Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 54 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 0.19% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.66% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £42,500 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Northern Ireland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 94 | 152 | 130 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 30.23% | 29.57% | 30.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 58 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,500 | £28,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | £42,000 | £38,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,965 | £56,145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.72% | -0.32% | +16.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £69,688 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £132,500 | £95,625 | £84,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -4.00% | - |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Data Protection Act.
