Data Protection Jobs in the West Midlands

Data Protection
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 180 155
Rank change year-on-year +60 -25 +7
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 134 106 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.90% 1.53% 1.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.29% 1.58% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 100 79 92
10th Percentile £31,114 £34,200 £31,025
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +10.53% -4.87%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,375 £88,000 £74,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,864 6,695 6,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.09% 96.94% 95.47%
Number of salaries quoted 4,522 3,324 4,824
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,319
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in the West Midlands

Data Protection
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Data Protection in the West Midlands

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in the West Midlands

Data Protection
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 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Birmingham +31 54 £55,000 +10.00% 13
Staffordshire -1 17 £40,000 -20.00% 6
Warwickshire +53 12 £45,000 -40.00% 2
Shropshire - 11 £37,500 - 1
Wolverhampton +13 2 £40,000 -20.00% 2
Solihull +2 2 £27,000 -55.92%
Smethwick - 2 £28,000 -
Walsall - 2 £39,649 - 2
Halesowen - 2 £40,000 -
Coventry +30 1 £42,661 -40.13% 3
Worcestershire -20 1 £33,383 +20.43% 2
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £61,000 -
Data Protection
England

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 11 (8.21%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.48%) Apache
2 6 (4.48%) IIS
3 3 (2.24%) CMS
3 3 (2.24%) WordPress
4 2 (1.49%) SAS
5 1 (0.75%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 6 (4.48%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (3.73%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (21.64%) Azure
2 16 (11.94%) Power Platform
3 14 (10.45%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.48%) Azure Data Factory
4 6 (4.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 4 (2.99%) SaaS
6 3 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.24%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.49%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.49%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.49%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.75%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.97%) Firewall
2 4 (2.99%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (1.49%) DNS
3 2 (1.49%) HTTP
3 2 (1.49%) Internet
3 2 (1.49%) Intranet
3 2 (1.49%) LAN
3 2 (1.49%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (1.49%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (14.93%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (11.94%) Power BI
3 9 (6.72%) Relational Database
4 8 (5.97%) Data Lake
5 6 (4.48%) Metadata
5 6 (4.48%) SQL Server
5 6 (4.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 6 (4.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (2.99%) Big Data
6 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.75%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.75%) GIS
7 1 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.75%) QGIS
7 1 (0.75%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (4.48%) JIRA
2 2 (1.49%) Git
3 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.75%) Moq
3 1 (0.75%) NUnit
3 1 (0.75%) Sourcetree
3 1 (0.75%) Storybook
General
1 37 (27.61%) Legal
2 34 (25.37%) Social Skills
3 28 (20.90%) Finance
4 22 (16.42%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (10.45%) Banking
6 11 (8.21%) Marketing
7 7 (5.22%) Law
8 4 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.99%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.24%) Retail
9 3 (2.24%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.49%) Advertising
10 2 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.49%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.49%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.49%) Publishing
11 1 (0.75%) Back Office
11 1 (0.75%) Digital Healthcare
Job Titles
1 15 (11.19%) Analyst
1 15 (11.19%) Data Manager
1 15 (11.19%) Senior
2 13 (9.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 11 (8.21%) Developer
4 10 (7.46%) Data Governance Analyst
4 10 (7.46%) Data Governance Manager
4 10 (7.46%) Governance Manager
5 9 (6.72%) Administrator
6 8 (5.97%) Data Engineer
6 8 (5.97%) Penetration Tester
6 8 (5.97%) Strategy Manager
6 8 (5.97%) Tester
7 7 (5.22%) Azure Engineer
8 6 (4.48%) Lead
8 6 (4.48%) Senior Analyst
9 5 (3.73%) Azure Data Engineer
9 5 (3.73%) Information Manager
9 5 (3.73%) Security Manager
9 5 (3.73%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.46%) .NET
2 6 (4.48%) .NET Framework
2 6 (4.48%) XML
3 5 (3.73%) Node.js
3 5 (3.73%) RESTful
4 4 (2.99%) Jest
5 3 (2.24%) Web Services
6 2 (1.49%) EDI
6 2 (1.49%) Express.js
6 2 (1.49%) Next.js
6 2 (1.49%) PySpark
6 2 (1.49%) React
7 1 (0.75%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.75%) CSS
7 1 (0.75%) FHIR
7 1 (0.75%) HTML
7 1 (0.75%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 28 (20.90%) Data Protection Act
2 17 (12.69%) Management Information System
3 15 (11.19%) Freedom of Information
4 14 (10.45%) Taxonomies
5 12 (8.96%) Security Posture
6 8 (5.97%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (5.97%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (3.73%) Data Centre
7 5 (3.73%) Mobile App
7 5 (3.73%) NHS
8 4 (2.99%) Algorithms
9 3 (2.24%) Social Media
10 2 (1.49%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (1.49%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.49%) Low-Code
10 2 (1.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.75%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.99%) Linux
2 3 (2.24%) Windows
3 2 (1.49%) Android
3 2 (1.49%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.49%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (33.58%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (26.87%) Business Intelligence
3 35 (26.12%) Information Security
4 34 (25.37%) Risk Management
5 27 (20.15%) Data Privacy
6 26 (19.40%) Data Governance
7 25 (18.66%) Analytics
7 25 (18.66%) Data Modelling
8 21 (15.67%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (13.43%) DevOps
9 18 (13.43%) Microservices
10 16 (11.94%) CI/CD
10 16 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (11.94%) Data Management
11 15 (11.19%) Disaster Recovery
11 15 (11.19%) Information Management
11 15 (11.19%) Mentoring
12 14 (10.45%) Agile
12 14 (10.45%) Master Data Management
12 14 (10.45%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 13 (9.70%) SQL
2 8 (5.97%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.48%) Python
3 6 (4.48%) T-SQL
4 5 (3.73%) JavaScript
4 5 (3.73%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.49%) Java
5 2 (1.49%) Kotlin
5 2 (1.49%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.49%) Swift
6 1 (0.75%) C#
Qualifications
1 16 (11.94%) Degree
2 10 (7.46%) CISSP
2 10 (7.46%) DBS Check
3 8 (5.97%) OSCP
4 6 (4.48%) Azure Certification
4 6 (4.48%) CISM
5 4 (2.99%) CISA
5 4 (2.99%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (2.99%) CRISC
5 4 (2.99%) GIAC
5 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.99%) SANS
6 2 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.49%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.49%) SSCP
7 1 (0.75%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (0.75%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.75%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.75%) PMP
7 1 (0.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (28.36%) GDPR
2 20 (14.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (10.45%) Data Quality
4 11 (8.21%) GRC
5 10 (7.46%) QA
6 5 (3.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (3.73%) NIST
7 4 (2.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (1.49%) IASME
9 1 (0.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.75%) NCSC
9 1 (0.75%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.75%) RMADS
System Software
1 7 (5.22%) Hyper-V
2 6 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.73%) Virtual Servers
4 4 (2.99%) Active Directory
5 2 (1.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (9.70%) Terraform
2 6 (4.48%) Ansible
3 2 (1.49%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.75%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 35 (26.12%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.97%) Databricks
3 7 (5.22%) VMware
4 6 (4.48%) SAP
5 3 (2.24%) Cisco
5 3 (2.24%) Google
5 3 (2.24%) Meraki
5 3 (2.24%) Oracle
6 2 (1.49%) OpenAI
6 2 (1.49%) Qualys
7 1 (0.75%) Dell
7 1 (0.75%) Facebook