Hybrid/Remote GDPR Job Trends

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring GDPR skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 162 236
Rank change year-on-year +28 +74 +17
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 308 337 328
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.97% 2.07% 1.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.13% 12.01% 9.11%
Number of salaries quoted 198 179 286
10th Percentile £38,896 £37,716 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,165 £45,000 £42,547
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% +18.18% -1.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £88,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year -11.54% +25.60% -5.91%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,767 2,805 3,599
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.74% 17.19% 14.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,647 1,504 2,829
10th Percentile £34,460 £37,387 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +0.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +9.09% -4.35%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GDPR and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GDPR job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 26 January 2026.

GDPR salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 20 (6.49%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.27%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.62%) CMS
4 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.97%) WordPress
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 22 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.32%) InDesign
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.60%) Shopify
1 8 (2.60%) Workday HCM
2 6 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.30%) SAP HCM
4 4 (1.30%) SAP HR
4 4 (1.30%) SAP Payroll
5 3 (0.97%) Magento
5 3 (0.97%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.32%) iTrent
7 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 118 (38.31%) Azure
2 63 (20.45%) AWS
3 42 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (8.77%) GCP
5 24 (7.79%) Azure Logic Apps
6 21 (6.82%) Azure Data Factory
6 21 (6.82%) Power Platform
7 20 (6.49%) SaaS
8 19 (6.17%) GitHub
9 18 (5.84%) Entra ID
9 18 (5.84%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (5.52%) Azure DevOps
10 17 (5.52%) Azure Service Bus
11 15 (4.87%) Boomi
12 14 (4.55%) Azure Event Grid
12 14 (4.55%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (3.57%) Power Automate
14 9 (2.92%) Microsoft Purview
15 8 (2.60%) iPaaS
16 7 (2.27%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.14%) Firewall
2 16 (5.19%) CHAP
3 12 (3.90%) Network Security
4 10 (3.25%) DNS
5 7 (2.27%) DMZ
6 5 (1.62%) Internet
7 4 (1.30%) SSL
7 4 (1.30%) VPN
8 3 (0.97%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.97%) SCCP
8 3 (0.97%) VLAN
9 2 (0.65%) HTTP
9 2 (0.65%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.32%) Broadband
10 1 (0.32%) DHCP
10 1 (0.32%) Intranet
10 1 (0.32%) SMS
10 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.84%) Power BI
2 7 (2.27%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.30%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.30%) Metadata
4 4 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.30%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.97%) Redis
5 3 (0.97%) Tableau
6 2 (0.65%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.65%) Power Query
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.32%) Looker
7 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (2.92%) JIRA
2 4 (1.30%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.97%) Git
3 3 (0.97%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.32%) Vite
4 1 (0.32%) webpack
General
1 132 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 112 (36.36%) Finance
3 50 (16.23%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (16.23%) Legal
4 31 (10.06%) Banking
5 30 (9.74%) Law
6 24 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (7.79%) Public Sector
7 21 (6.82%) Retail
8 20 (6.49%) Financial Institution
9 16 (5.19%) Marketing
10 10 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.60%) Advertising
11 8 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.60%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.27%) Aviation
12 7 (2.27%) French Language
12 7 (2.27%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.30%) Military
Job Titles
1 54 (17.53%) Senior
2 21 (6.82%) Integration Engineer
3 20 (6.49%) Analyst
4 17 (5.52%) Architect
4 17 (5.52%) Lead
5 16 (5.19%) Auditor
5 16 (5.19%) Internal Auditor
5 16 (5.19%) Security Auditor
6 15 (4.87%) Senior Manager
7 14 (4.55%) Security Manager
8 13 (4.22%) Administrator
8 13 (4.22%) IT Manager
9 11 (3.57%) Consultant
9 11 (3.57%) Security Engineer
10 10 (3.25%) Security Analyst
11 9 (2.92%) Head of Cybersecurity
11 9 (2.92%) Risk Manager
11 9 (2.92%) Support Engineer
12 8 (2.60%) HR Advisor
12 8 (2.60%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.49%) JSON
