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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 231 233
Rank change year-on-year +82 +2 0
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 438 203 297
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.83% 1.25% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.23% 1.34% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 268 135 178
10th Percentile £36,750 £38,750 £36,925
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £40,029
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,435 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.47% -0.11% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,421 £81,250 £73,375
90th Percentile £91,250 £92,450 £90,575
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 19,614 15,094 20,463
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.92% 93.04% 87.57%
Number of salaries quoted 14,115 8,698 12,932
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,252
25th Percentile £44,784 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 10 September 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 36 (8.22%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.91%) Apache
4 3 (0.68%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.68%) WordPress
5 2 (0.46%) CMS
5 2 (0.46%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.68%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 6 (1.37%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.14%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.68%) BambooHR
3 3 (0.68%) Shopify
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 84 (19.18%) Azure
2 62 (14.16%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (13.70%) Power Platform
4 52 (11.87%) SaaS
5 31 (7.08%) AWS
6 28 (6.39%) Microsoft Purview
7 27 (6.16%) PowerApps
8 25 (5.71%) Microsoft Copilot
9 22 (5.02%) Power Automate
10 21 (4.79%) OneDrive
11 14 (3.20%) GCP
12 12 (2.74%) Entra ID
13 11 (2.51%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (2.51%) dbt
13 11 (2.51%) OCI
14 10 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (2.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 8 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (1.60%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 7 (1.60%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.42%) Network Security
2 6 (1.37%) Fibre Channel
2 6 (1.37%) iSCSI
3 5 (1.14%) DNS
4 4 (0.91%) CHAP
4 4 (0.91%) DHCP
4 4 (0.91%) Firewall
4 4 (0.91%) Internet
4 4 (0.91%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.91%) VPN
5 3 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.46%) 5G
6 2 (0.46%) SSL
7 1 (0.23%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.23%) HTTP
7 1 (0.23%) Intranet
7 1 (0.23%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.23%) LAN
7 1 (0.23%) VoIP
7 1 (0.23%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.90%) Power BI
2 20 (4.57%) Metadata
3 15 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.20%) Tableau
5 10 (2.28%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.05%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.83%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.83%) DynamoDB
7 8 (1.83%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.83%) Star Schema
8 7 (1.60%) Amazon QuickSight
8 7 (1.60%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.60%) Snowflake Schema
9 6 (1.37%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.14%) Big Data
11 4 (0.91%) Power Query
12 3 (0.68%) Delta Lake
13 1 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
13 1 (0.23%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 11 (2.51%) Git
2 4 (0.91%) JIRA
3 2 (0.46%) MLflow
4 1 (0.23%) Ant
General
1 166 (37.90%) Social Skills
2 115 (26.26%) Legal
3 101 (23.06%) Finance
4 80 (18.26%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (15.07%) Retail
6 57 (13.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 55 (12.56%) Law
8 51 (11.64%) Influencing Skills
9 39 (8.90%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (5.25%) Public Sector
11 15 (3.42%) Banking
12 14 (3.20%) Marketing
13 12 (2.74%) Back Office
14 11 (2.51%) Financial Institution
15 10 (2.28%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (2.28%) Local Government
16 8 (1.83%) Aviation
16 8 (1.83%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.37%) Legal Technology
18 5 (1.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (10.96%) Senior
2 42 (9.59%) Architect
3 28 (6.39%) Service Manager
4 27 (6.16%) Lead
5 26 (5.94%) Analyst
6 24 (5.48%) Delivery Manager
6 24 (5.48%) Service Delivery Manager
7 22 (5.02%) Data Manager
8 21 (4.79%) Technical Architect
9 20 (4.57%) Developer
9 20 (4.57%) Procurement Officer
10 18 (4.11%) Business Manager
11 16 (3.65%) Security Manager
12 15 (3.42%) Governance Manager
12 15 (3.42%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 14 (3.20%) Data Governance Analyst
