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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 178 224
Rank change year-on-year -1 +46 +1
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 236 293 391
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.96% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 2.06% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 167 177 335
10th Percentile £29,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £51,250 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,720 £62,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +15.74% -1.82%
75th Percentile £87,614 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £99,084 £87,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year -8.00% +21.95% -6.82%

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 14,107 14,225 25,790
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.74% 95.08% 92.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9,181 8,743 21,428
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 28 February 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 13 (5.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.24%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.69%) CMS
4 2 (0.85%) Confluence
4 2 (0.85%) IIS
5 1 (0.42%) nginx
5 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (10.17%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (7.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.97%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (3.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.42%) Endur
3 1 (0.42%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.42%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 63 (26.69%) Azure
2 38 (16.10%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (8.47%) AWS
3 20 (8.47%) Entra ID
3 20 (8.47%) SaaS
4 15 (6.36%) GCP
5 14 (5.93%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (5.93%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.39%) GitHub
7 7 (2.97%) Figma
7 7 (2.97%) Microsoft Purview
7 7 (2.97%) Miro
8 6 (2.54%) IaaS
9 5 (2.12%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.27%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.27%) Stripe
11 2 (0.85%) Algolia
11 2 (0.85%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 2 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.85%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (11.44%) Firewall
2 21 (8.90%) CHAP
2 21 (8.90%) VPN
3 14 (5.93%) Network Security
4 12 (5.08%) DNS
5 10 (4.24%) DHCP
5 10 (4.24%) WAN
6 9 (3.81%) TCP/IP
7 7 (2.97%) LAN
7 7 (2.97%) VLAN
8 5 (2.12%) SD-WAN
8 5 (2.12%) SSL
8 5 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (1.69%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (1.27%) PuTTY
11 2 (0.85%) BGP
11 2 (0.85%) IPsec
11 2 (0.85%) OSPF
11 2 (0.85%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.85%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.93%) Power BI
2 7 (2.97%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.12%) Tableau
4 4 (1.69%) Metadata
4 4 (1.69%) Power Query
5 2 (0.85%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.85%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.42%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.42%) DB2
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.97%) Git
2 6 (2.54%) JIRA
3 3 (1.27%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.27%) Maven
3 3 (1.27%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.85%) ERwin
4 2 (0.85%) Storybook
5 1 (0.42%) GCC
5 1 (0.42%) GDB
5 1 (0.42%) git-flow
General
1 120 (50.85%) Social Skills
2 68 (28.81%) Finance
3 43 (18.22%) Legal
4 41 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (10.17%) Banking
6 23 (9.75%) Financial Institution
6 23 (9.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (8.47%) Law
8 15 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (5.08%) Marketing
10 10 (4.24%) Retail
11 8 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (3.39%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.97%) Digital Health
12 7 (2.97%) Local Government
13 6 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.69%) Manufacturing
15 3 (1.27%) Advertising
15 3 (1.27%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 25 (10.59%) Lead
2 22 (9.32%) Developer
3 21 (8.90%) Auditor
4 20 (8.47%) Internal Auditor
4 20 (8.47%) Security Auditor
5 17 (7.20%) Analyst
6 15 (6.36%) IT Manager
6 15 (6.36%) IT Support
7 14 (5.93%) Senior
8 13 (5.51%) Security Engineer
9 10 (4.24%) Administrator
9 10 (4.24%) Security Manager
10 9 (3.81%) Support Analyst
11 8 (3.39%) Architect
11 8 (3.39%) IT Engineer
12 7 (2.97%) Data Administrator
12 7 (2.97%) Head of IT
12 7 (2.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (2.97%) IT Analyst
12 7 (2.97%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.66%) .NET
2 9 (3.81%) REST
3 6 (2.54%) Middleware
4 5 (2.12%) .NET Framework
4 5 (2.12%) CSS
4 5 (2.12%) SOAP
4 5 (2.12%) Universal Windows Platform
4 5 (2.12%) WinUI
4 5 (2.12%) WPF
