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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 182 220 227
Rank change year-on-year +38 +7 -28
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 232 288 298
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.47% 1.45% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.60% 1.63% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 162 161 264
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £38,780 £43,750 £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 £79,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,200 £100,000 £89,226
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 14,455 17,637 20,651
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.89% 88.60% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,789 10,534 16,696
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £36,950
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,627
90th Percentile £98,150 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £54,793 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.68% - -

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 14 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 (11.21%) SharePoint
2 13 (5.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.29%) CMS
3 3 (1.29%) Confluence
3 3 (1.29%) IIS
4 2 (0.86%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.86%) 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 (6.03%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.02%) Adobe XD
4 3 (1.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.86%) Trello
6 1 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.43%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (4.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.86%) Endur
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.86%) 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 73 (31.47%) Azure
2 51 (21.98%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (11.21%) AWS
4 20 (8.62%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (8.19%) Entra ID
6 14 (6.03%) GCP
6 14 (6.03%) Power Platform
7 13 (5.60%) SaaS
8 8 (3.45%) GitHub
8 8 (3.45%) OneDrive
8 8 (3.45%) Power Automate
9 7 (3.02%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (3.02%) Figma
9 7 (3.02%) Miro
10 5 (2.16%) IaaS
10 5 (2.16%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.29%) Google Analytics
11 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.78%) VPN
2 24 (10.34%) Firewall
3 15 (6.47%) WAN
4 14 (6.03%) Network Security
5 12 (5.17%) SD-WAN
6 11 (4.74%) Unified Communications
6 11 (4.74%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (4.31%) LAN
8 9 (3.88%) DHCP
8 9 (3.88%) DNS
9 8 (3.45%) TCP/IP
9 8 (3.45%) VLAN
10 7 (3.02%) VoIP
11 5 (2.16%) SSL
12 4 (1.72%) CHAP
12 4 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (1.29%) BGP
13 3 (1.29%) IPsec
13 3 (1.29%) OSPF
13 3 (1.29%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.74%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.45%) Power BI
2 8 (3.45%) Tableau
3 7 (3.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (2.59%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.72%) BigQuery
5 4 (1.72%) Metadata
6 3 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.86%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.86%) 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 (2.59%) JIRA
2 5 (2.16%) Git
3 2 (0.86%) ERwin
3 2 (0.86%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) GCC
4 1 (0.43%) GDB
4 1 (0.43%) git-flow
General
1 114 (49.14%) Social Skills
2 57 (24.57%) Finance
3 48 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (15.52%) Legal
5 25 (10.78%) Marketing
6 20 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (6.90%) Law
8 14 (6.03%) Retail
9 11 (4.74%) Public Sector
10 10 (4.31%) Telecoms
11 8 (3.45%) Digital Health
12 7 (3.02%) Manufacturing
13 6 (2.59%) Banking
13 6 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (2.16%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.29%) Advertising
15 3 (1.29%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.29%) Automotive
15 3 (1.29%) German Language
15 3 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 36 (15.52%) Analyst
2 26 (11.21%) Senior
3 22 (9.48%) Developer
4 20 (8.62%) IT Support
4 20 (8.62%) Lead
5 14 (6.03%) IT Manager
6 12 (5.17%) Head of IT
6 12 (5.17%) IT Analyst
6 12 (5.17%) IT Engineer
7 9 (3.88%) Head of IT Operations
7 9 (3.88%) Head of Operations
7 9 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (3.88%) Software Developer
7 9 (3.88%) Support Analyst
7 9 (3.88%) Support Engineer
8 8 (3.45%) Architect
8 8 (3.45%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (3.45%) Project Manager
8 8 (3.45%) Security Engineer
8 8 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.03%) .NET
2 13 (5.60%) JSON
3 10 (4.31%) XML
4 9 (3.88%) Web Services
5 7 (3.02%) .NET Framework
5 7 (3.02%) REST
5 7 (3.02%) Universal Windows Platform
