GDPR Jobs in the UK excluding London

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring GDPR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GDPR over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 151 272
Rank change year-on-year -63 +121 -107
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 534 1,355 730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.36% 1.91% 1.22%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.92% 14.02% 5.93%
Number of salaries quoted 404 777 397
10th Percentile £27,945 £24,375 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £30,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -15.40% -4.31%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,750 £81,750
UK median annual salary £64,750 £46,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +39.25% -15.45% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,743 9,662 12,306
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.20% 13.61% 20.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,217 6,371 4,593
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +4.90%
75th Percentile £68,750 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,650
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

GDPR
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for GDPR in the UK excluding London

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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for GDPR in the UK excluding London

GDPR
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GDPR in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for GDPR in the UK excluding London

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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 GDPR within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East -33 172 £57,500 +21.05% 352
North of England -78 150 £48,306 +14.33% 207
Midlands -27 98 £55,000 +46.67% 139
North West -75 88 £46,500 +16.25% 125
West Midlands -18 65 £55,000 +25.55% 92
South West +20 48 £62,500 +66.67% 90
Yorkshire -23 46 £53,500 +12.63% 67
East of England -4 40 £50,000 +18.34% 70
East Midlands 0 33 £33,750 +3.85% 39
Scotland +62 18 £55,000 - 49
North East +3 16 £57,500 +42.86% 16
Channel Islands - 5 £80,000 -
Northern Ireland +37 2 - - 13
Wales +14 2 £55,000 +69.23% 18
Isle of Man - 2 £91,000 - 2
GDPR
UK

GDPR
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 25 (4.68%) CMS
2 23 (4.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (3.93%) Umbraco
4 20 (3.75%) SharePoint
5 10 (1.87%) Apache Spark
6 7 (1.31%) SAS
6 7 (1.31%) WordPress
7 3 (0.56%) Confluence
7 3 (0.56%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Apache
9 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.19%) IIS
9 1 (0.19%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 46 (8.61%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.69%) Acrobat
4 3 (0.56%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.43%) SAP HCM
1 13 (2.43%) SAP HR
1 13 (2.43%) SAP Payroll
1 13 (2.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.75%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.56%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 142 (26.59%) Azure
2 71 (13.30%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (8.61%) AWS
4 42 (7.87%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (6.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 35 (6.55%) Azure Service Bus
6 34 (6.37%) SonarCloud
7 32 (5.99%) Power Platform
8 25 (4.68%) Entra ID
9 24 (4.49%) GCP
10 18 (3.37%) Snowflake
11 17 (3.18%) SaaS
12 15 (2.81%) Azure Data Factory
13 13 (2.43%) SuccessFactors
14 12 (2.25%) OneDrive
15 10 (1.87%) Google Workspace
15 10 (1.87%) Power Automate
16 9 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
17 8 (1.50%) Microsoft Purview
18 7 (1.31%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 62 (11.61%) Firewall
2 31 (5.81%) Network Security
3 29 (5.43%) Intranet
4 21 (3.93%) Intrusion Detection
5 17 (3.18%) VPN
6 13 (2.43%) DNS
7 12 (2.25%) DHCP
8 9 (1.69%) SAN
8 9 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (1.31%) VoIP
9 7 (1.31%) WAN
10 6 (1.12%) NAS
11 5 (0.94%) LAN
11 5 (0.94%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.75%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.75%) VLAN
13 3 (0.56%) Broadband
13 3 (0.56%) Wireless
14 2 (0.37%) BGP
14 2 (0.37%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.55%) Elasticsearch
2 32 (5.99%) Power BI
3 28 (5.24%) Data Warehouse
3 28 (5.24%) SQL Server
4 20 (3.75%) NoSQL
5 14 (2.62%) Metadata
6 12 (2.25%) Tableau
7 7 (1.31%) Metadata Repository
8 6 (1.12%) Big Data
8 6 (1.12%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.75%) Looker
10 4 (0.75%) MySQL
11 3 (0.56%) Ataccama
11 3 (0.56%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.56%) MS Access
11 3 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (6.93%) Git
2 35 (6.55%) MSBuild
2 35 (6.55%) Octopus Deploy
3 34 (6.37%) Team Foundation Server
3 34 (6.37%) Visual Studio
4 14 (2.62%) JIRA
5 7 (1.31%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.75%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.56%) Selenium
8 2 (0.37%) ERwin
8 2 (0.37%) GitLab
8 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.19%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.19%) Gradle
9 1 (0.19%) JUnit
9 1 (0.19%) Maven
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.19%) Postman
9 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.19%) Spinnaker
General
1 225 (42.13%) Social Skills
2 123 (23.03%) Finance
3 83 (15.54%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (15.17%) Legal
5 63 (11.80%) Retail
6 59 (11.05%) Law
7 34 (6.37%) Marketing
8 22 (4.12%) Financial Institution
8 22 (4.12%) Prime Brokerage
9 17 (3.18%) Games
10 16 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (2.81%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (2.25%) Banking
14 12 (2.25%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (1.12%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 78 (14.61%) Architect
2 52 (9.74%) Lead
3 48 (8.99%) Analyst
4 38 (7.12%) Technical Architect
5 33 (6.18%) Security Engineer
6 29 (5.43%) IT Support
6 29 (5.43%) Senior
7 27 (5.06%) Developer
7 27 (5.06%) Risk Manager
8 23 (4.31%) IT Manager
9 22 (4.12%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 21 (3.93%) Security Architect
10 21 (3.93%) Support Analyst
10 21 (3.93%) Umbraco Developer
11 18 (3.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 15 (2.81%) Consultant
12 15 (2.81%) Head of IT
12 15 (2.81%) Security Analyst
13 14 (2.62%) Data Engineer
13 14 (2.62%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (12.92%) CSS
1 69 (12.92%) HTML
2 39 (7.30%) .NET
2 39 (7.30%) JSON
3 38 (7.12%) REST
4 37 (6.93%) XML
5 36 (6.74%) ASP.NET
6 35 (6.55%) Bootstrap
6 35 (6.55%) gRPC
7 22 (4.12%) HTML5
7 22 (4.12%) jQuery
8 13 (2.43%) SAP Fiori
9 9 (1.69%) Kafka
9 9 (1.69%) PySpark
10 7 (1.31%) Laravel
11 6 (1.12%) Node.js
12 5 (0.94%) CodeIgniter
13 4 (0.75%) ARM Templates
13 4 (0.75%) RESTful
13 4 (0.75%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 65 (12.17%) Management Information System
2 40 (7.49%) Security Posture
3 25 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (4.49%) Data Protection Act
5 23 (4.31%) NHS
6 22 (4.12%) Blockchain
6 22 (4.12%) Derivative
6 22 (4.12%) Hedge funds
7 20 (3.75%) Cyber Threat
8 19 (3.56%) Social Media
9 15 (2.81%) Driving Licence
9 15 (2.81%) Onboarding
10 14 (2.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 11 (2.06%) Cyber Security Posture
11 11 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
12 10 (1.87%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.87%) e-Learning
13 9 (1.69%) Cyberattack
13 9 (1.69%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.50%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 78 (14.61%) Windows
2 20 (3.75%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.62%) Windows Vista
4 12 (2.25%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.06%) Linux
6 6 (1.12%) Android
6 6 (1.12%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.12%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.56%) CentOS
8 3 (0.56%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.37%) Unix
10 1 (0.19%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (28.28%) Problem-Solving
2 117 (21.91%) Cybersecurity
3 104 (19.48%) Data Protection
4 91 (17.04%) Risk Management
5 88 (16.48%) Information Security
6 82 (15.36%) DevOps
7 68 (12.73%) Data Management
8 66 (12.36%) Analytics
8 66 (12.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (11.61%) Agile
9 62 (11.61%) Data Security
10 52 (9.74%) Microservices
11 49 (9.18%) Computer Science
12 48 (8.99%) Data Governance
12 48 (8.99%) Data Privacy
12 48 (8.99%) Decision-Making
13 47 (8.80%) Roadmaps
14 46 (8.61%) Regulatory Compliance
15 45 (8.43%) Data Encryption
15 45 (8.43%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 90 (16.85%) SQL
2 63 (11.80%) C#
3 58 (10.86%) Python
4 57 (10.67%) JavaScript
5 44 (8.24%) PowerShell
6 16 (3.00%) Bash
6 16 (3.00%) Java
7 14 (2.62%) PHP
8 13 (2.43%) ABAP
9 9 (1.69%) R
10 3 (0.56%) C++
10 3 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.37%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.37%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.19%) Groovy
12 1 (0.19%) OpenEdge ABL
12 1 (0.19%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 102 (19.10%) Degree
2 53 (9.93%) CISSP
3 41 (7.68%) CISM
4 36 (6.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (5.62%) Azure Certification
6 28 (5.24%) CEH
7 25 (4.68%) CISA
8 21 (3.93%) DBS Check
8 21 (3.93%) Master's Degree
9 19 (3.56%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (3.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 13 (2.43%) Security Cleared
12 12 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (1.87%) AWS Certification
14 8 (1.50%) Network+ Certification
14 8 (1.50%) SC Cleared
15 7 (1.31%) PMI Certification
16 5 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 5 (0.94%) GIAC
16 5 (0.94%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (23.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (16.29%) NIST
3 64 (11.99%) PCI DSS
4 50 (9.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 45 (8.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 36 (6.74%) Accessibility
7 33 (6.18%) Data Quality
8 26 (4.87%) HIPAA
9 20 (3.75%) WCAG
10 15 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 14 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (2.62%) QA
12 13 (2.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 13 (2.43%) SOC 2
13 11 (2.06%) GRC
14 10 (1.87%) PERC
15 9 (1.69%) COBIT
16 8 (1.50%) IFRS
16 8 (1.50%) IFRS 9
16 8 (1.50%) SLA
System Software
1 56 (10.49%) Active Directory
2 48 (8.99%) Docker
3 17 (3.18%) Hyper-V
3 17 (3.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.56%) Dovecot
6 3 (0.56%) Postfix
7 2 (0.37%) vSphere
8 1 (0.19%) Squid
8 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (4.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.00%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.50%) Terraform
4 7 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.75%) SCCM
5 4 (0.75%) SCOM
5 4 (0.75%) SCOrch
6 3 (0.56%) QRadar
7 2 (0.37%) Ansible
7 2 (0.37%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.19%) Grafana
8 1 (0.19%) Kibana
8 1 (0.19%) Nessus
8 1 (0.19%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 139 (26.03%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.49%) Google
3 20 (3.75%) HP
4 18 (3.37%) Cisco
4 18 (3.37%) VMware
5 15 (2.81%) Meraki
6 14 (2.62%) Adobe
7 13 (2.43%) SAP
8 12 (2.25%) Citrix
9 9 (1.69%) OneTrust
9 9 (1.69%) Oracle
10 8 (1.50%) Informatica
10 8 (1.50%) Veeam
11 7 (1.31%) Apple
11 7 (1.31%) Databricks
12 6 (1.12%) Dell
12 6 (1.12%) Facebook
12 6 (1.12%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.94%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.94%) Splunk