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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 171 227
Rank change year-on-year -4 +56 -9
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 233 307 375
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.95% 1.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 2.06% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 163 179 323
10th Percentile £29,630 £41,006 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £49,567 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +14.68% -0.91%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,625 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £87,250
UK median annual salary £57,239 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.94% +23.81% -4.55%

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 14,077 14,907 25,461
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.44% 94.73% 92.65%
Number of salaries quoted 8,964 8,917 21,050
10th Percentile £30,325 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +8.31% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £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 12 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 (5.58%) SharePoint
2 12 (5.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.86%) CMS
3 2 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.43%) nginx
4 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (10.30%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.00%) Adobe XD
4 3 (1.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.43%) Endur
3 1 (0.43%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 71 (30.47%) Azure
2 40 (17.17%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (10.73%) Entra ID
4 20 (8.58%) AWS
5 17 (7.30%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (6.01%) GCP
7 13 (5.58%) SaaS
8 10 (4.29%) GitHub
8 10 (4.29%) Power Platform
9 7 (3.00%) Figma
9 7 (3.00%) Miro
10 6 (2.58%) IaaS
10 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (2.15%) Google Workspace
12 4 (1.72%) OneDrive
13 3 (1.29%) Power Automate
13 3 (1.29%) Serverless
13 3 (1.29%) Stripe
14 2 (0.86%) Algolia
14 2 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 28 (12.02%) Firewall
2 23 (9.87%) VPN
3 18 (7.73%) CHAP
4 15 (6.44%) Network Security
5 12 (5.15%) DNS
5 12 (5.15%) WAN
6 10 (4.29%) DHCP
7 9 (3.86%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.43%) LAN
8 8 (3.43%) VLAN
9 7 (3.00%) SD-WAN
9 7 (3.00%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (2.15%) SSL
11 4 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.72%) Unified Communications
12 3 (1.29%) BGP
12 3 (1.29%) IPsec
12 3 (1.29%) OSPF
12 3 (1.29%) PuTTY
12 3 (1.29%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.29%) Power BI
2 8 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.29%) Metadata
3 3 (1.29%) Tableau
4 2 (0.86%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.86%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.86%) Power Query
4 2 (0.86%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.00%) Git
2 6 (2.58%) JIRA
3 3 (1.29%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.29%) Maven
3 3 (1.29%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.86%) ERwin
4 2 (0.86%) Storybook
5 1 (0.43%) GCC
5 1 (0.43%) GDB
5 1 (0.43%) git-flow
General
1 120 (51.50%) Social Skills
2 68 (29.18%) Finance
3 41 (17.60%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (17.60%) Legal
4 20 (8.58%) Banking
4 20 (8.58%) Financial Institution
4 20 (8.58%) Law
5 19 (8.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (4.72%) Marketing
7 9 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (3.86%) Retail
8 8 (3.43%) Public Sector
9 7 (3.00%) Digital Health
9 7 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (3.00%) Local Government
10 6 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (2.15%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.72%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.29%) Advertising
13 3 (1.29%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 26 (11.16%) Lead
2 24 (10.30%) Developer
3 19 (8.15%) Analyst
4 18 (7.73%) Auditor
4 18 (7.73%) Internal Auditor
4 18 (7.73%) IT Support
4 18 (7.73%) Security Auditor
5 17 (7.30%) IT Manager
6 15 (6.44%) Senior
7 11 (4.72%) IT Engineer
7 11 (4.72%) Security Engineer
8 10 (4.29%) Security Manager
9 8 (3.43%) Head of IT
9 8 (3.43%) IT Analyst
9 8 (3.43%) Support Analyst
10 7 (3.00%) Administrator
10 7 (3.00%) Applications Developer
10 7 (3.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (3.00%) IT Support Analyst
10 7 (3.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.58%) .NET
2 8 (3.43%) REST
3 7 (3.00%) .NET Framework
3 7 (3.00%) Universal Windows Platform
3 7 (3.00%) WinUI
3 7 (3.00%) WPF
4 5 (2.15%) CSS
4 5 (2.15%) JSON
4 5 (2.15%) Middleware
4 5 (2.15%) XML
5 4 (1.72%) HTML
5 4 (1.72%) OAuth
5 4 (1.72%) SOAP
6 3 (1.29%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (1.29%) EDI
6 3 (1.29%) Node.js
6 3 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.29%) RAML
6 3 (1.29%) React Native
6 3 (1.29%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 57 (24.46%) Management Information System
2 28 (12.02%) Data Protection Act
3 15 (6.44%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.29%) Blockchain
5 9 (3.86%) Security Posture
6 8 (3.43%) Cloud Native
7 7 (3.00%) e-Learning
7 7 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (2.58%) NHS
9 5 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.15%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (2.15%) Driving Licence
9 5 (2.15%) Product Ownership
9 5 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.72%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.72%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.29%) CMDB
11 3 (1.29%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 36 (15.45%) Windows
2 15 (6.44%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.29%) Linux
4 4 (1.72%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.29%) Android
5 3 (1.29%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.29%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.86%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (25.75%) Continuous Improvement
1 60 (25.75%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (24.46%) Information Security
3 53 (22.75%) Agile
4 50 (21.46%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (19.74%) Project Management
6 41 (17.60%) Analytics
6 41 (17.60%) Incident Response
7 40 (17.17%) Risk Management
8 37 (15.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 33 (14.16%) Service Delivery
10 32 (13.73%) DevOps
11 27 (11.59%) Coaching
12 26 (11.16%) Computer Science
12 26 (11.16%) Stakeholder Management
13 25 (10.73%) Data Analytics
14 24 (10.30%) ITIL
15 23 (9.87%) Data Governance
15 23 (9.87%) Validation
16 22 (9.44%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.87%) SQL
2 8 (3.43%) PowerShell
3 7 (3.00%) Java
4 6 (2.58%) C#
5 5 (2.15%) JavaScript
5 5 (2.15%) Python
5 5 (2.15%) T-SQL
5 5 (2.15%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.29%) Bicep
7 2 (0.86%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.43%) Bash
8 1 (0.43%) C++
8 1 (0.43%) Groovy
8 1 (0.43%) Ruby
8 1 (0.43%) Scala
8 1 (0.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 58 (24.89%) Degree
2 24 (10.30%) CISSP
3 23 (9.87%) DBS Check
4 22 (9.44%) CISA
5 21 (9.01%) CISM
6 18 (7.73%) CGEIT
6 18 (7.73%) FFIEC
6 18 (7.73%) SANS
7 17 (7.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (5.58%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (4.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (3.86%) Security Cleared
11 7 (3.00%) Azure Certification
11 7 (3.00%) CCNA
11 7 (3.00%) SC Cleared
12 6 (2.58%) CCNP
12 6 (2.58%) Master's Degree
12 6 (2.58%) PMI Certification
13 4 (1.72%) AWS Certification
13 4 (1.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (29.18%) GDPR
2 30 (12.88%) NIST
3 27 (11.59%) Accessibility
4 22 (9.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (8.15%) COBIT
6 18 (7.73%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (5.15%) Data Quality
8 8 (3.43%) QA
9 7 (3.00%) SLA
10 6 (2.58%) GRC
11 5 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (2.15%) PCI DSS
11 5 (2.15%) SOC 2
12 4 (1.72%) PERC
13 3 (1.29%) HIPAA
13 3 (1.29%) ISO 9001
13 3 (1.29%) WCAG
14 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.86%) GMP
System Software
1 21 (9.01%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.29%) Docker
3 3 (1.29%) Firmware
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (7.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.72%) Terraform
3 7 (3.00%) Ansible
4 5 (2.15%) Autotask
5 3 (1.29%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.29%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.86%) Grafana
6 2 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.43%) Argo
7 1 (0.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.43%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.43%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.43%) Kibana
7 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 87 (37.34%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.15%) Adobe
3 8 (3.43%) Cisco
3 8 (3.43%) Google
4 7 (3.00%) Oracle
4 7 (3.00%) Syncfusion
4 7 (3.00%) Telerik
4 7 (3.00%) VMware
5 5 (2.15%) iManage
5 5 (2.15%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.72%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.29%) Databricks
7 3 (1.29%) Dell
7 3 (1.29%) Freshdesk
7 3 (1.29%) Meraki
7 3 (1.29%) Palo Alto
7 3 (1.29%) Progress
7 3 (1.29%) SAP
7 3 (1.29%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.29%) Zscaler