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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 234 241
Rank change year-on-year +52 +7 -13
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 282 220 449
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.44% 1.46% 1.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 1.54% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 182 144 364
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,020 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.03% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £80,438 £69,063
90th Percentile £99,095 £95,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +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 16,117 14,300 30,520
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.10% 94.60% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 11,559 8,372 23,726
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 11 June 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 12 (4.26%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.77%) CMS
4 3 (1.06%) Apache
4 3 (1.06%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.71%) IIS
6 1 (0.35%) Confluence
6 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (5.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (1.77%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.42%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (1.42%) Shopify
3 3 (1.06%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 71 (25.18%) Azure
2 36 (12.77%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (11.70%) Power Platform
4 26 (9.22%) SaaS
5 24 (8.51%) AWS
5 24 (8.51%) Microsoft Purview
6 14 (4.96%) Entra ID
6 14 (4.96%) GCP
7 8 (2.84%) OneDrive
8 7 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.48%) Power Automate
9 6 (2.13%) GitHub
9 6 (2.13%) Nutanix
10 5 (1.77%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (1.06%) Azure Service Bus
12 3 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (1.06%) Google Workspace
12 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.09%) CHAP
2 10 (3.55%) Firewall
3 8 (2.84%) DNS
3 8 (2.84%) Network Security
4 6 (2.13%) Fibre Channel
4 6 (2.13%) iSCSI
4 6 (2.13%) VPN
5 5 (1.77%) DHCP
6 4 (1.42%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.06%) Internet
7 3 (1.06%) WAN
8 2 (0.71%) LAN
8 2 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.35%) Cisco IPT
9 1 (0.35%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.35%) PuTTY
9 1 (0.35%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.35%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.28%) Power BI
2 17 (6.03%) Tableau
3 8 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.77%) Metadata
4 5 (1.77%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.42%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.06%) Power Query
7 2 (0.71%) Big Data
7 2 (0.71%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.71%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.71%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.35%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.35%) Db2
8 1 (0.35%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.35%) Spark SQL
8 1 (0.35%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Git
1 5 (1.77%) JIRA
2 2 (0.71%) MLflow
3 1 (0.35%) Ant
3 1 (0.35%) Jasmine
3 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.35%) Karma Test Runner
3 1 (0.35%) Maven
3 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.35%) Storybook
General
1 124 (43.97%) Social Skills
2 77 (27.30%) Finance
3 65 (23.05%) Legal
4 35 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (12.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (12.06%) Law
6 27 (9.57%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (9.57%) Retail
7 25 (8.87%) Banking
8 21 (7.45%) Financial Institution
9 11 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (3.90%) Marketing
10 9 (3.19%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.48%) Legal Technology
12 6 (2.13%) Local Government
12 6 (2.13%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.42%) Back Office
13 4 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.42%) Games
13 4 (1.42%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (8.16%) Analyst
2 22 (7.80%) Senior
3 21 (7.45%) Lead
4 20 (7.09%) Auditor
5 19 (6.74%) Internal Auditor
5 19 (6.74%) Security Auditor
6 17 (6.03%) Architect
7 16 (5.67%) Data Manager
8 15 (5.32%) Data Governance Analyst
8 15 (5.32%) Data Governance Manager
8 15 (5.32%) Governance Manager
8 15 (5.32%) Security Manager
9 13 (4.61%) Information Manager
9 13 (4.61%) Information Security Manager
10 12 (4.26%) Administrator
10 12 (4.26%) IT Manager
11 11 (3.90%) Consultant
11 11 (3.90%) Developer
12 10 (3.55%) Technical Architect
13 9 (3.19%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.48%) CSS
1 7 (2.48%) HTML
2 5 (1.77%) REST
3 3 (1.06%) Kafka
