Hybrid/Remote Data Loss Prevention Job Trends

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 313 379 390
Rank change year-on-year +66 +11 +171
Permanent jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 61 62 99
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.40% 0.38% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.40% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 43 41 93
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,750 £45,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.31% -3.33% -22.58%
75th Percentile £90,000 £76,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £108,000 £85,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +16.67% -14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Loss Prevention falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Loss Prevention and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Loss Prevention job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Loss Prevention
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Loss Prevention.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Loss Prevention

Data Loss Prevention
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Loss Prevention over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Data Loss Prevention salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Loss Prevention
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (27.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (21.31%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 40 (65.57%) Azure
2 34 (55.74%) Entra ID
3 29 (47.54%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (24.59%) Microsoft Purview
5 7 (11.48%) AWS
6 6 (9.84%) IaaS
6 6 (9.84%) Power Automate
6 6 (9.84%) Power Platform
6 6 (9.84%) PowerApps
7 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (6.56%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (6.56%) Copilot Studio
9 3 (4.92%) Cloudflare
9 3 (4.92%) IBM Cloud
9 3 (4.92%) Mimecast
9 3 (4.92%) Tessian
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (1.64%) OneDrive
10 1 (1.64%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 20 (32.79%) Firewall
1 20 (32.79%) VPN
2 9 (14.75%) VLAN
3 8 (13.11%) Wireshark
4 7 (11.48%) SSL
5 6 (9.84%) TCP/IP
6 5 (8.20%) DNS
7 4 (6.56%) Network Security
8 3 (4.92%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (1.64%) HTTP
9 1 (1.64%) Internet
9 1 (1.64%) LAN
9 1 (1.64%) SAN
9 1 (1.64%) SSH
9 1 (1.64%) WAN
9 1 (1.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (4.92%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.92%) Metasploit
General
1 22 (36.07%) Social Skills
2 21 (34.43%) Finance
3 7 (11.48%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (8.20%) Legal
5 4 (6.56%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.56%) Banking
5 4 (6.56%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (4.92%) Billing
6 3 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.92%) Law
6 3 (4.92%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.28%) Marketing
7 2 (3.28%) Retail
8 1 (1.64%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (27.87%) Senior
2 11 (18.03%) Security Engineer
3 9 (14.75%) Lead
4 7 (11.48%) Information Security Engineer
5 6 (9.84%) Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) 3rd Line Support
6 5 (8.20%) 3rd Line Support Technician
6 5 (8.20%) Support Technician
7 4 (6.56%) Forensic Manager
7 4 (6.56%) Incident Manager
7 4 (6.56%) Information Analyst
7 4 (6.56%) Information Security Analyst
7 4 (6.56%) Power Platform Engineer
7 4 (6.56%) Security Analyst
8 3 (4.92%) Infrastructure Manager
8 3 (4.92%) Network Manager
8 3 (4.92%) Network Security Manager
8 3 (4.92%) Principal Engineer
8 3 (4.92%) Principal Security Engineer
8 3 (4.92%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.64%) JSON
2 1 (1.64%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (32.79%) Security Posture
2 13 (21.31%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (13.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 8 (13.11%) Product Ownership
4 6 (9.84%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (9.84%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.56%) Cloud Security Posture
5 4 (6.56%) PKI
6 3 (4.92%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (4.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (4.92%) iPad
6 3 (4.92%) iPhone
6 3 (4.92%) Mobile App
7 2 (3.28%) Cloud Native
7 2 (3.28%) YubiKey
8 1 (1.64%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.64%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 20 (32.79%) Windows
2 11 (18.03%) Linux
3 9 (14.75%) Windows Server
4 4 (6.56%) Unix
5 3 (4.92%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (45.90%) Incident Response
2 26 (42.62%) SIEM
3 25 (40.98%) Vulnerability Management
4 21 (34.43%) Information Security
5 20 (32.79%) Cybersecurity
6 15 (24.59%) Cloud Security
6 15 (24.59%) Mentoring
7 14 (22.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (22.95%) Threat Intelligence
8 13 (21.31%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 12 (19.67%) Asset Management
9 12 (19.67%) Coaching
9 12 (19.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 12 (19.67%) Digital Transformation Strategy
9 12 (19.67%) Enterprise Architecture
9 12 (19.67%) Security Operations
9 12 (19.67%) Threat Detection
9 12 (19.67%) Zero Trust
10 11 (18.03%) Data Protection
10 11 (18.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.39%) PowerShell
2 6 (9.84%) Python
3 3 (4.92%) Bash
3 3 (4.92%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.64%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (19.67%) CISSP
2 11 (18.03%) GCIH
3 10 (16.39%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (13.11%) Degree
4 8 (13.11%) GCFA
4 8 (13.11%) GCIA
5 6 (9.84%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (8.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (8.20%) CCNA
6 5 (8.20%) DBS Check
7 4 (6.56%) CEH
7 4 (6.56%) GIAC
8 3 (4.92%) AWS Certification
8 3 (4.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (4.92%) CCSP
8 3 (4.92%) MCP
8 3 (4.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (3.28%) Azure Certification
9 2 (3.28%) CISM
9 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (39.34%) NIST
2 16 (26.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (24.59%) GDPR
4 4 (6.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (4.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (3.28%) PCI DSS
6 2 (3.28%) PERC
6 2 (3.28%) SOC 2
7 1 (1.64%) GRC
7 1 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (32.79%) Active Directory
2 8 (13.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (11.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (4.92%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (31.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (13.11%) Single Sign-On
2 8 (13.11%) Terraform
3 6 (9.84%) Autotask
4 4 (6.56%) Nessus
4 4 (6.56%) QRadar
5 3 (4.92%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (4.92%) Nmap
5 3 (4.92%) Proxmox
6 2 (3.28%) WSUS
7 1 (1.64%) CASB
7 1 (1.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (1.64%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 26 (42.62%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.48%) VMware
3 5 (8.20%) Splunk
4 4 (6.56%) CrowdStrike
4 4 (6.56%) Palo Alto
4 4 (6.56%) Rapid7
5 3 (4.92%) Apple
5 3 (4.92%) IBM
5 3 (4.92%) iManage
5 3 (4.92%) Okta
6 2 (3.28%) CyberArk
6 2 (3.28%) Tenable
7 1 (1.64%) Cisco
7 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.64%) Meraki
7 1 (1.64%) Netskope
7 1 (1.64%) Qualys
7 1 (1.64%) Ubiquiti