Data Protection Act (DPA)
South East > Surrey
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 125 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | -27 | +103 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 0.43% | 0.11% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.17% | 0.27% | 1.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30,750 | - | £21,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | - | £34,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -19.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,250 | - | £56,563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70,625 |
| South East median annual salary | £31,500 | £35,404 | £53,775 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.03% | -34.16% | -0.14% |
All Generic Skills
Surrey
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 Surrey.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 429 | 736 | 389 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 36.76% | 39.91% | 33.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 247 | 328 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £24,850 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £33,500 | £44,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -16.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,000 | £75,000 | £91,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £46,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.38% | -8.70% | +4.28% |
Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Data Protection Act
Salary Trend in Surrey
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act
Job Locations in Surrey
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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigate | - | 5 | £31,500 | - | |
| Data Protection Act South East |
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Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:
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