3 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (1.06%) Next.js
3 3 (1.06%) React
3 3 (1.06%) Spring
3 3 (1.06%) Spring Boot
4 2 (0.71%) .NET
4 2 (0.71%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.71%) HTML5 Canvas
4 2 (0.71%) JSON
4 2 (0.71%) JWT
4 2 (0.71%) OAuth
4 2 (0.71%) RESTful
4 2 (0.71%) SOAP
4 2 (0.71%) SPFx
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.35%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 51 (18.09%) Management Information System
2 31 (10.99%) Data Protection Act
3 28 (9.93%) Product Ownership
4 20 (7.09%) Onboarding
5 16 (5.67%) Security Posture
5 16 (5.67%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (4.96%) Cloud Native
7 9 (3.19%) Blockchain
8 7 (2.48%) Podcast
9 6 (2.13%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (2.13%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.13%) Enterprise Storage
9 6 (2.13%) Low-Code
9 6 (2.13%) VxBlock/Vblock
10 5 (1.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (1.42%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.42%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.42%) Social Media
11 4 (1.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.03%) Windows
2 6 (2.13%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.42%) Linux
3 4 (1.42%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.71%) Android
4 2 (0.71%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.71%) Unix
4 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.35%) AIX
5 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (26.95%) Information Security
2 68 (24.11%) Cybersecurity
2 68 (24.11%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (21.99%) Decision-Making
4 61 (21.63%) Agile
5 60 (21.28%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (19.15%) Incident Response
7 49 (17.38%) Risk Management
8 45 (15.96%) Analytics
8 45 (15.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 44 (15.60%) AI
9 44 (15.60%) Vulnerability Management
10 43 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
11 42 (14.89%) Project Management
12 39 (13.83%) Data Governance
13 34 (12.06%) Business Intelligence
14 30 (10.64%) Data Management
15 27 (9.57%) CI/CD
15 27 (9.57%) Validation
16 26 (9.22%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.96%) SQL
2 12 (4.26%) Python
3 10 (3.55%) JavaScript
4 9 (3.19%) Bicep
5 7 (2.48%) Java
5 7 (2.48%) PowerShell
6 6 (2.13%) C#
7 4 (1.42%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.06%) VBA
9 1 (0.35%) Bash
9 1 (0.35%) Scala
9 1 (0.35%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.35%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (14.89%) CISSP
2 33 (11.70%) CISM
3 32 (11.35%) Degree
4 26 (9.22%) CISA
5 21 (7.45%) SANS
6 20 (7.09%) CGEIT
6 20 (7.09%) FFIEC
7 12 (4.26%) DBS Check
7 12 (4.26%) Security Cleared
8 11 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (3.90%) SC Cleared
9 7 (2.48%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (2.13%) Dell Certification
11 5 (1.77%) CEH
11 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.42%) ACCA
12 4 (1.42%) CCSP
12 4 (1.42%) CIMA
12 4 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.42%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (40.07%) GDPR
2 38 (13.48%) Data Quality
3 37 (13.12%) NIST
4 33 (11.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 24 (8.51%) COBIT
6 16 (5.67%) Accessibility
7 15 (5.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (4.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 14 (4.96%) PCI DSS
9 9 (3.19%) GRC
9 9 (3.19%) QA
10 7 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 7 (2.48%) PMO
11 6 (2.13%) SOC 2
11 6 (2.13%) TickIT
12 5 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (1.42%) HIPAA
14 3 (1.06%) SOC 1
15 2 (0.71%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 11 (3.90%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.13%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.13%) vSphere
4 5 (1.77%) Docker
5 4 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.35%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 14 (4.96%) Terraform
2 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (2.13%) Avamar
3 6 (2.13%) Dell DRAC
3 6 (2.13%) EMC NetWorker
3 6 (2.13%) EMC VPLEX
3 6 (2.13%) VxRail
4 4 (1.42%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.71%) Ansible
6 1 (0.35%) CASB
6 1 (0.35%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 1 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 72 (25.53%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.55%) VMware
3 9 (3.19%) Salesforce
4 8 (2.84%) iManage
5 6 (2.13%) 3PAR
5 6 (2.13%) Dell
5 6 (2.13%) Isilon
5 6 (2.13%) NetApp
5 6 (2.13%) Nimble Storage
5 6 (2.13%) Veeam
6 5 (1.77%) Google
6 5 (1.77%) Sage
7 4 (1.42%) Databricks
7 4 (1.42%) Freshdesk
7 4 (1.42%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.42%) Xero
8 3 (1.06%) Citrix
8 3 (1.06%) Oracle
8 3 (1.06%) SAP
8 3 (1.06%) Workday