5 4 (1.69%) HTML
5 4 (1.69%) JSON
5 4 (1.69%) OAuth
5 4 (1.69%) XML
6 3 (1.27%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (1.27%) EDI
6 3 (1.27%) Node.js
6 3 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.27%) RAML
6 3 (1.27%) React Native
6 3 (1.27%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 58 (24.58%) Management Information System
2 26 (11.02%) Data Protection Act
3 16 (6.78%) Onboarding
4 12 (5.08%) Blockchain
5 11 (4.66%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (4.24%) Security Posture
7 8 (3.39%) Cloud Native
8 7 (2.97%) e-Learning
9 6 (2.54%) Product Ownership
10 5 (2.12%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (2.12%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.12%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.69%) NHS
11 4 (1.69%) Virtual Team
12 3 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.27%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.27%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.27%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 34 (14.41%) Windows
2 14 (5.93%) Windows Server
3 11 (4.66%) Linux
4 4 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.27%) Android
5 3 (1.27%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.27%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.85%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.85%) Unix
6 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.42%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (26.27%) Information Security
2 58 (24.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (23.73%) Cybersecurity
4 52 (22.03%) Agile
5 51 (21.61%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (20.76%) Project Management
7 44 (18.64%) Analytics
7 44 (18.64%) Incident Response
8 41 (17.37%) Risk Management
9 40 (16.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 32 (13.56%) Service Delivery
11 28 (11.86%) Coaching
11 28 (11.86%) Data Analytics
11 28 (11.86%) DevOps
11 28 (11.86%) Validation
12 27 (11.44%) Stakeholder Management
13 26 (11.02%) Computer Science
14 25 (10.59%) Data Governance
14 25 (10.59%) Decision-Making
15 24 (10.17%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (9.32%) SQL
2 9 (3.81%) PowerShell
3 8 (3.39%) Python
4 7 (2.97%) Java
5 6 (2.54%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.12%) C#
6 5 (2.12%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.12%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.27%) Bicep
7 3 (1.27%) VBA
8 2 (0.85%) Bash
8 2 (0.85%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.42%) C++
9 1 (0.42%) Groovy
9 1 (0.42%) Ruby
9 1 (0.42%) Scala
Qualifications
1 51 (21.61%) Degree
2 29 (12.29%) CISSP
3 25 (10.59%) CISM
4 23 (9.75%) CISA
5 21 (8.90%) CGEIT
5 21 (8.90%) FFIEC
5 21 (8.90%) SANS
6 17 (7.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (6.78%) DBS Check
8 11 (4.66%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (4.24%) Security Cleared
10 8 (3.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (3.39%) SC Cleared
11 7 (2.97%) CCNA
12 5 (2.12%) Azure Certification
12 5 (2.12%) PMI Certification
13 4 (1.69%) CCNP
13 4 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 4 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (1.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (30.51%) GDPR
2 31 (13.14%) NIST
3 23 (9.75%) Accessibility
4 22 (9.32%) COBIT
5 21 (8.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 18 (7.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (7.63%) Data Quality
7 11 (4.66%) QA
8 7 (2.97%) SLA
9 6 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (2.54%) PCI DSS
9 6 (2.54%) SOC 2
10 5 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (2.12%) GRC
11 4 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (1.69%) HIPAA
12 3 (1.27%) PERC
13 2 (0.85%) GMP
13 2 (0.85%) NCSC
13 2 (0.85%) NIST 800
System Software
1 18 (7.63%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.85%) Docker
3 2 (0.85%) Firmware
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.24%) Terraform
3 7 (2.97%) Ansible
4 5 (2.12%) Autotask
5 2 (0.85%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (0.85%) Grafana
5 2 (0.85%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.42%) Argo
6 1 (0.42%) CASB
6 1 (0.42%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 1 (0.42%) Kibana
6 1 (0.42%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 83 (35.17%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.24%) Adobe
3 9 (3.81%) Google
4 7 (2.97%) Oracle
4 7 (2.97%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.54%) Cisco
5 6 (2.54%) VMware
6 5 (2.12%) iManage
6 5 (2.12%) SAP
6 5 (2.12%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.12%) Syncfusion
6 5 (2.12%) Telerik
7 4 (1.69%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.27%) Databricks
8 3 (1.27%) Freshdesk
9 2 (0.85%) Meraki
9 2 (0.85%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.85%) SendGrid
9 2 (0.85%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.85%) Zscaler