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

 6 months to
16 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 215 237
Rank change year-on-year +38 +22 -11
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 260 249 440
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.40% 1.68% 1.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% 1.77% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 173 162 372
10th Percentile £33,800 £41,250 £35,693
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,041 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.07% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £70,088
90th Percentile £99,273 £97,375 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -9.09%

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 15,402 14,083 29,565
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.07% 91.04%
Number of salaries quoted 10,940 8,654 23,358
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,208 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.97%

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 16 May 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 9 (3.46%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.92%) CMS
4 3 (1.15%) Apache
4 3 (1.15%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.77%) IIS
6 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.92%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.54%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.54%) Shopify
3 3 (1.15%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 65 (25.00%) Azure
2 34 (13.08%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (9.62%) SaaS
4 22 (8.46%) Power Platform
5 19 (7.31%) AWS
6 18 (6.92%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (5.77%) Entra ID
8 14 (5.38%) GCP
9 7 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.69%) GitHub
9 7 (2.69%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.54%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.54%) Nutanix
11 3 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (1.15%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.15%) Serverless
12 2 (0.77%) Algolia
12 2 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.85%) CHAP
2 10 (3.85%) Firewall
3 8 (3.08%) DNS
3 8 (3.08%) Network Security
4 6 (2.31%) VPN
5 5 (1.92%) DHCP
6 4 (1.54%) Fibre Channel
6 4 (1.54%) iSCSI
6 4 (1.54%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.15%) PuTTY
7 3 (1.15%) WAN
8 2 (0.77%) LAN
9 1 (0.38%) Broadband
9 1 (0.38%) Internet
9 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.38%) SMS
9 1 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.46%) Power BI
2 11 (4.23%) Tableau
3 6 (2.31%) Metadata
4 4 (1.54%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.54%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.15%) Power Query
6 2 (0.77%) Big Data
6 2 (0.77%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.77%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.77%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.38%) DB2
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.38%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (3.08%) Git
2 5 (1.92%) JIRA
3 3 (1.15%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.15%) Maven
3 3 (1.15%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.77%) MLflow
4 2 (0.77%) Storybook
5 1 (0.38%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.38%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 115 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 75 (28.85%) Finance
3 60 (23.08%) Legal
4 32 (12.31%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (11.15%) Law
6 28 (10.77%) Banking
7 27 (10.38%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (9.23%) Financial Institution
9 24 (9.23%) Retail
10 11 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (4.23%) Marketing
11 6 (2.31%) Local Government
11 6 (2.31%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.31%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.54%) Aviation
13 4 (1.54%) Back Office
13 4 (1.54%) Games
13 4 (1.54%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (8.85%) Auditor
2 22 (8.46%) Internal Auditor
2 22 (8.46%) Security Auditor
3 19 (7.31%) Lead
4 18 (6.92%) Analyst
4 18 (6.92%) Security Manager
4 18 (6.92%) Senior
5 15 (5.77%) IT Manager
6 14 (5.38%) Information Manager
7 13 (5.00%) Information Security Manager
8 12 (4.62%) Developer
8 12 (4.62%) Governance Manager
9 11 (4.23%) Administrator
9 11 (4.23%) Architect
10 9 (3.46%) Consultant
10 9 (3.46%) Data Manager
10 9 (3.46%) Data Protection Officer
10 9 (3.46%) Infrastructure Manager
10 9 (3.46%) Product Manager
10 9 (3.46%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.92%) CSS
1 5 (1.92%) HTML
2 4 (1.54%) REST
2 4 (1.54%) SOAP
3 3 (1.15%) .NET
3 3 (1.15%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (1.15%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.15%) JWT
3 3 (1.15%) Middleware
3 3 (1.15%) OAuth
3 3 (1.15%) RAML
3 3 (1.15%) RESTful
4 2 (0.77%) CSS3
4 2 (0.77%) Express.js
4 2 (0.77%) Jest
4 2 (0.77%) Next.js
4 2 (0.77%) Node.js
4 2 (0.77%) React
4 2 (0.77%) RxJS
4 2 (0.77%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 56 (21.54%) Management Information System
2 27 (10.38%) Data Protection Act
3 21 (8.08%) Onboarding
4 20 (7.69%) Product Ownership
5 16 (6.15%) Cloud Native
6 15 (5.77%) Security Posture
7 12 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (4.23%) Blockchain
9 7 (2.69%) Podcast
10 6 (2.31%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (1.92%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.54%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.54%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.54%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.54%) Low-Code
12 4 (1.54%) NHS
12 4 (1.54%) Social Media
12 4 (1.54%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 18 (6.92%) Windows
2 8 (3.08%) Linux
3 6 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.15%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.77%) Android
5 2 (0.77%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.77%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.77%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.77%) Unix
5 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.38%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (30.00%) Information Security
2 70 (26.92%) Cybersecurity
3 65 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (21.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 56 (21.54%) Incident Response
5 53 (20.38%) Agile
5 53 (20.38%) Risk Management
6 51 (19.62%) Decision-Making
7 45 (17.31%) Project Management
7 45 (17.31%) Vulnerability Management
8 43 (16.54%) Analytics
9 41 (15.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 32 (12.31%) AI
11 31 (11.92%) Stakeholder Management
12 30 (11.54%) Validation
13 29 (11.15%) Data Governance
14 28 (10.77%) Business Intelligence
14 28 (10.77%) Data Analytics
14 28 (10.77%) Internal Audit
14 28 (10.77%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.62%) Python
2 11 (4.23%) SQL
3 9 (3.46%) Bicep
3 9 (3.46%) JavaScript
3 9 (3.46%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.31%) Java
4 6 (2.31%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.54%) C#
6 3 (1.15%) VBA
7 2 (0.77%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.38%) Bash
8 1 (0.38%) Scala
8 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (16.54%) CISSP
2 34 (13.08%) CISM
2 34 (13.08%) Degree
3 31 (11.92%) CISA
4 23 (8.85%) CGEIT
4 23 (8.85%) FFIEC
4 23 (8.85%) SANS
5 15 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (4.23%) DBS Check
6 11 (4.23%) Security Cleared
7 10 (3.85%) SC Cleared
8 7 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (2.31%) CEH
10 5 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.54%) ACCA
11 4 (1.54%) CIMA
11 4 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.54%) Dell Certification
12 3 (1.15%) CIPD
12 3 (1.15%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (36.92%) GDPR
2 41 (15.77%) NIST
3 31 (11.92%) Data Quality
3 31 (11.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (10.38%) COBIT
5 17 (6.54%) Accessibility
5 17 (6.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (4.23%) PCI DSS
7 10 (3.85%) QA
8 9 (3.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 8 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (2.31%) GRC
10 6 (2.31%) SOC 2
10 6 (2.31%) TickIT
11 5 (1.92%) PMO
12 4 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.54%) HIPAA
13 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (1.15%) NIST 800
13 3 (1.15%) SOC 1
System Software
1 10 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.54%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.54%) vSphere
4 2 (0.77%) Docker
5 1 (0.38%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 13 (5.00%) Terraform
2 9 (3.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.54%) Ansible
3 4 (1.54%) Avamar
3 4 (1.54%) Dell DRAC
3 4 (1.54%) EMC NetWorker
3 4 (1.54%) EMC VPLEX
3 4 (1.54%) VxRail
4 1 (0.38%) CASB
4 1 (0.38%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 66 (25.38%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.08%) iManage
2 8 (3.08%) Salesforce
2 8 (3.08%) VMware
3 7 (2.69%) Google
4 5 (1.92%) Oracle
4 5 (1.92%) Sage
5 4 (1.54%) 3PAR
5 4 (1.54%) Databricks
5 4 (1.54%) Dell
5 4 (1.54%) Freshdesk
5 4 (1.54%) Isilon
5 4 (1.54%) MuleSoft
5 4 (1.54%) NetApp
5 4 (1.54%) Nimble Storage
5 4 (1.54%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.54%) Veeam
5 4 (1.54%) Xero
6 3 (1.15%) SAP
6 3 (1.15%) Workday
143 hybrid/remote Data Protection jobs