Hybrid/Remote Data Protection Job Trends

Data Protection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Data Protection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 228 251
Rank change year-on-year +61 +23 -19
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 366 211 327
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 1.28% 1.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.00% 1.38% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 227 139 253
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,425 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,000 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,139 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.51% +6.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £72,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,400 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -8.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Protection 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 18,280 15,315 23,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.99% 93.04% 88.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,282 9,035 17,224
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Data Protection job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Protection
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Data Protection
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Protection over the 6 months to 30 July 2026.

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

Data Protection
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 28 (7.65%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.09%) Apache
3 4 (1.09%) CMS
4 3 (0.82%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.82%) IIS
4 3 (0.82%) WordPress
5 2 (0.55%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 18 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 6 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.64%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.09%) Shopify
3 3 (0.82%) BambooHR
3 3 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.55%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.27%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 79 (21.58%) Azure
2 56 (15.30%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (12.84%) Power Platform
4 36 (9.84%) SaaS
5 31 (8.47%) AWS
6 23 (6.28%) Microsoft Purview
7 17 (4.64%) Power Automate
8 16 (4.37%) PowerApps
9 15 (4.10%) Microsoft Copilot
9 15 (4.10%) OneDrive
10 13 (3.55%) GCP
11 12 (3.28%) Entra ID
12 11 (3.01%) dbt
13 6 (1.64%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (1.64%) GitHub
13 6 (1.64%) Nutanix
13 6 (1.64%) OCI
14 4 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
15 3 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
15 3 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.28%) Network Security
2 10 (2.73%) CHAP
3 8 (2.19%) Firewall
4 6 (1.64%) DNS
4 6 (1.64%) Fibre Channel
4 6 (1.64%) iSCSI
4 6 (1.64%) VPN
5 5 (1.37%) DHCP
6 3 (0.82%) Internet
6 3 (0.82%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.55%) SSL
7 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.27%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.27%) HTTP
8 1 (0.27%) Intranet
8 1 (0.27%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.27%) LAN
8 1 (0.27%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.74%) Power BI
2 17 (4.64%) Tableau
3 10 (2.73%) Metadata
4 8 (2.19%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.64%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.64%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.09%) Big Data
7 3 (0.82%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.82%) Power Query
7 3 (0.82%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.27%) Db2
9 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.27%) MySQL
9 1 (0.27%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.27%) Parquet
9 1 (0.27%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.27%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 4 (1.09%) Git
1 4 (1.09%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) MLflow
3 1 (0.27%) Ant
3 1 (0.27%) Jasmine
3 1 (0.27%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 146 (39.89%) Social Skills
2 81 (22.13%) Finance
3 74 (20.22%) Legal
4 67 (18.31%) Analytical Skills
5 62 (16.94%) Retail
6 52 (14.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (10.66%) Law
8 38 (10.38%) Influencing Skills
9 31 (8.47%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (4.92%) Banking
11 15 (4.10%) Public Sector
12 13 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (3.28%) Financial Institution
14 9 (2.46%) Marketing
15 8 (2.19%) Back Office
16 7 (1.91%) Legal Technology
17 6 (1.64%) Telecoms
18 5 (1.37%) Manufacturing
19 4 (1.09%) Games
19 4 (1.09%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 34 (9.29%) Senior
2 32 (8.74%) Architect
3 28 (7.65%) Service Manager
4 27 (7.38%) Lead
5 24 (6.56%) Delivery Manager
5 24 (6.56%) Service Delivery Manager
6 23 (6.28%) Analyst
7 21 (5.74%) Technical Architect
8 20 (5.46%) Developer
9 17 (4.64%) Data Manager
9 17 (4.64%) Security Manager
10 16 (4.37%) Governance Manager
11 15 (4.10%) Data Governance Analyst
11 15 (4.10%) Data Governance Manager
12 14 (3.83%) Information Manager
12 14 (3.83%) Information Security Manager
13 13 (3.55%) Microsoft 365 Developer
14 11 (3.01%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
14 11 (3.01%) Business Manager
14 11 (3.01%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.83%) HTML
2 9 (2.46%) CSS
3 8 (2.19%) Microsoft Graph
4 7 (1.91%) HTML5 Canvas
4 7 (1.91%) REST
4 7 (1.91%) SPFx
5 6 (1.64%) React
6 5 (1.37%) .NET
7 4 (1.09%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.09%) Kafka
8 3 (0.82%) JSON
8 3 (0.82%) Next.js
8 3 (0.82%) SOAP
8 3 (0.82%) Spring
8 3 (0.82%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.55%) PySpark
10 1 (0.27%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET Core
10 1 (0.27%) NgRx
10 1 (0.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 46 (12.57%) Management Information System
2 42 (11.48%) Data Protection Act
3 32 (8.74%) Product Ownership
4 28 (7.65%) Virtual Team
5 27 (7.38%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (6.01%) Security Posture
7 21 (5.74%) Onboarding
8 19 (5.19%) Cloud Native
9 15 (4.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (2.46%) Social Media
11 8 (2.19%) Low-Code
12 7 (1.91%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (1.91%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.91%) Freedom of Information Act
12 7 (1.91%) Podcast
13 6 (1.64%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.64%) Enterprise Storage
13 6 (1.64%) VxBlock/Vblock
14 5 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.92%) Windows
2 4 (1.09%) Linux
2 4 (1.09%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.82%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.82%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.55%) Android
4 2 (0.55%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.55%) Unix
4 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.27%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (31.69%) Continuous Improvement
2 90 (24.59%) Cybersecurity
2 90 (24.59%) Problem-Solving
3 86 (23.50%) Agile
4 83 (22.68%) Stakeholder Management
5 81 (22.13%) Information Security
6 74 (20.22%) AI
6 74 (20.22%) Decision-Making
7 58 (15.85%) Incident Response
7 58 (15.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 57 (15.57%) Risk Management
9 54 (14.75%) Project Management
10 52 (14.21%) Service Delivery
11 40 (10.93%) Analytics
12 39 (10.66%) Strategic Thinking
13 36 (9.84%) Data Governance
13 36 (9.84%) Disaster Recovery
14 35 (9.56%) Actionable Insight
14 35 (9.56%) CI/CD
15 34 (9.29%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 19 (5.19%) JavaScript
2 17 (4.64%) SQL
3 11 (3.01%) Python
4 9 (2.46%) C#
5 8 (2.19%) Bicep
6 4 (1.09%) Java
7 3 (0.82%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.82%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.82%) VBA
8 2 (0.55%) Bash
9 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.27%) Delphi
9 1 (0.27%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 43 (11.75%) CISSP
2 35 (9.56%) Degree
3 33 (9.02%) Security Cleared
4 31 (8.47%) CISM
5 27 (7.38%) SC Cleared
6 20 (5.46%) CISA
7 11 (3.01%) SANS
8 10 (2.73%) CGEIT
8 10 (2.73%) FFIEC
9 9 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.46%) CRISC
10 8 (2.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (2.19%) CCSP
10 8 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (2.19%) DBS Check
10 8 (2.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (1.91%) ISACA
12 6 (1.64%) Dell Certification
13 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (34.43%) GDPR
2 50 (13.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (13.11%) Data Quality
4 35 (9.56%) NIST
5 23 (6.28%) Accessibility
6 20 (5.46%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (4.64%) COBIT
8 16 (4.37%) GRC
8 16 (4.37%) PCI DSS
9 14 (3.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 13 (3.55%) SOC 2
11 10 (2.73%) ISO 22301
11 10 (2.73%) QA
12 8 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 7 (1.91%) SOC 1
14 6 (1.64%) ISO 9001
14 6 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 6 (1.64%) PMO
14 6 (1.64%) TickIT
15 4 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 9 (2.46%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.64%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.64%) vSphere
4 5 (1.37%) Docker
5 4 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (3.83%) Terraform
2 6 (1.64%) Avamar
2 6 (1.64%) Dell DRAC
2 6 (1.64%) EMC NetWorker
2 6 (1.64%) EMC VPLEX
2 6 (1.64%) VxRail
3 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.09%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.27%) Ansible
6 1 (0.27%) CASB
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.27%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 93 (25.41%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.83%) Salesforce
3 12 (3.28%) OpenAI
4 7 (1.91%) Oracle
4 7 (1.91%) VMware
5 6 (1.64%) 3PAR
5 6 (1.64%) Dell
5 6 (1.64%) iManage
5 6 (1.64%) Isilon
5 6 (1.64%) NetApp
5 6 (1.64%) Nimble Storage
5 6 (1.64%) Veeam
6 5 (1.37%) Google
6 5 (1.37%) Sage
6 5 (1.37%) SAP
6 5 (1.37%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.09%) Freshdesk
8 3 (0.82%) Databricks
8 3 (0.82%) Workday
8 3 (0.82%) Xero