Data Protection Job Trends in London

Data Protection
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 195 223
Rank change year-on-year +67 +28 +24
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 314 295 240
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.37% 1.81% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.64% 1.93% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 209 178 210
10th Percentile £32,010 £45,000 £42,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £57,000 £54,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,930 £72,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.02% +0.94% +11.15%
75th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £109,000 £115,750 £120,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £63,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.45% +6.00% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Data Protection 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 11,909 15,252 16,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 89.77% 93.52% 93.65%
Number of salaries quoted 7,670 8,801 13,590
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,750 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Protection job vacancy trend in London

Data Protection
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Protection

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in London over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in London

Data Protection
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 Protection within the London region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Central London +44 53 £41,250 -36.54% 13
South London +45 20 £48,750 -18.75% 12
West London +8 20 £67,500 +20.54% 2
East London +1 15 £48,238 -15.37% 6
North London - 2 £41,000 -
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
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 14 (4.46%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.91%) CMS
4 5 (1.59%) Confluence
5 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (10.51%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (8.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.59%) Adobe XD
5 4 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.64%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 6 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.27%) Endur
3 3 (0.96%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.96%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.96%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.64%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.32%) Pegasus Opera
5 1 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 58 (18.47%) Azure
2 44 (14.01%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (10.51%) Power Platform
4 20 (6.37%) SaaS
5 19 (6.05%) AWS
6 16 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (5.10%) Entra ID
7 14 (4.46%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (2.87%) GCP
8 9 (2.87%) OneDrive
9 7 (2.23%) Rubrik
9 7 (2.23%) Serverless
10 6 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (1.91%) Figma
10 6 (1.91%) GitHub
11 5 (1.59%) Amazon EKS
11 5 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.59%) Miro
11 5 (1.59%) OpenShift
11 5 (1.59%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.82%) WAN
2 10 (3.18%) DNS
3 9 (2.87%) DHCP
3 9 (2.87%) LAN
4 7 (2.23%) CHAP
4 7 (2.23%) Firewall
4 7 (2.23%) SAN
5 6 (1.91%) NAS
6 5 (1.59%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.27%) Network Security
7 4 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
7 4 (1.27%) VPN
8 3 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.96%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.32%) Fibre Channel
10 1 (0.32%) Internet
10 1 (0.32%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.32%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (8.60%) Power BI
2 9 (2.87%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.59%) Power Query
3 5 (1.59%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.27%) Metadata
4 4 (1.27%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.96%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (0.96%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) Big Data
6 1 (0.32%) MS Access
6 1 (0.32%) MySQL
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (5.73%) Git
2 11 (3.50%) ERwin
3 9 (2.87%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.87%) JIRA
4 5 (1.59%) GitLab
5 1 (0.32%) GCC
5 1 (0.32%) GDB
5 1 (0.32%) Storybook
5 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 123 (39.17%) Social Skills
2 92 (29.30%) Finance
3 52 (16.56%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (16.56%) Legal
4 46 (14.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 22 (7.01%) Law
6 20 (6.37%) Marketing
6 20 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (5.10%) Banking
8 13 (4.14%) Public Sector
9 10 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.87%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.87%) Retail
11 8 (2.55%) Back Office
12 6 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.91%) Front Office
12 6 (1.91%) Games
12 6 (1.91%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.59%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 68 (21.66%) Analyst
2 35 (11.15%) Technology Director
3 31 (9.87%) Lead
4 27 (8.60%) Architect
5 26 (8.28%) Senior
6 20 (6.37%) Developer
7 19 (6.05%) Support Analyst
