Data Protection Jobs in the Midlands

Data Protection
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 194 135 209
Rank change year-on-year -59 +74 -19
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 66 218 104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.95% 1.69% 1.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 2.11% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 49 144 69
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,047 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £67,750 £67,500 £94,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,329 10,318 8,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 91.57% 80.22% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,518 7,406 4,404
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £33,000 £35,000 £38,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,200 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 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
West Midlands -24 50 £52,500 -2.78% 32
East Midlands -9 15 £28,500 -43.00% 35
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 9 (13.64%) SharePoint
2 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.03%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.52%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (7.58%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (6.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (4.55%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (3.03%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 21 (31.82%) Azure
1 21 (31.82%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (16.67%) Entra ID
2 11 (16.67%) Power Platform
3 4 (6.06%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (3.03%) Asana
4 2 (3.03%) AWS
4 2 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.52%) Azure Pipelines
5 1 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.52%) Figma
5 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.52%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (13.64%) Remote Desktop
2 7 (10.61%) Ethernet
3 3 (4.55%) Firewall
3 3 (4.55%) VLAN
4 2 (3.03%) WAN
5 1 (1.52%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (1.52%) DHCP
5 1 (1.52%) DNS
5 1 (1.52%) LAN
5 1 (1.52%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.52%) VPN
5 1 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (12.12%) Power BI
2 7 (10.61%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (10.61%) Metadata
3 6 (9.09%) Metadata Repository
4 3 (4.55%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (3.03%) Oracle Database
5 2 (3.03%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (1.52%) MongoDB
6 1 (1.52%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (12.12%) JIRA
2 2 (3.03%) Git
2 2 (3.03%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (3.03%) Postman
General
1 31 (46.97%) Social Skills
2 7 (10.61%) Finance
3 6 (9.09%) Legal
4 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (6.06%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (6.06%) Retail
5 3 (4.55%) Law
5 3 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.03%) Marketing
6 2 (3.03%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.52%) Automotive
7 1 (1.52%) Banking
7 1 (1.52%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 14 (21.21%) Analyst
2 9 (13.64%) Senior
3 7 (10.61%) Developer
4 6 (9.09%) 1st Line Support
4 6 (9.09%) Administrator
5 5 (7.58%) First Line Help Desk Support
5 5 (7.58%) Help Desk Support
6 4 (6.06%) 2nd Line Support
6 4 (6.06%) Project Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (4.55%) Applications Support
7 3 (4.55%) Applications Support Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Business Analyst
7 3 (4.55%) CRM Developer
7 3 (4.55%) Data Analyst
7 3 (4.55%) Head of IT
7 3 (4.55%) Security Analyst
7 3 (4.55%) Senior Developer
7 3 (4.55%) Support Analyst
7 3 (4.55%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.61%) Middleware
2 5 (7.58%) Node.js
2 5 (7.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (7.58%) React
3 4 (6.06%) .NET
4 3 (4.55%) Ruby on Rails
5 2 (3.03%) Oracle GoldenGate
6 1 (1.52%) EDI
6 1 (1.52%) Express.js
6 1 (1.52%) Fastify
6 1 (1.52%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (1.52%) MERN Stack
6 1 (1.52%) Next.js
6 1 (1.52%) REST
6 1 (1.52%) SOAP
6 1 (1.52%) Tailwind CSS
6 1 (1.52%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 29 (43.94%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (7.58%) Management Information System
3 4 (6.06%) Virtual Team
4 3 (4.55%) Product Ownership
5 2 (3.03%) Algorithms
5 2 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (3.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (3.03%) NHS
5 2 (3.03%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.03%) PKI
6 1 (1.52%) CESG
6 1 (1.52%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.52%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.52%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (22.73%) Windows
2 12 (18.18%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.06%) Windows 10
4 2 (3.03%) Linux
4 2 (3.03%) Unix
5 1 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (30.30%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (22.73%) Customer Service
4 14 (21.21%) Collaborative Working
5 13 (19.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (18.18%) Agile
6 12 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (18.18%) Service Delivery
7 11 (16.67%) Data Management
8 10 (15.15%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (15.15%) ITIL
9 8 (12.12%) Scrum
10 7 (10.61%) Incident Management
10 7 (10.61%) Project Management
11 6 (9.09%) Business Analysis
11 6 (9.09%) CRM
11 6 (9.09%) Data Governance
11 6 (9.09%) Decision-Making
12 5 (7.58%) Customer-Centricity
12 5 (7.58%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.64%) SQL
2 8 (12.12%) JavaScript
3 4 (6.06%) C#
4 3 (4.55%) Python
4 3 (4.55%) Ruby
5 2 (3.03%) C++
5 2 (3.03%) Java
5 2 (3.03%) PL/SQL
6 1 (1.52%) Apex Code
6 1 (1.52%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (7.58%) Degree
2 4 (6.06%) CISA
2 4 (6.06%) CISM
2 4 (6.06%) CISSP
3 3 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (4.55%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.03%) DBS Check
4 2 (3.03%) PMI Certification
4 2 (3.03%) PMP
4 2 (3.03%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.52%) CCNA
5 1 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.52%) GIAC
5 1 (1.52%) ISEB
5 1 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.52%) MCSA
5 1 (1.52%) OCA
5 1 (1.52%) OCP
5 1 (1.52%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (22.73%) GDPR
2 9 (13.64%) SLA
3 7 (10.61%) Data Quality
3 7 (10.61%) QA
4 6 (9.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 6 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (7.58%) NIST
6 2 (3.03%) Accessibility
6 2 (3.03%) GRC
6 2 (3.03%) HIPAA
6 2 (3.03%) NCSC
7 1 (1.52%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.52%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (21.21%) Active Directory
2 7 (10.61%) Hyper-V
2 7 (10.61%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (4.55%) vSphere
4 1 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.03%) FortiGate
2 2 (3.03%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 20 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 10 (15.15%) Oracle
3 8 (12.12%) Meraki
4 3 (4.55%) Cisco
4 3 (4.55%) VMware
5 1 (1.52%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.52%) Tenable