Data Protection Act (DPA)
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 73 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | -22 | +24 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire | 0.21% | 0.15% | 1.72% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.63% | 0.48% | 4.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +50.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £80,000 | £75,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +50.00% | -9.09% |
All Generic Skills
Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 159 | 207 | 173 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 33.76% | 30.85% | 42.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 55 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,200 | £31,900 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,000 | £38,770 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,645 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.71% | -4.76% | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £58,701 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,000 | £67,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £37,500 | £50,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.74% | -3.81% | - |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Protection Act relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in Leicestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act
Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 14 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | +10 | 1 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 1 |
| Data Protection Act East Midlands |
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Data Protection Act
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:
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