Data Protection Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Data Protection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Data Protection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 271 260 244
Rank change year-on-year -11 -16 -2
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 219 428 501
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.06% 1.26% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 1.41% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 144 342 358
10th Percentile £39,821 £35,693 £39,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £39,750 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £82,500 £70,263 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,875 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -12.28% +3.64%

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 19,203 30,363 34,629
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.10% 89.23% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 10,245 22,461 25,124
10th Percentile £25,313 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,772 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

Data Protection
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Protection trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Protection
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Protection.

Data Protection salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Protection over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Data Protection salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 28 (12.79%) SharePoint
2 15 (6.85%) CMS
3 5 (2.28%) Drupal
3 5 (2.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.83%) SAS
5 2 (0.91%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.91%) Confluence
5 2 (0.91%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.91%) WordPress
6 1 (0.46%) IIS
6 1 (0.46%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.46%) Umbraco
Applications
1 16 (7.31%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.02%) Adobe Premiere
2 11 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.02%) Photoshop
3 8 (3.65%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (3.65%) MS Visio
3 8 (3.65%) Trello
4 6 (2.74%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.46%) InDesign
6 1 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (8.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.37%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.91%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 51 (23.29%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (22.37%) Azure
3 30 (13.70%) AWS
3 30 (13.70%) Power Platform
4 16 (7.31%) Dynamics 365
5 15 (6.85%) Serverless
6 14 (6.39%) Azure Data Factory
6 14 (6.39%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (5.94%) PowerApps
8 12 (5.48%) AWS Lambda
8 12 (5.48%) GCP
9 11 (5.02%) SaaS
10 10 (4.57%) AWS CloudFormation
10 10 (4.57%) AWS KMS
11 9 (4.11%) OneDrive
12 7 (3.20%) Power Automate
13 6 (2.74%) Google Analytics
14 5 (2.28%) Entra ID
15 3 (1.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 3 (1.37%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.39%) LAN
1 14 (6.39%) WAN
2 13 (5.94%) Network Security
3 10 (4.57%) VPN
4 9 (4.11%) SD-WAN
5 8 (3.65%) Firewall
6 4 (1.83%) DNS
7 3 (1.37%) Internet
8 1 (0.46%) Broadband
8 1 (0.46%) DHCP
8 1 (0.46%) Intranet
8 1 (0.46%) IPv4
8 1 (0.46%) IPv6
8 1 (0.46%) OpenVPN
8 1 (0.46%) SSH
8 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.46%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.31%) Power BI
2 6 (2.74%) MySQL
2 6 (2.74%) NoSQL
3 5 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.28%) Tableau
4 4 (1.83%) BigQuery
4 4 (1.83%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.37%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.37%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.37%) Metadata
5 3 (1.37%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.91%) Big Data
6 2 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.46%) DTS
7 1 (0.46%) GIS
7 1 (0.46%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (6.85%) JIRA
2 7 (3.20%) Git
3 4 (1.83%) PHPUnit
4 1 (0.46%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.46%) GitLab
4 1 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 104 (47.49%) Social Skills
2 64 (29.22%) Finance
3 39 (17.81%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (16.89%) Marketing
5 18 (8.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (7.76%) Legal
7 13 (5.94%) Retail
8 8 (3.65%) Banking
8 8 (3.65%) German Language
8 8 (3.65%) Law
8 8 (3.65%) Public Sector
9 7 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.74%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.28%) Advertising
12 4 (1.83%) Local Government
13 3 (1.37%) Back Office
13 3 (1.37%) Games
14 2 (0.91%) Front Office
14 2 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (14.61%) Analyst
2 25 (11.42%) Architect
3 22 (10.05%) Senior
4 18 (8.22%) Developer
5 15 (6.85%) AWS Architect
6 13 (5.94%) Lead
7 11 (5.02%) Cloud Architect
7 11 (5.02%) Support Engineer
8 9 (4.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (4.11%) Project Manager
8 9 (4.11%) Solutions Architect
9 8 (3.65%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
9 8 (3.65%) IT Support
9 8 (3.65%) Senior Analyst
10 7 (3.20%) Business Analyst
10 7 (3.20%) Infrastructure Support
10 7 (3.20%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 7 (3.20%) IT Analyst
