GDPR Job Trends in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring GDPR skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 168 204
Rank change year-on-year +76 +36 +42
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 406 307 277
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.92% 1.97% 1.55%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 16.58% 11.61% 10.21%
Number of salaries quoted 274 150 249
10th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £27,965
25th Percentile £60,000 £57,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,000 £75,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.67% +23.97% +0.83%
75th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £116,250 £100,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £63,200 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.11% +9.91% +4.55%

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 2,449 2,644 2,712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 17.59% 16.95% 15.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,581 1,249 2,147
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,028 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.30% +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £118,750 £112,500
England median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +4.35%

GDPR
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

GDPR job vacancy trend in London

GDPR
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing GDPR.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing GDPR

GDPR
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GDPR in London over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

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 8 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 +20 54 £87,500 +16.67% 43
West London +27 37 £47,000 +2.17% 14
South London +37 12 £46,000 -18.94% 3
East London -1 12 £96,250 +196.15% 4
GDPR
England

GDPR
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 8 (1.97%) Apache Spark
1 8 (1.97%) CMS
2 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.99%) Anypoint
4 3 (0.74%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) concrete5
5 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (3.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.71%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.48%) Shopify
3 5 (1.23%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.74%) Yoast SEO
5 1 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.25%) iTrent
5 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.25%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.25%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 182 (44.83%) Azure
2 105 (25.86%) AWS
3 60 (14.78%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (10.10%) GCP
5 37 (9.11%) Entra ID
6 36 (8.87%) Power Platform
7 28 (6.90%) GitHub
8 23 (5.67%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (5.17%) Amazon SageMaker
9 21 (5.17%) Azure AI
9 21 (5.17%) Vertex AI
10 19 (4.68%) GitHub Actions
11 18 (4.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 18 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
11 18 (4.43%) SaaS
12 17 (4.19%) Datadog
13 15 (3.69%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (3.69%) Azure Sentinel
14 14 (3.45%) Serverless
14 14 (3.45%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 45 (11.08%) Firewall
2 29 (7.14%) VPN
3 22 (5.42%) WAN
4 13 (3.20%) Network Security
5 12 (2.96%) CHAP
6 10 (2.46%) SD-WAN
6 10 (2.46%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.48%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (1.23%) DNS
9 4 (0.99%) LAN
9 4 (0.99%) VLAN
9 4 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.74%) SMS
11 2 (0.49%) DHCP
11 2 (0.49%) DKIM
11 2 (0.49%) DMARC
11 2 (0.49%) Wireless
12 1 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (0.25%) NGFW
12 1 (0.25%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (8.62%) Data Warehouse
2 34 (8.37%) Power BI
3 21 (5.17%) SQL Server
4 19 (4.68%) Data Lake
4 19 (4.68%) Metadata
4 19 (4.68%) Relational Database
5 11 (2.71%) BigQuery
6 9 (2.22%) Oracle Database
6 9 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.97%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.97%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.97%) Apache Hive
7 8 (1.97%) Big Data
7 8 (1.97%) Hadoop
8 7 (1.72%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.48%) Power Query
10 4 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.99%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (2.96%) ERwin
2 11 (2.71%) JIRA
3 10 (2.46%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.97%) Git
5 5 (1.23%) Cypress.io
5 5 (1.23%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.23%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.74%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.74%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.49%) Crashlytics
8 1 (0.25%) Android Studio
8 1 (0.25%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.25%) GitLab
8 1 (0.25%) Vite
8 1 (0.25%) webpack
8 1 (0.25%) Xcode
General
1 172 (42.36%) Finance
2 137 (33.74%) Social Skills
3 67 (16.50%) Marketing
4 61 (15.02%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (14.53%) Legal
6 58 (14.29%) Banking
7 47 (11.58%) Retail
8 45 (11.08%) Law
9 28 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 27 (6.65%) Pharmaceutical
11 26 (6.40%) Financial Institution
12 25 (6.16%) Telecoms
13 23 (5.67%) Public Sector
14 22 (5.42%) Manufacturing
15 18 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (2.96%) Electronics
17 7 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
18 3 (0.74%) Advertising
19 2 (0.49%) French Language
Job Titles
1 75 (18.47%) Lead
2 57 (14.04%) Senior
3 53 (13.05%) Architect
