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 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 181 229
Rank change year-on-year +14 +48 -11
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 229 307 284
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.50% 1.78% 1.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% 1.92% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 164 175 253
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,522 £36,300
25th Percentile £39,313 £45,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,813 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,050 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £51,887 £64,951 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.11% +8.25% +4.35%

All Process and 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 13,545 16,029 18,693
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.80% 92.91% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,653 9,676 15,034
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +3.31% -3.20%
75th Percentile £78,800 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.23%

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 22 December 2025.

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 20 (8.73%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.31%) IIS
4 2 (0.87%) Confluence
4 2 (0.87%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.44%) CMS
5 1 (0.44%) nginx
5 1 (0.44%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (8.73%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.06%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.75%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.87%) Endur
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle BPM
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%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 77 (33.62%) Azure
2 45 (19.65%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (11.79%) AWS
4 21 (9.17%) Entra ID
5 17 (7.42%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (6.55%) GCP
7 13 (5.68%) SaaS
8 9 (3.93%) GitHub
9 7 (3.06%) Figma
9 7 (3.06%) Miro
9 7 (3.06%) Power Platform
10 5 (2.18%) Google Workspace
10 5 (2.18%) IaaS
10 5 (2.18%) OneDrive
10 5 (2.18%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (1.31%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.87%) Serverless
13 2 (0.87%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 27 (11.79%) Firewall
1 27 (11.79%) VPN
2 17 (7.42%) Network Security
3 16 (6.99%) WAN
4 13 (5.68%) SD-WAN
5 11 (4.80%) Unified Communications
5 11 (4.80%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (4.37%) CHAP
6 10 (4.37%) LAN
7 9 (3.93%) DHCP
7 9 (3.93%) DNS
7 9 (3.93%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.49%) VLAN
9 7 (3.06%) VoIP
10 5 (2.18%) SSL
11 4 (1.75%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (1.31%) BGP
12 3 (1.31%) IPsec
12 3 (1.31%) OSPF
12 3 (1.31%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.11%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.06%) Power BI
2 7 (3.06%) Relational Database
2 7 (3.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 6 (2.62%) Metadata
3 6 (2.62%) Tableau
4 3 (1.31%) BigQuery
4 3 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.87%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.44%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.44%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (3.49%) Git
2 5 (2.18%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.31%) JIRA
3 3 (1.31%) Maven
3 3 (1.31%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.87%) ERwin
5 1 (0.44%) GCC
5 1 (0.44%) GDB
5 1 (0.44%) git-flow
5 1 (0.44%) Storybook
General
1 111 (48.47%) Social Skills
2 54 (23.58%) Finance
3 46 (20.09%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (16.59%) Legal
5 20 (8.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (8.30%) Law
7 13 (5.68%) Banking
8 12 (5.24%) Financial Institution
8 12 (5.24%) Retail
9 10 (4.37%) Marketing
9 10 (4.37%) Public Sector
9 10 (4.37%) Telecoms
10 7 (3.06%) Digital Health
10 7 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (3.06%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.75%) Local Government
13 4 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (1.31%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 27 (11.79%) Analyst
2 25 (10.92%) Developer
3 24 (10.48%) Lead
4 23 (10.04%) Senior
5 20 (8.73%) IT Support
6 18 (7.86%) IT Manager
7 13 (5.68%) Head of IT
7 13 (5.68%) IT Engineer
8 11 (4.80%) Security Engineer
9 10 (4.37%) Auditor
9 10 (4.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (4.37%) Internal Auditor
9 10 (4.37%) IT Analyst
9 10 (4.37%) Security Auditor
10 9 (3.93%) Head of IT Operations
10 9 (3.93%) Head of Operations
10 9 (3.93%) Software Developer
10 9 (3.93%) Support Engineer
11 8 (3.49%) Architect
11 8 (3.49%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.99%) .NET
2 11 (4.80%) JSON
3 9 (3.93%) Web Services
3 9 (3.93%) XML
4 8 (3.49%) REST
5 7 (3.06%) .NET Framework
5 7 (3.06%) Universal Windows Platform
5 7 (3.06%) WinUI
5 7 (3.06%) WPF
6 5 (2.18%) Middleware
7 4 (1.75%) CSS
7 4 (1.75%) HTML
7 4 (1.75%) SOAP
8 3 (1.31%) ActiveMQ
8 3 (1.31%) OAuth
8 3 (1.31%) RAML
8 3 (1.31%) React Native
8 3 (1.31%) RESTful
9 2 (0.87%) Handlebars
9 2 (0.87%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 51 (22.27%) Management Information System
2 30 (13.10%) Data Protection Act
3 10 (4.37%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.93%) Cloud Native
4 9 (3.93%) Security Posture
5 8 (3.49%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.62%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.62%) e-Learning
6 6 (2.62%) NHS
6 6 (2.62%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (2.18%) Blockchain
7 5 (2.18%) Cyber Security Posture
7 5 (2.18%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (2.18%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.18%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.75%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.75%) Digital Media
8 4 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (15.28%) Windows
2 12 (5.24%) Linux
3 11 (4.80%) Windows Server
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 64 (27.95%) Cybersecurity
2 54 (23.58%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (21.83%) Continuous Improvement
4 49 (21.40%) Agile
5 46 (20.09%) Information Security
6 41 (17.90%) Project Management
7 37 (16.16%) Service Delivery
8 34 (14.85%) DevOps
8 34 (14.85%) Risk Management
8 34 (14.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 33 (14.41%) Incident Response
10 32 (13.97%) Roadmaps
11 28 (12.23%) Analytics
11 28 (12.23%) ITIL
12 27 (11.79%) Computer Science
13 25 (10.92%) Business Continuity
13 25 (10.92%) Customer Service
13 25 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
14 21 (9.17%) Coaching
15 20 (8.73%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 28 (12.23%) SQL
2 8 (3.49%) T-SQL
3 7 (3.06%) C#
4 6 (2.62%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.62%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.62%) Python
5 4 (1.75%) Bicep
5 4 (1.75%) Java
5 4 (1.75%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.31%) C++
7 2 (0.87%) Go
7 2 (0.87%) R
7 2 (0.87%) Scala
8 1 (0.44%) Bash
8 1 (0.44%) Groovy
8 1 (0.44%) Ruby
8 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 69 (30.13%) Degree
2 18 (7.86%) DBS Check
3 17 (7.42%) Cisco Certification
3 17 (7.42%) CISSP
4 16 (6.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (6.55%) CISA
5 15 (6.55%) CISM
6 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (4.37%) Azure Certification
7 10 (4.37%) CCNP
7 10 (4.37%) CGEIT
7 10 (4.37%) FFIEC
7 10 (4.37%) Master's Degree
7 10 (4.37%) SANS
8 9 (3.93%) Security Cleared
9 8 (3.49%) AWS Certification
9 8 (3.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (3.49%) PMI Certification
10 7 (3.06%) CCNA
10 7 (3.06%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (27.95%) GDPR
2 25 (10.92%) NIST
3 22 (9.61%) Accessibility
4 20 (8.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (6.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (4.80%) Data Quality
7 10 (4.37%) COBIT
8 9 (3.93%) QA
9 7 (3.06%) SLA
10 6 (2.62%) SOC 2
11 5 (2.18%) GRC
12 4 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (1.75%) PERC
13 2 (0.87%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.87%) NCSC
13 2 (0.87%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.87%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.87%) WCAG
14 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 21 (9.17%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.31%) Docker
3 3 (1.31%) Firmware
4 2 (0.87%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (8.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (6.99%) Terraform
3 5 (2.18%) Ansible
3 5 (2.18%) Autotask
4 3 (1.31%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.87%) Grafana
5 2 (0.87%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.87%) SCOM
6 1 (0.44%) Argo
6 1 (0.44%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.44%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.44%) Kibana
6 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 87 (37.99%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.24%) Cisco
3 11 (4.80%) Adobe
4 9 (3.93%) Google
5 8 (3.49%) Oracle
6 7 (3.06%) Syncfusion
6 7 (3.06%) Telerik
7 6 (2.62%) Salesforce
8 5 (2.18%) Progress
8 5 (2.18%) SolarWinds
8 5 (2.18%) VMware
9 4 (1.75%) Civica
9 4 (1.75%) Databricks
9 4 (1.75%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.31%) Dell
10 3 (1.31%) Freshdesk
10 3 (1.31%) Meraki
10 3 (1.31%) MuleSoft
10 3 (1.31%) SAP
10 3 (1.31%) Zscaler