Data Protection Jobs in Manchester

Data Protection
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 133 150
Rank change year-on-year +41 +17 -51
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 72 86 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.25% 1.58% 2.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.41% 1.86% 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 55 50 52
10th Percentile - £39,875 £38,300
25th Percentile £25,480 £41,933 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +9.48% -3.39%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,313 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
North West median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £50,238
% change year-on-year +5.88% -15.40% +0.48%

All Process and 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 2,112 4,618 4,513
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.48% 84.84% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,188 3,482 2,473
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,875 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in Manchester

Data Protection
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in Manchester.

Salary trend for Data Protection in Manchester

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

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 30 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
Bolton +6 33 £25,480 -53.67% 26
Altrincham +3 5 - - 2
Stockport +8 3 £75,000 +25.00% 21
Sale - 1 £39,000 -
Data Protection
North West

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.39%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (27.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (8.33%) MS Visio
2 6 (8.33%) Trello
3 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (23.61%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (9.72%) Azure
3 6 (8.33%) AWS
4 2 (2.78%) GCP
4 2 (2.78%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.78%) SaaS
5 1 (1.39%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (1.39%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.11%) Firewall
2 7 (9.72%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (2.78%) Unified Communications
4 1 (1.39%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) Power BI
1 2 (2.78%) Tableau
2 1 (1.39%) Apache Hive
2 1 (1.39%) Big Data
2 1 (1.39%) DocumentDB
2 1 (1.39%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (1.39%) GIS
2 1 (1.39%) Hadoop
2 1 (1.39%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.39%) MySQL
2 1 (1.39%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (11.11%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) Android Studio
2 1 (1.39%) Git
General
1 53 (73.61%) Social Skills
2 18 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (18.06%) Finance
4 7 (9.72%) Legal
5 4 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.17%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.78%) Banking
7 2 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.78%) Law
7 2 (2.78%) Social Housing
8 1 (1.39%) Digital Health
8 1 (1.39%) Digital Healthcare
8 1 (1.39%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (22.22%) Administrator
1 16 (22.22%) IT Administrator
2 8 (11.11%) Architect
3 7 (9.72%) Security Architect
4 6 (8.33%) Lead
4 6 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Applications Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Applications Support
5 5 (6.94%) Applications Support Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Support Manager
6 4 (5.56%) Analyst
6 4 (5.56%) Consultant
6 4 (5.56%) Security Manager
6 4 (5.56%) Senior
7 3 (4.17%) Data Engineer
7 3 (4.17%) Developer
7 3 (4.17%) Information Manager
8 2 (2.78%) Information Security Manager
8 2 (2.78%) IT Security Manager
8 2 (2.78%) Messaging Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.78%) PySpark
2 1 (1.39%) CSS
2 1 (1.39%) D3.js
2 1 (1.39%) HTML
2 1 (1.39%) Kafka
2 1 (1.39%) Node.js
2 1 (1.39%) Plotly
2 1 (1.39%) REST
2 1 (1.39%) scikit-learn
2 1 (1.39%) Spring
2 1 (1.39%) Spring Boot
2 1 (1.39%) TensorFlow
2 1 (1.39%) Torch
Miscellaneous
1 35 (48.61%) Social Media
2 33 (45.83%) Data Protection Act
3 9 (12.50%) Management Information System
4 8 (11.11%) Security Posture
4 8 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (9.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (4.17%) Algorithms
6 3 (4.17%) NHS
7 2 (2.78%) Blog
7 2 (2.78%) Life Science
8 1 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.39%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.39%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (1.39%) Freedom of Information Act
8 1 (1.39%) Private Cloud
8 1 (1.39%) PropTech
8 1 (1.39%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (25.00%) Windows
2 17 (23.61%) Windows Vista
3 2 (2.78%) Android
4 1 (1.39%) Linux
4 1 (1.39%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (38.89%) Process Improvement
2 27 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 26 (36.11%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 17 (23.61%) Line Management
6 16 (22.22%) Asset Management
7 15 (20.83%) Agile
7 15 (20.83%) Collaborative Working
8 14 (19.44%) Cybersecurity
8 14 (19.44%) Regulatory Compliance
9 13 (18.06%) Change Management
10 12 (16.67%) Information Security
10 12 (16.67%) PRINCE2
10 12 (16.67%) Risk Management
11 11 (15.28%) Computer Science
11 11 (15.28%) Project Management
11 11 (15.28%) Stakeholder Management
12 9 (12.50%) Cloud Security
12 9 (12.50%) Incident Response
13 8 (11.11%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (12.50%) SQL
2 6 (8.33%) Java
2 6 (8.33%) Python
3 2 (2.78%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.39%) Kotlin
4 1 (1.39%) Scala
4 1 (1.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 33 (45.83%) DBS Check
2 18 (25.00%) Degree
3 9 (12.50%) CISA
3 9 (12.50%) CISM
3 9 (12.50%) CISSP
3 9 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (9.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 7 (9.72%) CEH
4 7 (9.72%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (9.72%) Master's Degree
5 6 (8.33%) PMI Certification
5 6 (8.33%) PMP
6 2 (2.78%) SANS
7 1 (1.39%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (22.22%) SLA
2 12 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (15.28%) NIST
4 10 (13.89%) GDPR
5 7 (9.72%) QA
6 3 (4.17%) Data Quality
7 2 (2.78%) Accessibility
7 2 (2.78%) COBIT
7 2 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 16 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (5.56%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.39%) Argo
2 1 (1.39%) Karpenter
2 1 (1.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (30.56%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.72%) Facebook
3 5 (6.94%) Liquidlogic
4 3 (4.17%) Google
5 2 (2.78%) Cisco
5 2 (2.78%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.39%) Apple
6 1 (1.39%) Avaya
6 1 (1.39%) Citrix
6 1 (1.39%) Oracle
6 1 (1.39%) ServiceNow