4 37 (9.11%) Data Engineer
5 31 (7.64%) Data Architect
6 29 (7.14%) IT Manager
7 24 (5.91%) Analyst
8 21 (5.17%) Developer
9 17 (4.19%) Operations Manager
10 16 (3.94%) Head of Security
11 15 (3.69%) IT Support
11 15 (3.69%) Security Manager
12 14 (3.45%) DevOps Engineer
12 14 (3.45%) Platform Engineer
12 14 (3.45%) Senior Manager
12 14 (3.45%) Support Engineer
13 13 (3.20%) Auditor
13 13 (3.20%) Cloud Engineer
13 13 (3.20%) Lead Architect
13 13 (3.20%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.19%) CSS
1 17 (4.19%) HTML
2 16 (3.94%) RESTful
3 12 (2.96%) Kafka
4 11 (2.71%) OAuth
5 8 (1.97%) ADO
5 8 (1.97%) boto
5 8 (1.97%) SAML
5 8 (1.97%) Spark Streaming
5 8 (1.97%) XML
5 8 (1.97%) YAML
6 7 (1.72%) jQuery
7 6 (1.48%) GraphQL
7 6 (1.48%) JSON
8 5 (1.23%) Jest
8 5 (1.23%) Node.js
8 5 (1.23%) Nuxt
8 5 (1.23%) REST
8 5 (1.23%) Tailwind CSS
8 5 (1.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.91%) Security Posture
3 23 (5.67%) Life Science
4 21 (5.17%) Pharmacovigilance
5 17 (4.19%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (3.20%) Cloud Native
6 13 (3.20%) Cyber Threat
7 12 (2.96%) Data Structures
7 12 (2.96%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (2.96%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (2.71%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (2.71%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.71%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.22%) Cyberattack
10 8 (1.97%) e-Learning
10 8 (1.97%) PKI
11 7 (1.72%) Blockchain
11 7 (1.72%) Social Media
12 6 (1.48%) Security Operations Centre
12 6 (1.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.14%) Windows
2 25 (6.16%) Linux
3 14 (3.45%) VMS
4 8 (1.97%) Unix
5 7 (1.72%) Mac OS
6 6 (1.48%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.25%) AIX
8 1 (0.25%) Android
8 1 (0.25%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (35.22%) Analytics
2 120 (29.56%) Cybersecurity
3 103 (25.37%) Data Governance
4 87 (21.43%) Incident Response
5 78 (19.21%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (17.98%) AI
7 71 (17.49%) DevOps
7 71 (17.49%) Information Security
8 70 (17.24%) Data Protection
9 62 (15.27%) CI/CD
9 62 (15.27%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (15.27%) Risk Management
10 60 (14.78%) Data Modelling
11 59 (14.53%) Data Security
12 58 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 55 (13.55%) Roadmaps
14 54 (13.30%) Agile
15 52 (12.81%) Computer Science
16 51 (12.56%) Business Intelligence
16 51 (12.56%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 66 (16.26%) Python
2 47 (11.58%) SQL
3 23 (5.67%) Bash
4 22 (5.42%) PowerShell
5 18 (4.43%) JavaScript
6 16 (3.94%) Java
7 13 (3.20%) Scala
8 10 (2.46%) Perl
9 9 (2.22%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (1.97%) C#
11 7 (1.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (1.23%) Kotlin
12 5 (1.23%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.99%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.99%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.74%) Go
15 1 (0.25%) Bicep
15 1 (0.25%) R
15 1 (0.25%) SHACL
15 1 (0.25%) Swift
Qualifications
1 97 (23.89%) Degree
2 85 (20.94%) CISSP
3 51 (12.56%) CISM
4 41 (10.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 36 (8.87%) CISA
6 28 (6.90%) Master's Degree
7 20 (4.93%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (4.19%) FFIEC
8 17 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (3.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 15 (3.69%) Azure Certification
9 15 (3.69%) SANS
10 14 (3.45%) PMI Certification
10 14 (3.45%) PMP
10 14 (3.45%) TOGAF Certification
11 12 (2.96%) CGEIT
11 12 (2.96%) GIAC
12 10 (2.46%) AWS Certification
12 10 (2.46%) GCIH
12 10 (2.46%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (29.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 86 (21.18%) NIST
3 46 (11.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 38 (9.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 37 (9.11%) PCI DSS
6 30 (7.39%) EU AI Act
7 28 (6.90%) Data Quality
8 26 (6.40%) HIPAA
9 23 (5.67%) PSD2
10 22 (5.42%) Solvency II
11 21 (5.17%) QA
12 19 (4.68%) Accessibility
12 19 (4.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 19 (4.68%) SOC 2
13 13 (3.20%) COBIT
13 13 (3.20%) GRC
14 8 (1.97%) PERC
15 7 (1.72%) NCSC
16 5 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
17 4 (0.99%) NIST 800
System Software
1 25 (6.16%) Active Directory
2 23 (5.67%) Docker
3 8 (1.97%) HDFS
3 8 (1.97%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (6.40%) Terraform
2 24 (5.91%) Kubernetes
3 23 (5.67%) Ansible
4 17 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (3.20%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (2.96%) Prometheus
7 11 (2.71%) CASB
8 9 (2.22%) Red Hat Satellite
9 7 (1.72%) SCCM
10 6 (1.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 5 (1.23%) Grafana
12 3 (0.74%) ArcSight ESM
12 3 (0.74%) Nessus
12 3 (0.74%) Nmap
12 3 (0.74%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.74%) QRadar
13 2 (0.49%) Progress Chef
13 2 (0.49%) Puppet
14 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
14 1 (0.25%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 108 (26.60%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.13%) Google
3 27 (6.65%) Databricks
4 22 (5.42%) SAP
5 18 (4.43%) Oracle
6 16 (3.94%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.46%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.46%) Red Hat
7 10 (2.46%) Workday
8 9 (2.22%) ServiceNow
8 9 (2.22%) Zscaler
9 8 (1.97%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.97%) IBM
9 8 (1.97%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 6 (1.48%) Informatica
10 6 (1.48%) YouTube
11 5 (1.23%) CyberArk
11 5 (1.23%) Dell
11 5 (1.23%) Talend
11 5 (1.23%) VMware