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 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 169 225
Rank change year-on-year -9 +56 -4
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 240 267 432
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.42% 2.05% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 2.16% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 164 194 365
10th Percentile £29,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,688 £46,250 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.09% -0.91%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £99,273 £98,474 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.26% +24.00% -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 14,255 12,358 28,134
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.46% 95.09% 91.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,572 8,784 23,084
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
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 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 25 March 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 (3.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (3.33%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.08%) CMS
4 2 (0.83%) IIS
5 1 (0.42%) Confluence
5 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.92%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.25%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.83%) Shopify
3 1 (0.42%) Endur
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 58 (24.17%) Azure
2 41 (17.08%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (10.83%) SaaS
4 18 (7.50%) AWS
5 15 (6.25%) Entra ID
6 14 (5.83%) GCP
7 12 (5.00%) Power Platform
8 7 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.92%) Figma
8 7 (2.92%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (2.92%) Miro
9 6 (2.50%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.67%) GitHub
11 3 (1.25%) OCI
11 3 (1.25%) Stripe
12 2 (0.83%) Algolia
12 2 (0.83%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (0.83%) Cloud Functions
12 2 (0.83%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.83%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.00%) CHAP
2 21 (8.75%) Firewall
3 12 (5.00%) DNS
3 12 (5.00%) Network Security
4 11 (4.58%) VPN
5 9 (3.75%) DHCP
6 6 (2.50%) TCP/IP
6 6 (2.50%) WAN
7 5 (2.08%) LAN
8 4 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (1.25%) PuTTY
10 2 (0.83%) SSL
11 1 (0.42%) Broadband
11 1 (0.42%) Multicast
11 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.42%) SMS
11 1 (0.42%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.00%) Power BI
2 8 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.67%) Metadata
4 3 (1.25%) Power Query
4 3 (1.25%) Tableau
5 2 (0.83%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
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%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.50%) Git
2 5 (2.08%) JIRA
3 3 (1.25%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.25%) Maven
3 3 (1.25%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.83%) ERwin
4 2 (0.83%) Storybook
5 1 (0.42%) GCC
5 1 (0.42%) GDB
5 1 (0.42%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.42%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 117 (48.75%) Social Skills
2 68 (28.33%) Finance
3 51 (21.25%) Legal
4 39 (16.25%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (11.25%) Banking
5 27 (11.25%) Law
6 26 (10.83%) Financial Institution
7 25 (10.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (5.83%) Retail
10 11 (4.58%) Marketing
11 7 (2.92%) Digital Health
11 7 (2.92%) Local Government
12 6 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.50%) Public Sector
12 6 (2.50%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.67%) Aviation
13 4 (1.67%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.25%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 28 (11.67%) Lead
2 24 (10.00%) Auditor
3 23 (9.58%) Internal Auditor
3 23 (9.58%) Security Auditor
4 19 (7.92%) Developer
5 17 (7.08%) Analyst
6 16 (6.67%) IT Support
7 15 (6.25%) IT Manager
7 15 (6.25%) Security Engineer
8 10 (4.17%) Security Manager
8 10 (4.17%) Senior
9 9 (3.75%) Administrator
9 9 (3.75%) Architect
9 9 (3.75%) IT Engineer
9 9 (3.75%) Support Analyst
10 8 (3.33%) Infrastructure Manager
11 7 (2.92%) Information Security Engineer
11 7 (2.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (2.92%) IT Analyst
11 7 (2.92%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.33%) .NET
1 8 (3.33%) REST
2 6 (2.50%) Middleware
3 5 (2.08%) CSS
4 4 (1.67%) HTML
4 4 (1.67%) JSON
4 4 (1.67%) SOAP
4 4 (1.67%) XML
5 3 (1.25%) .NET Framework
5 3 (1.25%) ActiveMQ
5 3 (1.25%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.25%) EDI
5 3 (1.25%) JWT
5 3 (1.25%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (1.25%) RAML
5 3 (1.25%) React Native
5 3 (1.25%) RESTful
5 3 (1.25%) Sass
6 2 (0.83%) Jest
6 2 (0.83%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 54 (22.50%) Management Information System
2 19 (7.92%) Data Protection Act
3 16 (6.67%) Onboarding
4 13 (5.42%) Blockchain
5 12 (5.00%) Cloud Native
5 12 (5.00%) Security Posture
6 11 (4.58%) Product Ownership
7 9 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (2.92%) e-Learning
9 6 (2.50%) Podcast
10 5 (2.08%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.67%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.67%) NHS
12 3 (1.25%) CMDB
12 3 (1.25%) Data Structures
12 3 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (1.25%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.42%) Windows
2 10 (4.17%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.92%) Linux
4 4 (1.67%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.67%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.25%) Android
5 3 (1.25%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.83%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.83%) Unix
6 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.42%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (25.83%) Continuous Improvement
1 62 (25.83%) Information Security
2 61 (25.42%) Cybersecurity
3 57 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (23.33%) Agile
5 54 (22.50%) Project Management
6 52 (21.67%) Incident Response
7 47 (19.58%) Risk Management
8 44 (18.33%) Analytics
9 43 (17.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 33 (13.75%) Vulnerability Management
11 31 (12.92%) Coaching
11 31 (12.92%) Data Analytics
11 31 (12.92%) Validation
12 29 (12.08%) Decision-Making
13 28 (11.67%) PRINCE2
13 28 (11.67%) Risk Assessment
14 26 (10.83%) Data Governance
14 26 (10.83%) Internal Audit
14 26 (10.83%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.92%) SQL
2 8 (3.33%) Bicep
2 8 (3.33%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.33%) Python
3 7 (2.92%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.50%) Java
4 6 (2.50%) TypeScript
5 5 (2.08%) C#
5 5 (2.08%) T-SQL
6 3 (1.25%) VBA
7 2 (0.83%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.42%) Bash
8 1 (0.42%) C++
8 1 (0.42%) Ruby
8 1 (0.42%) Scala
Qualifications
1 46 (19.17%) Degree
2 37 (15.42%) CISSP
3 29 (12.08%) CISM
4 26 (10.83%) CISA
5 24 (10.00%) CGEIT
5 24 (10.00%) FFIEC
5 24 (10.00%) SANS
6 14 (5.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (5.00%) DBS Check
8 10 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (3.75%) Security Cleared
10 8 (3.33%) SC Cleared
11 7 (2.92%) CEH
12 4 (1.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (1.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (1.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (1.67%) Postgraduate
13 3 (1.25%) CCNA
13 3 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.25%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (28.33%) GDPR
2 33 (13.75%) NIST
3 26 (10.83%) Accessibility
4 25 (10.42%) COBIT
5 23 (9.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 19 (7.92%) Data Quality
7 18 (7.50%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (3.75%) QA
10 7 (2.92%) SOC 2
11 6 (2.50%) PCI DSS
11 6 (2.50%) SLA
12 5 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (2.08%) GRC
13 4 (1.67%) HIPAA
14 3 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
15 2 (0.83%) GMP
15 2 (0.83%) NCSC
15 2 (0.83%) NIST 800
15 2 (0.83%) PERC
System Software
1 13 (5.42%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.42%) Docker
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (5.00%) Terraform
2 11 (4.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (2.50%) Ansible
4 1 (0.42%) Autotask
4 1 (0.42%) CASB
4 1 (0.42%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.42%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 76 (31.67%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.17%) Google
3 9 (3.75%) Adobe
3 9 (3.75%) iManage
4 8 (3.33%) Oracle
5 7 (2.92%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.50%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.08%) SAP
8 4 (1.67%) Freshdesk
8 4 (1.67%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.67%) VMware
9 3 (1.25%) Databricks
10 2 (0.83%) Cisco
10 2 (0.83%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (0.83%) CyberArk
10 2 (0.83%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.83%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.83%) SendGrid
10 2 (0.83%) Syncfusion
10 2 (0.83%) Telerik