Hybrid/Remote Data Protection Act Job Trends

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 355 464
Rank change year-on-year -7 +109 -14
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 26 79 65
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.53% 0.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.46% 1.29% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 16 32 50
10th Percentile £27,925 £52,500 £36,698
25th Percentile £56,875 £55,938 £42,677
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +15.74% +2.86%
75th Percentile £84,716 £90,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,432 £113,325 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,239 £70,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -18.23% +29.63% +2.86%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,712 6,145 10,317
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.84% 40.94% 37.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3,555 3,468 8,415
10th Percentile £29,000 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,165 £44,536
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £115,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -15.38%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Data Protection Act job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection Act.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection Act

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 24 February 2026.

Data Protection Act salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Protection Act
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 2 (7.69%) IIS
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (7.69%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.85%) nginx
Applications
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (11.54%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 14 (53.85%) Azure
2 4 (15.38%) SaaS
3 3 (11.54%) AWS
3 3 (11.54%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (11.54%) GCP
4 2 (7.69%) Entra ID
4 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (7.69%) OneDrive
5 1 (3.85%) GitHub
5 1 (3.85%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (23.08%) DNS
2 4 (15.38%) DHCP
2 4 (15.38%) Firewall
2 4 (15.38%) VPN
3 3 (11.54%) PuTTY
4 2 (7.69%) BGP
4 2 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (7.69%) IPsec
4 2 (7.69%) Network Security
4 2 (7.69%) OSPF
4 2 (7.69%) SD-WAN
4 2 (7.69%) VLAN
4 2 (7.69%) WAN
4 2 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (7.69%) Wireshark
5 1 (3.85%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.54%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Git
2 3 (11.54%) Jenkins
2 3 (11.54%) Maven
2 3 (11.54%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (3.85%) GCC
3 1 (3.85%) GDB
3 1 (3.85%) git-flow
General
1 8 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 7 (26.92%) Finance
3 4 (15.38%) Law
3 4 (15.38%) Legal
4 2 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Back Office
5 1 (3.85%) Front Office
5 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Developer
2 5 (19.23%) Senior
3 4 (15.38%) Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) Architect
4 3 (11.54%) Data Architect
4 3 (11.54%) Mobile Developer
4 3 (11.54%) Operations Engineer
4 3 (11.54%) Principal Architect
4 3 (11.54%) Principal Data Architect
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Developer
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Systems Developer
4 3 (11.54%) Systems Developer
5 2 (7.69%) 1st Line Support
5 2 (7.69%) 1st Line Support Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Platform Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Security Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (19.23%) .NET
2 3 (11.54%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (11.54%) RAML
2 3 (11.54%) React Native
2 3 (11.54%) REST
2 3 (11.54%) SOAP
3 2 (7.69%) OAuth
3 2 (7.69%) OpenID
3 2 (7.69%) SAML
4 1 (3.85%) .NET Core
4 1 (3.85%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 1 (3.85%) EDI
4 1 (3.85%) Node.js
4 1 (3.85%) React
4 1 (3.85%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 3 (11.54%) e-Learning
2 3 (11.54%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (11.54%) Mobile App
2 3 (11.54%) NHS
2 3 (11.54%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (7.69%) Cloud Native
3 2 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 2 (7.69%) Virtual Team
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.85%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (3.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (3.85%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (3.85%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (3.85%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (30.77%) Linux
2 6 (23.08%) Windows
3 4 (15.38%) Windows Server
4 3 (11.54%) Android
4 3 (11.54%) Apple iOS
5 2 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 7 (26.92%) DevOps
2 7 (26.92%) Mentoring
2 7 (26.92%) Roadmaps
3 5 (19.23%) Analytics
3 5 (19.23%) Coaching
3 5 (19.23%) Value Proposition
4 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (15.38%) Design Patterns
4 4 (15.38%) Infrastructure as Code
4 4 (15.38%) SIEM
5 3 (11.54%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (11.54%) Customer-Centricity
5 3 (11.54%) Data Governance
5 3 (11.54%) Incident Response
5 3 (11.54%) IT Strategy
5 3 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (11.54%) Push Notifications
5 3 (11.54%) Server Management
5 3 (11.54%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 4 (15.38%) SQL
2 3 (11.54%) Java
2 3 (11.54%) JavaScript
2 3 (11.54%) PowerShell
2 3 (11.54%) TypeScript
3 1 (3.85%) Bash
3 1 (3.85%) C#
3 1 (3.85%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (23.08%) Degree
2 3 (11.54%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (11.54%) SC Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) Azure Certification
3 2 (7.69%) CCNP
3 2 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.85%) CISM
4 1 (3.85%) CISSP
4 1 (3.85%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) GDPR
2 1 (3.85%) EMIR
2 1 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.85%) MiFID
System Software
1 4 (15.38%) Active Directory
1 4 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (7.69%) Docker
2 2 (7.69%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (11.54%) Ansible
1 3 (11.54%) Terraform
2 2 (7.69%) Dell DRAC
2 2 (7.69%) Grafana
2 2 (7.69%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (3.85%) Argo
3 1 (3.85%) Kibana
3 1 (3.85%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.85%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 4 (15.38%) VMware
3 3 (11.54%) MuleSoft
3 3 (11.54%) Oracle
4 2 (7.69%) Cisco
4 2 (7.69%) Dell
4 2 (7.69%) Meraki
4 2 (7.69%) Palo Alto
4 2 (7.69%) SolarWinds
4 2 (7.69%) Zscaler
5 1 (3.85%) SAP