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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 228 250
Rank change year-on-year +53 +22 -21
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 287 214 447
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.39% 1.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 1.47% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 184 140 362
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,188 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.79% -1.35%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £94,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,675 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.13% +20.00% -10.00%

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 16,378 14,566 30,818
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.83% 94.52% 88.95%
Number of salaries quoted 11,822 8,457 23,835
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 18 June 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 15 (5.23%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.74%) CMS
4 3 (1.05%) Apache
4 3 (1.05%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.05%) IIS
5 2 (0.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (5.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (4.53%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.74%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 8 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.39%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.39%) Shopify
3 3 (1.05%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 72 (25.09%) Azure
2 39 (13.59%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (12.54%) Power Platform
4 29 (10.10%) SaaS
5 25 (8.71%) AWS
6 23 (8.01%) Microsoft Purview
7 13 (4.53%) Entra ID
7 13 (4.53%) GCP
8 10 (3.48%) OneDrive
8 10 (3.48%) Power Automate
9 8 (2.79%) PowerApps
10 6 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.09%) GitHub
10 6 (2.09%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (2.09%) Nutanix
11 4 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.05%) Azure Service Bus
12 3 (1.05%) Copilot Studio
13 2 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.70%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.92%) CHAP
2 9 (3.14%) Firewall
3 8 (2.79%) DNS
3 8 (2.79%) Network Security
4 6 (2.09%) Fibre Channel
4 6 (2.09%) iSCSI
5 5 (1.74%) DHCP
5 5 (1.74%) VPN
6 3 (1.05%) Internet
6 3 (1.05%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.70%) LAN
7 2 (0.70%) SSL
7 2 (0.70%) WAN
7 2 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.35%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.35%) HTTP
8 1 (0.35%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.10%) Power BI
2 17 (5.92%) Tableau
3 8 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.39%) Metadata
4 4 (1.39%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.05%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.05%) Power Query
6 2 (0.70%) Big Data
6 2 (0.70%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.70%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.70%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.35%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.35%) Db2
7 1 (0.35%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.35%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.35%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 4 (1.39%) Git
1 4 (1.39%) JIRA
2 2 (0.70%) MLflow
3 1 (0.35%) Ant
3 1 (0.35%) Jasmine
3 1 (0.35%) Karma Test Runner
3 1 (0.35%) Storybook
General
1 125 (43.55%) Social Skills
2 78 (27.18%) Finance
3 67 (23.34%) Legal
4 37 (12.89%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (12.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (11.85%) Law
7 30 (10.45%) Retail
8 29 (10.10%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (8.01%) Banking
10 17 (5.92%) Financial Institution
11 11 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (3.83%) Marketing
12 10 (3.48%) Public Sector
13 7 (2.44%) Legal Technology
14 6 (2.09%) Back Office
14 6 (2.09%) Local Government
14 6 (2.09%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.39%) Games
15 4 (1.39%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (8.01%) Analyst
2 22 (7.67%) Lead
2 22 (7.67%) Senior
3 18 (6.27%) Architect
4 17 (5.92%) Auditor
5 16 (5.57%) Data Manager
5 16 (5.57%) Internal Auditor
5 16 (5.57%) Security Auditor
5 16 (5.57%) Security Manager
6 15 (5.23%) Data Governance Analyst
6 15 (5.23%) Data Governance Manager
6 15 (5.23%) Governance Manager
7 14 (4.88%) Developer
8 13 (4.53%) Information Manager
8 13 (4.53%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (4.18%) Administrator
10 11 (3.83%) IT Manager
11 10 (3.48%) Consultant
11 10 (3.48%) Technical Architect
12 9 (3.14%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.48%) HTML
2 8 (2.79%) CSS
3 5 (1.74%) REST
