Data Protection Act Jobs in the South West

Data Protection Act (DPA)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 237 241 298
Rank change year-on-year +4 +57 -7
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 26 17 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.30% 0.27% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.08% 0.68% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 25 14 29
10th Percentile £37,199 £52,375 £46,500
25th Percentile £37,500 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -38.89% +56.52%
75th Percentile - £60,625 -
90th Percentile £55,250 £88,750 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,417 2,513 3,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 27.48% 40.38% 41.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,604 1,499 1,967
10th Percentile £29,307 £28,700 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,199 £37,939 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £56,124 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -13.66% +4.00% +4.17%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in the South West

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in the South West.

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in the South West

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act in the South West over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the South West

Data Protection Act
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Cornwall - 10 £39,005 - 1
Dorset - 9 £45,000 - 2
Bristol +7 5 £57,500 -24.59% 9
Somerset +6 1 £47,500 -
Wiltshire -21 1 - - 1
Data Protection Act
England

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (3.85%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (23.08%) Spreadsheet
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) WhatsApp
2 1 (3.85%) Azure
2 1 (3.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (3.85%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
General
1 9 (34.62%) Retail
1 9 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 8 (30.77%) Telecoms
3 6 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (23.08%) Influencing Skills
3 6 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
3 6 (23.08%) Public Sector
4 5 (19.23%) Finance
5 2 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.85%) Electronics
6 1 (3.85%) Legal
6 1 (3.85%) Local Government
6 1 (3.85%) Military
6 1 (3.85%) Police
Job Titles
1 11 (42.31%) Analyst
2 10 (38.46%) Project Manager
2 10 (38.46%) Security Analyst
3 9 (34.62%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 9 (34.62%) IT Analyst
3 9 (34.62%) IT Security Analyst
4 7 (26.92%) Senior
4 7 (26.92%) Senior Analyst
4 7 (26.92%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
4 7 (26.92%) Senior IT Security Analyst
4 7 (26.92%) Senior Security Analyst
5 3 (11.54%) NHS Project Manager
6 2 (7.69%) Lead
6 2 (7.69%) Team Leader
7 1 (3.85%) Head of Information
7 1 (3.85%) Information Analyst
7 1 (3.85%) Information Manager
7 1 (3.85%) Information Security Analyst
7 1 (3.85%) Information Security Manager
7 1 (3.85%) Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 11 (42.31%) Management Information System
2 10 (38.46%) Freedom of Information
2 10 (38.46%) Security Operations Centre
3 5 (19.23%) Driving Licence
4 3 (11.54%) NHS
5 1 (3.85%) CSOC
5 1 (3.85%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (3.85%) Digital Media
5 1 (3.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.85%) Android
1 1 (3.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 13 (50.00%) Information Security
3 12 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
4 11 (42.31%) PRINCE2
4 11 (42.31%) Project Management
5 10 (38.46%) Data Loss Prevention
5 10 (38.46%) Project Planning
5 10 (38.46%) Security Operations
6 9 (34.62%) Cloud Security
6 9 (34.62%) Customer Service
6 9 (34.62%) E-Commerce
6 9 (34.62%) Network Monitoring
6 9 (34.62%) SIEM
6 9 (34.62%) Vulnerability Management
6 9 (34.62%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 8 (30.77%) Project Delivery
8 7 (26.92%) Impact Analysis
9 3 (11.54%) Computer Science
9 3 (11.54%) Contingency Planning
9 3 (11.54%) Culture Change
Qualifications
1 20 (76.92%) Degree
2 12 (46.15%) CISSP
3 9 (34.62%) CompTIA CySA+
3 9 (34.62%) Master's Degree
4 2 (7.69%) CISM
5 1 (3.85%) CEH
5 1 (3.85%) CISA
5 1 (3.85%) CRISC
5 1 (3.85%) ECDL
5 1 (3.85%) ISEB
5 1 (3.85%) PMI Certification
5 1 (3.85%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (53.85%) GDPR
2 11 (42.31%) NIST
3 10 (38.46%) PCI DSS
4 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (3.85%) GRC
6 1 (3.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (3.85%) SLA
6 1 (3.85%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 9 (34.62%) CASB
Vendors
1 13 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Cognos