Data Protection Officer Job Trends in Sunderland

Data Protection/Privacy Officer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer salary in Sunderland is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 2.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 74 55 29
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.37% 98.21% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 35 34 19
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 -
25th Percentile £39,331 £35,938 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +53.85% -13.33%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,000 £76,000 £64,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Data Protection Officer 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 Sunderland region featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection

Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection