Data Protection/Privacy Manager
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Manager salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 743 | 730 | 1002 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +272 | +42 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Manager | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.026% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.027% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £50,000 | £43,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +9.09% | -10.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,813 | £65,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | - | £89,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +20.00% | -7.41% |
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 | 60,570 | 55,897 | 103,703 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.04% | 95.43% | 95.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,003 | 40,907 | 67,373 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.93% | -4.17% | +0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £96,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,000 | £50,000 | £52,772 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -5.25% | +5.54% |
Data Protection Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Protection Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Protection Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Manager.
Data Protection Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2025.
Data Protection Manager
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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 | -31 | 16 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 9 | £60,000 | +2.13% | 4 |
| London | +6 | 7 | £85,000 | +15.65% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 6 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 2 | £57,500 | -4.17% | |
| Midlands | -31 | 2 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 1 |
| South East | - | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| North of England | -26 | 1 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Data Protection Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 January 2025, Data Protection Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Data Protection Manager 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: