GDPR Officer
UK

The median GDPR Officer salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 817 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a GDPR Officer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.001% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 109,799 44,474 69,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 89.76% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 74,691 25,606 40,305
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,718 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,566 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.11% -6.87% -4.76%

GDPR Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'GDPR Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GDPR Officer job vacancy trend in the UK

GDPR Officer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for GDPR Officer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for GDPR Officer job vacancies in the UK

GDPR Officer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GDPR Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 October 2026. 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
Wales - 1 £37,500 - 1
UK excluding London - 1 £37,500 - 2

GDPR Officer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, GDPR Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring GDPR Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001

GDPR Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001