5 7 (3.02%) WinUI
5 7 (3.02%) WPF
6 6 (2.59%) HTML
7 5 (2.16%) CSS
8 3 (1.29%) EDI
8 3 (1.29%) Handlebars
8 3 (1.29%) Middleware
8 3 (1.29%) RESTful
9 2 (0.86%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (0.86%) OAuth
9 2 (0.86%) OpenID
9 2 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.86%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 39 (16.81%) Management Information System
2 29 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (4.74%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.88%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.45%) Operational Technology
6 7 (3.02%) Cloud Native
6 7 (3.02%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.59%) Freedom of Information
8 5 (2.16%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (2.16%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.16%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.16%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.16%) Social Media
8 5 (2.16%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.72%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.72%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.72%) e-Learning
9 4 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 40 (17.24%) Windows
2 11 (4.74%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.45%) Linux
4 5 (2.16%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.72%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.86%) Android
6 2 (0.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (24.57%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (24.14%) Cybersecurity
3 52 (22.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 46 (19.83%) Agile
5 39 (16.81%) Project Management
6 37 (15.95%) Information Security
7 35 (15.09%) DevOps
7 35 (15.09%) Service Delivery
8 32 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 31 (13.36%) Roadmaps
10 28 (12.07%) Stakeholder Management
11 26 (11.21%) ITIL
12 25 (10.78%) Analytics
12 25 (10.78%) Customer Service
13 24 (10.34%) Risk Management
14 23 (9.91%) CRM
14 23 (9.91%) User Experience
15 22 (9.48%) Computer Science
15 22 (9.48%) Incident Response
16 21 (9.05%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.66%) SQL
2 12 (5.17%) Python
3 11 (4.74%) JavaScript
4 10 (4.31%) C#
5 7 (3.02%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.16%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.72%) R
8 3 (1.29%) Bash
8 3 (1.29%) Bicep
8 3 (1.29%) C++
8 3 (1.29%) Go
9 2 (0.86%) Java
9 2 (0.86%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.43%) Groovy
10 1 (0.43%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.43%) Ruby
10 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 68 (29.31%) Degree
2 21 (9.05%) DBS Check
3 15 (6.47%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (6.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (4.31%) Azure Certification
6 10 (4.31%) CCNP
6 10 (4.31%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.88%) AWS Certification
7 9 (3.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 9 (3.88%) CISA
7 9 (3.88%) PMI Certification
7 9 (3.88%) PMP
8 8 (3.45%) CISM
8 8 (3.45%) CISSP
9 7 (3.02%) Security Cleared
10 6 (2.59%) CBAP
11 5 (2.16%) CCNA
11 5 (2.16%) SC Cleared
12 4 (1.72%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (25.86%) GDPR
2 22 (9.48%) Accessibility
3 19 (8.19%) NIST
4 17 (7.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (5.17%) QA
7 11 (4.74%) Data Quality
8 7 (3.02%) SOC 2
9 6 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (2.59%) PERC
9 6 (2.59%) SLA
10 5 (2.16%) GRC
11 4 (1.72%) COBIT
11 4 (1.72%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.86%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.86%) NCSC
13 1 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.43%) ISAE 3402
System Software
1 23 (9.91%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.72%) Docker
4 3 (1.29%) Firmware
5 2 (0.86%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (7.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (6.03%) Terraform
3 5 (2.16%) Autotask
3 5 (2.16%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.72%) Ansible
5 3 (1.29%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.29%) Grafana
5 3 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.86%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.86%) 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 (40.52%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.31%) Adobe
2 10 (4.31%) Cisco
3 9 (3.88%) Google
4 7 (3.02%) Oracle
4 7 (3.02%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.02%) Syncfusion
4 7 (3.02%) Telerik
5 6 (2.59%) VMware
6 5 (2.16%) Progress
6 5 (2.16%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.16%) SolarWinds
7 4 (1.72%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.72%) Civica
7 4 (1.72%) Freshdesk
8 3 (1.29%) Databricks
8 3 (1.29%) Dell
8 3 (1.29%) Meraki
8 3 (1.29%) SAP
8 3 (1.29%) Zscaler