Data Protection Jobs in the Midlands

Data Protection
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 193 190
Rank change year-on-year +60 -3 -7
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 205 140 182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.80% 1.42% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 1.47% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 141 88 133
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,050 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +7.95%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £88,250 £76,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Data Protection is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,424 9,501 10,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.55% 96.69% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 7,101 4,708 7,081
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,500 £38,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £61,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in the Midlands

Data Protection
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 April 2024. 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
West Midlands +60 134 £50,500 -3.81% 39
East Midlands +20 66 £50,000 +1.52% 9
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 17 (8.29%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.90%) IIS
3 6 (2.93%) Apache
4 3 (1.46%) CMS
4 3 (1.46%) WordPress
5 2 (0.98%) SAS
5 2 (0.98%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.49%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 12 (5.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.37%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (4.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 41 (20.00%) Azure
2 22 (10.73%) Power Platform
3 14 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (3.90%) AWS
5 6 (2.93%) Azure Data Factory
5 6 (2.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 6 (2.93%) SaaS
6 5 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.46%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.98%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.98%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.98%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.49%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.49%) IaaS
9 1 (0.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.85%) Firewall
2 8 (3.90%) LAN
3 5 (2.44%) Network Security
4 4 (1.95%) DNS
4 4 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (1.95%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.46%) VPN
6 2 (0.98%) Broadband
6 2 (0.98%) DHCP
6 2 (0.98%) HTTP
6 2 (0.98%) Internet
6 2 (0.98%) Intranet
6 2 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.98%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.98%) WAN
6 2 (0.98%) Wireless
7 1 (0.49%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (10.73%) Power BI
2 21 (10.24%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (4.39%) Relational Database
3 9 (4.39%) SQL Server
4 8 (3.90%) Data Lake
5 6 (2.93%) Metadata
5 6 (2.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 6 (2.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.95%) Big Data
6 4 (1.95%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.49%) GIS
7 1 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.49%) QGIS
7 1 (0.49%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 12 (5.85%) JIRA
2 4 (1.95%) Moq
3 3 (1.46%) Git
4 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.49%) NUnit
4 1 (0.49%) Sourcetree
4 1 (0.49%) Storybook
General
1 69 (33.66%) Social Skills
2 55 (26.83%) Legal
3 51 (24.88%) Finance
4 43 (20.98%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (13.17%) Banking
6 14 (6.83%) Manufacturing
7 13 (6.34%) Marketing
8 10 (4.88%) Retail
9 9 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (4.39%) Law
10 8 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (3.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.95%) Local Government
13 4 (1.95%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.95%) Publishing
14 3 (1.46%) Advertising
14 3 (1.46%) Public Sector
14 3 (1.46%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.49%) Police
Job Titles
1 23 (11.22%) Analyst
1 23 (11.22%) Senior
2 19 (9.27%) Data Manager
3 13 (6.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 13 (6.34%) Security Manager
4 12 (5.85%) Developer
4 12 (5.85%) Senior Analyst
5 10 (4.88%) Administrator
5 10 (4.88%) CCTV Operator
5 10 (4.88%) Data Governance Analyst
5 10 (4.88%) Data Governance Manager
5 10 (4.88%) Governance Manager
5 10 (4.88%) Lead
6 9 (4.39%) Information Manager
7 8 (3.90%) Data Engineer
7 8 (3.90%) Penetration Tester
7 8 (3.90%) Strategy Manager
7 8 (3.90%) Tester
8 7 (3.41%) Azure Engineer
9 6 (2.93%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.34%) .NET
2 6 (2.93%) .NET Framework
2 6 (2.93%) XML
3 5 (2.44%) EDI
3 5 (2.44%) Node.js
3 5 (2.44%) RESTful
4 4 (1.95%) Jest
4 4 (1.95%) Web Services
5 2 (0.98%) Express.js
5 2 (0.98%) Next.js
5 2 (0.98%) PySpark
5 2 (0.98%) React
6 1 (0.49%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.49%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.49%) CSS
6 1 (0.49%) FHIR
6 1 (0.49%) HTML
6 1 (0.49%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 34 (16.59%) Data Protection Act
2 28 (13.66%) Management Information System
3 18 (8.78%) Freedom of Information
4 14 (6.83%) Taxonomies
5 12 (5.85%) Security Posture
6 10 (4.88%) CCTV
7 8 (3.90%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (3.41%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.93%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.44%) Mobile App
10 5 (2.44%) NHS
10 5 (2.44%) Social Media
11 4 (1.95%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.95%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.95%) Freedom of Information Act
12 3 (1.46%) IoT
13 2 (0.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 2 (0.98%) Fibre Optics
13 2 (0.98%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.93%) Windows
2 4 (1.95%) Linux
3 3 (1.46%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.98%) Android
4 2 (0.98%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.98%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (24.39%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (24.39%) Risk Management
3 47 (22.93%) Information Security
4 42 (20.49%) Business Intelligence
4 42 (20.49%) Data Privacy
5 38 (18.54%) Data Governance
6 33 (16.10%) Continuous Improvement
6 33 (16.10%) Data Management
7 29 (14.15%) Analytics
8 26 (12.68%) DevOps
8 26 (12.68%) Process Improvement
9 25 (12.20%) Coaching
9 25 (12.20%) Data Modelling
10 24 (11.71%) Matrix Management
10 24 (11.71%) Matrix Organization
10 24 (11.71%) Project Management
11 23 (11.22%) Customer Service
12 22 (10.73%) Mentoring
13 21 (10.24%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.83%) SQL
2 13 (6.34%) PowerShell
3 11 (5.37%) Python
4 6 (2.93%) T-SQL
4 6 (2.93%) TypeScript
5 5 (2.44%) Bash
5 5 (2.44%) Bicep
5 5 (2.44%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.95%) Java
7 2 (0.98%) C#
7 2 (0.98%) Kotlin
7 2 (0.98%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.98%) Swift
Qualifications
1 20 (9.76%) CISSP
1 20 (9.76%) Degree
2 15 (7.32%) CISM
3 11 (5.37%) DBS Check
4 8 (3.90%) CISA
4 8 (3.90%) OSCP
5 7 (3.41%) Azure Certification
6 6 (2.93%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.44%) CRISC
8 4 (1.95%) CISMP
8 4 (1.95%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.95%) GIAC
8 4 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.95%) SANS
9 2 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.98%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.98%) SSCP
10 1 (0.49%) MBA
10 1 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.49%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (26.83%) GDPR
2 28 (13.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (11.22%) Data Quality
4 18 (8.78%) QA
5 12 (5.85%) GRC
6 6 (2.93%) NIST
6 6 (2.93%) PCI DSS
7 5 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.98%) IASME
10 1 (0.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.49%) COBIT
10 1 (0.49%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.49%) NCSC
10 1 (0.49%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.49%) RMADS
10 1 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (4.39%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.41%) Docker
4 6 (2.93%) Active Directory
5 5 (2.44%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (6.34%) Terraform
2 7 (3.41%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.93%) Ansible
4 1 (0.49%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 46 (22.44%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.39%) VMware
3 8 (3.90%) Databricks
4 7 (3.41%) Cisco
4 7 (3.41%) Meraki
4 7 (3.41%) Minitab
5 6 (2.93%) SAP
6 5 (2.44%) Dell
7 4 (1.95%) Aruba
7 4 (1.95%) Ruckus Wireless
8 3 (1.46%) Facebook
8 3 (1.46%) Google
8 3 (1.46%) Oracle
9 2 (0.98%) HP
9 2 (0.98%) Instagram
9 2 (0.98%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.98%) Qualys
9 2 (0.98%) TikTok
9 2 (0.98%) Twitter
9 2 (0.98%) YouTube