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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 166 232
Rank change year-on-year -5 +66 -3
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 255 270 427
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 2.02% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 2.14% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 167 191 367
10th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £36,002
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +12.15% -2.73%
75th Percentile £89,375 £77,875 £68,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £98,474 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.74%

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 14,857 12,645 29,601
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.17% 94.76% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,372 8,952 23,522
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.86%

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 April 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 10 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.96%) CMS
4 2 (0.78%) Apache
4 2 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.78%) IIS
5 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (9.02%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.96%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.18%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.18%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.78%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.78%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.78%) Raiser’s Edge
3 2 (0.78%) Shopify
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 64 (25.10%) Azure
2 38 (14.90%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (10.98%) SaaS
4 17 (6.67%) Entra ID
5 16 (6.27%) AWS
6 15 (5.88%) Power Platform
7 12 (4.71%) GCP
8 10 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.35%) GitHub
10 6 (2.35%) Google Workspace
11 4 (1.57%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.18%) OCI
12 3 (1.18%) Serverless
13 2 (0.78%) Algolia
13 2 (0.78%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 2 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.78%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.78%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 26 (10.20%) CHAP
2 16 (6.27%) Firewall
3 14 (5.49%) DNS
4 11 (4.31%) DHCP
5 8 (3.14%) Network Security
6 7 (2.75%) TCP/IP
7 6 (2.35%) VPN
7 6 (2.35%) WAN
8 5 (1.96%) LAN
9 3 (1.18%) PuTTY
10 1 (0.39%) Broadband
10 1 (0.39%) Fibre Channel
10 1 (0.39%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.39%) Multicast
10 1 (0.39%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.39%) SMS
10 1 (0.39%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.88%) Power BI
2 5 (1.96%) Metadata
3 4 (1.57%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.18%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.18%) Power Query
4 3 (1.18%) Tableau
5 2 (0.78%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.78%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.39%) Big Data
6 1 (0.39%) DB2
6 1 (0.39%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.39%) Spark SQL
6 1 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (2.35%) Git
2 5 (1.96%) JIRA
3 3 (1.18%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.18%) Maven
3 3 (1.18%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.78%) ERwin
4 2 (0.78%) Storybook
5 1 (0.39%) GCC
5 1 (0.39%) GDB
5 1 (0.39%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.39%) Karma Test Runner
5 1 (0.39%) MLflow
General
1 121 (47.45%) Social Skills
2 81 (31.76%) Finance
3 57 (22.35%) Legal
4 39 (15.29%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (12.16%) Banking
5 31 (12.16%) Law
6 27 (10.59%) Financial Institution
7 22 (8.63%) Retail
8 21 (8.24%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (7.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (4.31%) Marketing
11 8 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (2.35%) Local Government
12 6 (2.35%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.96%) Public Sector
14 4 (1.57%) Aviation
14 4 (1.57%) Games
14 4 (1.57%) Manufacturing
15 3 (1.18%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 26 (10.20%) Auditor
2 25 (9.80%) Internal Auditor
2 25 (9.80%) Security Auditor
3 21 (8.24%) Lead
4 18 (7.06%) Security Manager
5 17 (6.67%) IT Manager
6 16 (6.27%) Analyst
7 14 (5.49%) Developer
7 14 (5.49%) Information Manager
8 12 (4.71%) Senior
9 11 (4.31%) Architect
9 11 (4.31%) Information Security Manager
9 11 (4.31%) Security Engineer
10 9 (3.53%) Administrator
10 9 (3.53%) Infrastructure Manager
10 9 (3.53%) IT Support
11 7 (2.75%) Information Security Engineer
11 7 (2.75%) IT Engineer
11 7 (2.75%) Product Manager
11 7 (2.75%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.35%) .NET
2 5 (1.96%) CSS
2 5 (1.96%) HTML
2 5 (1.96%) Middleware
3 4 (1.57%) REST
3 4 (1.57%) SOAP
4 3 (1.18%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.18%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (1.18%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.18%) JWT
4 3 (1.18%) OAuth
4 3 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (1.18%) RAML
4 3 (1.18%) RESTful
5 2 (0.78%) Express.js
5 2 (0.78%) HTML5
5 2 (0.78%) Node.js
5 2 (0.78%) React Native
5 2 (0.78%) WinUI
5 2 (0.78%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 61 (23.92%) Management Information System
2 27 (10.59%) Data Protection Act
3 20 (7.84%) Onboarding
4 18 (7.06%) Security Posture
5 15 (5.88%) Cloud Native
6 13 (5.10%) Blockchain
7 12 (4.71%) Product Ownership
8 11 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (2.75%) e-Learning
9 7 (2.75%) Podcast
10 6 (2.35%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.96%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.57%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.57%) NHS
13 3 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 3 (1.18%) Freedom of Information
13 3 (1.18%) Freedom of Information Act
13 3 (1.18%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.80%) Windows
2 9 (3.53%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.14%) Linux
4 6 (2.35%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.78%) Android
5 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
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%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (30.59%) Information Security
2 76 (29.80%) Cybersecurity
3 68 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (24.31%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (23.53%) Risk Management
6 58 (22.75%) Incident Response
7 53 (20.78%) Agile
8 49 (19.22%) Project Management
9 45 (17.65%) Analytics
10 44 (17.25%) Vulnerability Management
11 43 (16.86%) Decision-Making
12 41 (16.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 33 (12.94%) Data Analytics
13 33 (12.94%) Validation
14 31 (12.16%) Internal Audit
15 30 (11.76%) PRINCE2
15 30 (11.76%) Risk Assessment
16 29 (11.37%) AI
17 28 (10.98%) DevOps
17 28 (10.98%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.31%) Python
1 11 (4.31%) SQL
2 10 (3.92%) Bicep
3 9 (3.53%) PowerShell
4 7 (2.75%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.35%) Java
6 5 (1.96%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.57%) C#
8 3 (1.18%) VBA
9 2 (0.78%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.39%) Bash
10 1 (0.39%) C++
10 1 (0.39%) Scala
10 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (16.86%) CISSP
2 37 (14.51%) Degree
3 35 (13.73%) CISM
4 32 (12.55%) CISA
5 26 (10.20%) CGEIT
5 26 (10.20%) FFIEC
5 26 (10.20%) SANS
6 13 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (4.31%) DBS Check
7 11 (4.31%) Security Cleared
8 10 (3.92%) SC Cleared
9 7 (2.75%) CEH
10 6 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.57%) ACCA
11 4 (1.57%) CIMA
11 4 (1.57%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (1.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (1.57%) Postgraduate
12 3 (1.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (36.08%) GDPR
2 43 (16.86%) NIST
3 32 (12.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (11.37%) COBIT
5 21 (8.24%) Data Quality
6 20 (7.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (6.67%) Accessibility
8 10 (3.92%) QA
9 9 (3.53%) GRC
9 9 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (3.53%) PCI DSS
9 9 (3.53%) SOC 2
10 6 (2.35%) TickIT
11 5 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.57%) HIPAA
13 3 (1.18%) NCSC
13 3 (1.18%) NIST 800
14 2 (0.78%) PMO
14 2 (0.78%) SOC 1
System Software
1 16 (6.27%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.39%) Docker
4 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.88%) Terraform
2 12 (4.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (2.35%) Ansible
4 1 (0.39%) Avamar
4 1 (0.39%) CASB
4 1 (0.39%) Dell DRAC
4 1 (0.39%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.39%) EMC VPLEX
4 1 (0.39%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.39%) VxRail
Vendors
1 79 (30.98%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.53%) Google
2 9 (3.53%) iManage
3 7 (2.75%) Freshdesk
3 7 (2.75%) Oracle
3 7 (2.75%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.35%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.96%) Databricks
5 5 (1.96%) Sage
5 5 (1.96%) VMware
6 4 (1.57%) MuleSoft
6 4 (1.57%) Xero
7 3 (1.18%) SAP
7 3 (1.18%) Workday
8 2 (0.78%) Adobe
8 2 (0.78%) Cisco
8 2 (0.78%) Citrix
8 2 (0.78%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (0.78%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.78%) Syncfusion