4 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
5 3 (1.05%) Kafka
5 3 (1.05%) Next.js
5 3 (1.05%) React
5 3 (1.05%) SPFx
5 3 (1.05%) Spring
5 3 (1.05%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.70%) .NET
6 2 (0.70%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.70%) JSON
6 2 (0.70%) JWT
6 2 (0.70%) OAuth
6 2 (0.70%) RESTful
7 1 (0.35%) Jest
7 1 (0.35%) NgRx
7 1 (0.35%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 49 (17.07%) Management Information System
2 32 (11.15%) Data Protection Act
3 28 (9.76%) Product Ownership
4 21 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (6.62%) Onboarding
6 18 (6.27%) Security Posture
7 15 (5.23%) Cloud Native
8 8 (2.79%) Blockchain
8 8 (2.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (2.44%) Podcast
10 6 (2.09%) Cyber Security Posture
10 6 (2.09%) Data Centre
10 6 (2.09%) Enterprise Storage
10 6 (2.09%) Low-Code
10 6 (2.09%) VxBlock/Vblock
11 5 (1.74%) Freedom of Information
11 5 (1.74%) Freedom of Information Act
12 4 (1.39%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.39%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (1.39%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (6.27%) Windows
2 6 (2.09%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.39%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.05%) Linux
5 2 (0.70%) Android
5 2 (0.70%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.70%) Unix
5 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.35%) AIX
6 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (26.48%) Information Security
2 73 (25.44%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (25.09%) Cybersecurity
4 67 (23.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 66 (23.00%) Decision-Making
6 65 (22.65%) Agile
7 56 (19.51%) Incident Response
8 52 (18.12%) Risk Management
9 47 (16.38%) AI
10 43 (14.98%) Stakeholder Management
11 42 (14.63%) Analytics
11 42 (14.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 41 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
13 40 (13.94%) Project Management
14 38 (13.24%) Data Governance
15 32 (11.15%) Business Intelligence
16 29 (10.10%) Data Management
16 29 (10.10%) SIEM
17 27 (9.41%) CRM
17 27 (9.41%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.88%) SQL
2 13 (4.53%) JavaScript
3 11 (3.83%) Python
4 8 (2.79%) Bicep
5 7 (2.44%) C#
6 6 (2.09%) Java
6 6 (2.09%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.39%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.05%) VBA
9 1 (0.35%) Bash
9 1 (0.35%) Delphi
9 1 (0.35%) Pascal
9 1 (0.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (14.98%) CISSP
2 34 (11.85%) CISM
3 31 (10.80%) Degree
4 25 (8.71%) CISA
5 18 (6.27%) SANS
6 17 (5.92%) CGEIT
6 17 (5.92%) FFIEC
7 14 (4.88%) Security Cleared
8 13 (4.53%) DBS Check
9 12 (4.18%) SC Cleared
10 10 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (2.44%) CRISC
12 6 (2.09%) Dell Certification
12 6 (2.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (1.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.74%) CCSP
13 5 (1.74%) CEH
13 5 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (39.72%) GDPR
2 38 (13.24%) Data Quality
2 38 (13.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (13.24%) NIST
3 23 (8.01%) COBIT
4 18 (6.27%) Accessibility
4 18 (6.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (5.57%) PCI DSS
6 14 (4.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 11 (3.83%) GRC
8 9 (3.14%) QA
8 9 (3.14%) SOC 2
9 7 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (2.09%) PMO
10 6 (2.09%) TickIT
11 5 (1.74%) SOC 1
12 4 (1.39%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.39%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.70%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (3.83%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.09%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.09%) vSphere
4 5 (1.74%) Docker
5 4 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.35%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 12 (4.18%) Terraform
2 7 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (2.09%) Avamar
3 6 (2.09%) Dell DRAC
3 6 (2.09%) EMC NetWorker
3 6 (2.09%) EMC VPLEX
3 6 (2.09%) VxRail
4 4 (1.39%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.70%) Ansible
6 1 (0.35%) CASB
6 1 (0.35%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 1 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 74 (25.78%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.48%) VMware
3 9 (3.14%) Salesforce
4 8 (2.79%) iManage
5 6 (2.09%) 3PAR
5 6 (2.09%) Dell
5 6 (2.09%) Isilon
5 6 (2.09%) NetApp
5 6 (2.09%) Nimble Storage
5 6 (2.09%) Veeam
6 5 (1.74%) Sage
7 4 (1.39%) Freshdesk
7 4 (1.39%) Google
7 4 (1.39%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.39%) Xero
8 3 (1.05%) Citrix
8 3 (1.05%) Databricks
8 3 (1.05%) Oracle
8 3 (1.05%) SAP
8 3 (1.05%) Workday