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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 229 248
Rank change year-on-year +66 +19 -7
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 378 213 306
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 1.28% 1.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 1.38% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 232 142 223
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,650 £35,631
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,750 £40,014
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,570 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.08% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £73,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,125 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -4.59%

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 18,782 15,445 21,829
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.64% 92.96% 87.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13,537 8,945 15,559
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,750
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 £77,500 £77,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 13 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 (7.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.06%) Apache
3 4 (1.06%) CMS
4 3 (0.79%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.79%) WordPress
5 2 (0.53%) Confluence
5 2 (0.53%) IIS
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 17 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.59%) Raiser’s Edge
3 5 (1.32%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.06%) Shopify
5 3 (0.79%) BambooHR
6 2 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 84 (22.22%) Azure
2 58 (15.34%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (12.96%) Power Platform
4 36 (9.52%) SaaS
5 34 (8.99%) AWS
6 26 (6.88%) Microsoft Purview
7 18 (4.76%) Microsoft Copilot
7 18 (4.76%) Power Automate
7 18 (4.76%) PowerApps
8 15 (3.97%) GCP
9 14 (3.70%) OneDrive
10 11 (2.91%) dbt
10 11 (2.91%) Entra ID
11 10 (2.65%) OCI
12 6 (1.59%) Copilot Studio
12 6 (1.59%) GitHub
12 6 (1.59%) Nutanix
13 5 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
14 4 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.44%) Network Security
2 8 (2.12%) CHAP
3 6 (1.59%) Fibre Channel
3 6 (1.59%) iSCSI
4 5 (1.32%) DNS
4 5 (1.32%) Firewall
5 4 (1.06%) DHCP
5 4 (1.06%) VPN
6 3 (0.79%) Internet
6 3 (0.79%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.53%) SSL
7 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.26%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.26%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.26%) HTTP
8 1 (0.26%) Intranet
8 1 (0.26%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.73%) Power BI
2 17 (4.50%) Tableau
3 11 (2.91%) Metadata
4 9 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.59%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.59%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.32%) Big Data
7 5 (1.32%) SQL Server
8 3 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.79%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.53%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.53%) Power Query
9 2 (0.53%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.26%) MySQL
10 1 (0.26%) Parquet
10 1 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.26%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.32%) Git
2 4 (1.06%) JIRA
3 2 (0.53%) MLflow
4 1 (0.26%) Ant
4 1 (0.26%) Jasmine
4 1 (0.26%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 149 (39.42%) Social Skills
2 80 (21.16%) Finance
3 76 (20.11%) Legal
4 69 (18.25%) Analytical Skills
5 62 (16.40%) Retail
6 53 (14.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (11.38%) Law
8 40 (10.58%) Influencing Skills
9 30 (7.94%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.50%) Banking
11 15 (3.97%) Public Sector
12 13 (3.44%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (3.17%) Financial Institution
14 9 (2.38%) Back Office
15 8 (2.12%) Marketing
16 7 (1.85%) Legal Technology
17 6 (1.59%) Manufacturing
18 5 (1.32%) Local Government
18 5 (1.32%) Telecoms
19 4 (1.06%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 39 (10.32%) Senior
2 33 (8.73%) Architect
3 28 (7.41%) Service Manager
4 25 (6.61%) Lead
5 24 (6.35%) Analyst
5 24 (6.35%) Delivery Manager
5 24 (6.35%) Service Delivery Manager
6 21 (5.56%) Data Manager
6 21 (5.56%) Technical Architect
7 19 (5.03%) Developer
8 16 (4.23%) Governance Manager
9 15 (3.97%) Data Governance Analyst
9 15 (3.97%) Data Governance Manager
9 15 (3.97%) Security Manager
10 14 (3.70%) Microsoft 365 Developer
11 13 (3.44%) Information Manager
11 13 (3.44%) Information Security Manager
12 11 (2.91%) Business Manager
12 11 (2.91%) IT Manager
12 11 (2.91%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.97%) HTML
