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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 170 246
Rank change year-on-year -7 +76 -17
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 260 263 431
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.95% 1.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 2.06% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 175 182 366
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £35,941
25th Percentile £47,437 £45,313 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +10.09% -0.91%
75th Percentile £89,500 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £98,376 £85,625
UK median annual salary £60,675 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.13% +20.00% -9.74%

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 15,038 12,797 29,634
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.83% 94.76% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,506 8,904 23,499
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.09% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.93%

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 April 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 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.92%) CMS
3 3 (1.15%) Apache
3 3 (1.15%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.77%) IIS
5 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (8.85%) 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 3 (1.15%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.77%) Raiser’s Edge
3 2 (0.77%) Shopify
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 67 (25.77%) Azure
2 38 (14.62%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (10.77%) SaaS
4 19 (7.31%) AWS
5 16 (6.15%) Entra ID
6 14 (5.38%) Power Platform
7 13 (5.00%) GCP
8 11 (4.23%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (3.46%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.69%) GitHub
11 6 (2.31%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.92%) OneDrive
13 3 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (1.15%) Serverless
14 2 (0.77%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 2 (0.77%) Cloud Functions
14 2 (0.77%) Nutanix
14 2 (0.77%) Power Automate
14 2 (0.77%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 27 (10.38%) CHAP
2 16 (6.15%) Firewall
3 12 (4.62%) DNS
4 10 (3.85%) Network Security
5 9 (3.46%) DHCP
6 6 (2.31%) TCP/IP
6 6 (2.31%) VPN
7 5 (1.92%) WAN
8 4 (1.54%) LAN
9 3 (1.15%) PuTTY
10 2 (0.77%) Fibre Channel
10 2 (0.77%) iSCSI
11 1 (0.38%) Broadband
11 1 (0.38%) Multicast
11 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.38%) SMS
11 1 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.38%) Power BI
2 6 (2.31%) Metadata
3 4 (1.54%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.54%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.15%) Power Query
4 3 (1.15%) Tableau
5 2 (0.77%) Big Data
5 2 (0.77%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.77%) Delta Lake
5 2 (0.77%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.38%) DB2
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.38%) Spark SQL
6 1 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (2.31%) 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%) GCC
5 1 (0.38%) GDB
5 1 (0.38%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.38%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 122 (46.92%) Social Skills
2 79 (30.38%) Finance
3 60 (23.08%) Legal
4 37 (14.23%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (12.69%) Law
6 32 (12.31%) Banking
7 28 (10.77%) Financial Institution
8 23 (8.85%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (8.46%) Retail
10 19 (7.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (4.62%) Marketing
12 10 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (2.31%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.31%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.92%) Local Government
15 4 (1.54%) Aviation
15 4 (1.54%) Games
15 4 (1.54%) Manufacturing
16 3 (1.15%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 27 (10.38%) Auditor
2 26 (10.00%) Internal Auditor
2 26 (10.00%) Security Auditor
3 20 (7.69%) Lead
4 19 (7.31%) Security Manager
5 17 (6.54%) IT Manager
6 16 (6.15%) Analyst
7 15 (5.77%) Information Manager
8 14 (5.38%) Developer
9 13 (5.00%) Senior
10 12 (4.62%) Architect
10 12 (4.62%) Information Security Manager
11 11 (4.23%) Security Engineer
12 9 (3.46%) Administrator
12 9 (3.46%) Infrastructure Manager
13 8 (3.08%) Product Manager
14 7 (2.69%) Business Manager
14 7 (2.69%) Consultant
14 7 (2.69%) Data Protection Officer
14 7 (2.69%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.31%) .NET
2 5 (1.92%) CSS
2 5 (1.92%) HTML
3 4 (1.54%) REST
3 4 (1.54%) SOAP
4 3 (1.15%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.15%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (1.15%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.15%) JWT
4 3 (1.15%) Middleware
4 3 (1.15%) OAuth
4 3 (1.15%) RAML
4 3 (1.15%) RESTful
5 2 (0.77%) Express.js
5 2 (0.77%) Jest
5 2 (0.77%) React Native
5 2 (0.77%) RxJS
5 2 (0.77%) Sass
5 2 (0.77%) Universal Windows Platform
5 2 (0.77%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 63 (24.23%) Management Information System
2 28 (10.77%) Data Protection Act
3 20 (7.69%) Onboarding
4 19 (7.31%) Security Posture
5 15 (5.77%) Cloud Native
6 13 (5.00%) Blockchain
7 12 (4.62%) Product Ownership
8 11 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (2.69%) e-Learning
9 7 (2.69%) Podcast
10 6 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.92%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.54%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.54%) NHS
13 3 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
13 3 (1.15%) Distributed Computing
13 3 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 3 (1.15%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.85%) Windows
2 8 (3.08%) Linux
2 8 (3.08%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.92%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.77%) Android
4 2 (0.77%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.77%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.77%) Unix
4 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.38%) AIX
5 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (31.54%) Information Security
2 77 (29.62%) Cybersecurity
3 67 (25.77%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (23.46%) Risk Management
5 59 (22.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 59 (22.69%) Incident Response
6 54 (20.77%) Agile
7 50 (19.23%) Project Management
8 46 (17.69%) Analytics
8 46 (17.69%) Vulnerability Management
9 44 (16.92%) Decision-Making
10 41 (15.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 34 (13.08%) Validation
12 33 (12.69%) Data Analytics
13 32 (12.31%) Internal Audit
14 31 (11.92%) PRINCE2
14 31 (11.92%) Risk Assessment
15 29 (11.15%) Test Strategy
16 28 (10.77%) DevOps
17 27 (10.38%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.23%) Bicep
1 11 (4.23%) Python
1 11 (4.23%) SQL
2 9 (3.46%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.69%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.31%) Java
5 5 (1.92%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.54%) C#
7 3 (1.15%) VBA
8 2 (0.77%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.38%) Bash
9 1 (0.38%) C++
9 1 (0.38%) Scala
9 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (17.31%) CISSP
2 37 (14.23%) CISM
2 37 (14.23%) Degree
3 34 (13.08%) CISA
4 27 (10.38%) CGEIT
4 27 (10.38%) FFIEC
4 27 (10.38%) SANS
5 14 (5.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (5.00%) Security Cleared
7 12 (4.62%) SC Cleared
8 10 (3.85%) DBS Check
9 7 (2.69%) CEH
10 6 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.54%) ACCA
11 4 (1.54%) CIMA
11 4 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (1.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (1.54%) Postgraduate
12 3 (1.15%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (36.54%) GDPR
2 45 (17.31%) NIST
3 33 (12.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (11.54%) COBIT
5 23 (8.85%) Data Quality
6 20 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (6.54%) Accessibility
8 10 (3.85%) QA
9 9 (3.46%) GRC
9 9 (3.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (3.46%) PCI DSS
9 9 (3.46%) SOC 2
10 6 (2.31%) TickIT
11 5 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.54%) HIPAA
13 3 (1.15%) NCSC
13 3 (1.15%) NIST 800
13 3 (1.15%) PMO
14 2 (0.77%) SOC 1
System Software
1 14 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.77%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.77%) vSphere
5 1 (0.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (5.77%) Terraform
2 11 (4.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.92%) Ansible
4 2 (0.77%) Avamar
4 2 (0.77%) Dell DRAC
4 2 (0.77%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.77%) EMC VPLEX
4 2 (0.77%) VxRail
5 1 (0.38%) CASB
5 1 (0.38%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 76 (29.23%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.46%) Google
2 9 (3.46%) iManage
3 6 (2.31%) Freshdesk
3 6 (2.31%) Oracle
3 6 (2.31%) Salesforce
3 6 (2.31%) ServiceNow
3 6 (2.31%) VMware
4 5 (1.92%) Sage
5 4 (1.54%) Databricks
5 4 (1.54%) MuleSoft
5 4 (1.54%) Xero
6 3 (1.15%) SAP
6 3 (1.15%) Workday
7 2 (0.77%) Adobe
7 2 (0.77%) Cisco
7 2 (0.77%) Citrix
7 2 (0.77%) Dell
7 2 (0.77%) NetApp
7 2 (0.77%) Telerik