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 2 June 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 Leeds.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
271
676
1,025
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds
34.65%
28.06%
36.41%
Number of salaries quoted
175
468
615
10th Percentile
£32,500
£31,250
£37,100
25th Percentile
£47,365
£41,250
£44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£65,000
£55,000
£62,500
Median % change year-on-year
+18.18%
-12.00%
+13.64%
75th Percentile
£86,875
£70,000
£77,715
90th Percentile
£98,474
£84,101
£92,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£57,500
£52,500
£59,526
% change year-on-year
+9.52%
-11.80%
+8.23%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Data Protection Act Salary Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Leeds.
Data Protection Act Salary Histogram in Leeds
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in Leeds over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.
Data Protection Act Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 2 June 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 Leeds region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:
