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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 233 250
Rank change year-on-year +58 +17 -46
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 700 692 605
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.58% 1.14% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 1.37% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 483 385 504
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,586 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £45,455
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £96,425
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £58,403
% change year-on-year -12.00% +7.02% +1.57%

All Process and 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 38,350 50,346 44,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 86.62% 83.04% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 23,795 26,459 34,381
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025. 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 +99 310 £71,000 -4.70% 372
South East +43 122 £46,000 -16.36% 339
North of England -6 118 £50,000 -1.96% 104
North West 0 69 £50,000 -2.91% 53
Midlands +22 65 £50,000 -20.00% 65
East of England +34 40 £32,500 -55.17% 57
South West +27 40 £36,650 -27.43% 86
Yorkshire +2 35 £60,000 +4.35% 42
East Midlands +30 34 £39,919 -3.23% 29
West Midlands -5 31 £62,500 -6.72% 34
North East +16 14 £65,000 +52.94% 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 56 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.71%) CMS
4 10 (1.43%) Confluence
5 6 (0.86%) IIS
6 4 (0.57%) Apache
6 4 (0.57%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.57%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.43%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.29%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.29%) nginx
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.29%) WordPress
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 46 (6.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 46 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.00%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.86%) Trello
4 5 (0.71%) Adobe XD
4 5 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 18 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (0.57%) Endur
3 4 (0.57%) Oracle Assets
3 4 (0.57%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.43%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.14%) Lorenzo
6 1 (0.14%) Odoo
6 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.14%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.14%) Shopify
6 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 176 (25.14%) Azure
2 122 (17.43%) Microsoft 365
3 76 (10.86%) AWS
4 57 (8.14%) Power Platform
5 56 (8.00%) Entra ID
6 33 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
7 30 (4.29%) SaaS
8 27 (3.86%) OneDrive
9 25 (3.57%) GCP
10 21 (3.00%) GitHub
11 19 (2.71%) Power Automate
12 16 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (2.14%) Serverless
14 14 (2.00%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
16 11 (1.57%) Google Workspace
17 10 (1.43%) Amazon S3
18 8 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
18 8 (1.14%) Rubrik
19 7 (1.00%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 38 (5.43%) Firewall
2 36 (5.14%) VPN
3 30 (4.29%) WAN
4 22 (3.14%) DNS
4 22 (3.14%) Network Security
5 21 (3.00%) LAN
6 20 (2.86%) DHCP
7 17 (2.43%) SD-WAN
8 13 (1.86%) TCP/IP
8 13 (1.86%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (1.71%) Wireless
10 11 (1.57%) Unified Communications
11 10 (1.43%) SAN
11 10 (1.43%) VLAN
12 9 (1.29%) SSL
13 8 (1.14%) VoIP
14 6 (0.86%) Intrusion Detection
14 6 (0.86%) NAS
15 5 (0.71%) Intranet
15 5 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.14%) Power BI
2 21 (3.00%) SQL Server
3 18 (2.57%) Tableau
4 11 (1.57%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (1.29%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.14%) MySQL
7 7 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.00%) Metadata
7 7 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.86%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.71%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.57%) Data Vault
10 4 (0.57%) Electronic Patient Records
10 4 (0.57%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.43%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.43%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 34 (4.86%) Git
2 27 (3.86%) JIRA
3 13 (1.86%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.71%) ERwin
5 8 (1.14%) GitLab
6 3 (0.43%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.43%) Octopus Deploy
6 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.43%) Vite
7 2 (0.29%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.14%) ESLint
8 1 (0.14%) GCC
8 1 (0.14%) GDB
8 1 (0.14%) git-flow
8 1 (0.14%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.14%) Storybook
8 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.14%) webpack
General
1 299 (42.71%) Social Skills
2 157 (22.43%) Finance
3 113 (16.14%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (11.57%) Legal
5 46 (6.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (5.57%) Public Sector
7 38 (5.43%) Law
7 38 (5.43%) Marketing
8 22 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (3.14%) Retail
9 19 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.29%) Telecoms
11 13 (1.86%) Banking
12 12 (1.71%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.57%) Back Office
14 10 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.29%) Games
16 8 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.00%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 118 (16.86%) Analyst
2 65 (9.29%) Senior
3 64 (9.14%) Architect
3 64 (9.14%) Lead
4 59 (8.43%) Developer
5 43 (6.14%) IT Support
6 36 (5.14%) Technology Director
7 32 (4.57%) IT Manager
7 32 (4.57%) Security Architect
8 29 (4.14%) Enterprise Architect
9 28 (4.00%) Administrator
9 28 (4.00%) Enterprise Information Architect
9 28 (4.00%) Enterprise Security Architect
9 28 (4.00%) Information Architect
9 28 (4.00%) Information Security Architect
10 26 (3.71%) Data Analyst
10 26 (3.71%) Support Engineer
11 24 (3.43%) Support Analyst
12 21 (3.00%) IT Engineer
13 20 (2.86%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.14%) .NET
2 26 (3.71%) HTML
3 22 (3.14%) CSS
4 19 (2.71%) JSON
5 16 (2.29%) RESTful
6 15 (2.14%) React
7 13 (1.86%) REST
7 13 (1.86%) XML
8 10 (1.43%) .NET Framework
8 10 (1.43%) Web Services
9 8 (1.14%) ASP.NET
9 8 (1.14%) Node.js
10 7 (1.00%) .NET Core
10 7 (1.00%) OAuth
10 7 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (1.00%) React Native
10 7 (1.00%) WPF
11 6 (0.86%) Universal Windows Platform
11 6 (0.86%) WinUI
12 5 (0.71%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 131 (18.71%) Data Protection Act
2 68 (9.71%) Management Information System
3 43 (6.14%) Driving Licence
4 39 (5.57%) Onboarding
5 28 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (3.14%) Social Media
7 21 (3.00%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (2.86%) Cloud Native
8 20 (2.86%) Data Structures
9 19 (2.71%) Security Posture
10 15 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.71%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.57%) NHS
13 10 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.14%) Algorithms
14 8 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
15 7 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
15 7 (1.00%) Freedom of Information
15 7 (1.00%) Mobile App
15 7 (1.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 101 (14.43%) Windows
2 42 (6.00%) Windows Server
3 31 (4.43%) Linux
4 19 (2.71%) Windows 10
5 14 (2.00%) Mac OS
6 12 (1.71%) Apple iOS
7 11 (1.57%) Android
8 9 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.29%) Unix
9 2 (0.29%) VMS
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (22.43%) Cybersecurity
2 148 (21.14%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (18.14%) Agile
4 126 (18.00%) Information Security
5 123 (17.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 111 (15.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 104 (14.86%) Decision-Making
8 84 (12.00%) ITIL
9 79 (11.29%) Analytics
9 79 (11.29%) Service Delivery
10 70 (10.00%) DevOps
11 68 (9.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 67 (9.57%) Mentoring
13 66 (9.43%) Risk Management
14 64 (9.14%) Customer Service
15 62 (8.86%) Coaching
16 61 (8.71%) IT Strategy
16 61 (8.71%) Roadmaps
17 58 (8.29%) Cloud Security
17 58 (8.29%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 72 (10.29%) SQL
2 56 (8.00%) Python
3 39 (5.57%) JavaScript
4 36 (5.14%) PowerShell
5 28 (4.00%) C#
6 14 (2.00%) TypeScript
7 13 (1.86%) Bash
8 11 (1.57%) Java
9 10 (1.43%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.29%) Go
11 8 (1.14%) R
12 7 (1.00%) C++
13 6 (0.86%) Bicep
14 4 (0.57%) PHP
15 2 (0.29%) Groovy
15 2 (0.29%) Rust
16 1 (0.14%) Apex Code
16 1 (0.14%) C
16 1 (0.14%) Ruby
16 1 (0.14%) Scala
Qualifications
1 150 (21.43%) Degree
2 72 (10.29%) CISSP
3 66 (9.43%) CISM
4 58 (8.29%) DBS Check
5 38 (5.43%) Computer Science Degree
6 33 (4.71%) Microsoft Certification
7 29 (4.14%) TOGAF Certification
8 22 (3.14%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (2.86%) CISA
10 18 (2.57%) CRISC
10 18 (2.57%) Master's Degree
11 16 (2.29%) PMI Certification
11 16 (2.29%) PMP
12 14 (2.00%) Azure Certification
13 13 (1.86%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (1.57%) Security Cleared
15 10 (1.43%) CCNP
16 9 (1.29%) AWS Certification
16 9 (1.29%) SC Cleared
17 8 (1.14%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 164 (23.43%) GDPR
2 80 (11.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (8.57%) Accessibility
4 43 (6.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 41 (5.86%) GRC
6 37 (5.29%) QA
7 28 (4.00%) Data Quality
7 28 (4.00%) NIST
8 21 (3.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 11 (1.57%) SLA
11 9 (1.29%) ISAE 3402
12 8 (1.14%) EU AI Act
13 6 (0.86%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.71%) ISO 14001
14 5 (0.71%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.71%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.57%) PERC
16 3 (0.43%) NCSC
System Software
1 74 (10.57%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (3.00%) Docker
4 11 (1.57%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.14%) BitLocker
6 7 (1.00%) Firmware
7 5 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.29%) IAG
8 2 (0.29%) KVM
8 2 (0.29%) QEMU
8 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 62 (8.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (4.29%) Terraform
3 21 (3.00%) Kubernetes
4 19 (2.71%) Ansible
5 18 (2.57%) SCCM
6 14 (2.00%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.14%) Grafana
8 6 (0.86%) Avamar
8 6 (0.86%) Nagios
8 6 (0.86%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.71%) Autotask
10 4 (0.57%) CASB
10 4 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.57%) Rancher
10 4 (0.57%) vRealize
11 3 (0.43%) Dell DRAC
11 3 (0.43%) SCOM
12 2 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
12 2 (0.29%) Prometheus
12 2 (0.29%) Puppet
Vendors
1 197 (28.14%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.86%) Cisco
2 27 (3.86%) VMware
3 23 (3.29%) Google
4 18 (2.57%) Oracle
4 18 (2.57%) ServiceNow
5 16 (2.29%) Apple
6 14 (2.00%) HP
7 13 (1.86%) Dell
7 13 (1.86%) SAP
8 10 (1.43%) Veeam
9 9 (1.29%) Adobe
9 9 (1.29%) Databricks
9 9 (1.29%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.29%) Samsung
10 8 (1.14%) HubSpot
11 7 (1.00%) Meraki
11 7 (1.00%) NetApp
12 6 (0.86%) Sage
12 6 (0.86%) Symantec