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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 221 254
Rank change year-on-year +59 +33 -15
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 398 219 305
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.71% 1.32% 1.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 1.42% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 249 148 210
10th Percentile £36,750 £36,650 £35,631
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,875 £40,272
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £74,688
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,375 £90,025
UK median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.48% -1.82% -8.33%

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 19,083 15,382 21,719
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.10% 92.95% 87.49%
Number of salaries quoted 13,785 8,957 14,909
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
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 27 August 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 29 (7.29%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.01%) Apache
2 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.75%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.75%) CMS
3 3 (0.75%) WordPress
4 2 (0.50%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 6 (1.51%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.26%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (1.01%) Shopify
4 3 (0.75%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.50%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.25%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 85 (21.36%) Azure
2 57 (14.32%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (13.82%) SaaS
4 51 (12.81%) Power Platform
5 33 (8.29%) AWS
6 26 (6.53%) Microsoft Purview
7 21 (5.28%) PowerApps
8 20 (5.03%) Microsoft Copilot
9 18 (4.52%) Power Automate
10 15 (3.77%) GCP
11 14 (3.52%) OneDrive
12 11 (2.76%) dbt
12 11 (2.76%) Entra ID
12 11 (2.76%) OCI
13 9 (2.26%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (2.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (1.51%) Copilot Studio
15 6 (1.51%) GitHub
15 6 (1.51%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.52%) Network Security
2 6 (1.51%) CHAP
2 6 (1.51%) Fibre Channel
2 6 (1.51%) iSCSI
3 5 (1.26%) DNS
3 5 (1.26%) Firewall
4 4 (1.01%) DHCP
4 4 (1.01%) Internet
4 4 (1.01%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.01%) VPN
5 3 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.50%) SSL
7 1 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.25%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.25%) HTTP
7 1 (0.25%) Intranet
7 1 (0.25%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.25%) LAN
7 1 (0.25%) VLAN
7 1 (0.25%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.54%) Power BI
2 16 (4.02%) Metadata
3 14 (3.52%) Tableau
4 13 (3.27%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (2.26%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.26%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (1.51%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.51%) DynamoDB
7 6 (1.51%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.51%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.51%) Star Schema
8 5 (1.26%) Amazon QuickSight
8 5 (1.26%) Big Data
8 5 (1.26%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.26%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.75%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.50%) Power Query
11 1 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.25%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 9 (2.26%) Git
2 4 (1.01%) JIRA
3 2 (0.50%) MLflow
4 1 (0.25%) Ant
4 1 (0.25%) Jasmine
4 1 (0.25%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 144 (36.18%) Social Skills
2 99 (24.87%) Legal
3 81 (20.35%) Finance
4 68 (17.09%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (16.08%) Retail
6 53 (13.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 46 (11.56%) Influencing Skills
7 46 (11.56%) Law
8 28 (7.04%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (4.77%) Public Sector
10 16 (4.02%) Banking
11 12 (3.02%) Financial Institution
12 11 (2.76%) Back Office
12 11 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.76%) Marketing
13 7 (1.76%) Legal Technology
13 7 (1.76%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.26%) Aviation
14 5 (1.26%) Local Government
15 4 (1.01%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 42 (10.55%) Senior
2 36 (9.05%) Architect
3 28 (7.04%) Lead
3 28 (7.04%) Service Manager
4 24 (6.03%) Analyst
4 24 (6.03%) Delivery Manager
4 24 (6.03%) Service Delivery Manager
5 21 (5.28%) Data Manager
5 21 (5.28%) Technical Architect
6 20 (5.03%) Procurement Officer
7 19 (4.77%) Developer
8 15 (3.77%) Governance Manager
8 15 (3.77%) Security Manager
9 14 (3.52%) Data Governance Analyst
9 14 (3.52%) Data Governance Manager
9 14 (3.52%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 13 (3.27%) Information Manager
10 13 (3.27%) Information Security Manager
11 11 (2.76%) Business Manager
11 11 (2.76%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.77%) HTML
2 13 (3.27%) Terraform
3 10 (2.51%) CSS
3 10 (2.51%) Microsoft Graph
3 10 (2.51%) REST
4 9 (2.26%) SPFx
5 8 (2.01%) HTML5 Canvas
6 6 (1.51%) .NET
6 6 (1.51%) React
7 5 (1.26%) SOAP
8 4 (1.01%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.01%) Kafka
9 3 (0.75%) JSON
9 3 (0.75%) Next.js
9 3 (0.75%) Spring
9 3 (0.75%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.50%) PySpark
11 1 (0.25%) .NET Core
11 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET Core
11 1 (0.25%) NgRx
Miscellaneous
1 40 (10.05%) Management Information System
2 39 (9.80%) Data Protection Act
3 37 (9.30%) Product Ownership
4 28 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (7.04%) Virtual Team
5 22 (5.53%) Security Posture
6 20 (5.03%) Cloud Native
6 20 (5.03%) Onboarding
7 17 (4.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.26%) Low-Code
9 9 (2.26%) Social Media
10 7 (1.76%) Cyber Security Posture
10 7 (1.76%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.76%) Freedom of Information Act
11 6 (1.51%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.51%) Enterprise Storage
11 6 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.51%) Podcast
11 6 (1.51%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.77%) Windows
2 4 (1.01%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.75%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.75%) Linux
4 2 (0.50%) Android
4 2 (0.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (30.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 95 (23.87%) Cybersecurity
2 95 (23.87%) Information Security
2 95 (23.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 92 (23.12%) Agile
4 91 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (21.61%) AI
6 84 (21.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 66 (16.58%) Decision-Making
8 61 (15.33%) Risk Management
9 54 (13.57%) Service Delivery
10 51 (12.81%) Incident Response
11 46 (11.56%) Project Management
12 44 (11.06%) Analytics
13 43 (10.80%) Strategic Thinking
14 42 (10.55%) CI/CD
15 39 (9.80%) DevOps
15 39 (9.80%) Disaster Recovery
16 37 (9.30%) Data Governance
17 36 (9.05%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.53%) SQL
2 19 (4.77%) JavaScript
3 16 (4.02%) C#
4 12 (3.02%) Python
5 8 (2.01%) Bicep
6 3 (0.75%) Java
6 3 (0.75%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.50%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.25%) Bash
8 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.25%) Delphi
8 1 (0.25%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 38 (9.55%) CISSP
2 37 (9.30%) Degree
3 34 (8.54%) Security Cleared
4 28 (7.04%) CISM
5 26 (6.53%) SC Cleared
6 16 (4.02%) CISA
7 10 (2.51%) DBS Check
8 9 (2.26%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.26%) CRISC
9 8 (2.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 8 (2.01%) CCSP
10 7 (1.76%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (1.76%) ISACA
10 7 (1.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 7 (1.76%) SANS
11 6 (1.51%) CGEIT
11 6 (1.51%) Dell Certification
11 6 (1.51%) FFIEC
12 5 (1.26%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (30.90%) GDPR
2 49 (12.31%) Data Quality
2 49 (12.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (8.04%) NIST
4 22 (5.53%) Accessibility
5 19 (4.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 18 (4.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (4.52%) GRC
7 14 (3.52%) PCI DSS
8 13 (3.27%) COBIT
8 13 (3.27%) ISO 22301
9 12 (3.02%) SOC 2
10 7 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (1.76%) SOC 1
11 6 (1.51%) ISO 9001
11 6 (1.51%) PMO
11 6 (1.51%) QA
11 6 (1.51%) TickIT
12 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.75%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (1.51%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.51%) Hyper-V
1 6 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (1.51%) vSphere
2 5 (1.26%) Docker
3 4 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.25%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.51%) Avamar
1 6 (1.51%) Dell DRAC
1 6 (1.51%) EMC NetWorker
1 6 (1.51%) EMC VPLEX
1 6 (1.51%) Kubernetes
1 6 (1.51%) VxRail
2 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.25%) Ansible
4 1 (0.25%) Grafana
4 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 99 (24.87%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.52%) Salesforce
3 12 (3.02%) OpenAI
4 10 (2.51%) Oracle
5 6 (1.51%) 3PAR
5 6 (1.51%) Dell
5 6 (1.51%) Isilon
5 6 (1.51%) NetApp
5 6 (1.51%) Nimble Storage
5 6 (1.51%) Veeam
5 6 (1.51%) VMware
5 6 (1.51%) YouTube
6 5 (1.26%) Google
6 5 (1.26%) iManage
6 5 (1.26%) Informatica
6 5 (1.26%) Sage
6 5 (1.26%) SAP
6 5 (1.26%) Talend
7 4 (1.01%) Freshdesk
7 4 (1.01%) ServiceNow