7 5 (0.59%) PySpark
7 5 (0.59%) RESTful
8 4 (0.47%) .NET
8 4 (0.47%) JWT
8 4 (0.47%) XML
9 3 (0.36%) ActiveMQ
9 3 (0.36%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 127 (15.03%) Data Protection Act
2 108 (12.78%) Management Information System
3 39 (4.62%) Onboarding
4 32 (3.79%) Driving Licence
5 27 (3.20%) Cloud Native
6 26 (3.08%) Product Ownership
7 23 (2.72%) Security Posture
7 23 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (2.01%) NHS
10 16 (1.89%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.42%) Blockchain
12 11 (1.30%) CMDB
12 11 (1.30%) Social Media
13 10 (1.18%) Cyber Security Posture
14 9 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
15 8 (0.95%) Data Structures
16 7 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
16 7 (0.83%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.28%) Windows
2 23 (2.72%) Windows Server
3 22 (2.60%) Linux
4 6 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.59%) Android
5 5 (0.59%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.59%) Unix
6 4 (0.47%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.36%) AIX
7 3 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (25.09%) Cybersecurity
2 187 (22.13%) Problem-Solving
3 146 (17.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 143 (16.92%) Decision-Making
5 132 (15.62%) AI
6 124 (14.67%) Risk Management
7 117 (13.85%) Information Security
8 113 (13.37%) Stakeholder Management
9 106 (12.54%) Agile
10 99 (11.72%) Data Governance
11 95 (11.24%) Incident Response
12 89 (10.53%) Analytics
13 86 (10.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 78 (9.23%) Disaster Recovery
14 78 (9.23%) ITIL
15 72 (8.52%) Business Continuity
15 72 (8.52%) Process Improvement
16 69 (8.17%) Project Management
17 68 (8.05%) Information Governance
18 67 (7.93%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 57 (6.75%) SQL
2 50 (5.92%) Python
3 29 (3.43%) JavaScript
4 19 (2.25%) PowerShell
5 16 (1.89%) Java
6 14 (1.66%) PHP
7 11 (1.30%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.95%) Bash
9 5 (0.59%) C#
9 5 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.47%) Go
10 4 (0.47%) VBA
11 3 (0.36%) Bicep
11 3 (0.36%) Groovy
12 2 (0.24%) C
12 2 (0.24%) RPG
12 2 (0.24%) Ruby
12 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 104 (12.31%) Degree
2 72 (8.52%) CISSP
3 57 (6.75%) CISM
4 42 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 41 (4.85%) CISA
6 26 (3.08%) FFIEC
7 25 (2.96%) Security Cleared
8 24 (2.84%) CGEIT
8 24 (2.84%) SANS
9 21 (2.49%) DBS Check
9 21 (2.49%) SC Cleared
10 20 (2.37%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
12 14 (1.66%) CRISC
13 13 (1.54%) PMI Certification
14 12 (1.42%) CEH
14 12 (1.42%) PMP
15 11 (1.30%) Azure Certification
16 8 (0.95%) AWS Certification
17 6 (0.71%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 248 (29.35%) GDPR
2 106 (12.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 83 (9.82%) NIST
4 69 (8.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 65 (7.69%) Data Quality
6 34 (4.02%) COBIT
7 31 (3.67%) Accessibility
8 26 (3.08%) PCI DSS
9 23 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 18 (2.13%) GRC
11 16 (1.89%) QA
12 15 (1.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 12 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
13 12 (1.42%) SOC 2
14 11 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 10 (1.18%) HIPAA
16 9 (1.07%) PMO
17 7 (0.83%) SLA
18 6 (0.71%) PERC
18 6 (0.71%) TickIT
System Software
1 53 (6.27%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.42%) Docker
3 8 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.83%) 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 33 (3.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (2.25%) Terraform
3 13 (1.54%) CASB
3 13 (1.54%) Kubernetes
4 11 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (0.83%) Ansible
5 7 (0.83%) SCCM
6 5 (0.59%) SmoothWall
7 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.24%) Argo
7 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.12%) Grafana
8 1 (0.12%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Nessus
8 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 221 (26.15%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.31%) Google
3 19 (2.25%) Salesforce
4 12 (1.42%) Oracle
4 12 (1.42%) SAP
5 11 (1.30%) iManage
6 9 (1.07%) Cisco
6 9 (1.07%) OpenAI
7 8 (0.95%) Databricks
8 7 (0.83%) Meraki
8 7 (0.83%) Sage
8 7 (0.83%) ServiceNow
8 7 (0.83%) VMware
8 7 (0.83%) Workday
9 6 (0.71%) Citrix
10 5 (0.59%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.59%) YouTube
10 5 (0.59%) Zscaler
11 4 (0.47%) Tenable
11 4 (0.47%) Xero