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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 203 250
Rank change year-on-year +28 +47 -36
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 725 757 591
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.41% 1.47% 1.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% 1.65% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 499 448 503
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,925 £36,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £64,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.29% +7.08% +9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,200 £100,000 £103,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £64,902 £60,000
% change year-on-year -19.11% +8.17% +6.19%

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 42,896 45,940 40,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.54% 89.27% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 25,505 23,539 31,464
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.93%

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 December 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 16 December 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 +45 315 £70,000 -5.32% 93
South East +31 122 £46,000 -20.00% 140
North of England -7 114 £50,000 -4.76% 100
Midlands -12 70 £50,000 -18.37% 86
North West -4 61 £50,000 -9.09% 55
South West +32 54 £35,536 -30.32% 65
East of England +29 40 £49,500 -28.26% 56
Yorkshire -18 38 £48,750 -2.50% 38
East Midlands +13 35 £37,500 -3.85% 41
West Midlands -25 35 £59,720 -4.45% 44
North East +5 15 £65,000 +52.94% 7
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 50 (6.90%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.24%) Confluence
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 3 (0.41%) Apache
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.41%) IIS
5 3 (0.41%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.41%) WordPress
6 2 (0.28%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.14%) nginx
7 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 57 (7.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (7.31%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.83%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.69%) Adobe XD
5 5 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 11 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (0.69%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (0.55%) Endur
3 4 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
3 4 (0.55%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.41%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.14%) Odoo
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.14%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.14%) Shopify
6 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 175 (24.14%) Azure
2 122 (16.83%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (8.41%) AWS
4 58 (8.00%) Power Platform
5 50 (6.90%) Entra ID
6 42 (5.79%) SaaS
7 31 (4.28%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (3.45%) Microsoft Purview
9 23 (3.17%) OneDrive
10 22 (3.03%) GCP
11 17 (2.34%) Power Automate
12 16 (2.21%) GitHub
13 13 (1.79%) Serverless
14 12 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
16 9 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (1.24%) PowerApps
17 8 (1.10%) Google Workspace
18 7 (0.97%) AWS CloudFormation
18 7 (0.97%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 44 (6.07%) Firewall
2 36 (4.97%) VPN
2 36 (4.97%) WAN
3 26 (3.59%) LAN
4 25 (3.45%) DNS
5 24 (3.31%) DHCP
6 23 (3.17%) Network Security
7 18 (2.48%) SD-WAN
8 14 (1.93%) TCP/IP
9 13 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (1.52%) Unified Communications
11 10 (1.38%) VoIP
12 9 (1.24%) VLAN
13 8 (1.10%) SAN
14 7 (0.97%) CHAP
14 7 (0.97%) SSL
15 6 (0.83%) NAS
15 6 (0.83%) Wireless
16 5 (0.69%) Intranet
16 5 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (6.48%) Power BI
2 22 (3.03%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.21%) Data Lake
4 15 (2.07%) Tableau
5 11 (1.52%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.38%) Metadata
7 8 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.83%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.69%) Power Query
11 4 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.55%) Data Vault
11 4 (0.55%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.41%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.41%) Apache Iceberg
12 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.41%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 31 (4.28%) Git
2 15 (2.07%) JIRA
3 13 (1.79%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.52%) ERwin
5 7 (0.97%) GitLab
6 3 (0.41%) Maven
6 3 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.28%) GCC
7 2 (0.28%) Storybook
7 2 (0.28%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.14%) ESLint
8 1 (0.14%) GDB
8 1 (0.14%) git-flow
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.14%) webpack
General
1 315 (43.45%) Social Skills
2 165 (22.76%) Finance
3 122 (16.83%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (12.14%) Legal
5 58 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.79%) Law
7 37 (5.10%) Public Sector
8 34 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
9 32 (4.41%) Marketing
10 23 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (3.03%) Banking
11 22 (3.03%) Retail
12 17 (2.34%) Telecoms
13 16 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.93%) Manufacturing
15 12 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
17 10 (1.38%) Financial Institution
18 9 (1.24%) Back Office
19 7 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 116 (16.00%) Analyst
2 71 (9.79%) Senior
3 63 (8.69%) Lead
4 59 (8.14%) Architect
5 45 (6.21%) Developer
