The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Portsmouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
62
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act
1
0
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
245
139
108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth
48.51%
25.09%
38.85%
Number of salaries quoted
74
103
59
10th Percentile
£32,500
£27,000
£30,500
25th Percentile
£38,188
£41,625
£36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,320
£48,500
£46,000
Median % change year-on-year
+14.06%
+5.43%
-16.36%
75th Percentile
£72,500
£64,625
£60,000
90th Percentile
£75,900
£82,000
£67,750
Hampshire median annual salary
£55,320
£55,000
£53,500
% change year-on-year
+0.58%
+2.80%
-2.84%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Data Protection Act Salary Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Portsmouth.
Data Protection Act Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, job vacancies citing Data Protection Act also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
