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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 152 262
Rank change year-on-year +36 +110 +17
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 520 362 278
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.25% 2.19% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.39% 12.05% 8.37%
Number of salaries quoted 362 268 188
10th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% +23.81% -15.49%
75th Percentile £79,250 £81,875 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year -2.50% +15.94% -10.00%

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 3,884 3,005 3,322
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.77% 18.16% 13.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,459 1,706 2,217
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,634 £91,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,468 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.06% +4.49% -8.33%

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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

GDPR
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 25 August 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 26 (5.00%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.35%) SAS
2 7 (1.35%) WordPress
3 4 (0.77%) Apache
3 4 (0.77%) Confluence
4 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.58%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 36 (6.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.38%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 22 (4.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.77%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.58%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.58%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.58%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.58%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.58%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.58%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.58%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.38%) Shopify
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 108 (20.77%) Azure
2 88 (16.92%) Power Platform
3 67 (12.88%) SaaS
4 56 (10.77%) Microsoft 365
5 51 (9.81%) AWS
6 39 (7.50%) Microsoft Purview
7 25 (4.81%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (4.42%) PowerApps
9 19 (3.65%) Google Analytics
10 17 (3.27%) Entra ID
10 17 (3.27%) GCP
11 14 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (2.50%) Power Automate
13 12 (2.31%) Google Ads
14 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
15 10 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
15 10 (1.92%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
16 9 (1.73%) Google Workspace
16 9 (1.73%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.35%) Firewall
2 24 (4.62%) Network Security
3 18 (3.46%) Broadband
4 16 (3.08%) DNS
5 15 (2.88%) VPN
6 11 (2.12%) WAN
7 9 (1.73%) DHCP
7 9 (1.73%) LAN
8 8 (1.54%) CHAP
8 8 (1.54%) SMS
8 8 (1.54%) Wireless
9 6 (1.15%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.15%) VLAN
10 5 (0.96%) DMZ
11 4 (0.77%) NGN
11 4 (0.77%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.58%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.58%) Internet
12 3 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.58%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (13.27%) Power BI
2 26 (5.00%) Relational Database
3 23 (4.42%) Metadata
4 22 (4.23%) SQL Server
5 21 (4.04%) Data Warehouse
6 19 (3.65%) Tableau
7 15 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (1.92%) Oracle Database
9 9 (1.73%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (1.15%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.96%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.77%) NoSQL
14 3 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (0.58%) Big Data
14 3 (0.58%) MongoDB
14 3 (0.58%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (2.12%) Git
1 11 (2.12%) JIRA
2 4 (0.77%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.58%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.58%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.38%) MLflow
5 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.19%) ERwin
5 1 (0.19%) NUnit
General
1 214 (41.15%) Social Skills
2 144 (27.69%) Finance
3 122 (23.46%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (16.92%) Legal
5 55 (10.58%) Marketing
6 51 (9.81%) Law
7 43 (8.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 41 (7.88%) Organisational Skills
9 26 (5.00%) Banking
10 24 (4.62%) Public Sector
11 20 (3.85%) Games
11 20 (3.85%) Retail
12 15 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (2.50%) German Language
13 13 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.92%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.73%) Social Housing
16 8 (1.54%) Back Office
16 8 (1.54%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 58 (11.15%) Senior
2 56 (10.77%) Analyst
3 38 (7.31%) Lead
4 32 (6.15%) Consultant
5 30 (5.77%) Architect
6 24 (4.62%) Security Manager
7 23 (4.42%) Information Manager
8 20 (3.85%) Data Manager
