Data Protection/Privacy Officer
UK
The median Data Protection/Privacy Officer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 778 | 801 | 1178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +377 | -146 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Officer | 27 | 11 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.033% | 0.017% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.018% | 0.012% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,600 | - | £34,990 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,799 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £47,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.89% | -24.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £73,175 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £45,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.57% | -26.80% |
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 | 78,816 | 60,475 | 146,850 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.49% | 94.54% | 95.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44,448 | 44,203 | 82,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,750 | £44,186 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £97,500 | £97,290 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
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 20 September 2024.
Data Protection Officer
Top 14 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 20 September 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -18 | 25 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
| England | -5 | 22 | £48,500 | +21.25% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 20 | £48,500 | +21.25% | 11 |
| North of England | +7 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 5 | £55,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 3 | £38,261 | - | 1 |
| London | +20 | 2 | £38,500 | -3.75% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £34,500 | - |
Data Protection Officer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, 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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