Data Protection Analyst Job Trends in the West Midlands

Data Protection/Privacy Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Data Protection/Privacy Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £47,937 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Protection Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.025% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £46,462 - -
25th Percentile £46,781 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,937 - -
75th Percentile £48,656 - -
90th Percentile £48,712 - -
England median annual salary £47,937 £45,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year +6.53% -51.35% +236.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,367 2,930 6,707
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.88% 87.41% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4,668 1,808 5,131
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,999 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,400 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £69,250 £65,000 £63,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.49%

Data Protection Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Protection Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Data Protection Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Data Protection Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Data Protection Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Data Protection Analyst
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Birmingham - 1 £47,500 - 2
Warwickshire - 1 £48,374 -
Data Protection Analyst
England

Data Protection Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 23 April 2026, Data Protection Analyst 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Data Protection Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (50.00%) Decarbonisation
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register

Data Protection Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Law
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (50.00%) Decarbonisation
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS