Data Loss Prevention Job Trends in London

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 301 297 333
Rank change year-on-year -4 +36 +133
Permanent jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 70 140 118
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.49% 0.90% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 0.95% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 55 93 101
10th Percentile £58,450 £60,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +41.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £106,500 £120,000 £97,500
England median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +16.67% -14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Data Loss Prevention 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,403 14,702 16,737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.67% 94.61% 92.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,935 8,102 13,389
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Loss Prevention relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Data Loss Prevention job vacancy trend in London

Data Loss Prevention
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Loss Prevention.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Loss Prevention

Data Loss Prevention
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Loss Prevention in London

Data Loss Prevention
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Loss Prevention within the London region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Central London +35 15 £92,500 -7.50% 6
Data Loss Prevention
England

Data Loss Prevention
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (10.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 32 (45.71%) Azure
2 18 (25.71%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (20.00%) Entra ID
4 13 (18.57%) AWS
5 9 (12.86%) Microsoft Purview
6 7 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
7 6 (8.57%) Power Platform
8 5 (7.14%) Power Automate
9 4 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (5.71%) GCP
9 4 (5.71%) Mimecast
9 4 (5.71%) Tessian
10 3 (4.29%) Cloudflare
10 3 (4.29%) IaaS
10 3 (4.29%) IBM Cloud
11 2 (2.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (2.86%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (2.86%) Google Workspace
11 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (2.86%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 28 (40.00%) Firewall
2 13 (18.57%) VPN
3 9 (12.86%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (12.86%) Network Security
3 9 (12.86%) Wireshark
4 6 (8.57%) DNS
5 3 (4.29%) VLAN
6 2 (2.86%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.43%) BGP
7 1 (1.43%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.43%) OSPF
7 1 (1.43%) SD-WAN
7 1 (1.43%) VXLAN
7 1 (1.43%) WAN
7 1 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.14%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (4.29%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.29%) Metasploit
General
1 30 (42.86%) Finance
2 11 (15.71%) Banking
3 10 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 7 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.14%) Legal
6 3 (4.29%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.29%) Law
6 3 (4.29%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.86%) Marketing
7 2 (2.86%) Retail
8 1 (1.43%) Billing
8 1 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (27.14%) Lead
2 16 (22.86%) Senior
3 14 (20.00%) Security Engineer
4 11 (15.71%) Analyst
4 11 (15.71%) Security Manager
5 10 (14.29%) Security Analyst
6 7 (10.00%) Information Analyst
6 7 (10.00%) Information Security Analyst
6 7 (10.00%) Information Security Engineer
6 7 (10.00%) Operations Manager
7 5 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 5 (7.14%) Operational Security Manager
7 5 (7.14%) Security Operations Manager
8 4 (5.71%) Forensic Manager
8 4 (5.71%) Incident Manager
8 4 (5.71%) IT Manager
8 4 (5.71%) IT Operations Manager
8 4 (5.71%) IT Security Manager
9 3 (4.29%) Information Security Manager
9 3 (4.29%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.43%) JSON
2 1 (1.43%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 13 (18.57%) Security Posture
2 11 (15.71%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (11.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 6 (8.57%) Cloud Security Posture
5 4 (5.71%) Insider Threat
6 3 (4.29%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (4.29%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (4.29%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (4.29%) Onboarding
6 3 (4.29%) PKI
7 2 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.86%) Data Centre
7 2 (2.86%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.86%) Private Cloud
7 2 (2.86%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (1.43%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.43%) iPad
8 1 (1.43%) iPhone
8 1 (1.43%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.43%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (27.14%) Windows
2 15 (21.43%) Linux
3 6 (8.57%) Windows Server
4 4 (5.71%) Unix
5 2 (2.86%) Android
5 2 (2.86%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.43%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.43%) Kali Linux
6 1 (1.43%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (68.57%) SIEM
2 39 (55.71%) Incident Response
3 35 (50.00%) Information Security
4 33 (47.14%) Cybersecurity
5 24 (34.29%) Security Operations
6 23 (32.86%) Cloud Security
7 22 (31.43%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (25.71%) Threat Intelligence
9 17 (24.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 15 (21.43%) Penetration Testing
10 15 (21.43%) Zero Trust
11 14 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (17.14%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 12 (17.14%) Risk Management
13 11 (15.71%) Security Monitoring
14 10 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
14 10 (14.29%) Threat Detection
15 9 (12.86%) Data Protection
15 9 (12.86%) Threat Modelling
15 9 (12.86%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 12 (17.14%) PowerShell
2 8 (11.43%) Python
3 4 (5.71%) Bash
4 3 (4.29%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (1.43%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 21 (30.00%) CISSP
2 19 (27.14%) GCIH
3 14 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 9 (12.86%) GCIA
6 8 (11.43%) CCSP
6 8 (11.43%) Degree
6 8 (11.43%) GCFA
6 8 (11.43%) GIAC
7 5 (7.14%) CEH
7 5 (7.14%) FFIEC
7 5 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (5.71%) CCNA
8 4 (5.71%) CISM
8 4 (5.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (4.29%) AWS Certification
9 3 (4.29%) CISA
9 3 (4.29%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (4.29%) MCP
9 3 (4.29%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (47.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 33 (47.14%) NIST
2 26 (37.14%) GDPR
3 6 (8.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (4.29%) ITGC
5 3 (4.29%) PCI DSS
6 2 (2.86%) GRC
6 2 (2.86%) PERC
6 2 (2.86%) SOC 2
7 1 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.43%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.43%) NIST 800
System Software
1 9 (12.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (11.43%) Active Directory
3 3 (4.29%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (10.00%) QRadar
2 5 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (5.71%) Nessus
4 3 (4.29%) ArcSight ESM
4 3 (4.29%) CSIRT
4 3 (4.29%) Kubernetes
4 3 (4.29%) Nmap
4 3 (4.29%) Proxmox
5 2 (2.86%) Ansible
5 2 (2.86%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (1.43%) Autotask
6 1 (1.43%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (1.43%) FortiGate
6 1 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (1.43%) Progress Chef
6 1 (1.43%) Puppet
6 1 (1.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (15.71%) Splunk
3 9 (12.86%) VMware
4 8 (11.43%) Palo Alto
5 7 (10.00%) CrowdStrike
5 7 (10.00%) Rapid7
6 5 (7.14%) iManage
7 4 (5.71%) CyberArk
8 3 (4.29%) ArcSight
8 3 (4.29%) Cisco
8 3 (4.29%) IBM
8 3 (4.29%) LogLogic
8 3 (4.29%) McAfee
8 3 (4.29%) Okta
9 2 (2.86%) Google
9 2 (2.86%) Salesforce
9 2 (2.86%) Thales
10 1 (1.43%) Extreme Networks
10 1 (1.43%) Stonesoft
10 1 (1.43%) Ubiquiti