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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 236 246
Rank change year-on-year +99 +10 -2
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 483 201 278
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.95% 1.20% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.42% 1.28% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 300 134 143
10th Percentile £36,750 £36,370 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -15.25% -1.67%
75th Percentile £85,000 £79,938 £76,250
90th Percentile £91,392 £93,000 £106,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% -11.67% +3.45%

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 19,983 15,760 19,273
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.57% 93.83% 88.14%
Number of salaries quoted 14,257 8,411 11,456
10th Percentile £33,900 £29,750 £35,134
25th Percentile £44,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,125 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 8 October 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 50 (10.35%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.83%) Apache
3 4 (0.83%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.83%) WordPress
4 2 (0.41%) Confluence
5 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.21%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.04%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.62%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.21%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 5 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.04%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (0.83%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.62%) Shopify
4 2 (0.41%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.21%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 94 (19.46%) Azure
2 82 (16.98%) Microsoft 365
3 77 (15.94%) Power Platform
4 57 (11.80%) SaaS
5 43 (8.90%) Microsoft Copilot
6 34 (7.04%) Microsoft Purview
6 34 (7.04%) PowerApps
7 33 (6.83%) AWS
7 33 (6.83%) OneDrive
8 30 (6.21%) Power Automate
9 22 (4.55%) Copilot Studio
10 19 (3.93%) Entra ID
11 18 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (3.31%) GCP
13 14 (2.90%) dbt
14 13 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (2.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 12 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (2.07%) OCI
17 9 (1.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.11%) Network Security
2 7 (1.45%) VPN
3 6 (1.24%) Fibre Channel
3 6 (1.24%) iSCSI
4 5 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.83%) DHCP
5 4 (0.83%) DNS
5 4 (0.83%) Internet
6 3 (0.62%) Firewall
6 3 (0.62%) LAN
6 3 (0.62%) WAN
7 2 (0.41%) 5G
7 2 (0.41%) CHAP
7 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.21%) 2G
8 1 (0.21%) 3GPP
8 1 (0.21%) HTTP
8 1 (0.21%) Intranet
8 1 (0.21%) SSL
8 1 (0.21%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (9.32%) Power BI
2 32 (6.63%) Metadata
3 18 (3.73%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.90%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.90%) Tableau
5 13 (2.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (2.07%) DynamoDB
6 10 (2.07%) NoSQL
6 10 (2.07%) Star Schema
7 9 (1.86%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (1.86%) MongoDB
7 9 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (1.86%) Snowflake Schema
8 8 (1.66%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.24%) Power Query
11 5 (1.04%) Big Data
12 3 (0.62%) Delta Lake
13 2 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
14 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 13 (2.69%) Git
2 6 (1.24%) Claude Code
3 4 (0.83%) JIRA
4 2 (0.41%) MLflow
5 1 (0.21%) Ant
5 1 (0.21%) Flyway
General
1 183 (37.89%) Social Skills
2 131 (27.12%) Legal
3 114 (23.60%) Finance
4 88 (18.22%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (14.49%) Retail
6 66 (13.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 63 (13.04%) Influencing Skills
8 60 (12.42%) Law
9 47 (9.73%) Organisational Skills
10 39 (8.07%) Public Sector
11 24 (4.97%) Marketing
12 20 (4.14%) Banking
13 16 (3.31%) Back Office
14 14 (2.90%) Local Government
15 13 (2.69%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.86%) Police
17 8 (1.66%) Manufacturing
18 4 (0.83%) Aviation
19 3 (0.62%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 58 (12.01%) Senior
2 57 (11.80%) Architect
3 36 (7.45%) Lead
4 33 (6.83%) Analyst
5 28 (5.80%) Service Manager
6 27 (5.59%) Technical Architect
7 25 (5.18%) Developer
8 24 (4.97%) Delivery Manager
8 24 (4.97%) Service Delivery Manager
9 23 (4.76%) Data Manager
10 21 (4.35%) Microsoft 365 Developer
11 20 (4.14%) Business Manager
11 20 (4.14%) Procurement Officer
12 16 (3.31%) Governance Manager
13 15 (3.11%) Data Governance Analyst
