Data Protection
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection over the 6 months to 28 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 264 207 201
Rank change year-on-year -57 -6 +175
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 681 2,364 2,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.25% 1.88% 1.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.97% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 572 1,420 1,789
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £31,265
25th Percentile £45,500 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +12.24%
75th Percentile £75,144 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,466 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £53,850 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.28% +19.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Protection is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,121 120,104 122,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36,956 73,203 81,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +7.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the UK

Data Protection
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Protection in the UK

Data Protection
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in the UK

Data Protection
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. 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
England -49 613 £60,000 +4.35% 460
UK excluding London -92 379 £54,000 +0.28% 301
Work from Home -63 296 £60,000 +9.09% 186
London -19 241 £70,000 +7.69% 192
North of England -78 131 £54,250 +8.50% 73
South East +1 98 £53,750 -2.27% 84
North West -63 78 £52,500 +5.00% 44
Midlands +4 56 £52,500 - 49
Yorkshire -9 51 £57,750 +5.00% 26
South West +41 44 £55,500 +4.72% 48
West Midlands 0 38 £52,500 - 28
East of England +32 25 £47,500 -17.39% 27
Scotland +1 21 £48,250 -12.27% 16
East Midlands +28 18 £50,000 -9.09% 21
North East +1 2 £40,000 -20.00% 3
Wales -25 2 £41,799 -20.38% 8
Northern Ireland +20 1 £24,000 -54.29%
Channel Islands - 1 £110,000 -

Data Protection
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:

Application Platforms
1 42 (6.17%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.17%) IIS
3 5 (0.73%) MS Exchange
3 5 (0.73%) NServiceBus
4 4 (0.59%) CMS
4 4 (0.59%) IBM Domino
5 2 (0.29%) JBoss
5 2 (0.29%) Kentico
5 2 (0.29%) nginx
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) Confluence
6 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 49 (7.20%) Microsoft Office
2 41 (6.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.29%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.29%) InDesign
6 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.88%) Primavera
3 4 (0.59%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.44%) Sage 1000
5 2 (0.29%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.15%) Endur
6 1 (0.15%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.15%) iTrent
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.15%) Raiser's Edge
6 1 (0.15%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 177 (25.99%) Azure
2 92 (13.51%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (10.72%) AWS
4 71 (10.43%) Power Platform
5 33 (4.85%) SaaS
6 24 (3.52%) IaaS
7 22 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (2.79%) Entra ID
9 19 (2.79%) PowerApps
10 16 (2.35%) Power Automate
11 15 (2.20%) PaaS
12 14 (2.06%) GCP
13 10 (1.47%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (1.32%) OneDrive
14 9 (1.32%) Serverless
15 8 (1.17%) Azure Logic Apps
15 8 (1.17%) Yammer
16 7 (1.03%) WhatsApp
17 6 (0.88%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 54 (7.93%) Firewall
2 22 (3.23%) Network Security
2 22 (3.23%) SAN
3 20 (2.94%) Internet
4 18 (2.64%) LAN
5 16 (2.35%) WAN
6 15 (2.20%) Intrusion Detection
6 15 (2.20%) TCP/IP
7 13 (1.91%) DHCP
8 12 (1.76%) Cisco IPT
8 12 (1.76%) NAS
8 12 (1.76%) Wireless
9 11 (1.62%) DNS
10 10 (1.47%) VPN
11 6 (0.88%) VoIP
12 5 (0.73%) WLAN
13 3 (0.44%) Broadband
13 3 (0.44%) Intranet
13 3 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.44%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (7.49%) Power BI
2 45 (6.61%) SQL Server
3 29 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.91%) MongoDB
5 12 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (1.62%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.47%) Data Lake
7 10 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (1.32%) Big Data
9 8 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.17%) Tableau
10 7 (1.03%) NoSQL
10 7 (1.03%) Power Query
11 6 (0.88%) MySQL
11 6 (0.88%) Redis
12 4 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.59%) Neo4j
12 4 (0.59%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.59%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.59%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (1.47%) Git
2 9 (1.32%) git-flow
2 9 (1.32%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.17%) GitLab
3 8 (1.17%) Visual Studio Team System
4 5 (0.73%) Cypress.io
4 5 (0.73%) JIRA
5 4 (0.59%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.44%) NUnit
6 3 (0.44%) Selenium
6 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.29%) Dreamweaver
7 2 (0.29%) IBM UrbanCode
7 2 (0.29%) Postman
7 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.29%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.15%) Storybook
8 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 211 (30.98%) Social Skills
2 158 (23.20%) Finance
3 82 (12.04%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (11.60%) Legal
5 50 (7.34%) Public Sector
6 47 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (6.31%) Law
8 39 (5.73%) Retail
9 31 (4.55%) Banking
10 23 (3.38%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (2.64%) Telecoms
12 17 (2.50%) Back Office
12 17 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (2.35%) Local Government
14 14 (2.06%) Marketing
15 13 (1.91%) Front Office
16 11 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (1.47%) Military
18 8 (1.17%) Financial Institution
19 7 (1.03%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 89 (13.07%) Developer
2 84 (12.33%) Senior
3 73 (10.72%) Analyst
4 50 (7.34%) Security Manager
5 42 (6.17%) Lead
6 33 (4.85%) Architect
7 26 (3.82%) Support Engineer
8 24 (3.52%) Information Manager
8 24 (3.52%) IT Manager
8 24 (3.52%) Security Analyst
8 24 (3.52%) Security Engineer
8 24 (3.52%) Security Officer
9 23 (3.38%) Consultant
10 19 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 17 (2.50%) Data Manager
11 17 (2.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (2.50%) Senior Developer
12 16 (2.35%) .NET Developer
13 15 (2.20%) Information Security Manager
13 15 (2.20%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (5.43%) .NET
2 32 (4.70%) HTML
3 25 (3.67%) CSS
4 23 (3.38%) AngularJS
5 12 (1.76%) React
6 10 (1.47%) HTML5
6 10 (1.47%) Node.js
7 9 (1.32%) JSON
7 9 (1.32%) ModSecurity
7 9 (1.32%) web3js
8 8 (1.17%) .NET Core
9 7 (1.03%) .NET Framework
9 7 (1.03%) Kafka
9 7 (1.03%) REST
10 6 (0.88%) ASP.NET
10 6 (0.88%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.73%) EDI
11 5 (0.73%) OAuth
11 5 (0.73%) Spring
11 5 (0.73%) Velocity
Miscellaneous
1 217 (31.86%) Data Protection Act
