Data Protection Jobs in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 281 226 295
Rank change year-on-year -55 +69 -89
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 369 931 662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.94% 1.25% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.52% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 268 626 372
10th Percentile £25,480 £30,000 £33,257
25th Percentile £32,438 £37,500 £41,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £77,715
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Data Protection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,483 61,419 55,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.65% 82.37% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 17,392 42,187 28,711
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in the UK excluding London

Data Protection
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
North of England -67 118 £50,000 - 409
South East -3 110 £45,000 -1.75% 545
North West -50 85 £45,000 +5.88% 194
Midlands -40 64 £50,000 - 346
West Midlands -26 50 £52,500 -2.78% 179
East of England +48 39 £37,661 -26.87% 273
Yorkshire 0 31 £60,000 +17.07% 163
South West +19 17 £62,500 +28.21% 201
Scotland +83 15 £54,441 +20.98% 92
East Midlands -7 13 £28,500 -43.00% 145
Isle of Man - 4 £91,000 -
Wales +26 2 £55,000 +48.65% 53
North East +19 2 £70,000 +66.67% 53
Channel Islands 0 2 £78,750 -28.41% 3
Data Protection
UK

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 27 (7.32%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.52%) CMS
4 5 (1.36%) Umbraco
5 4 (1.08%) Drupal
5 4 (1.08%) SAS
6 3 (0.81%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.81%) IIS
7 2 (0.54%) Apache
7 2 (0.54%) Confluence
7 2 (0.54%) nginx
7 2 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.27%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 26 (7.05%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.17%) Adobe Premiere
3 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.17%) Photoshop
4 7 (1.90%) Acrobat
5 6 (1.63%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.63%) Trello
6 4 (1.08%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.27%) Sketch
7 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.08%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.81%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.54%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 93 (25.20%) Microsoft 365
2 75 (20.33%) Azure
3 31 (8.40%) AWS
4 30 (8.13%) Power Platform
5 15 (4.07%) Entra ID
6 13 (3.52%) GCP
7 12 (3.25%) SaaS
8 11 (2.98%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.98%) OneDrive
9 9 (2.44%) Rubrik
10 6 (1.63%) Nutanix
10 6 (1.63%) Serverless
11 5 (1.36%) Google Analytics
12 4 (1.08%) Asana
12 4 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.08%) Collibra
12 4 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.08%) GitHub
12 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.78%) Firewall
2 16 (4.34%) WAN
3 15 (4.07%) LAN
4 12 (3.25%) DNS
4 12 (3.25%) Network Security
5 11 (2.98%) VPN
6 10 (2.71%) Intrusion Detection
6 10 (2.71%) SD-WAN
7 9 (2.44%) Remote Desktop
7 9 (2.44%) VLAN
8 8 (2.17%) DHCP
8 8 (2.17%) Intranet
8 8 (2.17%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.90%) Ethernet
10 6 (1.63%) VoIP
11 5 (1.36%) PBX
11 5 (1.36%) RTP
11 5 (1.36%) Softphone
12 3 (0.81%) HTTP
12 3 (0.81%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.32%) Power BI
2 10 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (2.71%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.44%) MySQL
3 9 (2.44%) NoSQL
3 9 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (2.17%) Metadata
4 8 (2.17%) Tableau
5 6 (1.63%) Metadata Repository
6 4 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.08%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.81%) Big Data
7 3 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.54%) DTS
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle Exadata
8 2 (0.54%) Redis
8 2 (0.54%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (5.69%) JIRA
2 13 (3.52%) Git
3 4 (1.08%) GitLab
4 3 (0.81%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.81%) ERwin
4 3 (0.81%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.81%) Octopus Deploy
4 3 (0.81%) PHPUnit
4 3 (0.81%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
4 3 (0.81%) Vite
5 2 (0.54%) Gradle
5 2 (0.54%) JUnit
5 2 (0.54%) Maven
5 2 (0.54%) Mockito
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.54%) Postman
6 1 (0.27%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 196 (53.12%) Social Skills
2 63 (17.07%) Finance
3 56 (15.18%) Legal
4 42 (11.38%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (8.94%) Law
6 23 (6.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (5.15%) Retail
8 12 (3.25%) Marketing
9 11 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.98%) Telecoms
10 10 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.71%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.90%) Advertising
11 7 (1.90%) Banking
11 7 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.63%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.63%) Publishing
13 3 (0.81%) Back Office
13 3 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.81%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 46 (12.47%) Analyst
2 41 (11.11%) Lead
3 31 (8.40%) Developer
4 26 (7.05%) Senior
5 24 (6.50%) Administrator
5 24 (6.50%) Architect
6 19 (5.15%) IT Administrator
7 18 (4.88%) IT Support
8 16 (4.34%) Support Engineer
9 14 (3.79%) 1st Line Support
10 13 (3.52%) Business Analyst
10 13 (3.52%) Security Manager
11 12 (3.25%) IT Manager
11 12 (3.25%) Project Manager
12 11 (2.98%) Consultant
12 11 (2.98%) Senior Developer
13 10 (2.71%) Information Manager
13 10 (2.71%) Team Leader
14 9 (2.44%) Information Security Manager
14 9 (2.44%) Support Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.15%) React
2 15 (4.07%) .NET
3 11 (2.98%) CSS
3 11 (2.98%) HTML
4 8 (2.17%) REST
4 8 (2.17%) RESTful
5 7 (1.90%) Middleware
6 6 (1.63%) Node.js
7 5 (1.36%) .NET Framework
7 5 (1.36%) Kafka
7 5 (1.36%) Laravel
7 5 (1.36%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (1.08%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.08%) ASP.NET Web API
8 4 (1.08%) LAMP
8 4 (1.08%) Saxon XSLT
9 3 (0.81%) Jest
9 3 (0.81%) Sass
9 3 (0.81%) Spring Boot
9 3 (0.81%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 109 (29.54%) Data Protection Act
2 53 (14.36%) Management Information System
3 40 (10.84%) Social Media
4 15 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.52%) Freedom of Information
5 13 (3.52%) Onboarding
6 12 (3.25%) Cyber Threat
7 11 (2.98%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.98%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (2.17%) e-Learning
8 8 (2.17%) Freedom of Information Act
9 7 (1.90%) Cyberattack
9 7 (1.90%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.63%) Blog
10 6 (1.63%) CCTV
10 6 (1.63%) Virtual Team
11 5 (1.36%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.36%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 60 (16.26%) Windows
2 26 (7.05%) Windows Server
3 17 (4.61%) Windows Vista
4 13 (3.52%) Linux
5 8 (2.17%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (1.63%) Android
8 5 (1.36%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.08%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.81%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.54%) Debian
11 2 (0.54%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (29.54%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (24.12%) Continuous Improvement
3 87 (23.58%) Cybersecurity
4 71 (19.24%) Information Security
5 63 (17.07%) Customer Service
6 52 (14.09%) Agile
7 50 (13.55%) Collaborative Working
8 49 (13.28%) Project Management
9 46 (12.47%) Risk Management
10 45 (12.20%) Process Improvement
11 43 (11.65%) Mentoring
12 39 (10.57%) Stakeholder Management
13 37 (10.03%) Analytics
14 35 (9.49%) ITIL
14 35 (9.49%) Service Delivery
14 35 (9.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 34 (9.21%) Line Management
16 31 (8.40%) Computer Science
16 31 (8.40%) Regulatory Compliance
17 30 (8.13%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 41 (11.11%) SQL
2 21 (5.69%) Python
3 18 (4.88%) JavaScript
4 17 (4.61%) C#
5 14 (3.79%) Java
6 12 (3.25%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.44%) PHP
8 6 (1.63%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.08%) R
10 3 (0.81%) Ruby
11 2 (0.54%) Bash
11 2 (0.54%) C++
11 2 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.54%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.27%) Objective-C
12 1 (0.27%) Scala
12 1 (0.27%) Swift
Qualifications
1 61 (16.53%) Degree
2 38 (10.30%) CISSP
2 38 (10.30%) DBS Check
3 35 (9.49%) CISM
4 27 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (5.96%) CISA
6 16 (4.34%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (3.25%) CEH
8 11 (2.98%) CRISC
8 11 (2.98%) Master's Degree
9 10 (2.71%) Security Cleared
10 9 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.17%) PMI Certification
11 8 (2.17%) PMP
12 7 (1.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (1.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (1.63%) SANS
13 6 (1.63%) SC Cleared
14 5 (1.36%) MCSA
15 4 (1.08%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (25.47%) GDPR
2 58 (15.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (9.49%) Cyber Essentials
3 35 (9.49%) SLA
4 27 (7.32%) NIST
5 18 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 18 (4.88%) QA
6 17 (4.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 17 (4.61%) Data Quality
7 16 (4.34%) Accessibility
7 16 (4.34%) PCI DSS
8 12 (3.25%) HIPAA
9 8 (2.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (1.90%) PERC
11 6 (1.63%) COBIT
11 6 (1.63%) GRC
12 4 (1.08%) Basel III
12 4 (1.08%) Dodd-Frank
12 4 (1.08%) IFRS
12 4 (1.08%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 50 (13.55%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.34%) Virtual Desktop
3 15 (4.07%) Hyper-V
4 12 (3.25%) Docker
5 11 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.81%) vSphere
7 2 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.27%) pfSense
8 1 (0.27%) Squid
8 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.71%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.17%) NetBackup
4 3 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.81%) SCCM
5 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle RMAN
5 2 (0.54%) Terraform
6 1 (0.27%) Ansible
6 1 (0.27%) Argo
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.27%) HAProxy
6 1 (0.27%) Karpenter
6 1 (0.27%) Nessus
6 1 (0.27%) OpenVAS
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) QRadar
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 103 (27.91%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.42%) Google
3 15 (4.07%) VMware
4 14 (3.79%) Oracle
5 11 (2.98%) Adobe
6 10 (2.71%) Citrix
7 9 (2.44%) Facebook
7 9 (2.44%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.17%) Commvault
8 8 (2.17%) Meraki
8 8 (2.17%) OneTrust
9 7 (1.90%) Zerto
10 6 (1.63%) Cisco
11 5 (1.36%) Liquidlogic
11 5 (1.36%) SAP
12 4 (1.08%) Apple
12 4 (1.08%) Informatica
13 3 (0.81%) Samsung
14 2 (0.54%) Databricks
14 2 (0.54%) Sage