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 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 180 207 233
Rank change year-on-year +27 +26 -15
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 258 252 441
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.39% 1.73% 1.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 1.82% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 170 164 372
10th Percentile £33,275 £41,250 £35,693
25th Percentile £48,531 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,020 £60,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year +10.03% +9.79% -0.64%
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £69,063
90th Percentile £99,273 £97,125 £86,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.09%

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 15,329 13,820 29,562
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.82% 95.08% 91.06%
Number of salaries quoted 10,874 8,648 23,364
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +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 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%

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 14 May 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 9 (3.49%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.94%) CMS
4 3 (1.16%) Apache
4 3 (1.16%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.78%) IIS
6 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (8.14%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.94%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.55%) Shopify
3 3 (1.16%) BambooHR
3 3 (1.16%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 66 (25.58%) Azure
2 34 (13.18%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (9.69%) SaaS
4 22 (8.53%) Power Platform
5 19 (7.36%) AWS
6 17 (6.59%) Microsoft Purview
7 14 (5.43%) Entra ID
7 14 (5.43%) GCP
8 7 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.71%) GitHub
8 7 (2.71%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.55%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.16%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (1.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 3 (1.16%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.16%) Serverless
11 2 (0.78%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.78%) Cloud Functions
11 2 (0.78%) Sentry
11 2 (0.78%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.91%) CHAP
2 10 (3.88%) Firewall
3 9 (3.49%) Network Security
4 8 (3.10%) DNS
5 6 (2.33%) VPN
6 5 (1.94%) DHCP
7 4 (1.55%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.16%) Fibre Channel
8 3 (1.16%) iSCSI
8 3 (1.16%) PuTTY
8 3 (1.16%) WAN
9 2 (0.78%) LAN
10 1 (0.39%) Broadband
10 1 (0.39%) Internet
10 1 (0.39%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.39%) SMS
10 1 (0.39%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.53%) Power BI
2 11 (4.26%) Tableau
3 6 (2.33%) Metadata
4 4 (1.55%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.55%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.16%) Power Query
6 2 (0.78%) Big Data
6 2 (0.78%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.78%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.78%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.39%) DB2
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.39%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (3.10%) Git
2 5 (1.94%) JIRA
3 3 (1.16%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.16%) Maven
3 3 (1.16%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.78%) MLflow
4 2 (0.78%) Storybook
5 1 (0.39%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.39%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 116 (44.96%) Social Skills
2 75 (29.07%) Finance
3 60 (23.26%) Legal
4 33 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (12.02%) Law
6 28 (10.85%) Banking
7 27 (10.47%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (10.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (9.30%) Financial Institution
10 23 (8.91%) Retail
11 11 (4.26%) Marketing
12 10 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (2.33%) Local Government
13 6 (2.33%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.33%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.55%) Aviation
14 4 (1.55%) Games
14 4 (1.55%) Manufacturing
15 3 (1.16%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 23 (8.91%) Auditor
2 22 (8.53%) Internal Auditor
2 22 (8.53%) Security Auditor
3 20 (7.75%) Lead
4 18 (6.98%) Analyst
4 18 (6.98%) Security Manager
5 16 (6.20%) Senior
6 15 (5.81%) IT Manager
7 14 (5.43%) Information Manager
8 13 (5.04%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (4.65%) Developer
9 12 (4.65%) Governance Manager
10 11 (4.26%) Administrator
10 11 (4.26%) Architect
11 9 (3.49%) Data Governance Analyst
11 9 (3.49%) Data Governance Manager
11 9 (3.49%) Data Manager
11 9 (3.49%) Infrastructure Manager
11 9 (3.49%) Security Engineer
12 8 (3.10%) Data Protection Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.94%) CSS
1 5 (1.94%) HTML
2 4 (1.55%) REST
2 4 (1.55%) SOAP
3 3 (1.16%) .NET
3 3 (1.16%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (1.16%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.16%) JWT
3 3 (1.16%) Middleware
3 3 (1.16%) OAuth
3 3 (1.16%) RAML
3 3 (1.16%) RESTful
4 2 (0.78%) CSS3
4 2 (0.78%) Express.js
4 2 (0.78%) HTML5
4 2 (0.78%) Jest
4 2 (0.78%) Next.js
4 2 (0.78%) React
4 2 (0.78%) RxJS
4 2 (0.78%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 56 (21.71%) Management Information System
2 28 (10.85%) Data Protection Act
3 21 (8.14%) Onboarding
4 20 (7.75%) Product Ownership
5 16 (6.20%) Cloud Native
5 16 (6.20%) Security Posture
6 12 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (4.26%) Blockchain
8 7 (2.71%) Podcast
9 6 (2.33%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.94%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.55%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.55%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.55%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.55%) NHS
11 4 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.16%) e-Learning
12 3 (1.16%) Enterprise Storage
12 3 (1.16%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.59%) Windows
2 8 (3.10%) Linux
3 6 (2.33%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.16%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.78%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.78%) Unix
5 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.39%) AIX
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (30.62%) Information Security
2 70 (27.13%) Cybersecurity
3 64 (24.81%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (22.09%) Incident Response
5 55 (21.32%) Continuous Improvement
6 53 (20.54%) Risk Management
7 51 (19.77%) Agile
8 49 (18.99%) Decision-Making
9 45 (17.44%) Project Management
9 45 (17.44%) Vulnerability Management
10 43 (16.67%) Analytics
11 40 (15.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 33 (12.79%) AI
13 31 (12.02%) Stakeholder Management
14 30 (11.63%) Validation
15 29 (11.24%) Data Governance
16 28 (10.85%) Business Intelligence
16 28 (10.85%) Data Analytics
16 28 (10.85%) Internal Audit
16 28 (10.85%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.65%) Python
2 11 (4.26%) SQL
3 9 (3.49%) Bicep
3 9 (3.49%) JavaScript
3 9 (3.49%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.33%) Java
4 6 (2.33%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.55%) C#
6 3 (1.16%) VBA
7 2 (0.78%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.39%) Bash
8 1 (0.39%) Scala
8 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (17.05%) CISSP
2 35 (13.57%) Degree
3 34 (13.18%) CISM
4 31 (12.02%) CISA
5 23 (8.91%) CGEIT
5 23 (8.91%) FFIEC
5 23 (8.91%) SANS
6 15 (5.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (4.65%) Security Cleared
8 11 (4.26%) DBS Check
8 11 (4.26%) SC Cleared
9 7 (2.71%) CEH
9 7 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.55%) ACCA
11 4 (1.55%) CIMA
11 4 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.16%) CRISC
12 3 (1.16%) Dell Certification
12 3 (1.16%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (37.60%) GDPR
2 41 (15.89%) NIST
3 31 (12.02%) Data Quality
3 31 (12.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (10.47%) COBIT
5 17 (6.59%) Accessibility
5 17 (6.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (4.26%) PCI DSS
7 10 (3.88%) QA
8 9 (3.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (2.33%) GRC
9 6 (2.33%) SOC 2
9 6 (2.33%) TickIT
10 4 (1.55%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (1.55%) HIPAA
10 4 (1.55%) PMO
11 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.16%) NIST 800
11 3 (1.16%) SOC 1
System Software
1 10 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.16%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.16%) vSphere
5 2 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (5.04%) Terraform
2 9 (3.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.55%) Ansible
4 3 (1.16%) Avamar
4 3 (1.16%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (1.16%) EMC NetWorker
4 3 (1.16%) EMC VPLEX
4 3 (1.16%) VxRail
5 1 (0.39%) CASB
5 1 (0.39%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 66 (25.58%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.49%) iManage
3 7 (2.71%) Google
3 7 (2.71%) Salesforce
3 7 (2.71%) VMware
4 5 (1.94%) Oracle
4 5 (1.94%) Sage
5 4 (1.55%) Databricks
5 4 (1.55%) Freshdesk
5 4 (1.55%) MuleSoft
5 4 (1.55%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.55%) Xero
6 3 (1.16%) 3PAR
6 3 (1.16%) Dell
6 3 (1.16%) Isilon
6 3 (1.16%) NetApp
6 3 (1.16%) Nimble Storage
6 3 (1.16%) SAP
6 3 (1.16%) Veeam
6 3 (1.16%) Workday
137 hybrid/remote Data Protection jobs