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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 175 229
Rank change year-on-year +3 +54 -7
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 229 313 384
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.97% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 2.08% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 159 178 331
10th Percentile £29,950 £40,020 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £48,846 £40,899
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £63,750 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% +16.65% +3.11%
75th Percentile £83,750 £86,563 £71,750
90th Percentile £99,000 £100,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,239 £65,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -11.94% +22.64% -3.64%

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 13,857 15,028 25,736
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.54% 94.62% 92.71%
Number of salaries quoted 8,830 8,918 21,255
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.69% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,400 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 8 February 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 13 (5.68%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.87%) CMS
3 2 (0.87%) Confluence
4 1 (0.44%) nginx
4 1 (0.44%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (10.04%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.06%) Adobe XD
4 3 (1.31%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.87%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.44%) Endur
3 1 (0.44%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 72 (31.44%) Azure
2 40 (17.47%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (10.92%) Entra ID
4 20 (8.73%) AWS
5 17 (7.42%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (6.11%) GCP
7 12 (5.24%) SaaS
8 10 (4.37%) GitHub
9 9 (3.93%) Power Platform
10 7 (3.06%) Figma
10 7 (3.06%) Miro
11 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (2.18%) Google Workspace
12 5 (2.18%) IaaS
13 4 (1.75%) Power Automate
14 3 (1.31%) OneDrive
14 3 (1.31%) Serverless
14 3 (1.31%) Stripe
15 2 (0.87%) Azure Machine Learning
15 2 (0.87%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 26 (11.35%) Firewall
2 23 (10.04%) VPN
3 18 (7.86%) CHAP
4 15 (6.55%) Network Security
5 13 (5.68%) WAN
6 11 (4.80%) DNS
7 9 (3.93%) DHCP
7 9 (3.93%) LAN
7 9 (3.93%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.49%) SD-WAN
8 8 (3.49%) VLAN
8 8 (3.49%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (2.62%) Unified Communications
10 5 (2.18%) SSL
11 4 (1.75%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.75%) VoIP
12 3 (1.31%) BGP
12 3 (1.31%) OSPF
12 3 (1.31%) PuTTY
12 3 (1.31%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.93%) Power BI
2 8 (3.49%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.31%) Metadata
3 3 (1.31%) Tableau
4 2 (0.87%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.87%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.87%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.44%) Power Query
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.06%) Git
2 6 (2.62%) JIRA
3 3 (1.31%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.31%) Maven
3 3 (1.31%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.87%) ERwin
4 2 (0.87%) Storybook
5 1 (0.44%) GCC
5 1 (0.44%) GDB
5 1 (0.44%) git-flow
General
1 117 (51.09%) Social Skills
2 66 (28.82%) Finance
3 40 (17.47%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (16.59%) Legal
5 20 (8.73%) Banking
5 20 (8.73%) Financial Institution
5 20 (8.73%) Law
6 19 (8.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (4.80%) Marketing
8 8 (3.49%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.49%) Retail
9 7 (3.06%) Digital Health
9 7 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (3.06%) Local Government
9 7 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.18%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.75%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.31%) Advertising
12 3 (1.31%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 25 (10.92%) Lead
2 23 (10.04%) Developer
3 18 (7.86%) Analyst
3 18 (7.86%) Auditor
3 18 (7.86%) Internal Auditor
3 18 (7.86%) IT Manager
3 18 (7.86%) IT Support
3 18 (7.86%) Security Auditor
4 15 (6.55%) Senior
5 11 (4.80%) IT Engineer
5 11 (4.80%) Security Engineer
6 9 (3.93%) Head of IT
6 9 (3.93%) Security Manager
7 8 (3.49%) IT Analyst
8 7 (3.06%) Applications Developer
8 7 (3.06%) Architect
8 7 (3.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (3.06%) IT Support Analyst
8 7 (3.06%) Software Developer
8 7 (3.06%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.68%) .NET
2 8 (3.49%) REST
3 7 (3.06%) .NET Framework
3 7 (3.06%) Universal Windows Platform
3 7 (3.06%) WinUI
3 7 (3.06%) WPF
4 5 (2.18%) CSS
4 5 (2.18%) JSON
4 5 (2.18%) Middleware
4 5 (2.18%) XML
5 4 (1.75%) HTML
5 4 (1.75%) OAuth
5 4 (1.75%) SOAP
6 3 (1.31%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (1.31%) Node.js
6 3 (1.31%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.31%) RAML
6 3 (1.31%) React Native
6 3 (1.31%) Sass
6 3 (1.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 57 (24.89%) Management Information System
2 26 (11.35%) Data Protection Act
3 15 (6.55%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.37%) Blockchain
5 9 (3.93%) Security Posture
6 8 (3.49%) Cloud Native
7 7 (3.06%) e-Learning
7 7 (3.06%) NHS
7 7 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.18%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (2.18%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (2.18%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.18%) Operational Technology
8 5 (2.18%) Product Ownership
8 5 (2.18%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.75%) Virtual Team
10 3 (1.31%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.31%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 35 (15.28%) Windows
2 14 (6.11%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.37%) Linux
4 4 (1.75%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.31%) Android
5 3 (1.31%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.87%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (27.07%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (25.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 54 (23.58%) Information Security
4 53 (23.14%) Agile
5 47 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (20.52%) Project Management
6 42 (18.34%) Analytics
7 40 (17.47%) Incident Response
7 40 (17.47%) Risk Management
8 37 (16.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 35 (15.28%) Service Delivery
10 32 (13.97%) DevOps
11 27 (11.79%) Stakeholder Management
12 26 (11.35%) Computer Science
13 25 (10.92%) Data Analytics
13 25 (10.92%) ITIL
14 24 (10.48%) Coaching
15 23 (10.04%) Data Governance
15 23 (10.04%) PRINCE2
15 23 (10.04%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.04%) SQL
2 8 (3.49%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.62%) C#
3 6 (2.62%) Java
4 5 (2.18%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.18%) T-SQL
4 5 (2.18%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.75%) Python
6 3 (1.31%) Bicep
7 2 (0.87%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.44%) Bash
8 1 (0.44%) C++
8 1 (0.44%) Groovy
8 1 (0.44%) Ruby
8 1 (0.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 58 (25.33%) Degree
2 23 (10.04%) CISSP
2 23 (10.04%) DBS Check
3 22 (9.61%) CISA
4 21 (9.17%) CISM
5 18 (7.86%) CGEIT
5 18 (7.86%) FFIEC
5 18 (7.86%) SANS
6 17 (7.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (6.11%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (4.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (3.93%) Security Cleared
10 8 (3.49%) Azure Certification
11 7 (3.06%) CCNA
11 7 (3.06%) CCNP
11 7 (3.06%) Master's Degree
11 7 (3.06%) PMI Certification
11 7 (3.06%) SC Cleared
12 5 (2.18%) AWS Certification
12 5 (2.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (28.82%) GDPR
2 30 (13.10%) NIST
3 26 (11.35%) Accessibility
4 21 (9.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (8.30%) COBIT
6 17 (7.42%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (5.24%) Data Quality
8 8 (3.49%) QA
9 7 (3.06%) SLA
10 6 (2.62%) GRC
11 5 (2.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (2.18%) SOC 2
12 4 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (1.75%) PCI DSS
12 4 (1.75%) PERC
13 3 (1.31%) HIPAA
13 3 (1.31%) ISO 9001
13 3 (1.31%) WCAG
14 2 (0.87%) GMP
14 2 (0.87%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (8.73%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.31%) Docker
3 3 (1.31%) Firmware
4 1 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (7.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.80%) Terraform
3 7 (3.06%) Ansible
4 5 (2.18%) Autotask
5 3 (1.31%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.87%) Grafana
6 2 (0.87%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.44%) Argo
7 1 (0.44%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.44%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.44%) Kibana
7 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 88 (38.43%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.24%) Adobe
3 9 (3.93%) Cisco
4 8 (3.49%) Google
5 7 (3.06%) Oracle
5 7 (3.06%) Syncfusion
5 7 (3.06%) Telerik
5 7 (3.06%) VMware
6 6 (2.62%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.18%) iManage
8 4 (1.75%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.31%) Databricks
9 3 (1.31%) Dell
9 3 (1.31%) Freshdesk
9 3 (1.31%) Meraki
9 3 (1.31%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.31%) Progress
9 3 (1.31%) SAP
9 3 (1.31%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.31%) Zscaler