Data Protection Act (DPA)
South East > Kent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 76 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -20 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | - | 0.14% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.36% | 2.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £48,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £92,500 | £50,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £95,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +80.95% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £97,500 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £31,500 | £54,125 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.80% | +3.10% | - |
All Generic Skills
Kent
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 Kent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 368 | 281 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 35.66% | 38.39% | 38.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 141 | 64 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £32,150 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £42,188 | £37,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £67,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,475 | £67,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £56,509 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | +2.74% | -2.65% |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in Kent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Data Protection Act.