8 20 (3.85%) Information Security Manager
8 20 (3.85%) Security Consultant
9 17 (3.27%) Data Engineer
10 15 (2.88%) Administrator
11 14 (2.69%) Data Governance Analyst
11 14 (2.69%) Data Governance Manager
11 14 (2.69%) Governance Manager
11 14 (2.69%) Head of Operations
11 14 (2.69%) Head of Technology
12 13 (2.50%) Security Analyst
13 11 (2.12%) Security Architect
13 11 (2.12%) SEO Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.04%) HTML
2 19 (3.65%) CSS
3 15 (2.88%) Terraform
4 12 (2.31%) React
5 10 (1.92%) .NET
6 9 (1.73%) Node.js
7 7 (1.35%) RESTful
8 5 (0.96%) Middleware
8 5 (0.96%) Next.js
8 5 (0.96%) NumPy
8 5 (0.96%) Pandas
8 5 (0.96%) REST
8 5 (0.96%) scikit-learn
8 5 (0.96%) Web Services
8 5 (0.96%) XGBoost
9 4 (0.77%) JSON
9 4 (0.77%) LDAP
9 4 (0.77%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (0.58%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.58%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.96%) Management Information System
2 43 (8.27%) Product Ownership
3 37 (7.12%) Data Protection Act
4 34 (6.54%) Onboarding
5 31 (5.96%) Security Posture
6 25 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
7 22 (4.23%) Cloud Native
8 21 (4.04%) AI Agents
9 20 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
10 18 (3.46%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.88%) Social Media
12 12 (2.31%) Cyberattack
12 12 (2.31%) Driving Licence
13 11 (2.12%) Algorithms
13 11 (2.12%) e-Learning
14 10 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (1.73%) PKI
16 7 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
16 7 (1.35%) Freedom of Information Act
16 7 (1.35%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.38%) Windows
2 12 (2.31%) Linux
3 10 (1.92%) Apple iOS
3 10 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.54%) Android
5 3 (0.58%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.19%) CentOS
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
2 133 (25.58%) Problem-Solving
3 124 (23.85%) Data Protection
4 121 (23.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 116 (22.31%) Information Security
6 111 (21.35%) AI
7 110 (21.15%) Stakeholder Management
8 104 (20.00%) Decision-Making
9 98 (18.85%) Risk Management
10 93 (17.88%) Analytics
11 89 (17.12%) Agile
12 87 (16.73%) CRM
13 77 (14.81%) Business Intelligence
14 76 (14.62%) Data Governance
15 72 (13.85%) Incident Response
16 69 (13.27%) Roadmaps
17 64 (12.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 57 (10.96%) Cloud Security
19 52 (10.00%) ITIL
20 50 (9.62%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (8.65%) SQL
2 30 (5.77%) Python
3 15 (2.88%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.12%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.73%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.54%) C#
7 4 (0.77%) VB.NET
8 3 (0.58%) Bicep
8 3 (0.58%) C
8 3 (0.58%) Pascal
9 2 (0.38%) PHP
9 2 (0.38%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 72 (13.85%) CISSP
2 65 (12.50%) CISM
3 44 (8.46%) Degree
4 39 (7.50%) Security Cleared
5 36 (6.92%) CISA
6 25 (4.81%) SC Cleared
7 24 (4.62%) CRISC
8 16 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.69%) DBS Check
10 12 (2.31%) DV Cleared
11 11 (2.12%) Azure Certification
11 11 (2.12%) CompTIA Security+
11 11 (2.12%) FFIEC
12 9 (1.73%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.73%) SANS
13 8 (1.54%) CGEIT
13 8 (1.54%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.35%) CREST Certified
14 7 (1.35%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (27.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 94 (18.08%) NIST
3 73 (14.04%) Data Quality
4 64 (12.31%) PCI DSS
5 45 (8.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 45 (8.65%) GRC
6 34 (6.54%) QA
6 34 (6.54%) SOC 2
7 31 (5.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 28 (5.38%) Accessibility
9 25 (4.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 22 (4.23%) COBIT
11 17 (3.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 16 (3.08%) ISO 9001
13 15 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 15 (2.88%) NCSC
13 15 (2.88%) PERC
14 10 (1.92%) ISO 22301
15 7 (1.35%) HIPAA
15 7 (1.35%) IFRS
System Software
1 21 (4.04%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.35%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.58%) Docker
3 3 (0.58%) Firmware
3 3 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.96%) CASB
3 3 (0.58%) FortiGate
3 3 (0.58%) Nmap
4 2 (0.38%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
5 1 (0.19%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 135 (25.96%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.50%) Google
3 22 (4.23%) Salesforce
4 17 (3.27%) Oracle
5 15 (2.88%) HubSpot
5 15 (2.88%) SAP
6 12 (2.31%) Databricks
7 11 (2.12%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 9 (1.73%) iManage
9 8 (1.54%) Informatica
10 6 (1.15%) IFS
10 6 (1.15%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.96%) Infor
11 5 (0.96%) Sophos
12 4 (0.77%) Cisco
12 4 (0.77%) Dell
12 4 (0.77%) Epicor
12 4 (0.77%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.77%) Freshdesk
12 4 (0.77%) SolarWinds