GDPR Job Trends in Preston

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring GDPR skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 24 23
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 -
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 1 2 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 0.59% 1.94% 3.43%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.14% 13.33% 23.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £33,000 £37,935 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.01% -5.16% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Preston

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 14 15 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 8.24% 14.56% 14.86%
Number of salaries quoted 11 11 14
10th Percentile £28,500 £39,000 £24,550
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,500 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.27% +38.67% -10.92%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £47,375
90th Percentile £60,000 - £59,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £41,774
% change year-on-year -14.29% +25.68% -10.46%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GDPR relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.

GDPR job vacancy trend in Preston

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Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing GDPR.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing GDPR

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Data Compliance Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft