Data Protection Jobs in Scotland

Data Protection
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 236 174 131
Rank change year-on-year -62 -43 +29
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 47 46 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.70% 0.98% 2.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 1.04% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 29 17 52
10th Percentile £31,750 £37,615 £35,100
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -18.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £71,750 £68,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,332 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.64% +0.60% +1.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Data Protection is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,250 4,435 5,251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.80% 94.24% 90.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,418 2,224 2,804
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,491 £30,132
25th Percentile £40,500 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in Scotland

Data Protection
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Data Protection in Scotland

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in Scotland over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in Scotland

Data Protection
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
Glasgow -89 29 £50,000 -23.08% 5
Edinburgh +38 18 £47,500 +7.95% 4
Data Protection
UK

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 6 (12.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (21.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (23.40%) Azure
2 9 (19.15%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (17.02%) Power Platform
4 6 (12.77%) SaaS
5 3 (6.38%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (6.38%) Entra ID
5 3 (6.38%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.13%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (2.13%) IaaS
6 1 (2.13%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.13%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.51%) Firewall
2 2 (4.26%) LAN
2 2 (4.26%) VPN
2 2 (4.26%) WAN
2 2 (4.26%) Wireless
2 2 (4.26%) WLAN
3 1 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (17.02%) Power BI
2 2 (4.26%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.13%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) JIRA
2 1 (2.13%) GitLab
General
1 19 (40.43%) Finance
1 19 (40.43%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.66%) Legal
3 12 (25.53%) Banking
4 10 (21.28%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (17.02%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.13%) Games
7 1 (2.13%) Law
7 1 (2.13%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (17.02%) Lead
2 6 (12.77%) Analyst
2 6 (12.77%) Senior
2 6 (12.77%) Senior Analyst
3 5 (10.64%) Administrator
3 5 (10.64%) Developer
4 4 (8.51%) Head of Information
4 4 (8.51%) Lead Developer
4 4 (8.51%) Lead Mobile Developer
4 4 (8.51%) Mobile Developer
4 4 (8.51%) Team Leader
5 3 (6.38%) Information Officer
5 3 (6.38%) Information Security Officer
5 3 (6.38%) IT Administrator
5 3 (6.38%) IT Support
5 3 (6.38%) Security Officer
6 2 (4.26%) Coordinator
6 2 (4.26%) Project Coordinator
6 2 (4.26%) Project Engineer
7 1 (2.13%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.89%) Management Information System
2 5 (10.64%) Renewable Energy
3 4 (8.51%) Mobile App
4 3 (6.38%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (4.26%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.13%) Client/Server
6 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (2.13%) Private Cloud
6 1 (2.13%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.77%) Android
1 6 (12.77%) Apple iOS
2 3 (6.38%) Linux
2 3 (6.38%) Mac OS
2 3 (6.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (34.04%) Data Governance
1 16 (34.04%) Data Management
2 12 (25.53%) Data Privacy
2 12 (25.53%) Matrix Management
2 12 (25.53%) Matrix Organization
2 12 (25.53%) Process Improvement
3 11 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (21.28%) Coaching
5 9 (19.15%) Information Security
5 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (17.02%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (17.02%) Time Management
7 7 (14.89%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (14.89%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (12.77%) Agile
8 6 (12.77%) Impact Assessments
8 6 (12.77%) Remediation Plan
8 6 (12.77%) Risk Management
8 6 (12.77%) Supplier Relationship Management
9 5 (10.64%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.51%) Kotlin
1 4 (8.51%) Swift
2 2 (4.26%) SQL
3 1 (2.13%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.89%) Degree
2 3 (6.38%) CISM
3 2 (4.26%) CISA
4 1 (2.13%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.13%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (48.94%) GDPR
2 6 (12.77%) Data Quality
2 6 (12.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (8.51%) QA
3 4 (8.51%) SLA
3 4 (8.51%) SOC 2
4 2 (4.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (2.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (6.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) CASB
Vendors
1 12 (25.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.38%) Atlassian
2 3 (6.38%) Google
3 1 (2.13%) CA
3 1 (2.13%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (2.13%) LogRhythm
3 1 (2.13%) Sun
3 1 (2.13%) Trustwave