GDPR Jobs in England

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring GDPR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GDPR over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 152 268
Rank change year-on-year -17 +116 -29
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 824 1,627 1,228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.79% 1.91% 1.33%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.50% 13.69% 6.79%
Number of salaries quoted 599 1,037 700
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £30,385 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,500 £46,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.22% -16.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £83,750 £67,500 £70,313
90th Percentile £99,000 £84,550 £91,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £46,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +39.78% -15.45% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,844 11,884 18,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.03% 13.95% 19.54%
Number of salaries quoted 4,203 8,387 8,321
10th Percentile £30,580 £27,030 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GDPR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GDPR in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GDPR in England.

Salary trend for GDPR in England

GDPR
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GDPR in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for GDPR in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GDPR within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +61 342 £81,250 +56.25% 516
South East -16 162 £57,500 +21.05% 266
North of England -60 136 £48,306 +16.85% 179
Midlands -21 92 £55,000 +46.67% 120
North West -45 86 £43,250 +8.13% 112
West Midlands -22 63 £55,000 +26.44% 81
South West +21 43 £62,500 +66.67% 73
East of England +9 40 £50,000 +29.87% 57
Yorkshire -23 38 £54,250 +12.44% 61
East Midlands +7 29 £32,500 - 35
North East +4 12 £57,500 +41.98% 8
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UK

GDPR
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 29 (3.52%) CMS
2 22 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (2.67%) Umbraco
3 20 (2.43%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.94%) Apache Spark
5 9 (1.09%) Confluence
5 9 (1.09%) SAS
6 6 (0.73%) WordPress
7 5 (0.61%) Apache
7 5 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.49%) Moodle
9 3 (0.36%) EPiServer
10 2 (0.24%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.24%) Drupal
10 2 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.12%) IIS
11 1 (0.12%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 61 (7.40%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.09%) Acrobat
4 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.49%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (2.91%) Raiser’s Edge
2 14 (1.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.33%) SAP HCM
3 11 (1.33%) SAP HR
3 11 (1.33%) SAP Payroll
4 6 (0.73%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.12%) Distributed Ledger
7 1 (0.12%) Finacle
7 1 (0.12%) iTrent
7 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 271 (32.89%) Azure
2 124 (15.05%) AWS
3 87 (10.56%) Microsoft 365
4 77 (9.34%) GCP
5 71 (8.62%) Power Platform
6 67 (8.13%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (4.37%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 36 (4.37%) Azure Service Bus
7 36 (4.37%) SaaS
8 35 (4.25%) SonarCloud
9 31 (3.76%) Entra ID
10 25 (3.03%) AWS CloudFormation
10 25 (3.03%) Serverless
11 23 (2.79%) Snowflake
12 22 (2.67%) AWS Lambda
12 22 (2.67%) Azure Sentinel
13 19 (2.31%) Azure Data Factory
14 18 (2.18%) Microsoft Purview
14 18 (2.18%) Power Automate
15 15 (1.82%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 109 (13.23%) Firewall
2 83 (10.07%) Network Security
3 31 (3.76%) Intranet
3 31 (3.76%) VPN
4 29 (3.52%) Intrusion Detection
5 15 (1.82%) DNS
5 15 (1.82%) SAN
6 13 (1.58%) DHCP
7 12 (1.46%) NAS
8 11 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.09%) WAN
10 7 (0.85%) VoIP
11 6 (0.73%) LAN
11 6 (0.73%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.61%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.61%) VLAN