6 42 (5.79%) IT Manager
7 40 (5.52%) IT Support
8 35 (4.83%) Technology Director
9 31 (4.28%) Security Architect
10 29 (4.00%) Administrator
11 28 (3.86%) Data Analyst
11 28 (3.86%) Enterprise Architect
11 28 (3.86%) Enterprise Information Architect
11 28 (3.86%) Enterprise Security Architect
11 28 (3.86%) Information Architect
11 28 (3.86%) Information Security Architect
12 26 (3.59%) Support Engineer
13 25 (3.45%) IT Engineer
14 22 (3.03%) Support Analyst
15 21 (2.90%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.31%) .NET
2 18 (2.48%) HTML
3 17 (2.34%) JSON
4 14 (1.93%) CSS
5 12 (1.66%) REST
5 12 (1.66%) XML
6 11 (1.52%) RESTful
6 11 (1.52%) Web Services
7 9 (1.24%) React
8 8 (1.10%) WPF
9 7 (0.97%) .NET Framework
9 7 (0.97%) OAuth
9 7 (0.97%) Universal Windows Platform
9 7 (0.97%) WinUI
10 6 (0.83%) Node.js
10 6 (0.83%) React Native
11 5 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (0.55%) Handlebars
12 4 (0.55%) SAML
12 4 (0.55%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 141 (19.45%) Data Protection Act
2 84 (11.59%) Management Information System
3 43 (5.93%) Driving Licence
4 40 (5.52%) Onboarding
5 31 (4.28%) Self-Motivation
6 21 (2.90%) Security Posture
6 21 (2.90%) Social Media
7 20 (2.76%) Analytical Mindset
8 19 (2.62%) Cloud Native
9 18 (2.48%) NHS
10 17 (2.34%) Data Structures
10 17 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
11 15 (2.07%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (1.10%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.10%) CCTV
13 8 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (0.97%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.97%) Operational Technology
14 7 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 96 (13.24%) Windows
2 41 (5.66%) Windows Server
3 25 (3.45%) Linux
4 15 (2.07%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.38%) Mac OS
6 8 (1.10%) Android
6 8 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (24.69%) Cybersecurity
2 145 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 141 (19.45%) Information Security
4 130 (17.93%) Agile
5 119 (16.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 119 (16.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 107 (14.76%) Decision-Making
7 90 (12.41%) Analytics
8 84 (11.59%) ITIL
8 84 (11.59%) Risk Management
9 78 (10.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 74 (10.21%) Service Delivery
11 71 (9.79%) DevOps
11 71 (9.79%) Roadmaps
12 65 (8.97%) Mentoring
12 65 (8.97%) Project Management
13 64 (8.83%) Computer Science
14 62 (8.55%) Coaching
15 61 (8.41%) Customer Service
16 60 (8.28%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 65 (8.97%) SQL
2 57 (7.86%) Python
3 38 (5.24%) PowerShell
4 24 (3.31%) JavaScript
5 20 (2.76%) C#
6 12 (1.66%) T-SQL
7 11 (1.52%) Bash
7 11 (1.52%) Java
7 11 (1.52%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.24%) Go
9 8 (1.10%) Bicep
10 7 (0.97%) C++
11 5 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.41%) R
12 3 (0.41%) Scala
13 2 (0.28%) Groovy
13 2 (0.28%) PHP
13 2 (0.28%) Ruby
13 2 (0.28%) Rust
14 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 145 (20.00%) Degree
2 87 (12.00%) CISSP
3 78 (10.76%) CISM
4 61 (8.41%) DBS Check
5 39 (5.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 29 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 29 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
7 25 (3.45%) CISA
8 22 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.90%) CRISC
10 18 (2.48%) Master's Degree
10 18 (2.48%) PMI Certification
11 17 (2.34%) PMP
12 13 (1.79%) Azure Certification
13 11 (1.52%) CCNP
13 11 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (1.38%) Security Cleared
15 9 (1.24%) AWS Certification
15 9 (1.24%) CCNA
16 8 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 171 (23.59%) GDPR
2 94 (12.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (7.86%) Accessibility
4 50 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 43 (5.93%) GRC
6 36 (4.97%) NIST
6 36 (4.97%) QA
7 33 (4.55%) Data Quality
8 23 (3.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 15 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 10 (1.38%) PCI DSS
11 9 (1.24%) SLA
12 8 (1.10%) COBIT
12 8 (1.10%) EU AI Act
12 8 (1.10%) ISAE 3402
12 8 (1.10%) ISO 9001
13 7 (0.97%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.69%) ISO 14001
14 5 (0.69%) PERC
15 3 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 70 (9.66%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (2.07%) Docker
4 11 (1.52%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.10%) BitLocker
6 7 (0.97%) Firmware
7 3 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.28%) IAG
8 2 (0.28%) KVM
8 2 (0.28%) QEMU
8 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 60 (8.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (4.55%) Terraform
3 21 (2.90%) Ansible
4 18 (2.48%) Kubernetes
5 17 (2.34%) SCCM
6 15 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.83%) Avamar
7 6 (0.83%) CASB
7 6 (0.83%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 5 (0.69%) Autotask
8 5 (0.69%) Grafana
8 5 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.69%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.55%) Nagios
9 4 (0.55%) Rancher
9 4 (0.55%) vRealize
10 3 (0.41%) ArcSight ESM
10 3 (0.41%) Dell DRAC
10 3 (0.41%) QRadar
11 2 (0.28%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 205 (28.28%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.14%) Cisco
3 20 (2.76%) VMware
4 18 (2.48%) ServiceNow
5 16 (2.21%) Google
6 14 (1.93%) Dell
6 14 (1.93%) HP
6 14 (1.93%) Oracle
7 13 (1.79%) SAP
8 11 (1.52%) Apple
9 10 (1.38%) Veeam
10 9 (1.24%) Adobe
10 9 (1.24%) Meraki
10 9 (1.24%) YouTube
11 8 (1.10%) NetApp
12 7 (0.97%) Alteryx
12 7 (0.97%) HubSpot
12 7 (0.97%) Salesforce
12 7 (0.97%) Syncfusion
12 7 (0.97%) Telerik