Data Protection Consultant Jobs

Data Protection/Privacy Consultant
UK

The median Data Protection/Privacy Consultant salary in the UK is £96,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 890 968 1194
Rank change year-on-year +78 +226 -295
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Consultant 4 17 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.016% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.018% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 3 15 7
10th Percentile - - £44,500
25th Percentile £93,250 £30,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £96,500 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.40% +25.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £99,875 £70,000 £63,125
90th Percentile £99,950 £83,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Data Protection Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Data Protection Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Consultant in the UK

Data Protection Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Consultant.

Salary trend for Data Protection Consultant in the UK

Data Protection Consultant
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 Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
London +148 4 £96,500 +54.40% 2
England +111 4 £96,500 +54.40% 2
Work from Home +102 1 - -

Data Protection Consultant Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Data Protection Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) CISSP
3 2 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Cisco IPT
3 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
4 1 (25.00%) Compliance Management
4 1 (25.00%) GDPR
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (25.00%) German Language
4 1 (25.00%) Law
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint

Data Protection Consultant 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco IPT
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) German Language
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (25.00%) Compliance Management
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISM
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR