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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 234 253
Rank change year-on-year +59 +19 -17
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 307 216 432
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.47% 1.35% 1.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% 1.44% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 198 141 347
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,821 £35,631
25th Percentile £45,875 £46,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,250 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +14.29% -7.89%
75th Percentile £88,148 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.69% +18.00% -12.28%

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 17,138 14,975 29,784
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.33% 93.80% 89.02%
Number of salaries quoted 12,509 8,834 22,919
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £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 £75,662
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%

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 2 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 21 (6.84%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.63%) CMS
4 3 (0.98%) Apache
4 3 (0.98%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.98%) IIS
4 3 (0.98%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (5.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.56%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.63%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 8 (2.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.30%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.30%) Shopify
3 3 (0.98%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 74 (24.10%) Azure
2 48 (15.64%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (13.03%) Power Platform
4 34 (11.07%) SaaS
5 26 (8.47%) AWS
6 23 (7.49%) Microsoft Purview
7 14 (4.56%) Entra ID
8 13 (4.23%) OneDrive
8 13 (4.23%) Power Automate
9 12 (3.91%) GCP
10 11 (3.58%) PowerApps
11 9 (2.93%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (1.95%) GitHub
12 6 (1.95%) Nutanix
13 5 (1.63%) Copilot Studio
14 4 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
14 4 (1.30%) OCI
15 3 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
15 3 (0.98%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.89%) CHAP
2 8 (2.61%) DNS
2 8 (2.61%) Firewall
2 8 (2.61%) Network Security
3 6 (1.95%) Fibre Channel
3 6 (1.95%) iSCSI
4 5 (1.63%) DHCP
5 4 (1.30%) VPN
6 3 (0.98%) Internet
6 3 (0.98%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.65%) SSL
7 2 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.33%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.33%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.33%) HTTP
8 1 (0.33%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.33%) LAN
8 1 (0.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (9.77%) Power BI
2 17 (5.54%) Tableau
3 8 (2.61%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.95%) Metadata
5 5 (1.63%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.30%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.98%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.98%) Power Query
8 2 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.65%) Big Data
8 2 (0.65%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.33%) Db2
9 1 (0.33%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.33%) MySQL
9 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.33%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.33%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 3 (0.98%) Git
2 2 (0.65%) MLflow
3 1 (0.33%) Ant
3 1 (0.33%) Jasmine
3 1 (0.33%) JIRA
3 1 (0.33%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 128 (41.69%) Social Skills
2 84 (27.36%) Finance
3 70 (22.80%) Legal
4 41 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (12.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (11.07%) Retail
7 33 (10.75%) Law
8 32 (10.42%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (7.49%) Banking
10 15 (4.89%) Financial Institution
11 14 (4.56%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (4.56%) Public Sector
12 10 (3.26%) Marketing
13 9 (2.93%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (2.61%) Back Office
15 7 (2.28%) Legal Technology
16 6 (1.95%) Local Government
16 6 (1.95%) Telecoms
17 4 (1.30%) Games
17 4 (1.30%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 26 (8.47%) Senior
2 25 (8.14%) Lead
3 22 (7.17%) Analyst
4 20 (6.51%) Architect
5 17 (5.54%) Security Manager
6 16 (5.21%) Data Manager
6 16 (5.21%) Developer
7 15 (4.89%) Auditor
7 15 (4.89%) Data Governance Analyst
7 15 (4.89%) Data Governance Manager
7 15 (4.89%) Governance Manager
8 14 (4.56%) Information Manager
8 14 (4.56%) Information Security Manager
8 14 (4.56%) Internal Auditor
8 14 (4.56%) Security Auditor
9 12 (3.91%) Administrator
10 11 (3.58%) Senior Architect
11 10 (3.26%) Business Manager
11 10 (3.26%) Technical Architect
12 9 (2.93%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.26%) HTML
2 6 (1.95%) CSS
3 5 (1.63%) Microsoft Graph
3 5 (1.63%) REST
4 4 (1.30%) HTML5 Canvas
4 4 (1.30%) React
4 4 (1.30%) SPFx
5 3 (0.98%) .NET
5 3 (0.98%) JSON
5 3 (0.98%) Kafka
5 3 (0.98%) Next.js
5 3 (0.98%) Spring
5 3 (0.98%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.65%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.65%) PySpark
7 1 (0.33%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.33%) OAuth
7 1 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.33%) RESTful
7 1 (0.33%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 51 (16.61%) Management Information System
2 41 (13.36%) Data Protection Act
3 28 (9.12%) Product Ownership
4 25 (8.14%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (6.51%) Onboarding
6 19 (6.19%) Security Posture
7 17 (5.54%) Cloud Native
8 11 (3.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (2.28%) Blockchain
9 7 (2.28%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (2.28%) Freedom of Information Act
9 7 (2.28%) Low-Code
9 7 (2.28%) Podcast
10 6 (1.95%) Cyber Security Posture
10 6 (1.95%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.95%) Enterprise Storage
10 6 (1.95%) VxBlock/Vblock
11 5 (1.63%) Security Operations Centre
11 5 (1.63%) Social Media
12 4 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.19%) Windows
2 5 (1.63%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.30%) Linux
3 4 (1.30%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.65%) Android
4 2 (0.65%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.65%) Unix
4 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.33%) AIX
5 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (26.71%) Information Security
2 81 (26.38%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (25.41%) Cybersecurity
4 75 (24.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 73 (23.78%) Decision-Making
6 69 (22.48%) Agile
7 60 (19.54%) Incident Response
8 58 (18.89%) Risk Management
9 53 (17.26%) AI
10 50 (16.29%) Stakeholder Management
11 43 (14.01%) Analytics
12 42 (13.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 38 (12.38%) Data Governance
13 38 (12.38%) Vulnerability Management
14 36 (11.73%) Project Management
15 33 (10.75%) Business Intelligence
16 32 (10.42%) Disaster Recovery
17 31 (10.10%) SIEM
18 29 (9.45%) Data Management
19 28 (9.12%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.89%) JavaScript
2 14 (4.56%) SQL
3 11 (3.58%) Python
4 8 (2.61%) Bicep
5 6 (1.95%) C#
6 5 (1.63%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.30%) Java
8 3 (0.98%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.98%) VBA
9 2 (0.65%) Bash
10 1 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.33%) Delphi
10 1 (0.33%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 45 (14.66%) CISSP
2 36 (11.73%) CISM
3 35 (11.40%) Degree
4 25 (8.14%) CISA
5 17 (5.54%) Security Cleared
6 16 (5.21%) SANS
7 15 (4.89%) CGEIT
7 15 (4.89%) FFIEC
8 13 (4.23%) SC Cleared
9 11 (3.58%) DBS Check
10 9 (2.93%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (2.93%) CRISC
11 7 (2.28%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (2.28%) ISACA
11 7 (2.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 6 (1.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.95%) CCSP
12 6 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (1.95%) Dell Certification
13 5 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (40.72%) GDPR
2 47 (15.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (14.01%) Data Quality
4 40 (13.03%) NIST
5 23 (7.49%) COBIT
6 21 (6.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 20 (6.51%) Accessibility
8 19 (6.19%) PCI DSS
9 14 (4.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 14 (4.56%) GRC
10 13 (4.23%) SOC 2
11 8 (2.61%) QA
12 7 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (2.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 7 (2.28%) SOC 1
13 6 (1.95%) ISO 22301
13 6 (1.95%) PMO
13 6 (1.95%) TickIT
14 5 (1.63%) ISO 9001
15 4 (1.30%) HIPAA
System Software
1 10 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.95%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.95%) vSphere
4 5 (1.63%) Docker
5 4 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.33%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 13 (4.23%) Terraform
2 6 (1.95%) Avamar
2 6 (1.95%) Dell DRAC
2 6 (1.95%) EMC NetWorker
2 6 (1.95%) EMC VPLEX
2 6 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.95%) VxRail
3 4 (1.30%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.98%) Ansible
5 1 (0.33%) CASB
5 1 (0.33%) Grafana
5 1 (0.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.33%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 79 (25.73%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.26%) Salesforce
3 9 (2.93%) VMware
4 6 (1.95%) 3PAR
4 6 (1.95%) Dell
4 6 (1.95%) iManage
4 6 (1.95%) Isilon
4 6 (1.95%) NetApp
4 6 (1.95%) Nimble Storage
4 6 (1.95%) Oracle
4 6 (1.95%) Veeam
5 5 (1.63%) Sage
6 4 (1.30%) Freshdesk
6 4 (1.30%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.30%) Xero
7 3 (0.98%) Citrix
7 3 (0.98%) Databricks
7 3 (0.98%) SAP
7 3 (0.98%) Workday
8 2 (0.65%) Apple