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 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 177 235
Rank change year-on-year +5 +58 -19
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 235 313 351
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 1.92% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 2.03% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 167 178 303
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,313 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% +3.77%
75th Percentile £83,125 £83,438 £73,125
90th Percentile £100,500 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,239 £65,000 £54,825
% change year-on-year -11.94% +18.56% -0.32%

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 13,689 15,415 23,848
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.83% 94.43% 92.92%
Number of salaries quoted 8,688 9,091 19,584
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,444
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.45% -8.09%

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 29 January 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 17 (7.23%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.85%) CMS
3 2 (0.85%) Confluence
4 1 (0.43%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.43%) nginx
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (8.94%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.98%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.70%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.43%) Endur
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.43%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 77 (32.77%) Azure
2 42 (17.87%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (11.06%) Entra ID
4 22 (9.36%) AWS
5 19 (8.09%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (5.96%) GCP
7 13 (5.53%) SaaS
8 10 (4.26%) GitHub
9 9 (3.83%) Power Platform
10 7 (2.98%) Figma
10 7 (2.98%) Miro
11 6 (2.55%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (2.13%) Google Workspace
12 5 (2.13%) IaaS
12 5 (2.13%) OneDrive
12 5 (2.13%) Power Automate
13 3 (1.28%) Serverless
13 3 (1.28%) Stripe
14 2 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.64%) Firewall
2 23 (9.79%) VPN
3 17 (7.23%) CHAP
4 16 (6.81%) Network Security
5 13 (5.53%) WAN
6 11 (4.68%) DNS
7 9 (3.83%) DHCP
7 9 (3.83%) LAN
7 9 (3.83%) SD-WAN
7 9 (3.83%) TCP/IP
7 9 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (3.40%) Unified Communications
8 8 (3.40%) VLAN
9 5 (2.13%) SSL
9 5 (2.13%) VoIP
10 4 (1.70%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (1.28%) BGP
11 3 (1.28%) IPsec
11 3 (1.28%) OSPF
11 3 (1.28%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.68%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.83%) Power BI
3 4 (1.70%) Metadata
3 4 (1.70%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (1.28%) Tableau
5 2 (0.85%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.85%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.43%) Power Query
6 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.98%) Git
1 7 (2.98%) JIRA
2 4 (1.70%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.28%) Maven
3 3 (1.28%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.85%) ERwin
4 2 (0.85%) Storybook
5 1 (0.43%) GCC
5 1 (0.43%) GDB
5 1 (0.43%) git-flow
General
1 119 (50.64%) Social Skills
2 65 (27.66%) Finance
3 44 (18.72%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (17.02%) Legal
5 20 (8.51%) Law
6 19 (8.09%) Banking
6 19 (8.09%) Financial Institution
6 19 (8.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (4.26%) Marketing
8 9 (3.83%) Retail
9 8 (3.40%) Public Sector
10 7 (2.98%) Digital Health
10 7 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.98%) Local Government
10 7 (2.98%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.55%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.13%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.28%) Advertising
13 3 (1.28%) Police
Job Titles
1 25 (10.64%) Lead
2 23 (9.79%) Developer
3 21 (8.94%) Analyst
4 20 (8.51%) IT Support
5 19 (8.09%) IT Manager
6 18 (7.66%) Senior
7 17 (7.23%) Auditor
7 17 (7.23%) Internal Auditor
7 17 (7.23%) Security Auditor
8 13 (5.53%) IT Engineer
9 11 (4.68%) Security Engineer
10 10 (4.26%) Head of IT
11 9 (3.83%) IT Analyst
11 9 (3.83%) Security Manager
11 9 (3.83%) Support Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) IT Support Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) Software Developer
12 8 (3.40%) Support Analyst
13 7 (2.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 7 (2.98%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.96%) .NET
2 8 (3.40%) REST
3 7 (2.98%) .NET Framework
3 7 (2.98%) JSON
3 7 (2.98%) Universal Windows Platform
3 7 (2.98%) WinUI
3 7 (2.98%) WPF
3 7 (2.98%) XML
4 6 (2.55%) Web Services
5 5 (2.13%) CSS
5 5 (2.13%) Middleware
6 4 (1.70%) HTML
6 4 (1.70%) OAuth
6 4 (1.70%) SOAP
7 3 (1.28%) ActiveMQ
7 3 (1.28%) Node.js
7 3 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (1.28%) RAML
7 3 (1.28%) React Native
7 3 (1.28%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 56 (23.83%) Management Information System
2 28 (11.91%) Data Protection Act
3 14 (5.96%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.26%) Security Posture
5 9 (3.83%) Blockchain
6 8 (3.40%) Cloud Native
7 7 (2.98%) NHS
7 7 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (2.55%) e-Learning
8 6 (2.55%) Operational Technology
9 5 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.13%) Cyber Security Posture
9 5 (2.13%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (2.13%) Product Ownership
9 5 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.70%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.70%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.89%) Windows
2 13 (5.53%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.26%) Linux
4 4 (1.70%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.28%) Android
5 3 (1.28%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.28%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.85%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (28.51%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (25.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 55 (23.40%) Agile
3 55 (23.40%) Information Security
4 53 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (20.00%) Project Management
6 41 (17.45%) Analytics
7 40 (17.02%) Risk Management
8 39 (16.60%) Incident Response
9 38 (16.17%) Service Delivery
10 36 (15.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 35 (14.89%) DevOps
12 27 (11.49%) Computer Science
12 27 (11.49%) Stakeholder Management
13 26 (11.06%) ITIL
13 26 (11.06%) Roadmaps
14 25 (10.64%) Coaching
14 25 (10.64%) Data Governance
15 24 (10.21%) Data Analytics
16 23 (9.79%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 25 (10.64%) SQL
2 7 (2.98%) C#
2 7 (2.98%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.55%) Java
3 6 (2.55%) T-SQL
4 5 (2.13%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.13%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.70%) Python
6 3 (1.28%) Bicep
7 2 (0.85%) C++
7 2 (0.85%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.43%) Bash
8 1 (0.43%) Groovy
8 1 (0.43%) Ruby
8 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 62 (26.38%) Degree
2 25 (10.64%) DBS Check
3 22 (9.36%) CISSP
4 21 (8.94%) CISA
5 20 (8.51%) CISM
6 17 (7.23%) CGEIT
6 17 (7.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (7.23%) FFIEC
6 17 (7.23%) SANS
7 15 (6.38%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (5.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (3.83%) Azure Certification
9 9 (3.83%) Security Cleared
10 8 (3.40%) CCNP
10 8 (3.40%) Master's Degree
10 8 (3.40%) PMI Certification
11 7 (2.98%) CCNA
11 7 (2.98%) SC Cleared
12 6 (2.55%) AWS Certification
12 6 (2.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (27.23%) GDPR
2 30 (12.77%) NIST
3 23 (9.79%) Accessibility
4 21 (8.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (7.66%) COBIT
6 16 (6.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (5.53%) Data Quality
8 9 (3.83%) QA
9 7 (2.98%) SLA
10 6 (2.55%) GRC
11 5 (2.13%) PCI DSS
11 5 (2.13%) SOC 2
12 4 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (1.70%) PERC
13 3 (1.28%) ISO 9001
13 3 (1.28%) WCAG
14 2 (0.85%) GMP
14 2 (0.85%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.85%) NIST 800
System Software
1 21 (8.94%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.28%) Docker
3 3 (1.28%) Firmware
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (8.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (5.11%) Terraform
3 7 (2.98%) Ansible
4 5 (2.13%) Autotask
5 3 (1.28%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.85%) Grafana
6 2 (0.85%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.43%) Argo
7 1 (0.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.43%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.43%) Kibana
7 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.43%) SCOM
Vendors
1 91 (38.72%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.68%) Adobe
3 10 (4.26%) Cisco
4 8 (3.40%) Google
4 8 (3.40%) Oracle
5 7 (2.98%) Syncfusion
5 7 (2.98%) Telerik
6 6 (2.55%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.55%) VMware
7 5 (2.13%) iManage
7 5 (2.13%) Progress
8 4 (1.70%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.70%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.28%) Civica
9 3 (1.28%) Dell
9 3 (1.28%) Meraki
9 3 (1.28%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.28%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.28%) SAP
9 3 (1.28%) Zscaler