13 4 (0.49%) Broadband
14 2 (0.24%) Internet
14 2 (0.24%) SSL
14 2 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (8.25%) Power BI
2 60 (7.28%) Data Warehouse
3 43 (5.22%) SQL Server
4 37 (4.49%) Elasticsearch
5 31 (3.76%) Tableau
6 27 (3.28%) NoSQL
7 25 (3.03%) Metadata
8 14 (1.70%) Big Data
9 11 (1.33%) Data Lake
9 11 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.09%) IBM InfoSphere
10 9 (1.09%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.97%) Metadata Repository
11 8 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.85%) Hadoop
13 6 (0.73%) Looker
13 6 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.61%) MySQL
14 5 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
15 4 (0.49%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 39 (4.73%) Git
2 37 (4.49%) Octopus Deploy
3 36 (4.37%) MSBuild
3 36 (4.37%) Team Foundation Server
4 35 (4.25%) Visual Studio
5 21 (2.55%) JIRA
6 16 (1.94%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.85%) Selenium
8 5 (0.61%) Postman
8 5 (0.61%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.36%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.36%) JMeter
9 3 (0.36%) Mocha
9 3 (0.36%) MSTest
9 3 (0.36%) NUnit
9 3 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.36%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.24%) GitLab
10 2 (0.24%) Metasploit
10 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 325 (39.44%) Social Skills
2 190 (23.06%) Finance
3 135 (16.38%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (12.62%) Legal
5 84 (10.19%) Retail
6 69 (8.37%) Marketing
7 67 (8.13%) Law
8 39 (4.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (4.00%) Public Sector
10 28 (3.40%) Banking
11 23 (2.79%) Manufacturing
12 22 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.18%) Telecoms
15 17 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
15 17 (2.06%) Games
16 11 (1.33%) Advertising
16 11 (1.33%) Electronics
17 9 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 131 (15.90%) Architect
2 80 (9.71%) Lead
3 71 (8.62%) Senior
4 64 (7.77%) Analyst
5 49 (5.95%) Security Engineer
6 40 (4.85%) Technical Architect
7 39 (4.73%) IT Manager
8 37 (4.49%) IT Support
8 37 (4.49%) Solutions Architect
9 32 (3.88%) Security Architect
10 31 (3.76%) Security Manager
11 29 (3.52%) Operations Manager
12 28 (3.40%) Developer
13 24 (2.91%) Information Manager
14 23 (2.79%) Azure Engineer
14 23 (2.79%) Data Engineer
14 23 (2.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 22 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 22 (2.67%) Head of IT
15 22 (2.67%) Umbraco Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (8.86%) HTML
2 72 (8.74%) CSS
3 47 (5.70%) .NET
4 41 (4.98%) REST
5 39 (4.73%) JSON
6 38 (4.61%) XML
7 37 (4.49%) ASP.NET
8 36 (4.37%) Bootstrap
9 35 (4.25%) gRPC
10 26 (3.16%) Kafka
11 23 (2.79%) HTML5
11 23 (2.79%) jQuery
12 19 (2.31%) Elastic Stack
13 12 (1.46%) ARM Templates
14 11 (1.33%) Azure Blueprints
14 11 (1.33%) SAP Fiori
15 9 (1.09%) Node.js
16 8 (0.97%) PySpark
16 8 (0.97%) RESTful
17 7 (0.85%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 133 (16.14%) Management Information System
2 82 (9.95%) Security Posture
3 43 (5.22%) Cloud Native
4 38 (4.61%) Data Protection Act
5 34 (4.13%) Social Media
6 30 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.40%) NHS
8 27 (3.28%) Onboarding
9 26 (3.16%) Cyber Threat
10 21 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
11 18 (2.18%) Algorithms
12 16 (1.94%) Product Ownership
13 14 (1.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 13 (1.58%) Driving Licence
14 13 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
15 12 (1.46%) Cyber Security Posture
15 12 (1.46%) Freedom of Information
16 10 (1.21%) e-Learning
17 9 (1.09%) Credit Risk
17 9 (1.09%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 101 (12.26%) Windows
2 29 (3.52%) Windows Server
3 28 (3.40%) Linux
4 14 (1.70%) Windows Vista
5 12 (1.46%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.97%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.85%) VMS
8 6 (0.73%) Android
8 6 (0.73%) Windows 10
8 6 (0.73%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.61%) Unix