2 10 (2.65%) CSS
2 10 (2.65%) REST
3 9 (2.38%) Microsoft Graph
4 8 (2.12%) HTML5 Canvas
4 8 (2.12%) SPFx
5 6 (1.59%) .NET
5 6 (1.59%) React
5 6 (1.59%) SOAP
6 4 (1.06%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.06%) Kafka
7 3 (0.79%) JSON
7 3 (0.79%) Next.js
7 3 (0.79%) Spring
7 3 (0.79%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.53%) PySpark
9 1 (0.26%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.26%) ASP.NET Core
9 1 (0.26%) NgRx
9 1 (0.26%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 42 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 40 (10.58%) Data Protection Act
3 34 (8.99%) Product Ownership
4 29 (7.67%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (7.41%) Virtual Team
6 23 (6.08%) Security Posture
7 20 (5.29%) Cloud Native
7 20 (5.29%) Onboarding
8 16 (4.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (2.65%) Social Media
10 8 (2.12%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.85%) Cyber Security Posture
11 7 (1.85%) Freedom of Information
11 7 (1.85%) Freedom of Information Act
11 7 (1.85%) Podcast
12 6 (1.59%) Data Centre
12 6 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.59%) Enterprise Storage
12 6 (1.59%) VxBlock/Vblock
13 5 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.23%) Windows
2 4 (1.06%) Linux
2 4 (1.06%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.79%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.53%) Android
4 2 (0.53%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.26%) Unix
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (33.07%) Continuous Improvement
2 96 (25.40%) Cybersecurity
3 94 (24.87%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (24.07%) Stakeholder Management
5 89 (23.54%) Agile
6 80 (21.16%) Information Security
7 78 (20.63%) AI
8 74 (19.58%) Decision-Making
9 59 (15.61%) Risk Management
9 59 (15.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 55 (14.55%) Incident Response
10 55 (14.55%) Service Delivery
11 50 (13.23%) Project Management
12 43 (11.38%) Strategic Thinking
13 42 (11.11%) Analytics
14 40 (10.58%) CI/CD
15 38 (10.05%) Disaster Recovery
16 36 (9.52%) DevOps
17 35 (9.26%) Business Intelligence
17 35 (9.26%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 20 (5.29%) JavaScript
2 19 (5.03%) SQL
3 12 (3.17%) C#
4 11 (2.91%) Python
5 8 (2.12%) Bicep
6 3 (0.79%) Java
6 3 (0.79%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.53%) Bash
7 2 (0.53%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.53%) VBA
8 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.26%) Delphi
8 1 (0.26%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 41 (10.85%) CISSP
2 35 (9.26%) Degree
2 35 (9.26%) Security Cleared
3 30 (7.94%) CISM
4 27 (7.14%) SC Cleared
5 18 (4.76%) CISA
6 10 (2.65%) DBS Check
7 9 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.38%) CRISC
7 9 (2.38%) SANS
8 8 (2.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 8 (2.12%) CCSP
8 8 (2.12%) CGEIT
8 8 (2.12%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.12%) FFIEC
9 7 (1.85%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (1.85%) ISACA
9 7 (1.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 6 (1.59%) Dell Certification
11 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (33.07%) GDPR
2 51 (13.49%) Data Quality
3 49 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 33 (8.73%) NIST
5 20 (5.29%) Accessibility
6 18 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (4.76%) GRC
7 15 (3.97%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 15 (3.97%) COBIT
7 15 (3.97%) PCI DSS
8 13 (3.44%) SOC 2
9 12 (3.17%) ISO 22301
10 10 (2.65%) QA
11 7 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.85%) SOC 1
12 6 (1.59%) ISO 9001
12 6 (1.59%) PMO
12 6 (1.59%) TickIT
13 5 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 7 (1.85%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.59%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (1.59%) vSphere
3 5 (1.32%) Docker
4 4 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.26%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (3.70%) Terraform
2 6 (1.59%) Avamar
2 6 (1.59%) Dell DRAC
2 6 (1.59%) EMC NetWorker
2 6 (1.59%) EMC VPLEX
2 6 (1.59%) VxRail
3 5 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.26%) Ansible
6 1 (0.26%) CASB
6 1 (0.26%) Grafana
6 1 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 97 (25.66%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.70%) Salesforce
3 12 (3.17%) OpenAI
4 10 (2.65%) Oracle
5 6 (1.59%) 3PAR
5 6 (1.59%) Dell
5 6 (1.59%) iManage
5 6 (1.59%) Isilon
5 6 (1.59%) NetApp
5 6 (1.59%) Nimble Storage
5 6 (1.59%) SAP
5 6 (1.59%) Veeam
5 6 (1.59%) VMware
6 5 (1.32%) Google
6 5 (1.32%) Sage
6 5 (1.32%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.06%) Freshdesk
8 3 (0.79%) Databricks
8 3 (0.79%) Workday
8 3 (0.79%) Xero