Data Protection Job Trends in Manchester

Data Protection
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 88 110
Rank change year-on-year -4 +22 -44
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 40 68 41
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.37% 2.55% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 2.71% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 28 43 27
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,300 £32,600
25th Percentile £38,750 £50,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,150 £82,100 £110,250
North West median annual salary £48,750 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.36% +4.76% +10.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,325 2,507 2,301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 79.71% 94.00% 90.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,407 1,181 1,840
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,084 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -0.79% -4.55%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Data Protection job vacancy trend in Manchester

Data Protection
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Data Protection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Data Protection

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in Manchester

Data Protection
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 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
Bolton +7 7 £50,000 -33.33%
Data Protection
North West

Data Protection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (5.00%) Oracle Assets
1 2 (5.00%) Oracle General Ledger
1 2 (5.00%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (5.00%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (2.50%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 8 (20.00%) Azure
1 8 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (12.50%) Entra ID
2 5 (12.50%) IaaS
3 2 (5.00%) OCI
3 2 (5.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (5.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.50%) Firewall
1 5 (12.50%) SSL
1 5 (12.50%) TCP/IP
1 5 (12.50%) VLAN
1 5 (12.50%) VPN
2 2 (5.00%) LAN
2 2 (5.00%) WAN
3 1 (2.50%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.50%) Tableau
2 2 (5.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Git
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 22 (55.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (22.50%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (20.00%) Finance
4 7 (17.50%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (15.00%) Law
6 3 (7.50%) Legal
7 2 (5.00%) General Ledger
7 2 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.50%) Banking
8 1 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.50%) Local Government
8 1 (2.50%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (15.00%) Analyst
2 5 (12.50%) 3rd Line Support
2 5 (12.50%) 3rd Line Support Technician
2 5 (12.50%) Commercial Manager
2 5 (12.50%) Commercial Project Manager
2 5 (12.50%) Data Analyst
2 5 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 5 (12.50%) Support Technician
3 4 (10.00%) Architect
3 4 (10.00%) Compliance Manager
3 4 (10.00%) Report Analyst
4 3 (7.50%) Consultant
5 2 (5.00%) Data Consultant
5 2 (5.00%) Data Manager
5 2 (5.00%) Developer
5 2 (5.00%) Enterprise Architect
5 2 (5.00%) Information Architect
5 2 (5.00%) Oracle Architect
5 2 (5.00%) Security Architect
5 2 (5.00%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (2.50%) .NET
2 1 (2.50%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (30.00%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (17.50%) Management Information System
2 7 (17.50%) Social Media
3 5 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.50%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.50%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (2.50%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.50%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.50%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.50%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (30.00%) Windows
2 5 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
1 10 (25.00%) Information Security
2 9 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (17.50%) Business Case
3 7 (17.50%) Customer Service
3 7 (17.50%) Decision-Making
3 7 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (17.50%) Process Improvement
3 7 (17.50%) Project Management
3 7 (17.50%) Risk Management
3 7 (17.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 6 (15.00%) Agile
4 6 (15.00%) Information Security Management
4 6 (15.00%) ISMS
5 5 (12.50%) AI
5 5 (12.50%) Business Transformation
5 5 (12.50%) Data Analysis
5 5 (12.50%) Demand Management
5 5 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
5 5 (12.50%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.50%) SQL
2 3 (7.50%) Python
3 1 (2.50%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.50%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 15 (37.50%) DBS Check
2 14 (35.00%) Degree
3 5 (12.50%) CCNA
3 5 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (12.50%) PMI Certification
3 5 (12.50%) PMP
4 4 (10.00%) CISSP
5 3 (7.50%) CISM
5 3 (7.50%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.00%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (2.50%) CISMP
7 1 (2.50%) CRISC
7 1 (2.50%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (22.50%) GDPR
2 7 (17.50%) GRC
2 7 (17.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (17.50%) QA
3 4 (10.00%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (2.50%) ISO 14001
4 1 (2.50%) ISO 22301
4 1 (2.50%) ISO 9001
4 1 (2.50%) NIST
4 1 (2.50%) PERC
System Software
1 7 (17.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (17.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (12.50%) Autotask
3 2 (5.00%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (5.00%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 9 (22.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.00%) Cisco
2 2 (5.00%) Meraki
2 2 (5.00%) Oracle
3 1 (2.50%) UiPath