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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 218 228
Rank change year-on-year +53 +10 0
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 265 241 443
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.41% 1.61% 1.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.71% 1.69% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 175 158 373
10th Percentile £34,100 £41,250 £35,755
25th Percentile £46,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £94,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.83% +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 15,535 14,247 29,575
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.06% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,045 8,583 23,342
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £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 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

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 21 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 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.89%) CMS
4 3 (1.13%) Apache
4 3 (1.13%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.75%) IIS
6 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.51%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.51%) Shopify
3 3 (1.13%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 67 (25.28%) Azure
2 35 (13.21%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (9.43%) Power Platform
4 24 (9.06%) SaaS
5 20 (7.55%) Microsoft Purview
6 19 (7.17%) AWS
7 16 (6.04%) Entra ID
8 14 (5.28%) GCP
9 7 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.64%) GitHub
9 7 (2.64%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.51%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.51%) Nutanix
11 3 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (1.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (1.13%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.13%) Serverless
12 2 (0.75%) Algolia
12 2 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.92%) CHAP
2 9 (3.40%) Firewall
3 8 (3.02%) DNS
3 8 (3.02%) Network Security
4 7 (2.64%) VPN
5 5 (1.89%) DHCP
6 4 (1.51%) Fibre Channel
6 4 (1.51%) iSCSI
6 4 (1.51%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.13%) PuTTY
7 3 (1.13%) WAN
8 2 (0.75%) LAN
9 1 (0.38%) Broadband
9 1 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.38%) Cisco IPT
9 1 (0.38%) Internet
9 1 (0.38%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.38%) SMS
9 1 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (9.43%) Power BI
2 13 (4.91%) Tableau
3 6 (2.26%) Metadata
4 5 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.51%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.51%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.13%) Power Query
7 2 (0.75%) Big Data
7 2 (0.75%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.75%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.75%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.38%) DB2
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.38%) Spark SQL
8 1 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (3.02%) Git
2 5 (1.89%) JIRA
3 3 (1.13%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.13%) Maven
3 3 (1.13%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.75%) MLflow
4 2 (0.75%) Storybook
5 1 (0.38%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.38%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 117 (44.15%) Social Skills
2 75 (28.30%) Finance
3 62 (23.40%) Legal
4 35 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (12.45%) Law
6 28 (10.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (10.19%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (9.81%) Banking
9 25 (9.43%) Retail
10 22 (8.30%) Financial Institution
11 12 (4.53%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (4.15%) Marketing
13 6 (2.26%) Local Government
13 6 (2.26%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.26%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.51%) Aviation
15 4 (1.51%) Back Office
15 4 (1.51%) Games
15 4 (1.51%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 21 (7.92%) Auditor
2 20 (7.55%) Internal Auditor
2 20 (7.55%) Lead
2 20 (7.55%) Security Auditor
3 19 (7.17%) Analyst
3 19 (7.17%) Senior
4 17 (6.42%) Security Manager
5 14 (5.28%) Governance Manager
5 14 (5.28%) Information Manager
5 14 (5.28%) IT Manager
6 13 (4.91%) Information Security Manager
7 12 (4.53%) Administrator
8 11 (4.15%) Architect
8 11 (4.15%) Data Governance Analyst
8 11 (4.15%) Data Governance Manager
8 11 (4.15%) Data Manager
8 11 (4.15%) Developer
9 9 (3.40%) Data Protection Officer
9 9 (3.40%) Product Manager
9 9 (3.40%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.89%) CSS
1 5 (1.89%) HTML
2 4 (1.51%) REST
2 4 (1.51%) SOAP
3 3 (1.13%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (1.13%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.13%) JWT
3 3 (1.13%) Middleware
3 3 (1.13%) OAuth
3 3 (1.13%) RAML
3 3 (1.13%) RESTful
4 2 (0.75%) .NET
4 2 (0.75%) CSS3
4 2 (0.75%) Express.js
4 2 (0.75%) Jest
4 2 (0.75%) JSON
4 2 (0.75%) Next.js
4 2 (0.75%) React
4 2 (0.75%) RxJS
4 2 (0.75%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 55 (20.75%) Management Information System
2 27 (10.19%) Data Protection Act
3 22 (8.30%) Onboarding
3 22 (8.30%) Product Ownership
4 16 (6.04%) Cloud Native
5 14 (5.28%) Security Posture
6 13 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (3.77%) Blockchain
8 7 (2.64%) Podcast
9 6 (2.26%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.89%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.89%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.51%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.51%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.51%) Social Media
11 4 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.51%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.17%) Windows
2 8 (3.02%) Linux
3 6 (2.26%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.51%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.75%) Android
5 2 (0.75%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.75%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.75%) Unix
5 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.38%) AIX
6 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (29.06%) Information Security
2 68 (25.66%) Cybersecurity
3 66 (24.91%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (21.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 54 (20.38%) Decision-Making
5 54 (20.38%) Incident Response
6 53 (20.00%) Agile
7 50 (18.87%) Risk Management
8 43 (16.23%) Analytics
8 43 (16.23%) Project Management
8 43 (16.23%) Vulnerability Management
9 41 (15.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 37 (13.96%) AI
11 36 (13.58%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (12.45%) Data Governance
13 31 (11.70%) Business Intelligence
14 28 (10.57%) Data Management
14 28 (10.57%) Validation
15 26 (9.81%) CRM
15 26 (9.81%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.53%) Python
1 12 (4.53%) SQL
2 9 (3.40%) Bicep
2 9 (3.40%) PowerShell
3 8 (3.02%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.26%) Java
5 5 (1.89%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.51%) C#
7 3 (1.13%) VBA
8 2 (0.75%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.38%) Bash
9 1 (0.38%) Scala
9 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (15.47%) CISSP
2 34 (12.83%) Degree
3 32 (12.08%) CISM
4 29 (10.94%) CISA
5 21 (7.92%) CGEIT
5 21 (7.92%) FFIEC
5 21 (7.92%) SANS
6 15 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (4.53%) Security Cleared
8 11 (4.15%) DBS Check
8 11 (4.15%) SC Cleared
9 7 (2.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.26%) CEH
11 5 (1.89%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.51%) ACCA
12 4 (1.51%) CIMA
12 4 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.51%) Dell Certification
13 3 (1.13%) CIPD
13 3 (1.13%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (37.36%) GDPR
2 39 (14.72%) NIST
3 33 (12.45%) Data Quality
4 30 (11.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 25 (9.43%) COBIT
6 17 (6.42%) Accessibility
7 16 (6.04%) Cyber Essentials
8 11 (4.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (4.15%) PCI DSS
9 10 (3.77%) QA
10 8 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (2.26%) GRC
11 6 (2.26%) TickIT
12 5 (1.89%) PMO
12 5 (1.89%) SOC 2
13 4 (1.51%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (1.51%) HIPAA
14 3 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (1.13%) NIST 800
14 3 (1.13%) SOC 1
System Software
1 11 (4.15%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.51%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.51%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.51%) vSphere
4 2 (0.75%) Docker
5 1 (0.38%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (5.28%) Terraform
2 10 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.51%) Ansible
3 4 (1.51%) Avamar
3 4 (1.51%) Dell DRAC
3 4 (1.51%) EMC NetWorker
3 4 (1.51%) EMC VPLEX
3 4 (1.51%) VxRail
4 1 (0.38%) CASB
4 1 (0.38%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 69 (26.04%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.40%) iManage
3 8 (3.02%) Salesforce
3 8 (3.02%) VMware
4 7 (2.64%) Google
5 5 (1.89%) Oracle
5 5 (1.89%) Sage
6 4 (1.51%) 3PAR
6 4 (1.51%) Databricks
6 4 (1.51%) Dell
6 4 (1.51%) Freshdesk
6 4 (1.51%) Isilon
6 4 (1.51%) MuleSoft
6 4 (1.51%) NetApp
6 4 (1.51%) Nimble Storage
6 4 (1.51%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.51%) Veeam
6 4 (1.51%) Xero
7 3 (1.13%) Citrix
7 3 (1.13%) Workday