13 14 (3.20%) Data Governance Manager
13 14 (3.20%) Information Manager
13 14 (3.20%) Information Security Manager
14 13 (2.97%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.65%) HTML
2 13 (2.97%) Microsoft Graph
2 13 (2.97%) REST
3 12 (2.74%) SPFx
3 12 (2.74%) Terraform
4 10 (2.28%) CSS
5 8 (1.83%) HTML5 Canvas
6 6 (1.37%) React
7 5 (1.14%) .NET
7 5 (1.14%) SOAP
8 4 (0.91%) Kafka
9 3 (0.68%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.68%) JSON
9 3 (0.68%) Next.js
9 3 (0.68%) Spring
9 3 (0.68%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.46%) OAuth
10 2 (0.46%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.46%) OpenID
10 2 (0.46%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.73%) Management Information System
2 45 (10.27%) Data Protection Act
3 40 (9.13%) Product Ownership
4 29 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (6.39%) Virtual Team
6 26 (5.94%) Onboarding
7 23 (5.25%) Security Posture
8 20 (4.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 19 (4.34%) Cloud Native
10 12 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.51%) Low-Code
12 9 (2.05%) Freedom of Information
12 9 (2.05%) Social Media
13 8 (1.83%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.83%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (1.60%) Cyber Security Posture
14 7 (1.60%) Freedom of Information Act
15 6 (1.37%) Data Centre
15 6 (1.37%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.79%) Windows
2 4 (0.91%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.68%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.68%) Linux
4 2 (0.46%) Android
4 2 (0.46%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (29.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 109 (24.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 104 (23.74%) Cybersecurity
4 99 (22.60%) Problem-Solving
5 98 (22.37%) AI
6 97 (22.15%) Agile
6 97 (22.15%) Information Security
7 87 (19.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 77 (17.58%) Decision-Making
9 65 (14.84%) Risk Management
10 62 (14.16%) Service Delivery
11 47 (10.73%) Analytics
11 47 (10.73%) Incident Response
11 47 (10.73%) Strategic Thinking
12 45 (10.27%) Project Management
13 43 (9.82%) CI/CD
13 43 (9.82%) DevOps
14 42 (9.59%) Business Intelligence
15 41 (9.36%) Roadmaps
16 40 (9.13%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.48%) SQL
2 19 (4.34%) JavaScript
3 17 (3.88%) C#
4 14 (3.20%) Python
5 7 (1.60%) Bicep
6 6 (1.37%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.68%) Java
8 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.23%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.23%) Delphi
9 1 (0.23%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 41 (9.36%) Degree
2 39 (8.90%) CISSP
3 38 (8.68%) Security Cleared
4 30 (6.85%) CISM
4 30 (6.85%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.42%) CISA
5 15 (3.42%) DBS Check
6 12 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.28%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (2.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 9 (2.05%) ACCA
8 9 (2.05%) CCSP
8 9 (2.05%) CIMA
8 9 (2.05%) CRISC
9 7 (1.60%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (1.60%) ISACA
9 7 (1.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 6 (1.37%) Dell Certification
11 5 (1.14%) CIPFA
11 5 (1.14%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (29.68%) GDPR
2 54 (12.33%) Data Quality
3 51 (11.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (7.99%) NIST
5 29 (6.62%) Accessibility
6 21 (4.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 20 (4.57%) GRC
8 19 (4.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 15 (3.42%) ISO 22301
10 14 (3.20%) PCI DSS
11 13 (2.97%) SOC 2
12 12 (2.74%) COBIT
13 8 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 7 (1.60%) PMO
14 7 (1.60%) SOC 1
15 6 (1.37%) ISO 9001
15 6 (1.37%) QA
15 6 (1.37%) TickIT
16 3 (0.68%) NCSC
16 3 (0.68%) NIST 800
System Software
1 6 (1.37%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.37%) Hyper-V
1 6 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
1 6 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (1.37%) vSphere
2 5 (1.14%) Docker
3 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.37%) Avamar
1 6 (1.37%) Dell DRAC
1 6 (1.37%) EMC NetWorker
1 6 (1.37%) EMC VPLEX
1 6 (1.37%) Kubernetes
1 6 (1.37%) VxRail
2 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.23%) Ansible
4 1 (0.23%) Grafana
4 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 112 (25.57%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.20%) Salesforce
3 12 (2.74%) OpenAI
4 10 (2.28%) Oracle
4 10 (2.28%) YouTube
5 8 (1.83%) Informatica
6 7 (1.60%) Talend
7 6 (1.37%) 3PAR
7 6 (1.37%) Adobe
7 6 (1.37%) Dell
7 6 (1.37%) Isilon
7 6 (1.37%) NetApp
7 6 (1.37%) Nimble Storage
7 6 (1.37%) Veeam
7 6 (1.37%) VMware
7 6 (1.37%) Xero
8 5 (1.14%) Google
8 5 (1.14%) Sage
9 4 (0.91%) SAP
9 4 (0.91%) ServiceNow