Data Protection Jobs in Northern Ireland

Data Protection
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 - 71 98
Rank change year-on-year - +27 -35
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 0 7 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland - 0.94% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 1.07% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +13.33% -
75th Percentile - £43,750 £46,875
90th Percentile - £48,625 £51,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 236 653 840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 91.83% 87.53% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 59 311 436
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,408 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +8.82% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,667 £87,500 £71,625
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in Northern Ireland

Data Protection
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Salary trend for Data Protection in Northern Ireland