8 17 (5.41%) IT Manager
8 17 (5.41%) Risk Manager
9 15 (4.78%) Data Analyst
9 15 (4.78%) Data Insight Analyst
9 15 (4.78%) Insight Analyst
9 15 (4.78%) Insight Data Analyst
10 14 (4.46%) Lead Architect
11 13 (4.14%) Data Architect
11 13 (4.14%) IT Analyst
12 12 (3.82%) Business Analyst
13 11 (3.50%) Junior
13 11 (3.50%) Lead Data Architect
14 10 (3.18%) Junior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.87%) CSS
1 9 (2.87%) HTML
1 9 (2.87%) RESTful
2 6 (1.91%) .NET
3 5 (1.59%) Node.js
3 5 (1.59%) React
4 4 (1.27%) Handlebars
4 4 (1.27%) JSON
5 3 (0.96%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.96%) REST
5 3 (0.96%) WPF
6 2 (0.64%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 2 (0.64%) CSS3
6 2 (0.64%) Express.js
6 2 (0.64%) HTML5
6 2 (0.64%) jQuery
6 2 (0.64%) STL
6 2 (0.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 64 (20.38%) Data Protection Act
2 40 (12.74%) Management Information System
3 26 (8.28%) Driving Licence
4 22 (7.01%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (5.41%) Onboarding
6 14 (4.46%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (4.14%) Data Structures
8 8 (2.55%) Algorithms
8 8 (2.55%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.55%) Social Media
9 6 (1.91%) CCTV
9 6 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.59%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.59%) Security Posture
11 4 (1.27%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.27%) Blockchain
11 4 (1.27%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (1.27%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (9.24%) Windows
2 10 (3.18%) Linux
3 8 (2.55%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.59%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.64%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (25.48%) Agile
2 63 (20.06%) Cybersecurity
3 60 (19.11%) Analytics
4 59 (18.79%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 52 (16.56%) Risk Management
7 50 (15.92%) Information Security
8 49 (15.61%) Stakeholder Management
9 44 (14.01%) Coaching
9 44 (14.01%) Roadmaps
10 42 (13.38%) Mentoring
11 41 (13.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 40 (12.74%) Computer Science
13 39 (12.42%) Decision-Making
13 39 (12.42%) IT Strategy
14 37 (11.78%) Business Strategy
15 35 (11.15%) Data Governance
16 34 (10.83%) OpenUP
17 33 (10.51%) Creative Thinking
18 32 (10.19%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.19%) Python
2 29 (9.24%) SQL
3 20 (6.37%) PowerShell
4 13 (4.14%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.87%) Go
6 7 (2.23%) Bash
6 7 (2.23%) C#
6 7 (2.23%) Java
7 5 (1.59%) C++
7 5 (1.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (1.59%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.64%) Ruby
8 2 (0.64%) Rust
9 1 (0.32%) Bicep
9 1 (0.32%) Groovy
9 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.32%) VBA
9 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 82 (26.11%) Degree
2 41 (13.06%) CISSP
3 36 (11.46%) CISM
4 26 (8.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (6.69%) CISA
6 14 (4.46%) CRISC
7 8 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (2.23%) CGEIT
8 7 (2.23%) FFIEC
8 7 (2.23%) SANS
9 6 (1.91%) CBAP
10 5 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.59%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.59%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.59%) PMP
11 4 (1.27%) IIBA
11 4 (1.27%) MCP
12 3 (0.96%) Postgraduate
12 3 (0.96%) SC Cleared
12 3 (0.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (21.02%) GDPR
2 45 (14.33%) Accessibility
3 38 (12.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (6.37%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (6.37%) QA
5 18 (5.73%) NIST
6 16 (5.10%) Data Quality
7 12 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 8 (2.55%) GRC
9 8 (2.55%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (2.23%) COBIT
11 5 (1.59%) EU AI Act
12 4 (1.27%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.96%) ITGC
13 3 (0.96%) PERC
14 2 (0.64%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.64%) PMO
14 2 (0.64%) SLA
14 2 (0.64%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (4.14%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.55%) BitLocker
3 5 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.27%) Docker
4 4 (1.27%) Firmware
5 2 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 18 (5.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (4.46%) Ansible
2 14 (4.46%) Terraform
3 11 (3.50%) SCCM
4 10 (3.18%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.91%) Avamar
5 6 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 5 (1.59%) CASB
7 4 (1.27%) Nagios
7 4 (1.27%) Rancher
7 4 (1.27%) vRealize
8 3 (0.96%) ArcSight ESM
8 3 (0.96%) QRadar
9 2 (0.64%) SCOM
10 1 (0.32%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.32%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.32%) Grafana
10 1 (0.32%) Kibana
Vendors
1 66 (21.02%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.87%) Dell
2 9 (2.87%) Veeam
2 9 (2.87%) YouTube
3 8 (2.55%) SAP
4 7 (2.23%) HubSpot
4 7 (2.23%) NetApp
5 6 (1.91%) Pure Storage
5 6 (1.91%) Salesforce
5 6 (1.91%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.59%) Adobe
6 5 (1.59%) Cisco
6 5 (1.59%) Google
6 5 (1.59%) VMware
7 4 (1.27%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.27%) Apple
7 4 (1.27%) HP
7 4 (1.27%) MobileIron
7 4 (1.27%) Oracle
7 4 (1.27%) Symantec