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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 174 238
Rank change year-on-year +7 +64 -11
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 262 256 433
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.44% 1.90% 1.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 2.01% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 178 175 366
10th Percentile £34,550 £41,250 £35,941
25th Percentile £46,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +10.09% -0.91%
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £101,741 £97,500 £85,625
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 15,007 12,750 29,718
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.73% 94.76% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,534 8,864 23,587
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,881
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.42% +9.09% -10.57%

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 1 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 (3.44%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (3.44%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.91%) CMS
3 3 (1.15%) Apache
3 3 (1.15%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.76%) IIS
5 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (8.78%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.91%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.15%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.76%) Raiser’s Edge
3 2 (0.76%) Shopify
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 69 (26.34%) Azure
2 36 (13.74%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (9.92%) SaaS
4 21 (8.02%) AWS
5 16 (6.11%) Entra ID
5 16 (6.11%) Power Platform
6 15 (5.73%) GCP
7 13 (4.96%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.67%) GitHub
10 5 (1.91%) Google Workspace
10 5 (1.91%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (1.15%) Nutanix
11 3 (1.15%) Serverless
12 2 (0.76%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (0.76%) Cloud Functions
12 2 (0.76%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.76%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 27 (10.31%) CHAP
2 16 (6.11%) Firewall
3 12 (4.58%) DNS
4 10 (3.82%) Network Security
5 9 (3.44%) DHCP
6 6 (2.29%) TCP/IP
6 6 (2.29%) VPN
7 5 (1.91%) WAN
8 4 (1.53%) LAN
9 3 (1.15%) Fibre Channel
9 3 (1.15%) iSCSI
9 3 (1.15%) PuTTY
10 1 (0.38%) Broadband
10 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.38%) SMS
10 1 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.11%) Power BI
2 6 (2.29%) Metadata
3 5 (1.91%) Tableau
4 4 (1.53%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.53%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.15%) Power Query
6 2 (0.76%) Big Data
6 2 (0.76%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.76%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.76%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.38%) DB2
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.38%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (2.29%) Git
2 5 (1.91%) JIRA
3 3 (1.15%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.15%) Maven
3 3 (1.15%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.76%) MLflow
4 2 (0.76%) Storybook
5 1 (0.38%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.38%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 124 (47.33%) Social Skills
2 79 (30.15%) Finance
3 62 (23.66%) Legal
4 38 (14.50%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (12.60%) Law
6 32 (12.21%) Banking
7 28 (10.69%) Financial Institution
8 25 (9.54%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (8.40%) Retail
10 21 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (4.96%) Marketing
12 10 (3.82%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (2.29%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.29%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.91%) Local Government
15 4 (1.53%) Aviation
15 4 (1.53%) Games
15 4 (1.53%) Manufacturing
16 3 (1.15%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 27 (10.31%) Auditor
2 26 (9.92%) Internal Auditor
2 26 (9.92%) Security Auditor
3 20 (7.63%) Lead
3 20 (7.63%) Security Manager
4 18 (6.87%) Analyst
5 17 (6.49%) IT Manager
6 16 (6.11%) Senior
7 15 (5.73%) Information Manager
8 13 (4.96%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (4.58%) Architect
9 12 (4.58%) Developer
10 11 (4.20%) Security Engineer
11 9 (3.44%) Administrator
11 9 (3.44%) Infrastructure Manager
12 8 (3.05%) Consultant
12 8 (3.05%) Governance Manager
12 8 (3.05%) Product Manager
13 7 (2.67%) Data Protection Officer
13 7 (2.67%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.91%) .NET
1 5 (1.91%) CSS
1 5 (1.91%) HTML
2 4 (1.53%) REST
2 4 (1.53%) SOAP
3 3 (1.15%) .NET Framework
3 3 (1.15%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (1.15%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.15%) JWT
3 3 (1.15%) Middleware
3 3 (1.15%) OAuth
3 3 (1.15%) RAML
3 3 (1.15%) RESTful
4 2 (0.76%) Express.js
4 2 (0.76%) Jest
4 2 (0.76%) RxJS
4 2 (0.76%) Sass
4 2 (0.76%) Universal Windows Platform
4 2 (0.76%) WinUI
4 2 (0.76%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 62 (23.66%) Management Information System
2 27 (10.31%) Data Protection Act
3 20 (7.63%) Onboarding
3 20 (7.63%) Security Posture
4 16 (6.11%) Cloud Native
5 14 (5.34%) Product Ownership
6 13 (4.96%) Blockchain
7 11 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (2.67%) Podcast
9 6 (2.29%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (2.29%) e-Learning
9 6 (2.29%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.53%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (1.53%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.53%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.53%) NHS
11 3 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.15%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.15%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.78%) Windows
2 8 (3.05%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.67%) Linux
4 5 (1.91%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.76%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.76%) Unix
5 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.38%) AIX
6 1 (0.38%) Android
6 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (32.44%) Information Security
2 77 (29.39%) Cybersecurity
3 66 (25.19%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (23.28%) Incident Response
5 60 (22.90%) Risk Management
6 59 (22.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 55 (20.99%) Agile
8 50 (19.08%) Project Management
9 48 (18.32%) Vulnerability Management
10 46 (17.56%) Decision-Making
11 44 (16.79%) Analytics
12 43 (16.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 34 (12.98%) Validation
14 32 (12.21%) Data Analytics
14 32 (12.21%) Internal Audit
15 31 (11.83%) PRINCE2
15 31 (11.83%) Risk Assessment
16 29 (11.07%) AI
16 29 (11.07%) Test Strategy
17 27 (10.31%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.20%) Bicep
1 11 (4.20%) Python
2 10 (3.82%) SQL
3 9 (3.44%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.29%) Java
4 6 (2.29%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.53%) C#
5 4 (1.53%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.15%) VBA
7 2 (0.76%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.38%) Bash
8 1 (0.38%) Scala
8 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (17.56%) CISSP
2 37 (14.12%) CISM
2 37 (14.12%) Degree
3 34 (12.98%) CISA
4 27 (10.31%) CGEIT
4 27 (10.31%) FFIEC
4 27 (10.31%) SANS
5 15 (5.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (4.58%) Security Cleared
7 11 (4.20%) SC Cleared
8 10 (3.82%) DBS Check
9 7 (2.67%) CEH
10 6 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.53%) ACCA
12 4 (1.53%) CIMA
12 4 (1.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (1.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (1.53%) Postgraduate
13 3 (1.15%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (37.79%) GDPR
2 46 (17.56%) NIST
3 34 (12.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (11.45%) COBIT
5 25 (9.54%) Data Quality
6 20 (7.63%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (6.49%) Accessibility
8 10 (3.82%) PCI DSS
8 10 (3.82%) QA
9 9 (3.44%) GRC
9 9 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (3.44%) SOC 2
10 6 (2.29%) TickIT
11 5 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.53%) HIPAA
12 4 (1.53%) PMO
13 3 (1.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (1.15%) NIST 800
14 2 (0.76%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (5.34%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.15%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.15%) vSphere
4 1 (0.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (5.34%) Terraform
2 11 (4.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.53%) Ansible
4 3 (1.15%) Avamar
4 3 (1.15%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (1.15%) EMC NetWorker
4 3 (1.15%) EMC VPLEX
4 3 (1.15%) VxRail
5 1 (0.38%) CASB
5 1 (0.38%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 75 (28.63%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.44%) iManage
3 8 (3.05%) Google
4 7 (2.67%) VMware
5 6 (2.29%) Freshdesk
5 6 (2.29%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.29%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.91%) Oracle
6 5 (1.91%) Sage
7 4 (1.53%) Databricks
7 4 (1.53%) MuleSoft
7 4 (1.53%) Xero
8 3 (1.15%) 3PAR
8 3 (1.15%) Dell
8 3 (1.15%) Isilon
8 3 (1.15%) NetApp
8 3 (1.15%) Nimble Storage
8 3 (1.15%) SAP
8 3 (1.15%) Veeam
8 3 (1.15%) Workday