Data Protection Specialist Job Trends in Slough

Data Protection/Privacy Specialist
Berkshire > Slough

The median Data Protection/Privacy Specialist salary in Slough is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Slough 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Slough. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Slough with a recognized job title 442 405 63
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 94.41% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 261 93 39
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,335 £53,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% -3.70% +19.56%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,250 -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £56,525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -11.54% +2.77%

Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

For the 6 months to 11 September 2026, Data Protection Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Slough region featuring Data Protection Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Data Protection Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR