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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 216 229
Rank change year-on-year +37 +13 -31
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 234 290 301
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.50% 1.46% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.63% 1.65% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 163 162 267
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £38,809 £44,063 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £79,875 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,150 £100,000 £88,451
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +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 14,377 17,627 20,780
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.87% 88.62% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,785 10,527 16,788
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,406
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 15 November 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 26 (11.11%) SharePoint
2 13 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.28%) CMS
3 3 (1.28%) Confluence
3 3 (1.28%) IIS
4 2 (0.85%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.43%) Drupal
5 1 (0.43%) nginx
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (5.98%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.99%) Adobe XD
4 3 (1.28%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.85%) Trello
6 1 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.43%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (4.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.85%) Endur
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.43%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.43%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.43%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 75 (32.05%) Azure
2 52 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (11.54%) AWS
4 20 (8.55%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (8.12%) Entra ID
6 15 (6.41%) GCP
7 14 (5.98%) Power Platform
8 13 (5.56%) SaaS
9 8 (3.42%) GitHub
9 8 (3.42%) OneDrive
9 8 (3.42%) Power Automate
10 7 (2.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 7 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (2.99%) Figma
10 7 (2.99%) Miro
11 5 (2.14%) IaaS
11 5 (2.14%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.28%) Google Analytics
12 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.68%) VPN
2 24 (10.26%) Firewall
3 15 (6.41%) Network Security
3 15 (6.41%) WAN
4 12 (5.13%) SD-WAN
5 11 (4.70%) Unified Communications
5 11 (4.70%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (4.27%) LAN
7 9 (3.85%) DHCP
7 9 (3.85%) DNS
8 8 (3.42%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.42%) VLAN
9 7 (2.99%) VoIP
10 5 (2.14%) SSL
11 4 (1.71%) CHAP
11 4 (1.71%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (1.28%) BGP
12 3 (1.28%) IPsec
12 3 (1.28%) OSPF
12 3 (1.28%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.70%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.42%) Power BI
2 8 (3.42%) Tableau
3 7 (2.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (2.56%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.71%) BigQuery
5 4 (1.71%) Metadata
6 3 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.85%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.43%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.43%) GIS
8 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.43%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (2.56%) JIRA
2 5 (2.14%) Git
3 2 (0.85%) ERwin
3 2 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) GCC
4 1 (0.43%) GDB
4 1 (0.43%) git-flow
General
1 114 (48.72%) Social Skills
2 58 (24.79%) Finance
3 49 (20.94%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (15.81%) Legal
5 25 (10.68%) Marketing
6 20 (8.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (7.69%) Law
8 14 (5.98%) Retail
9 11 (4.70%) Public Sector
10 10 (4.27%) Telecoms
11 8 (3.42%) Digital Health
12 7 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (2.99%) Manufacturing
13 6 (2.56%) Banking
14 5 (2.14%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.28%) Advertising
15 3 (1.28%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.28%) Automotive
15 3 (1.28%) German Language
15 3 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 36 (15.38%) Analyst
2 26 (11.11%) Senior
3 22 (9.40%) Developer
4 21 (8.97%) Lead
5 20 (8.55%) IT Support
6 14 (5.98%) IT Manager
7 12 (5.13%) Head of IT
7 12 (5.13%) IT Analyst
7 12 (5.13%) IT Engineer
8 9 (3.85%) Architect
8 9 (3.85%) Head of IT Operations
8 9 (3.85%) Head of Operations
8 9 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (3.85%) Security Engineer
8 9 (3.85%) Software Developer
8 9 (3.85%) Support Analyst
8 9 (3.85%) Support Engineer
9 8 (3.42%) IT Support Engineer
9 8 (3.42%) Project Manager
9 8 (3.42%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.98%) .NET
2 13 (5.56%) JSON
3 10 (4.27%) XML
4 9 (3.85%) Web Services
5 7 (2.99%) .NET Framework
5 7 (2.99%) REST
5 7 (2.99%) Universal Windows Platform
5 7 (2.99%) WinUI
5 7 (2.99%) WPF
6 6 (2.56%) HTML
7 5 (2.14%) CSS
8 3 (1.28%) EDI
8 3 (1.28%) Handlebars
8 3 (1.28%) Middleware
8 3 (1.28%) RESTful
9 2 (0.85%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (0.85%) OAuth
9 2 (0.85%) OpenID
9 2 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.85%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 39 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 30 (12.82%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (4.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.85%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.42%) Operational Technology
5 8 (3.42%) Security Posture
6 7 (2.99%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.56%) Freedom of Information
7 6 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (2.14%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (2.14%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.14%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.14%) e-Learning
8 5 (2.14%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.14%) Social Media
9 4 (1.71%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.71%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.71%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 40 (17.09%) Windows
2 11 (4.70%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.42%) Linux
4 5 (2.14%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.71%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.85%) Android
6 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (24.36%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (23.93%) Cybersecurity
3 54 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 46 (19.66%) Agile
5 39 (16.67%) Project Management
6 38 (16.24%) Information Security
7 35 (14.96%) DevOps
7 35 (14.96%) Service Delivery
8 32 (13.68%) Roadmaps
8 32 (13.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 29 (12.39%) Stakeholder Management
10 26 (11.11%) ITIL
11 25 (10.68%) Analytics
11 25 (10.68%) Customer Service
11 25 (10.68%) Risk Management
12 23 (9.83%) CRM
12 23 (9.83%) Incident Response
12 23 (9.83%) User Experience
13 22 (9.40%) Computer Science
14 21 (8.97%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.53%) SQL
2 12 (5.13%) Python
3 11 (4.70%) JavaScript
4 10 (4.27%) C#
5 7 (2.99%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.14%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.71%) R
8 3 (1.28%) Bash
8 3 (1.28%) Bicep
8 3 (1.28%) C++
8 3 (1.28%) Go
9 2 (0.85%) Java
9 2 (0.85%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.43%) Groovy
10 1 (0.43%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.43%) Ruby
10 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 68 (29.06%) Degree
2 21 (8.97%) DBS Check
3 15 (6.41%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (4.27%) Azure Certification
6 10 (4.27%) CCNP
6 10 (4.27%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.85%) AWS Certification
7 9 (3.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 9 (3.85%) CISA
7 9 (3.85%) CISSP
7 9 (3.85%) PMI Certification
7 9 (3.85%) PMP
8 8 (3.42%) CISM
8 8 (3.42%) Security Cleared
9 6 (2.56%) CBAP
9 6 (2.56%) SC Cleared
10 5 (2.14%) CCNA
11 4 (1.71%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (26.07%) GDPR
2 22 (9.40%) Accessibility
3 19 (8.12%) NIST
4 18 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (5.13%) QA
7 11 (4.70%) Data Quality
8 7 (2.99%) SOC 2
9 6 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (2.56%) PERC
9 6 (2.56%) SLA
10 5 (2.14%) GRC
11 4 (1.71%) COBIT
11 4 (1.71%) PCI DSS
12 3 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.85%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.85%) NCSC
14 1 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.43%) ISAE 3402
System Software
1 23 (9.83%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.71%) Docker
4 3 (1.28%) Firmware
5 2 (0.85%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (7.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (5.98%) Terraform
3 5 (2.14%) Autotask
3 5 (2.14%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.71%) Ansible
5 3 (1.28%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.28%) Grafana
5 3 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.85%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.85%) SCOM
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%) Kibana
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.43%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.43%) Puppet
Vendors
1 94 (40.17%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.27%) Adobe
2 10 (4.27%) Cisco
3 9 (3.85%) Google
4 7 (2.99%) Oracle
4 7 (2.99%) Salesforce
4 7 (2.99%) Syncfusion
4 7 (2.99%) Telerik
5 6 (2.56%) VMware
6 5 (2.14%) Progress
6 5 (2.14%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.14%) SolarWinds
7 4 (1.71%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.71%) Civica
7 4 (1.71%) Freshdesk
8 3 (1.28%) Databricks
8 3 (1.28%) Dell
8 3 (1.28%) Meraki
8 3 (1.28%) SAP
8 3 (1.28%) Zscaler