1 20 (6.49%) RESTful
2 17 (5.52%) OAuth
2 17 (5.52%) OAuth2
2 17 (5.52%) REST
3 13 (4.22%) SOAP
3 13 (4.22%) Web Services
4 8 (2.60%) SAML
5 6 (1.95%) .NET
5 6 (1.95%) HTML
5 6 (1.95%) XML
6 5 (1.62%) Kafka
7 4 (1.30%) CSS
7 4 (1.30%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.97%) EDI
8 3 (0.97%) JWT
8 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.97%) OpenAPI
8 3 (0.97%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.97%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 46 (14.94%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.44%) Onboarding
3 23 (7.47%) Security Posture
4 20 (6.49%) Cloud Native
5 17 (5.52%) PKI
6 12 (3.90%) Cloud Security Posture
7 9 (2.92%) Blog
7 9 (2.92%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.60%) Blockchain
8 8 (2.60%) Cyber Security Posture
9 7 (2.27%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 7 (2.27%) e-Learning
9 7 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.62%) Digital Media
11 5 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.62%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.62%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (1.30%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.30%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.82%) Linux
2 19 (6.17%) Windows
3 6 (1.95%) Unix
4 4 (1.30%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.30%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.65%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.65%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (27.60%) Cybersecurity
2 70 (22.73%) Incident Response
3 67 (21.75%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (20.13%) Analytics
4 62 (20.13%) Data Protection
5 57 (18.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (17.53%) Information Security
7 51 (16.56%) Risk Management
8 48 (15.58%) Agile
9 45 (14.61%) CI/CD
9 45 (14.61%) DevOps
10 42 (13.64%) CRM
11 41 (13.31%) Data Governance
12 40 (12.99%) AI
13 39 (12.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 38 (12.34%) Cloud Security
14 38 (12.34%) Coaching
14 38 (12.34%) Decision-Making
15 37 (12.01%) Project Management
16 35 (11.36%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (10.71%) Python
2 24 (7.79%) PowerShell
3 23 (7.47%) SQL
4 18 (5.84%) Bicep
5 17 (5.52%) JavaScript
6 11 (3.57%) C#
6 11 (3.57%) Java
7 9 (2.92%) Bash
8 6 (1.95%) Perl
9 5 (1.62%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.30%) ABAP
10 4 (1.30%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.97%) Go
11 3 (0.97%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.32%) PHP
12 1 (0.32%) R
12 1 (0.32%) Scala
Qualifications
1 66 (21.43%) Degree
2 55 (17.86%) CISSP
3 47 (15.26%) CISM
4 46 (14.94%) Security Cleared
5 34 (11.04%) SC Cleared
6 29 (9.42%) CISA
7 16 (5.19%) AWS Certification
7 16 (5.19%) Azure Certification
7 16 (5.19%) CGEIT
7 16 (5.19%) FFIEC
7 16 (5.19%) SANS
8 15 (4.87%) DV Cleared
9 14 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (4.22%) DBS Check
10 13 (4.22%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (3.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 9 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (2.92%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (2.60%) OSCP
14 7 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (28.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (22.40%) NIST
3 28 (9.09%) PCI DSS
4 24 (7.79%) Data Quality
4 24 (7.79%) GRC
5 23 (7.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (6.17%) NCSC
6 19 (6.17%) SOC 2
7 17 (5.52%) COBIT
8 11 (3.57%) Accessibility
9 8 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 8 (2.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (2.27%) JSP 440
10 7 (2.27%) QA
11 6 (1.95%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.95%) SLA
12 5 (1.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (1.62%) HIPAA
13 4 (1.30%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 15 (4.87%) Docker
2 14 (4.55%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (9.09%) Terraform
2 17 (5.52%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (4.22%) Ansible
5 9 (2.92%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.95%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (1.30%) Grafana
7 4 (1.30%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.97%) Nessus
8 3 (0.97%) Nmap
8 3 (0.97%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.65%) Puppet
10 1 (0.32%) Argo
10 1 (0.32%) Autotask
10 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 71 (23.05%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.12%) Workday
3 21 (6.82%) Salesforce
4 18 (5.84%) ServiceNow
5 16 (5.19%) MuleSoft
6 14 (4.55%) Ab Initio
6 14 (4.55%) SAP
7 13 (4.22%) Oracle
8 12 (3.90%) Google
9 10 (3.25%) IBM
10 7 (2.27%) Adobe
10 7 (2.27%) Dell
10 7 (2.27%) Epicor
10 7 (2.27%) Infor
10 7 (2.27%) Informatica
10 7 (2.27%) Jitterbit
10 7 (2.27%) Red Hat
10 7 (2.27%) Software AG
10 7 (2.27%) Talend
10 7 (2.27%) TIBCO
271 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs