Data Protection/Privacy Officer
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 685 | 871 | 964 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +186 | +93 | +240 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer | 5 | 31 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.031% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.033% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 17 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £77,750 | £31,800 | £36,643 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,625 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | +12.50% | -16.05% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £87,500 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £140,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £45,000 | £40,170 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.02% | -13.61% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Data Protection Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Officer.
Data Protection Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Officer over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Data Protection Officer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +135 | 5 | £90,000 | +63.64% | 17 |
| London | +112 | 5 | £90,000 | -35.71% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 2 | £90,000 | +100.00% | 11 |
Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Data Protection Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Protection Officer in the job title.
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Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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