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

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 180 176 223
Rank change year-on-year -4 +47 -8
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 240 278 423
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.40% 2.07% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 2.18% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 166 194 358
10th Percentile £29,250 £41,250 £36,064
25th Percentile £40,313 £46,971 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,250 £60,750 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.82% +11.47% -0.91%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £99,273 £98,474 £87,500
UK median annual salary £59,000 £62,500 £50,834
% change year-on-year -5.60% +22.95% -7.57%

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 14,496 12,767 28,052
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.79% 95.16% 91.97%
Number of salaries quoted 9,559 8,815 23,028
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 March 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 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.75%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.08%) CMS
4 2 (0.83%) Confluence
4 2 (0.83%) IIS
5 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.92%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.25%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.83%) Shopify
3 1 (0.42%) Endur
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 61 (25.42%) Azure
2 43 (17.92%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (10.42%) SaaS
4 19 (7.92%) AWS
5 16 (6.67%) Entra ID
6 15 (6.25%) GCP
7 13 (5.42%) Power Platform
8 8 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.92%) Figma
9 7 (2.92%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (2.92%) Miro
10 5 (2.08%) Google Workspace
11 4 (1.67%) GitHub
12 3 (1.25%) IaaS
12 3 (1.25%) OCI
12 3 (1.25%) Stripe
13 2 (0.83%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 2 (0.83%) Cloud Functions
13 2 (0.83%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.83%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.00%) CHAP
2 23 (9.58%) Firewall
3 13 (5.42%) Network Security
3 13 (5.42%) VPN
4 11 (4.58%) DNS
5 9 (3.75%) DHCP
6 7 (2.92%) TCP/IP
7 6 (2.50%) WAN
8 5 (2.08%) LAN
9 4 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (1.25%) PuTTY
11 2 (0.83%) SSL
11 2 (0.83%) VLAN
12 1 (0.42%) Broadband
12 1 (0.42%) Multicast
12 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.42%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.42%) Power BI
2 8 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.67%) Metadata
3 4 (1.67%) Tableau
4 3 (1.25%) Power Query
5 2 (0.83%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.42%) DB2
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.50%) Git
1 6 (2.50%) JIRA
2 3 (1.25%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.25%) Maven
2 3 (1.25%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (0.83%) ERwin
3 2 (0.83%) Storybook
4 1 (0.42%) GCC
4 1 (0.42%) GDB
4 1 (0.42%) Jasmine
4 1 (0.42%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 119 (49.58%) Social Skills
2 69 (28.75%) Finance
3 51 (21.25%) Legal
4 38 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (11.25%) Banking
6 26 (10.83%) Financial Institution
6 26 (10.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (10.42%) Law
8 16 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (5.83%) Retail
10 11 (4.58%) Marketing
11 7 (2.92%) Digital Health
11 7 (2.92%) Local Government
11 7 (2.92%) Public Sector
12 6 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (2.08%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.67%) Manufacturing
15 3 (1.25%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.25%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (12.08%) Lead
2 24 (10.00%) Auditor
3 23 (9.58%) Internal Auditor
3 23 (9.58%) Security Auditor
4 19 (7.92%) Developer
5 17 (7.08%) Analyst
6 16 (6.67%) IT Manager
6 16 (6.67%) IT Support
7 15 (6.25%) Security Engineer
8 10 (4.17%) Security Manager
8 10 (4.17%) Senior
9 9 (3.75%) Administrator
9 9 (3.75%) Architect
9 9 (3.75%) IT Engineer
9 9 (3.75%) Support Analyst
10 7 (2.92%) Information Security Engineer
10 7 (2.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (2.92%) Infrastructure Manager
10 7 (2.92%) IT Analyst
10 7 (2.92%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.75%) REST
2 8 (3.33%) .NET
3 6 (2.50%) Middleware
4 5 (2.08%) CSS
4 5 (2.08%) SOAP
5 4 (1.67%) HTML
5 4 (1.67%) JSON
5 4 (1.67%) XML
6 3 (1.25%) .NET Framework
6 3 (1.25%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (1.25%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.25%) EDI
6 3 (1.25%) JWT
6 3 (1.25%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.25%) RAML
6 3 (1.25%) React Native
6 3 (1.25%) RESTful
6 3 (1.25%) Sass
7 2 (0.83%) Jest
7 2 (0.83%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 56 (23.33%) Management Information System
2 19 (7.92%) Data Protection Act
3 15 (6.25%) Onboarding
4 13 (5.42%) Blockchain
5 12 (5.00%) Security Posture
6 11 (4.58%) Cloud Native
7 10 (4.17%) Product Ownership
8 9 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (2.92%) e-Learning
10 5 (2.08%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.08%) Podcast
10 5 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.67%) NHS
12 3 (1.25%) CMDB
12 3 (1.25%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.25%) Data Structures
12 3 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (1.25%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.42%) Windows
2 11 (4.58%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.92%) Linux
4 4 (1.67%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.67%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.25%) Android
5 3 (1.25%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.83%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.83%) Unix
6 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.42%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (26.67%) Information Security
2 62 (25.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 60 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (23.33%) Problem-Solving
5 55 (22.92%) Agile
6 54 (22.50%) Project Management
7 53 (22.08%) Incident Response
8 46 (19.17%) Risk Management
9 45 (18.75%) Analytics
10 43 (17.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 32 (13.33%) Vulnerability Management
12 31 (12.92%) Data Analytics
12 31 (12.92%) Validation
13 30 (12.50%) Coaching
14 28 (11.67%) Decision-Making
14 28 (11.67%) PRINCE2
14 28 (11.67%) Risk Assessment
15 27 (11.25%) Data Governance
16 26 (10.83%) Service Delivery
16 26 (10.83%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 20 (8.33%) SQL
2 8 (3.33%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.33%) Python
3 7 (2.92%) Bicep
3 7 (2.92%) Java
3 7 (2.92%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.50%) TypeScript
5 5 (2.08%) C#
5 5 (2.08%) T-SQL
6 3 (1.25%) VBA
7 2 (0.83%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.42%) Bash
8 1 (0.42%) C++
8 1 (0.42%) Groovy
8 1 (0.42%) Ruby
8 1 (0.42%) Scala
Qualifications
1 46 (19.17%) Degree
2 37 (15.42%) CISSP
3 29 (12.08%) CISM
4 26 (10.83%) CISA
5 24 (10.00%) CGEIT
5 24 (10.00%) FFIEC
5 24 (10.00%) SANS
6 14 (5.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (5.42%) DBS Check
8 10 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (3.75%) Security Cleared
10 8 (3.33%) SC Cleared
11 7 (2.92%) CEH
12 4 (1.67%) CCNA
12 4 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (1.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (1.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (1.67%) Postgraduate
13 3 (1.25%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (28.75%) GDPR
2 33 (13.75%) NIST
3 25 (10.42%) Accessibility
3 25 (10.42%) COBIT
4 24 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (7.92%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (7.50%) Data Quality
7 10 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (3.75%) QA
9 7 (2.92%) SLA
10 6 (2.50%) PCI DSS
10 6 (2.50%) SOC 2
11 5 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (2.08%) GRC
12 4 (1.67%) HIPAA
13 3 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.83%) GMP
14 2 (0.83%) NCSC
14 2 (0.83%) NIST 800
14 2 (0.83%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (5.83%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.42%) Docker
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (5.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.58%) Terraform
3 6 (2.50%) Ansible
4 2 (0.83%) Autotask
5 1 (0.42%) CASB
5 1 (0.42%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.42%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 78 (32.50%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.75%) Adobe
2 9 (3.75%) Google
2 9 (3.75%) iManage
3 8 (3.33%) Oracle
4 7 (2.92%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.50%) SAP
5 6 (2.50%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.67%) Freshdesk
6 4 (1.67%) MuleSoft
6 4 (1.67%) VMware
7 3 (1.25%) Databricks
8 2 (0.83%) Cisco
8 2 (0.83%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (0.83%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.83%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.83%) Rapid7
8 2 (0.83%) SendGrid
8 2 (0.83%) Syncfusion
8 2 (0.83%) Telerik