GDPR Jobs in London

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring GDPR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GDPR over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 204 246
Rank change year-on-year +67 +42 +61
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 321 366 490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.49% 1.55% 1.45%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.35% 10.92% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 198 295 304
10th Percentile £57,125 £27,965 £40,319
25th Percentile £62,500 £34,750 £45,141
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £54,000 £60,750
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -11.11% +1.25%
75th Percentile £97,500 £77,500 £81,563
90th Percentile £119,125 £90,000 £103,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £46,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +34.41% -15.45% -4.35%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,091 3,351 5,572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 16.22% 14.18% 16.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,268 2,461 3,555
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £112,875 £112,500 £102,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

GDPR
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing GDPR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for GDPR in London

GDPR
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GDPR in London.

Salary trend for GDPR in London

GDPR
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GDPR in London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for GDPR in London

GDPR
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GDPR within the London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 +49 57 £81,250 +28.38% 37
West London +22 10 £85,000 +70.00% 12
South London -18 8 £62,500 +47.06% 15
East London -39 2 £95,000 +239.71% 10
North London -6 1 £55,000 -9.09%
GDPR
England

GDPR
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.18%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.56%) Confluence
2 5 (1.56%) Moodle
3 4 (1.25%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.62%) Apache
4 2 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.62%) CMS
4 2 (0.62%) Drupal
5 1 (0.31%) SAS
5 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 19 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.93%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (6.54%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.31%) iTrent
5 1 (0.31%) Lorenzo
5 1 (0.31%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 126 (39.25%) Azure
2 79 (24.61%) AWS
3 55 (17.13%) GCP
4 40 (12.46%) Power Platform
5 23 (7.17%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (7.17%) Serverless
6 22 (6.85%) SaaS
7 21 (6.54%) AWS CloudFormation
7 21 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (6.23%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (4.36%) AWS KMS
9 14 (4.36%) GitHub
9 14 (4.36%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (3.74%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (3.43%) Azure AI
11 11 (3.43%) Azure Monitor
11 11 (3.43%) Azure Sentinel
12 10 (3.12%) Snowflake
13 9 (2.80%) Collibra
13 9 (2.80%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (15.26%) Network Security
2 46 (14.33%) Firewall
3 14 (4.36%) VPN
4 6 (1.87%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.87%) NAS
4 6 (1.87%) SAN
5 4 (1.25%) WAN
6 2 (0.62%) LAN
6 2 (0.62%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.31%) Broadband
7 1 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.31%) DNS
7 1 (0.31%) Internet
7 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.31%) VLAN
7 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (11.53%) Power BI
2 30 (9.35%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (6.23%) Tableau
4 14 (4.36%) SQL Server
5 12 (3.74%) Metadata
6 10 (3.12%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.80%) IBM InfoSphere
8 7 (2.18%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.87%) Data Lake
10 5 (1.56%) Big Data
11 4 (1.25%) Data Vault
11 4 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.93%) DynamoDB
12 3 (0.93%) OLTP
12 3 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.93%) Power Query
12 3 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
13 2 (0.62%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 9 (2.80%) Jenkins
2 7 (2.18%) JIRA
3 4 (1.25%) Postman
3 4 (1.25%) Selenium
3 4 (1.25%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.93%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.93%) JMeter
4 3 (0.93%) Mocha
4 3 (0.93%) MSTest
4 3 (0.93%) NUnit
4 3 (0.93%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.31%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.31%) Git
5 1 (0.31%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.31%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 126 (39.25%) Social Skills
2 102 (31.78%) Finance
3 56 (17.45%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (14.33%) Legal
5 39 (12.15%) Law
6 36 (11.21%) Marketing
7 23 (7.17%) Public Sector
8 22 (6.85%) Retail
9 21 (6.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (5.92%) Telecoms
11 15 (4.67%) Banking
12 14 (4.36%) Electronics
12 14 (4.36%) Manufacturing
13 10 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (2.18%) Front Office
16 6 (1.87%) Investment Banking
16 6 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.93%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.93%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 60 (18.69%) Architect
2 40 (12.46%) Senior
3 35 (10.90%) Lead
4 26 (8.10%) Solutions Architect
5 24 (7.48%) Operations Manager
6 20 (6.23%) IT Manager
7 19 (5.92%) Azure Engineer
