Data Protection Job Trends in Glasgow

Data Protection
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
31 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 63 122
Rank change year-on-year +14 +59 -35
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 6 8 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.88% 1.10% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 1.19% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 4
10th Percentile - £43,250 -
25th Percentile £67,500 £55,625 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £77,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% +121.43% -41.67%
75th Percentile £72,500 £85,625 £51,250
90th Percentile - £89,750 -
Scotland median annual salary £56,875 £57,500 £45,750
% change year-on-year -1.09% +25.68% -8.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 519 670 1,160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 76.32% 92.03% 96.75%
Number of salaries quoted 319 307 457
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,650 £28,920
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,625 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,450 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -8.54%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Data Protection job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Data Protection
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Data Protection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Data Protection

Data Protection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

General
1 2 (33.33%) Advertising
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Law
1 2 (33.33%) Legal
1 2 (33.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Data Manager
1 2 (33.33%) Data Protection Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) AI
1 2 (33.33%) Data Privacy
1 2 (33.33%) Data Sharing
1 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) PERC
Data Protection jobs