2 121 (17.77%) Management Information System
3 33 (4.85%) Data Centre
4 28 (4.11%) Product Ownership
5 26 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.20%) Freedom of Information
7 14 (2.06%) Mobile App
7 14 (2.06%) Replication
8 13 (1.91%) Security Operations Centre
9 12 (1.76%) Cyberattack
9 12 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.76%) NHS
10 11 (1.62%) Blockchain
10 11 (1.62%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (1.62%) Onboarding
10 11 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
10 11 (1.62%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.47%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 9 (1.32%) Algorithms
12 9 (1.32%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 77 (11.31%) Windows
2 31 (4.55%) Linux
3 17 (2.50%) Windows Server
4 15 (2.20%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.47%) Windows 8
6 9 (1.32%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.03%) Android
8 6 (0.88%) Unix
9 4 (0.59%) Data ONTAP
10 3 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (31.13%) Information Security
2 160 (23.49%) Cybersecurity
3 115 (16.89%) Agile
4 112 (16.45%) Problem-Solving
5 89 (13.07%) Risk Management
6 66 (9.69%) DevOps
7 57 (8.37%) Mentoring
8 55 (8.08%) Business Intelligence
9 54 (7.93%) ITIL
10 53 (7.78%) Analytics
10 53 (7.78%) Data Security
10 53 (7.78%) Decision-Making
11 52 (7.64%) Data Management
12 49 (7.20%) Incident Response
13 47 (6.90%) Project Management
14 45 (6.61%) Computer Science
14 45 (6.61%) Data Privacy
15 44 (6.46%) Business Continuity
15 44 (6.46%) Roadmaps
16 43 (6.31%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 95 (13.95%) SQL
2 47 (6.90%) JavaScript
3 44 (6.46%) PowerShell
4 43 (6.31%) Python
5 36 (5.29%) C#
6 22 (3.23%) Java
6 22 (3.23%) T-SQL
7 17 (2.50%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.47%) Ruby
9 7 (1.03%) Bash
10 5 (0.73%) C++
10 5 (0.73%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.59%) C
11 4 (0.59%) Cypher
12 2 (0.29%) DataFlex
12 2 (0.29%) Go
12 2 (0.29%) PHP
12 2 (0.29%) VB
12 2 (0.29%) VBA
13 1 (0.15%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 123 (18.06%) Degree
2 99 (14.54%) CISSP
3 63 (9.25%) CISM
4 35 (5.14%) Security Cleared
5 30 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 26 (3.82%) CISA
7 25 (3.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (3.23%) SC Cleared
9 21 (3.08%) CEH
10 17 (2.50%) GIAC
11 13 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (1.76%) CompTIA Security+
13 11 (1.62%) DBS Check
14 8 (1.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 8 (1.17%) SANS
14 8 (1.17%) TOGAF Certification
15 7 (1.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 7 (1.03%) Azure Certification
16 6 (0.88%) Master's Degree
17 5 (0.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (21.00%) GDPR
2 141 (20.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 70 (10.28%) NIST
4 50 (7.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 35 (5.14%) PCI DSS
6 28 (4.11%) NCSC
7 26 (3.82%) GRC
8 24 (3.52%) QA
8 24 (3.52%) SLA
9 21 (3.08%) Data Quality
10 20 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 15 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 14 (2.06%) Accessibility
13 13 (1.91%) COBIT
14 9 (1.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 8 (1.17%) ISO 9001
16 7 (1.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (1.03%) SOC 2
17 6 (0.88%) ISO 14001
17 6 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 75 (11.01%) Active Directory
2 37 (5.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (4.70%) Docker
4 21 (3.08%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (1.17%) Firmware
7 7 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.73%) XenApp
9 4 (0.59%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.44%) SRDF
10 3 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.29%) Ceph
11 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.29%) NFS
11 2 (0.29%) pfSense
12 1 (0.15%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 33 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 23 (3.38%) Terraform
3 12 (1.76%) SCCM
4 9 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.17%) Ansible
6 5 (0.73%) MIIS
6 5 (0.73%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.73%) Puppet
7 4 (0.59%) Autotask
8 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.29%) AirWatch
9 2 (0.29%) Argo
9 2 (0.29%) Control-M
9 2 (0.29%) Nagios
9 2 (0.29%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.29%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.29%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.15%) Grafana
10 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 165 (24.23%) Microsoft
2 44 (6.46%) VMware
3 20 (2.94%) Citrix
4 19 (2.79%) Cisco
5 13 (1.91%) Google
5 13 (1.91%) Oracle
6 12 (1.76%) SAP
7 11 (1.62%) NetApp
8 9 (1.32%) Dell
8 9 (1.32%) ServiceNow
8 9 (1.32%) Veeam
9 6 (0.88%) SolarWinds
10 5 (0.73%) Adobe
10 5 (0.73%) Brocade
10 5 (0.73%) EMC
11 4 (0.59%) Databricks
11 4 (0.59%) OneTrust
12 3 (0.44%) ConnectWise
12 3 (0.44%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (0.44%) N-able