General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GDPR skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GDPR over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 237 279 230
Rank change year-on-year +42 -49 +10
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 757 1,609 2,073
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.45% 1.32% 1.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.80% 7.40% 10.45%
Number of salaries quoted 579 1,082 1,314
10th Percentile £27,965 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -0.45%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

GDPR is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,723 21,738 19,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.77% 17.78% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,686 11,782 12,692
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -3.06%

GDPR
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for GDPR in the UK

GDPR
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GDPR.

Salary trend for GDPR in the UK

GDPR
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GDPR over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.

Salary histogram for GDPR in the UK

GDPR
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GDPR within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 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 +41 668 £58,000 +5.45% 642
UK excluding London +34 446 £55,000 +10.00% 484
Work from Home +84 324 £60,249 +8.07% 218
London +57 264 £60,125 +0.21% 198
North of England +121 150 £55,000 +15.79% 110
South East +51 126 £57,500 +11.65% 146
Yorkshire +79 78 £57,750 +25.54% 47
North West +108 69 £55,000 - 56
Midlands +72 44 £60,000 +9.09% 82
East of England +90 38 £60,000 +4.35% 51
Scotland +49 38 £55,000 +32.53% 37
South West -41 30 £60,249 +20.50% 66
West Midlands +69 29 £58,250 +16.50% 47
Wales -27 18 £40,532 -13.76% 11
East Midlands +46 13 £62,500 +4.17% 35
Northern Ireland +36 6 £45,000 -47.06%
North East +33 3 £50,000 -2.91% 10