9 5 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.36%) CentOS
11 3 (0.36%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.24%) Solaris
13 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
13 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (27.43%) Problem-Solving
2 209 (25.36%) Data Protection
3 200 (24.27%) Cybersecurity
4 166 (20.15%) Information Security
5 164 (19.90%) DevOps
6 127 (15.41%) CI/CD
7 121 (14.68%) Data Security
8 118 (14.32%) Analytics
8 118 (14.32%) Risk Management
9 117 (14.20%) Incident Response
10 103 (12.50%) Agile
11 97 (11.77%) Cloud Security
12 93 (11.29%) Computer Science
12 93 (11.29%) Data Privacy
12 93 (11.29%) Project Management
13 89 (10.80%) Business Intelligence
13 89 (10.80%) Data Management
14 88 (10.68%) Microservices
15 87 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
15 87 (10.56%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 133 (16.14%) SQL
2 110 (13.35%) Python
3 75 (9.10%) PowerShell
4 70 (8.50%) C#
5 60 (7.28%) JavaScript
6 41 (4.98%) Java
7 38 (4.61%) Bash
8 13 (1.58%) PHP
9 12 (1.46%) R
10 11 (1.33%) ABAP
11 9 (1.09%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 6 (0.73%) Scala
13 5 (0.61%) Perl
13 5 (0.61%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.49%) C++
15 3 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
16 2 (0.24%) Ruby
16 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.12%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 159 (19.30%) Degree
2 88 (10.68%) CISSP
3 72 (8.74%) Computer Science Degree
4 62 (7.52%) CISM
5 58 (7.04%) Azure Certification
6 37 (4.49%) AWS Certification
6 37 (4.49%) DBS Check
7 36 (4.37%) CISA
8 34 (4.13%) Cisco Certification
9 33 (4.00%) Security Cleared
10 29 (3.52%) CEH
11 27 (3.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 27 (3.28%) Master's Degree
12 26 (3.16%) SC Cleared
13 25 (3.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 24 (2.91%) PMI Certification
15 22 (2.67%) PMP
16 12 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
17 11 (1.33%) CRISC
18 10 (1.21%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 218 (26.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 166 (20.15%) NIST
3 120 (14.56%) PCI DSS
4 87 (10.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 72 (8.74%) HIPAA
6 65 (7.89%) Data Quality
7 56 (6.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 52 (6.31%) Accessibility
9 34 (4.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 33 (4.00%) SOC 2
11 32 (3.88%) QA
11 32 (3.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 22 (2.67%) WCAG
13 21 (2.55%) GRC
14 14 (1.70%) SLA
15 13 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 11 (1.33%) PERC
17 9 (1.09%) Basel III
18 8 (0.97%) IFRS
18 8 (0.97%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 76 (9.22%) Docker
2 62 (7.52%) Active Directory
3 27 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (2.91%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (2.55%) Hyper-V
6 11 (1.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.61%) vSphere
8 3 (0.36%) Dovecot
8 3 (0.36%) Postfix
8 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.12%) Squid
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 61 (7.40%) Terraform
2 56 (6.80%) Kubernetes
3 26 (3.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (2.31%) Grafana
5 17 (2.06%) Prometheus
6 15 (1.82%) Ansible
7 11 (1.33%) CASB
8 8 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.73%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.73%) Puppet
10 5 (0.61%) Istio
10 5 (0.61%) linkerd
11 4 (0.49%) Nessus
11 4 (0.49%) Red Hat Satellite
11 4 (0.49%) SCCM
11 4 (0.49%) SCOM
11 4 (0.49%) SCOrch
12 3 (0.36%) NetBackup
12 3 (0.36%) QRadar
12 3 (0.36%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 222 (26.94%) Microsoft
2 75 (9.10%) Google
3 38 (4.61%) SAP
4 36 (4.37%) VMware
5 21 (2.55%) Cisco
5 21 (2.55%) HP
6 19 (2.31%) Informatica
6 19 (2.31%) ServiceNow
7 17 (2.06%) Citrix
8 16 (1.94%) OpenAI
9 15 (1.82%) Adobe
10 14 (1.70%) Meraki
10 14 (1.70%) Salesforce
11 12 (1.46%) Workday
12 11 (1.33%) Oracle
12 11 (1.33%) Veeam
13 10 (1.21%) IBM
13 10 (1.21%) OneTrust
13 10 (1.21%) Palo Alto
13 10 (1.21%) Splunk