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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 219 217
Rank change year-on-year +31 -2 +52
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 911 630 1,229
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.08% 1.57% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.47% 1.70% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 641 437 877
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £30,427
25th Percentile £44,342 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £84,550
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -10.18%

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 62,060 37,011 77,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.39% 92.32% 81.92%
Number of salaries quoted 43,762 20,363 56,096
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,822 £29,444
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 +16 364 £80,000 +6.67% 92
North of England +15 172 £57,239 +14.48% 73
South East +13 144 £45,000 - 60
Midlands +44 129 £55,000 +10.00% 49
North West +3 92 £50,000 +11.11% 35
West Midlands +22 81 £50,000 -4.76% 29
Yorkshire -3 70 £57,239 -4.60% 25
East of England -5 54 £43,000 +32.31% 15
East Midlands +7 47 £55,000 +100.00% 20
South West -52 32 £47,500 -24.00% 33
North East -34 10 £80,000 +14.29% 14
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 52 (5.71%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.66%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.55%) CMS
4 5 (0.55%) IIS
5 4 (0.44%) WordPress
6 3 (0.33%) Apache
7 2 (0.22%) Confluence
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.11%) JBoss
8 1 (0.11%) Moodle
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 38 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.55%) Fusion 360
6 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.22%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.66%) Raiser’s Edge
2 6 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (0.66%) Shopify
3 3 (0.33%) BambooHR
3 3 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.33%) iTrent
3 3 (0.33%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.22%) SAP Retail
4 2 (0.22%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.11%) FastStats
5 1 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite
5 1 (0.11%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.11%) Misys Equation
5 1 (0.11%) Misys Midas
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 193 (21.19%) Azure
2 144 (15.81%) Microsoft 365
3 95 (10.43%) AWS
4 85 (9.33%) Entra ID
5 79 (8.67%) Power Platform
6 63 (6.92%) Microsoft Purview
7 60 (6.59%) SaaS
8 28 (3.07%) Power Automate
9 27 (2.96%) GCP
10 22 (2.41%) Microsoft Copilot
11 18 (1.98%) PowerApps
12 17 (1.87%) Copilot Studio
13 16 (1.76%) Serverless
14 15 (1.65%) OneDrive
15 12 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 11 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
17 10 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
17 10 (1.10%) GitHub
18 9 (0.99%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (5.27%) Firewall
2 27 (2.96%) Network Security
3 19 (2.09%) CHAP
4 18 (1.98%) VPN
5 17 (1.87%) WAN
6 14 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (1.43%) DNS
8 11 (1.21%) LAN
9 10 (1.10%) DHCP
10 8 (0.88%) TCP/IP
11 7 (0.77%) VLAN
12 6 (0.66%) Internet
12 6 (0.66%) Wireless
13 5 (0.55%) SMS
14 4 (0.44%) Cisco IPT
15 3 (0.33%) SSL
15 3 (0.33%) VoIP
16 2 (0.22%) Intranet
16 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (6.92%) Power BI
2 20 (2.20%) Tableau
3 19 (2.09%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.98%) Metadata
5 17 (1.87%) Data Lake
5 17 (1.87%) MySQL
6 12 (1.32%) Relational Database
6 12 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (1.10%) MariaDB
9 9 (0.99%) Power Query
10 6 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.66%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.44%) Big Data
12 3 (0.33%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.33%) Db2
12 3 (0.33%) DynamoDB
12 3 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (2.09%) Git
2 17 (1.87%) JIRA
3 7 (0.77%) GitLab
4 5 (0.55%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.55%) MLflow
5 4 (0.44%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.33%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.33%) JMeter
7 2 (0.22%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.22%) Maven
7 2 (0.22%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.11%) Appium
8 1 (0.11%) ERwin
8 1 (0.11%) Gatling
8 1 (0.11%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.11%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
8 1 (0.11%) Selenium
8 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 366 (40.18%) Social Skills
2 207 (22.72%) Finance
3 148 (16.25%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (15.81%) Legal
5 74 (8.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 70 (7.68%) Law
7 67 (7.35%) Retail
8 58 (6.37%) Marketing
9 57 (6.26%) Organisational Skills
10 50 (5.49%) Public Sector
11 36 (3.95%) Banking
12 28 (3.07%) Financial Institution
13 24 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (2.09%) Telecoms
15 18 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
16 17 (1.87%) Manufacturing
17 13 (1.43%) Local Government
17 13 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
18 12 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
19 9 (0.99%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 105 (11.53%) Analyst
2 73 (8.01%) Senior
3 72 (7.90%) Lead
4 49 (5.38%) Architect
4 49 (5.38%) Data Manager
5 47 (5.16%) IT Manager
6 44 (4.83%) Developer
7 41 (4.50%) IT Support
8 34 (3.73%) Report Analyst
9 28 (3.07%) Business Manager
9 28 (3.07%) Development Manager
9 28 (3.07%) IT Engineer
9 28 (3.07%) Security Manager
10 25 (2.74%) Data Protection Officer
11 24 (2.63%) Business Development Manager
12 23 (2.52%) Governance Manager
13 21 (2.31%) Auditor
13 21 (2.31%) Consultant
13 21 (2.31%) Data Protection Manager
14 20 (2.20%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.31%) CSS
1 21 (2.31%) HTML
2 10 (1.10%) OpenID
2 10 (1.10%) REST
3 8 (0.88%) Node.js
3 8 (0.88%) OAuth
4 7 (0.77%) EDI
4 7 (0.77%) Middleware
4 7 (0.77%) PySpark
4 7 (0.77%) SAML
5 6 (0.66%) Kafka
5 6 (0.66%) React
5 6 (0.66%) Spring Boot
6 5 (0.55%) Next.js
6 5 (0.55%) XML
7 4 (0.44%) .NET
7 4 (0.44%) AWS CDK
7 4 (0.44%) JSON
7 4 (0.44%) SOAP
7 4 (0.44%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 130 (14.27%) Data Protection Act
2 110 (12.07%) Management Information System
3 54 (5.93%) Onboarding
4 37 (4.06%) Security Posture
5 35 (3.84%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (3.73%) Driving Licence
7 32 (3.51%) Product Ownership
8 29 (3.18%) Cloud Native
9 14 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 12 (1.32%) NHS
12 11 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
12 11 (1.21%) Freedom of Information
13 10 (1.10%) Blockchain
13 10 (1.10%) CMDB
13 10 (1.10%) Data Centre
14 9 (0.99%) CCTV
14 9 (0.99%) Cyber Security Posture
14 9 (0.99%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.99%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 73 (8.01%) Windows
2 23 (2.52%) Windows Server
3 21 (2.31%) Linux
4 6 (0.66%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.55%) Android
5 5 (0.55%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.55%) Unix
6 4 (0.44%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.33%) AIX
7 3 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (25.25%) Cybersecurity
2 217 (23.82%) Problem-Solving
3 178 (19.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 153 (16.79%) AI
4 153 (16.79%) Decision-Making
5 141 (15.48%) Risk Management
6 136 (14.93%) Information Security
7 128 (14.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 114 (12.51%) Data Governance
9 113 (12.40%) Agile
10 107 (11.75%) Incident Response
11 97 (10.65%) Analytics
12 91 (9.99%) Disaster Recovery
12 91 (9.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 85 (9.33%) Business Continuity
14 76 (8.34%) Roadmaps
15 75 (8.23%) Service Delivery
16 74 (8.12%) ITIL
17 70 (7.68%) Business Intelligence
17 70 (7.68%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 72 (7.90%) SQL
2 61 (6.70%) Python
3 37 (4.06%) JavaScript
4 21 (2.31%) Java
5 20 (2.20%) PowerShell
6 19 (2.09%) PHP
7 12 (1.32%) Bash
8 11 (1.21%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.88%) C#
9 8 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.55%) Ruby
11 4 (0.44%) Go
11 4 (0.44%) Perl
11 4 (0.44%) VBA
12 3 (0.33%) Groovy
13 2 (0.22%) Bicep
13 2 (0.22%) C
13 2 (0.22%) RPG
13 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.11%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 115 (12.62%) Degree
2 76 (8.34%) CISSP
3 59 (6.48%) CISM
4 39 (4.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 38 (4.17%) CISA
5 38 (4.17%) Security Cleared
6 28 (3.07%) SC Cleared
7 22 (2.41%) CompTIA Security+
7 22 (2.41%) FFIEC
8 21 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (2.31%) SANS
9 20 (2.20%) CGEIT
10 19 (2.09%) CRISC
11 15 (1.65%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.43%) AWS Certification
12 13 (1.43%) Azure Certification
13 11 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (1.10%) CEH
15 9 (0.99%) PMI Certification
15 9 (0.99%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 297 (32.60%) GDPR
2 125 (13.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 93 (10.21%) NIST
4 81 (8.89%) Data Quality
5 78 (8.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 34 (3.73%) COBIT
7 33 (3.62%) Accessibility
8 31 (3.40%) GRC
9 29 (3.18%) PCI DSS
10 27 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 20 (2.20%) SOC 2
12 18 (1.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 13 (1.43%) QA
14 12 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (1.10%) HIPAA
16 8 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 8 (0.88%) PMO
16 8 (0.88%) SLA
17 7 (0.77%) PERC
17 7 (0.77%) TickIT
System Software
1 57 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.54%) Docker
3 9 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.33%) vSphere
6 2 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 29 (3.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.52%) Terraform
3 18 (1.98%) Kubernetes
4 10 (1.10%) CASB
5 7 (0.77%) Ansible
5 7 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.55%) SCCM
7 3 (0.33%) Argo
8 2 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.22%) Grafana
8 2 (0.22%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.22%) Nessus
8 2 (0.22%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.11%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.11%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.11%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 247 (27.11%) Microsoft
2 26 (2.85%) Google
3 24 (2.63%) Salesforce
4 15 (1.65%) Oracle
5 13 (1.43%) SAP
6 11 (1.21%) iManage
6 11 (1.21%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.10%) VMware
8 9 (0.99%) Databricks
8 9 (0.99%) Sage
9 8 (0.88%) Infor
10 7 (0.77%) ServiceNow
11 6 (0.66%) Cisco
11 6 (0.66%) Citrix
11 6 (0.66%) IBM
11 6 (0.66%) Workday
12 5 (0.55%) Xero
12 5 (0.55%) Zscaler
13 4 (0.44%) Qualys
13 4 (0.44%) Tenable