Data Protection Act (DPA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
102 |
79 |
100 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-23 |
+21 |
+50 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act |
1 |
5 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.073% |
0.49% |
0.58% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.26% |
1.56% |
1.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£37,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£55,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£60,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
+33.33% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£66,250 |
£58,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£67,000 |
£63,182 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£26,520 |
£60,000 |
£63,749 |
| % change year-on-year |
-55.80% |
-5.88% |
+16.97% |
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 Leeds.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
391 |
321 |
486 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
28.64% |
31.59% |
35.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
237 |
156 |
347 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,500 |
£33,135 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£45,000 |
£46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
-23.08% |
+8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£69,500 |
£82,548 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£81,500 |
£92,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
-16.67% |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Salary Trend in Leeds
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Data Protection Act.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:
