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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 173 220
Rank change year-on-year -8 +47 -5
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 238 279 419
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.41% 2.07% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 2.17% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 166 194 353
10th Percentile £29,250 £41,250 £35,755
25th Percentile £40,313 £49,351 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year -0.81% +13.45% -0.64%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £102,136 £98,474 £87,500
UK median annual salary £59,000 £62,500 £50,865
% change year-on-year -5.60% +22.87% -7.52%

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 14,333 12,855 27,649
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.00% 95.28% 92.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,435 8,787 22,895
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £34,000
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 £103,949 £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 18 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 10 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.78%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.10%) CMS
4 2 (0.84%) Confluence
4 2 (0.84%) IIS
5 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.94%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.26%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.84%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.84%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.84%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.84%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.84%) Shopify
3 1 (0.42%) Endur
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (25.21%) Azure
2 41 (17.23%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (10.50%) SaaS
4 20 (8.40%) AWS
5 15 (6.30%) Entra ID
5 15 (6.30%) GCP
6 13 (5.46%) Power Platform
7 9 (3.78%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.94%) Figma
8 7 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (2.94%) Miro
9 5 (2.10%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.68%) GitHub
11 3 (1.26%) IaaS
11 3 (1.26%) Stripe
12 2 (0.84%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (0.84%) Cloud Functions
12 2 (0.84%) OCI
12 2 (0.84%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.84%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.08%) CHAP
1 24 (10.08%) Firewall
2 15 (6.30%) VPN
3 14 (5.88%) Network Security
4 11 (4.62%) DNS
5 9 (3.78%) DHCP
6 8 (3.36%) WAN
7 6 (2.52%) LAN
7 6 (2.52%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.68%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (1.26%) PuTTY
9 3 (1.26%) SD-WAN
9 3 (1.26%) VLAN
10 2 (0.84%) SSL
10 2 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.42%) BGP
11 1 (0.42%) Broadband
11 1 (0.42%) OSPF
11 1 (0.42%) SMS
11 1 (0.42%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.46%) Power BI
2 8 (3.36%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.10%) Tableau
4 4 (1.68%) Metadata
5 3 (1.26%) Power Query
6 2 (0.84%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.84%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.42%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.42%) DB2
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.52%) Git
1 6 (2.52%) JIRA
2 3 (1.26%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.26%) Maven
2 3 (1.26%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (0.84%) ERwin
3 2 (0.84%) Storybook
4 1 (0.42%) GCC
4 1 (0.42%) GDB
4 1 (0.42%) Jasmine
4 1 (0.42%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 119 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 68 (28.57%) Finance
3 49 (20.59%) Legal
4 39 (16.39%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (11.34%) Banking
6 26 (10.92%) Financial Institution
7 25 (10.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (10.50%) Law
8 15 (6.30%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (5.04%) Retail
10 11 (4.62%) Marketing
11 8 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (3.36%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.94%) Digital Health
12 7 (2.94%) Local Government
13 6 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (2.10%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.68%) Manufacturing
16 3 (1.26%) Aerospace
16 3 (1.26%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (12.18%) Lead
2 24 (10.08%) Auditor
3 23 (9.66%) Internal Auditor
3 23 (9.66%) Security Auditor
4 19 (7.98%) Developer
5 18 (7.56%) Analyst
6 16 (6.72%) IT Manager
7 15 (6.30%) IT Support
7 15 (6.30%) Security Engineer
8 10 (4.20%) Security Manager
8 10 (4.20%) Senior
9 9 (3.78%) Administrator
9 9 (3.78%) Architect
9 9 (3.78%) Support Analyst
10 8 (3.36%) IT Engineer
11 7 (2.94%) Head of IT
11 7 (2.94%) Information Security Engineer
11 7 (2.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (2.94%) IT Analyst
11 7 (2.94%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.78%) REST
2 8 (3.36%) .NET
3 6 (2.52%) Middleware
4 5 (2.10%) CSS
4 5 (2.10%) SOAP
5 4 (1.68%) HTML
5 4 (1.68%) JSON
5 4 (1.68%) XML
6 3 (1.26%) .NET Framework
6 3 (1.26%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (1.26%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.26%) EDI
6 3 (1.26%) JWT
6 3 (1.26%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.26%) RAML
6 3 (1.26%) React Native
6 3 (1.26%) RESTful
6 3 (1.26%) Sass
7 2 (0.84%) Jest
7 2 (0.84%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 57 (23.95%) Management Information System
2 21 (8.82%) Data Protection Act
3 15 (6.30%) Onboarding
4 13 (5.46%) Blockchain
5 12 (5.04%) Security Posture
6 11 (4.62%) Cloud Native
7 10 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (3.78%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.94%) e-Learning
10 5 (2.10%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.10%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.68%) NHS
11 4 (1.68%) Podcast
12 3 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.26%) CMDB
12 3 (1.26%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (1.26%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.50%) Windows
2 11 (4.62%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.94%) Linux
4 4 (1.68%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.26%) Android
5 3 (1.26%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.26%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.84%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.84%) Unix
6 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.42%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (26.47%) Information Security
2 60 (25.21%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (24.37%) Cybersecurity
4 55 (23.11%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (22.69%) Agile
6 53 (22.27%) Project Management
7 51 (21.43%) Incident Response
8 46 (19.33%) Risk Management
9 45 (18.91%) Analytics
10 44 (18.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 31 (13.03%) Data Analytics
11 31 (13.03%) Validation
12 30 (12.61%) Coaching
12 30 (12.61%) Vulnerability Management
13 28 (11.76%) PRINCE2
13 28 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (11.34%) Data Governance
14 27 (11.34%) Decision-Making
14 27 (11.34%) Risk Assessment
14 27 (11.34%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.82%) SQL
2 8 (3.36%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.36%) Python
3 7 (2.94%) Java
3 7 (2.94%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.52%) Bicep
4 6 (2.52%) TypeScript
5 5 (2.10%) C#
5 5 (2.10%) T-SQL
6 3 (1.26%) VBA
7 2 (0.84%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.42%) Bash
8 1 (0.42%) C++
8 1 (0.42%) Groovy
8 1 (0.42%) Ruby
8 1 (0.42%) Scala
Qualifications
1 47 (19.75%) Degree
2 36 (15.13%) CISSP
3 28 (11.76%) CISM
4 26 (10.92%) CISA
5 24 (10.08%) CGEIT
5 24 (10.08%) FFIEC
5 24 (10.08%) SANS
6 14 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (5.46%) DBS Check
8 10 (4.20%) Security Cleared
9 9 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (3.36%) SC Cleared
11 7 (2.94%) CEH
12 6 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (1.68%) CCNA
13 4 (1.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 4 (1.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (1.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 4 (1.68%) PMI Certification
13 4 (1.68%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (29.83%) GDPR
2 33 (13.87%) NIST
3 25 (10.50%) Accessibility
3 25 (10.50%) COBIT
4 23 (9.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (7.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (7.56%) Data Quality
6 10 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 10 (4.20%) QA
7 7 (2.94%) SLA
8 6 (2.52%) PCI DSS
8 6 (2.52%) SOC 2
9 5 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (2.10%) GRC
10 4 (1.68%) HIPAA
11 3 (1.26%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.84%) GMP
12 2 (0.84%) NCSC
12 2 (0.84%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.84%) PERC
System Software
1 13 (5.46%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.42%) Docker
3 1 (0.42%) Firmware
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (4.62%) Microsoft Intune
1 11 (4.62%) Terraform
2 6 (2.52%) Ansible
3 2 (0.84%) Autotask
4 1 (0.42%) CASB
4 1 (0.42%) Dell DRAC
4 1 (0.42%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.42%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 77 (32.35%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.78%) Adobe
2 9 (3.78%) Google
2 9 (3.78%) iManage
3 7 (2.94%) Oracle
3 7 (2.94%) Salesforce
4 6 (2.52%) SAP
5 5 (2.10%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.10%) VMware
6 4 (1.68%) Cisco
6 4 (1.68%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.26%) Databricks
7 3 (1.26%) Freshdesk
7 3 (1.26%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.84%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (0.84%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.84%) Rapid7
8 2 (0.84%) SendGrid
8 2 (0.84%) Syncfusion
8 2 (0.84%) Telerik