13 15 (3.11%) Data Governance Manager
13 15 (3.11%) Security Manager
14 14 (2.90%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
15 13 (2.69%) Consultant
15 13 (2.69%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.35%) HTML
2 17 (3.52%) REST
3 13 (2.69%) Microsoft Graph
4 12 (2.48%) SPFx
4 12 (2.48%) Terraform
5 9 (1.86%) CSS
5 9 (1.86%) HTML5 Canvas
6 7 (1.45%) Middleware
7 6 (1.24%) Langfuse
7 6 (1.24%) Model Context Protocol
7 6 (1.24%) React
8 5 (1.04%) .NET
8 5 (1.04%) JSON
8 5 (1.04%) Kafka
8 5 (1.04%) SOAP
9 3 (0.62%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.62%) OAuth
9 3 (0.62%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.62%) OpenID
9 3 (0.62%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.42%) Management Information System
2 44 (9.11%) Data Protection Act
3 39 (8.07%) Product Ownership
4 38 (7.87%) Onboarding
5 29 (6.00%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (6.00%) Virtual Team
6 25 (5.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 23 (4.76%) Security Posture
8 17 (3.52%) Freedom of Information
9 14 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (2.69%) AI Agents
10 13 (2.69%) Cloud Native
11 12 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (2.28%) Social Media
13 10 (2.07%) Low-Code
14 8 (1.66%) Freedom of Information Act
15 6 (1.24%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.24%) NHS
15 6 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
15 6 (1.24%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.35%) Windows
2 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.41%) Android
3 2 (0.41%) Linux
3 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (30.85%) Continuous Improvement
2 129 (26.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 117 (24.22%) Agile
4 114 (23.60%) AI
5 112 (23.19%) Cybersecurity
6 107 (22.15%) Information Security
7 105 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
8 91 (18.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 76 (15.73%) Decision-Making
10 72 (14.91%) Service Delivery
11 71 (14.70%) Risk Management
12 62 (12.84%) Analytics
13 56 (11.59%) Collaborative Working
14 52 (10.77%) Strategic Thinking
15 49 (10.14%) Roadmaps
16 48 (9.94%) Business Intelligence
16 48 (9.94%) Data Governance
16 48 (9.94%) Translating Business Requirements
17 46 (9.52%) DevOps
18 45 (9.32%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (6.63%) SQL
2 24 (4.97%) JavaScript
3 19 (3.93%) C#
3 19 (3.93%) Python
4 10 (2.07%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.45%) Bicep
6 3 (0.62%) Java
7 2 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.21%) Bash
8 1 (0.21%) Delphi
8 1 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.21%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 50 (10.35%) Degree
2 47 (9.73%) Security Cleared
3 39 (8.07%) CISSP
3 39 (8.07%) SC Cleared
4 31 (6.42%) CISM
5 17 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (3.31%) DBS Check
7 13 (2.69%) CISA
8 10 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 9 (1.86%) CCSP
9 9 (1.86%) CRISC
10 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (1.45%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.45%) ISACA
11 7 (1.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.24%) CIMA
12 6 (1.24%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (28.99%) GDPR
2 58 (12.01%) Data Quality
3 57 (11.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 37 (7.66%) Accessibility
5 35 (7.25%) NIST
6 26 (5.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (5.18%) GRC
8 23 (4.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 16 (3.31%) PCI DSS
10 15 (3.11%) ISO 22301
11 13 (2.69%) SOC 2
12 11 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (2.07%) COBIT
14 9 (1.86%) QA
15 7 (1.45%) PMO
15 7 (1.45%) SOC 1
16 6 (1.24%) ISO 9001
16 6 (1.24%) NCSC
17 4 (0.83%) NIST 800
17 4 (0.83%) TickIT
System Software
1 10 (2.07%) Virtual Desktop
2 6 (1.24%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.24%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (1.24%) vSphere
3 4 (0.83%) Docker
4 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.24%) Avamar
1 6 (1.24%) Dell DRAC
1 6 (1.24%) EMC NetWorker
1 6 (1.24%) EMC VPLEX
1 6 (1.24%) Kubernetes
1 6 (1.24%) VxRail
2 5 (1.04%) Grafana
3 3 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.21%) Ansible
5 1 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 150 (31.06%) Microsoft
2 15 (3.11%) YouTube
3 12 (2.48%) OpenAI
3 12 (2.48%) Salesforce
4 11 (2.28%) Oracle
5 10 (2.07%) Informatica
6 9 (1.86%) Talend
7 7 (1.45%) Adobe
8 6 (1.24%) 3PAR
8 6 (1.24%) Dell
8 6 (1.24%) Dynatrace
8 6 (1.24%) Isilon
8 6 (1.24%) NetApp
8 6 (1.24%) Nimble Storage
8 6 (1.24%) Veeam
8 6 (1.24%) VMware
8 6 (1.24%) Xero
9 5 (1.04%) Databricks
10 4 (0.83%) Google
10 4 (0.83%) OneTrust