10 7 (3.20%) Platform Specialist
10 7 (3.20%) Power Platform Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.39%) HTML
2 12 (5.48%) CSS
2 12 (5.48%) Kafka
3 10 (4.57%) Elastic Stack
3 10 (4.57%) REST
4 7 (3.20%) .NET
4 7 (3.20%) React
4 7 (3.20%) RESTful
5 5 (2.28%) Laravel
6 4 (1.83%) Jest
6 4 (1.83%) jQuery
6 4 (1.83%) LAMP
6 4 (1.83%) Saxon XSLT
7 3 (1.37%) .NET Framework
7 3 (1.37%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (1.37%) Entity Framework
7 3 (1.37%) JSON
7 3 (1.37%) Lambda Expressions
7 3 (1.37%) LINQ
7 3 (1.37%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 38 (17.35%) Data Protection Act
2 36 (16.44%) Management Information System
3 16 (7.31%) Social Media
4 15 (6.85%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (5.48%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.57%) Data Structures
7 9 (4.11%) Freedom of Information
8 8 (3.65%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (3.65%) Product Ownership
9 7 (3.20%) Blog
9 7 (3.20%) Cloud Native
10 6 (2.74%) Distributed Architecture
10 6 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (2.74%) NHS
11 5 (2.28%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (2.28%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.83%) Credit Risk
12 4 (1.83%) e-Learning
12 4 (1.83%) Market Risk
13 3 (1.37%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.42%) Windows
2 8 (3.65%) Windows Vista
3 5 (2.28%) Linux
4 3 (1.37%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.46%) Android
5 1 (0.46%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.46%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (31.05%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (19.18%) DevOps
3 41 (18.72%) Cybersecurity
4 40 (18.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (16.89%) Project Management
6 35 (15.98%) Analytics
7 32 (14.61%) Agile
8 30 (13.70%) CI/CD
8 30 (13.70%) CRM
8 30 (13.70%) Risk Management
9 29 (13.24%) Information Security
9 29 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 28 (12.79%) Regulatory Compliance
11 27 (12.33%) Collaborative Working
11 27 (12.33%) User Experience
12 26 (11.87%) Budget Management
13 25 (11.42%) Decision-Making
14 24 (10.96%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (10.50%) Computer Science
15 23 (10.50%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (14.16%) SQL
2 25 (11.42%) Python
3 23 (10.50%) JavaScript
4 17 (7.76%) C#
5 15 (6.85%) Java
6 9 (4.11%) PHP
7 8 (3.65%) PowerShell
7 8 (3.65%) R
8 5 (2.28%) Bash
9 3 (1.37%) Go
10 2 (0.91%) C++
10 2 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.46%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.46%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.46%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.46%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.46%) Ruby
11 1 (0.46%) Scala
11 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 54 (24.66%) Degree
2 18 (8.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (7.76%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (6.85%) AWS Certification
4 15 (6.85%) DBS Check
4 15 (6.85%) Security Cleared
5 14 (6.39%) SC Cleared
6 12 (5.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 11 (5.02%) CISSP
8 8 (3.65%) PMI Certification
8 8 (3.65%) PMP
9 7 (3.20%) CISM
10 4 (1.83%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.83%) CISA
11 3 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.37%) SANS
12 2 (0.91%) CEH
12 2 (0.91%) CISMP
12 2 (0.91%) ISEB
12 2 (0.91%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (28.31%) GDPR
2 17 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (7.31%) QA
4 14 (6.39%) Data Quality
5 12 (5.48%) HIPAA
6 10 (4.57%) NIST
7 9 (4.11%) Accessibility
7 9 (4.11%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (4.11%) PCI DSS
8 6 (2.74%) SOC 2
9 5 (2.28%) COBIT
9 5 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (1.83%) Basel II
10 4 (1.83%) Basel III
10 4 (1.83%) Dodd-Frank
10 4 (1.83%) IFRS
10 4 (1.83%) IFRS 9
10 4 (1.83%) SLA
11 2 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.91%) NCSC
System Software
1 16 (7.31%) Docker
2 13 (5.94%) Active Directory
3 9 (4.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.91%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.46%) pfSense
6 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (6.85%) Kubernetes
2 13 (5.94%) Grafana
2 13 (5.94%) Prometheus
3 12 (5.48%) Terraform
4 9 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.83%) SCCM
5 4 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.37%) Ansible
6 3 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.91%) Avamar
7 2 (0.91%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.91%) Puppet
8 1 (0.46%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.46%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.46%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 74 (33.79%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.02%) Google
3 10 (4.57%) Citrix
4 5 (2.28%) Adobe
4 5 (2.28%) OneTrust
4 5 (2.28%) Salesforce
4 5 (2.28%) VMware
5 4 (1.83%) Alteryx
5 4 (1.83%) Oracle
6 3 (1.37%) Sage
7 2 (0.91%) Cisco
7 2 (0.91%) Dell
7 2 (0.91%) Splunk
7 2 (0.91%) Veeam
8 1 (0.46%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.46%) EqualLogic
8 1 (0.46%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.46%) IBM
8 1 (0.46%) SaltStack
8 1 (0.46%) ServiceNow