GDPR
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 24 (3.17%) Captiva
1 24 (3.17%) FileNet
1 24 (3.17%) WebSphere
2 13 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.19%) Confluence
4 5 (0.66%) CMS
5 4 (0.53%) MS Exchange
6 3 (0.40%) Drupal
7 2 (0.26%) Apache
7 2 (0.26%) SAS
7 2 (0.26%) WordPress
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 91 (12.02%) Spreadsheet
2 29 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.79%) AutoCAD
5 6 (0.79%) Revit
6 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.26%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.26%) InDesign
7 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 37 (4.89%) Oracle ERP
2 17 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.26%) iTrent
4 1 (0.13%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.13%) FastStats
4 1 (0.13%) FastStats PeopleStage
4 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.13%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.13%) Primavera
4 1 (0.13%) Raiser's Edge
4 1 (0.13%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 163 (21.53%) Azure
2 84 (11.10%) Microsoft 365
3 63 (8.32%) Power Platform
4 39 (5.15%) GCP
5 38 (5.02%) AWS
6 27 (3.57%) GitHub
7 23 (3.04%) Entra ID
8 22 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (2.91%) IaaS
9 21 (2.77%) PaaS
9 21 (2.77%) SaaS
10 19 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
10 19 (2.51%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (1.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.32%) PowerApps
13 10 (1.32%) Snowflake
13 10 (1.32%) WhatsApp
14 7 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (0.92%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 87 (11.49%) Intrusion Detection
2 78 (10.30%) LAN
3 76 (10.04%) WAN
4 67 (8.85%) Firewall
5 36 (4.76%) Network Security
6 24 (3.17%) DNS
7 16 (2.11%) VPN
8 14 (1.85%) TCP/IP
9 11 (1.45%) Wireless
10 10 (1.32%) DHCP
11 8 (1.06%) Remote Desktop
12 7 (0.92%) VoIP
12 7 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.53%) Internet
13 4 (0.53%) VLAN
14 3 (0.40%) SAN
15 2 (0.26%) BGP
15 2 (0.26%) Intranet
15 2 (0.26%) IPv4
15 2 (0.26%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (7.27%) Power BI
2 37 (4.89%) Oracle Reports
3 33 (4.36%) Metadata
4 27 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
5 24 (3.17%) Data Lake
5 24 (3.17%) Tableau
6 13 (1.72%) SQL Server
7 12 (1.59%) NoSQL
8 7 (0.92%) Data Vault
9 5 (0.66%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.66%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.53%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.53%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.53%) Looker
10 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 47 (6.21%) JIRA
2 24 (3.17%) Oracle Forms
3 6 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.66%) GitLab
5 3 (0.40%) Git
6 2 (0.26%) Dreamweaver
7 1 (0.13%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.13%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.13%) JUnit
7 1 (0.13%) Selenium
7 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 253 (33.42%) Social Skills
2 227 (29.99%) Finance
3 111 (14.66%) Public Sector
4 86 (11.36%) Legal
5 75 (9.91%) Analytical Skills
6 70 (9.25%) Games
7 50 (6.61%) Banking
8 46 (6.08%) Law
9 41 (5.42%) Back Office
10 29 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 27 (3.57%) Marketing
12 22 (2.91%) Telecoms
13 21 (2.77%) Retail
14 19 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.72%) Local Government
16 9 (1.19%) Advertising
16 9 (1.19%) Military
17 7 (0.92%) Automotive
18 6 (0.79%) Manufacturing
19 5 (0.66%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 159 (21.00%) Senior
2 101 (13.34%) Security Manager
3 100 (13.21%) Analyst
3 100 (13.21%) Senior Manager
4 62 (8.19%) Business Manager
5 61 (8.06%) Senior Business Manager
6 37 (4.89%) Enterprise Architecture Manager
6 37 (4.89%) Senior Strategy Manager
6 37 (4.89%) Strategy Manager
7 36 (4.76%) Lead
7 36 (4.76%) Security Engineer
8 31 (4.10%) Information Manager
9 30 (3.96%) Security Analyst
10 29 (3.83%) IT Manager
11 28 (3.70%) Data Manager
12 26 (3.43%) Data Analyst
13 25 (3.30%) Software Engineer
14 24 (3.17%) FileNet Engineer
15 22 (2.91%) Architect
16 21 (2.77%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (4.89%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (0.79%) .NET
2 6 (0.79%) Unreal Engine
2 6 (0.79%) V-Ray
3 4 (0.53%) HTML
4 2 (0.26%) OAuth
5 1 (0.13%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.13%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.13%) CSS
5 1 (0.13%) EDI
5 1 (0.13%) HTML5
5 1 (0.13%) jQuery
5 1 (0.13%) Kafka
5 1 (0.13%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.13%) OpenID
5 1 (0.13%) RESTful
5 1 (0.13%) SAML
5 1 (0.13%) WPF
5 1 (0.13%) XHTML
5 1 (0.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 96 (12.68%) Management Information System
2 64 (8.45%) Security Operations Centre
3 50 (6.61%) Data Protection Act
4 29 (3.83%) Security Posture
5 24 (3.17%) DataPower
5 24 (3.17%) Private Cloud
6 19 (2.51%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (2.25%) e-Learning
7 17 (2.25%) Greenfield Project
8 14 (1.85%) NHS
9 12 (1.59%) Freedom of Information
10 11 (1.45%) Onboarding
11 9 (1.19%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.06%) Life Science
12 8 (1.06%) PKI
12 8 (1.06%) Replication
13 7 (0.92%) Renewable Energy
13 7 (0.92%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 126 (16.64%) Windows
2 87 (11.49%) Unix
3 44 (5.81%) Linux
4 21 (2.77%) Windows Server
5 18 (2.38%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.13%) Android
9 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (31.84%) Cybersecurity
2 205 (27.08%) Information Security
3 141 (18.63%) Data Protection
4 110 (14.53%) Agile
5 105 (13.87%) SIEM
6 101 (13.34%) Security Management
7 100 (13.21%) Data Privacy
7 100 (13.21%) Vulnerability Management
8 95 (12.55%) Security Operations
9 88 (11.62%) Case Management
10 86 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
11 83 (10.96%) Business Continuity
12 82 (10.83%) Data Management
13 81 (10.70%) Impact Assessments
13 81 (10.70%) ITIL
14 79 (10.44%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 73 (9.64%) DevOps
16 72 (9.51%) Data Governance
16 72 (9.51%) Incident Management
17 69 (9.11%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 94 (12.42%) SQL
2 39 (5.15%) Python
3 28 (3.70%) Java
4 9 (1.19%) Bash
4 9 (1.19%) PowerShell
5 7 (0.92%) T-SQL
6 6 (0.79%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.40%) C#
7 3 (0.40%) PHP
8 2 (0.26%) Go
8 2 (0.26%) Ruby
8 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.13%) C++
9 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.13%) Groovy
9 1 (0.13%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.13%) R
9 1 (0.13%) Rust
9 1 (0.13%) SAS Macro
9 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 137 (18.10%) CISSP
2 132 (17.44%) Degree
3 119 (15.72%) CISM
4 94 (12.42%) DBS Check
5 61 (8.06%) SSCP
6 26 (3.43%) CISA
7 22 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (2.77%) CRISC
9 17 (2.25%) Security Cleared
10 16 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (1.98%) CompTIA Security+
11 15 (1.98%) SC Cleared
12 13 (1.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 13 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
13 12 (1.59%) CCSP
14 11 (1.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 10 (1.32%) Azure Certification
15 10 (1.32%) DV Cleared
15 10 (1.32%) MCSE
16 8 (1.06%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 246 (32.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (16.64%) NIST
3 75 (9.91%) Cyber Essentials
4 61 (8.06%) PCI DSS
5 59 (7.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 55 (7.27%) Data Quality
7 40 (5.28%) GRC
8 20 (2.64%) HIPAA
8 20 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 13 (1.72%) SLA
10 12 (1.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 12 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 12 (1.59%) QA
11 10 (1.32%) NCSC
12 9 (1.19%) Def Stans
13 7 (0.92%) IASME
13 7 (0.92%) SOC 2
14 6 (0.79%) Accessibility
14 6 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (0.79%) ITGC
System Software
1 46 (6.08%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.59%) Docker
4 7 (0.92%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.66%) vSphere
6 2 (0.26%) Ceph
6 2 (0.26%) NFS
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (2.25%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.59%) Terraform
4 7 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.66%) Stealthwatch
6 3 (0.40%) Ansible
6 3 (0.40%) Backup Exec
6 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.26%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.26%) Autotask
7 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.26%) Hadoop YARN
7 2 (0.26%) Mesos
7 2 (0.26%) Nessus
7 2 (0.26%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.26%) Puppet
7 2 (0.26%) SCCM
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) linkerd
Vendors
1 144 (19.02%) Microsoft
2 61 (8.06%) Oracle
3 34 (4.49%) SAP
4 29 (3.83%) VMware
5 26 (3.43%) ServiceNow
6 24 (3.17%) IBM
6 24 (3.17%) Kofax
6 24 (3.17%) Pega
7 20 (2.64%) Cisco
8 17 (2.25%) Google
9 13 (1.72%) Citrix
10 12 (1.59%) Databricks
11 11 (1.45%) Cadence
12 10 (1.32%) Informatica
13 8 (1.06%) Adobe
13 8 (1.06%) Meraki
14 6 (0.79%) Autodesk
14 6 (0.79%) Sophos
15 5 (0.66%) Fortinet
15 5 (0.66%) Salesforce