The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Glasgow.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
155
2,450
685
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow
29.47%
60.66%
44.86%
Number of salaries quoted
77
301
219
10th Percentile
£35,000
£31,250
£35,733
25th Percentile
£50,000
£40,000
£43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£50,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
+15.00%
-16.67%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£75,360
£67,500
£70,000
90th Percentile
£85,350
£82,500
£75,000
Scotland median annual salary
£51,645
£52,500
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-1.63%
-8.70%
+4.55%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Data Protection Act Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Glasgow.
Data Protection Act Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