8 17 (5.30%) Cloud Architect
8 17 (5.30%) Security Manager
9 16 (4.98%) AWS Architect
9 16 (4.98%) IT Operations Manager
10 15 (4.67%) Analyst
11 13 (4.05%) Information Manager
11 13 (4.05%) Information Security Manager
11 13 (4.05%) IT Support
11 13 (4.05%) IT Support Manager
11 13 (4.05%) Security Engineer
11 13 (4.05%) Support Manager
12 11 (3.43%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
12 11 (3.43%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.85%) Kafka
2 18 (5.61%) Elastic Stack
3 8 (2.49%) ARM Templates
4 7 (2.18%) Azure Blueprints
5 5 (1.56%) REST
5 5 (1.56%) RESTful
6 4 (1.25%) .NET
6 4 (1.25%) Node.js
7 3 (0.93%) EDI
7 3 (0.93%) Great Expectations
7 3 (0.93%) Jest
7 3 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.93%) Playwright
7 3 (0.93%) pytest
7 3 (0.93%) Swagger
7 3 (0.93%) Web Services
7 3 (0.93%) WebdriverIO
8 2 (0.62%) CSS
8 2 (0.62%) HTML
8 2 (0.62%) React
Miscellaneous
1 67 (20.87%) Management Information System
2 38 (11.84%) Security Posture
3 37 (11.53%) Cloud Native
4 13 (4.05%) Onboarding
5 12 (3.74%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (3.43%) Algorithms
6 11 (3.43%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (3.43%) Social Media
7 10 (3.12%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (2.49%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.18%) Learning Management System
9 7 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.87%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.56%) Hedge funds
12 4 (1.25%) Cloud Security Posture
12 4 (1.25%) Replication
12 4 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.93%) Linux Command Line
13 3 (0.93%) Machine to Machine
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.85%) Windows
2 19 (5.92%) Linux
3 7 (2.18%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.56%) VMS
5 4 (1.25%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.62%) Solaris
7 2 (0.62%) Unix
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (31.15%) Data Protection
2 84 (26.17%) CI/CD
3 80 (24.92%) DevOps
4 78 (24.30%) Cybersecurity
5 71 (22.12%) Information Security
6 68 (21.18%) Incident Response
7 66 (20.56%) Data Security
8 63 (19.63%) Problem-Solving
9 60 (18.69%) Data Privacy
10 55 (17.13%) Cloud Security
11 53 (16.51%) Risk Management
12 51 (15.89%) Analytics
13 50 (15.58%) Business Intelligence
14 49 (15.26%) Mentoring
15 48 (14.95%) Project Management
16 47 (14.64%) Agile
17 46 (14.33%) Infrastructure as Code
17 46 (14.33%) Roadmaps
18 45 (14.02%) Computer Science
19 44 (13.71%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 59 (18.38%) Python
2 41 (12.77%) SQL
3 27 (8.41%) PowerShell
4 24 (7.48%) Java
5 20 (6.23%) Bash
6 7 (2.18%) Perl
6 7 (2.18%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.87%) C#
8 5 (1.56%) Scala
8 5 (1.56%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.25%) R
10 3 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.93%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.62%) Ruby
12 1 (0.31%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.31%) C
12 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 63 (19.63%) Degree
2 39 (12.15%) CISSP
3 37 (11.53%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (8.72%) Azure Certification
5 25 (7.79%) AWS Certification
6 22 (6.85%) CISM
7 21 (6.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 21 (6.54%) Security Cleared
8 19 (5.92%) PMI Certification
8 19 (5.92%) PMP
8 19 (5.92%) SC Cleared
9 15 (4.67%) DBS Check
10 11 (3.43%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (2.80%) CRISC
12 7 (2.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (2.18%) CISA
13 6 (1.87%) CCSP
14 5 (1.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 5 (1.56%) Master's Degree
15 4 (1.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (27.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 78 (24.30%) NIST
3 51 (15.89%) HIPAA
4 50 (15.58%) PCI DSS
5 47 (14.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (8.41%) Data Quality
7 25 (7.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 24 (7.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 24 (7.48%) SOC 2
9 22 (6.85%) QA
10 20 (6.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 18 (5.61%) Accessibility
12 12 (3.74%) GRC
13 8 (2.49%) SLA
14 5 (1.56%) GxP
14 5 (1.56%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.93%) ISO 9001
15 3 (0.93%) NCSC
16 2 (0.62%) GLP
16 2 (0.62%) MiFID
System Software
1 29 (9.03%) Docker
2 12 (3.74%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (2.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.56%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.93%) vSphere
6 2 (0.62%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 50 (15.58%) Terraform
2 40 (12.46%) Kubernetes
3 18 (5.61%) Grafana
4 16 (4.98%) Prometheus
5 15 (4.67%) Ansible
6 8 (2.49%) CASB
7 6 (1.87%) Progress Chef
7 6 (1.87%) Puppet
7 6 (1.87%) Red Hat Satellite
8 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.93%) Avamar
9 3 (0.93%) Istio
9 3 (0.93%) linkerd
9 3 (0.93%) Nessus
9 3 (0.93%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.93%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.31%) Kibana
11 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 86 (26.79%) Microsoft
2 48 (14.95%) Google
3 30 (9.35%) SAP
4 17 (5.30%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.98%) VMware
6 14 (4.36%) Informatica
7 12 (3.74%) Workday
8 11 (3.43%) OpenAI
9 9 (2.80%) IBM
9 9 (2.80%) Salesforce
10 8 (2.49%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.56%) Citrix
11 5 (1.56%) Databricks
11 5 (1.56%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.56%) Splunk
11 5 (1.56%) Tanium
12 4 (1.25%) Cisco
12 4 (1.25%) Oracle
13 3 (0.93%) Juniper
13 3 (0.93%) NetApp