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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 144 257
Rank change year-on-year +31 +113 +9
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 547 361 284
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 2.23% 1.23%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.80% 12.13% 9.06%
Number of salaries quoted 372 261 162
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £65,000 £60,659
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% +7.16% -2.95%
75th Percentile £79,250 £83,750 £80,938
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.20% +13.64% -5.17%

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 3,965 2,977 3,136
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.54% 18.39% 13.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,508 1,651 1,919
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £76,201 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £56,282
% change year-on-year - +2.17% -6.20%

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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 15 September 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 30 (5.48%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.46%) WordPress
3 7 (1.28%) SAS
4 4 (0.73%) Apache
5 3 (0.55%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.55%) Confluence
5 3 (0.55%) IIS
5 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.37%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) Moodle
Applications
1 39 (7.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.55%) Acrobat
5 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.18%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 21 (3.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.91%) Shopify
3 3 (0.55%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.55%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.55%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.55%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.55%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.55%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.55%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.55%) Raiser’s Edge
3 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.55%) SAP GRC
3 3 (0.55%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 110 (20.11%) Azure
2 92 (16.82%) Power Platform
3 70 (12.80%) SaaS
4 66 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (10.05%) AWS
6 40 (7.31%) Microsoft Purview
7 24 (4.39%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (3.84%) Entra ID
9 20 (3.66%) GCP
9 20 (3.66%) PowerApps
10 19 (3.47%) Google Analytics
11 15 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (2.74%) Power Automate
12 12 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (2.19%) Google Ads
13 11 (2.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
15 9 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
15 9 (1.65%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.67%) Firewall
2 25 (4.57%) Network Security
3 18 (3.29%) DNS
4 17 (3.11%) Broadband
5 14 (2.56%) VPN
6 11 (2.01%) WAN
7 10 (1.83%) Wireless
8 9 (1.65%) DHCP
8 9 (1.65%) LAN
9 8 (1.46%) SMS
9 8 (1.46%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.10%) VLAN
11 5 (0.91%) DMZ
12 4 (0.73%) CHAP
12 4 (0.73%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.55%) Internet
13 3 (0.55%) NGN
13 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.55%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (13.53%) Power BI
2 31 (5.67%) Metadata
3 24 (4.39%) Relational Database
4 23 (4.20%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (3.84%) SQL Server
6 18 (3.29%) Tableau
7 13 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (1.83%) DynamoDB
9 9 (1.65%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (1.65%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.65%) Star Schema
10 8 (1.46%) NoSQL
11 7 (1.28%) Amazon QuickSight
11 7 (1.28%) MongoDB
11 7 (1.28%) Oracle Database
11 7 (1.28%) Snowflake Schema
11 7 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (1.10%) Big Data
13 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (2.74%) Git
2 9 (1.65%) JIRA
3 5 (0.91%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.91%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.73%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.37%) MLflow
6 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.18%) ERwin
6 1 (0.18%) NUnit
General
1 226 (41.32%) Social Skills
2 146 (26.69%) Finance
3 122 (22.30%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (19.01%) Legal
5 62 (11.33%) Marketing
6 60 (10.97%) Law
7 51 (9.32%) Organisational Skills
8 45 (8.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (5.12%) Public Sector
10 22 (4.02%) Banking
11 21 (3.84%) Retail
12 19 (3.47%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (3.11%) Games
14 16 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (2.56%) German Language
16 13 (2.38%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.65%) Social Housing
18 8 (1.46%) Advertising
18 8 (1.46%) Back Office
19 7 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (12.25%) Senior
2 61 (11.15%) Analyst
3 38 (6.95%) Lead
4 36 (6.58%) Consultant
5 34 (6.22%) Architect
6 23 (4.20%) Security Manager
7 22 (4.02%) Information Manager
8 21 (3.84%) Security Consultant
9 20 (3.66%) Data Manager
10 19 (3.47%) Information Security Manager
11 17 (3.11%) Data Engineer
12 15 (2.74%) Administrator
12 15 (2.74%) Head of Operations
12 15 (2.74%) Head of Technology
12 15 (2.74%) Security Architect
13 14 (2.56%) Data Governance Analyst
13 14 (2.56%) Data Governance Manager
13 14 (2.56%) Governance Manager
14 13 (2.38%) Security Analyst
15 11 (2.01%) SEO Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.66%) HTML
2 18 (3.29%) CSS
3 13 (2.38%) Terraform
4 12 (2.19%) React
5 10 (1.83%) .NET
6 8 (1.46%) Node.js
7 6 (1.10%) RESTful
8 5 (0.91%) LDAP
8 5 (0.91%) Next.js
8 5 (0.91%) NumPy
8 5 (0.91%) Pandas
8 5 (0.91%) scikit-learn
8 5 (0.91%) Web Services
8 5 (0.91%) XGBoost
9 4 (0.73%) JSON
9 4 (0.73%) Middleware
9 4 (0.73%) REST
9 4 (0.73%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (0.55%) Kafka
10 3 (0.55%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 66 (12.07%) Management Information System
2 48 (8.78%) Product Ownership
3 41 (7.50%) Data Protection Act
4 35 (6.40%) Security Posture
5 34 (6.22%) Onboarding
6 25 (4.57%) AI Agents
6 25 (4.57%) Self-Motivation
7 23 (4.20%) Cloud Native
7 23 (4.20%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (3.29%) Cyber Threat
9 15 (2.74%) Social Media
10 12 (2.19%) Cyberattack
11 11 (2.01%) Algorithms
11 11 (2.01%) Driving Licence
11 11 (2.01%) e-Learning
12 10 (1.83%) Freedom of Information
12 10 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (1.83%) PKI
13 9 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (1.28%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 39 (7.13%) Windows
2 13 (2.38%) Linux
3 10 (1.83%) Apple iOS
3 10 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.46%) Android
5 4 (0.73%) Kali Linux
5 4 (0.73%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.18%) CentOS
6 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (28.70%) Cybersecurity
2 143 (26.14%) Problem-Solving
3 136 (24.86%) Data Protection
4 131 (23.95%) AI
5 130 (23.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 128 (23.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 118 (21.57%) Information Security
8 102 (18.65%) Risk Management
9 100 (18.28%) Decision-Making
10 97 (17.73%) Agile
11 96 (17.55%) CRM
12 91 (16.64%) Analytics
13 82 (14.99%) Business Intelligence
14 76 (13.89%) Roadmaps
15 74 (13.53%) Data Governance
16 65 (11.88%) Incident Response
17 62 (11.33%) Cloud Security
18 58 (10.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 53 (9.69%) Data Management
20 52 (9.51%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.96%) SQL
2 37 (6.76%) Python
3 13 (2.38%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.01%) C#
5 10 (1.83%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.65%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.91%) VB.NET
8 3 (0.55%) ABAP
8 3 (0.55%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) C
9 2 (0.37%) Pascal
10 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.18%) PHP
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (14.44%) CISSP
2 68 (12.43%) CISM
3 49 (8.96%) Degree
4 43 (7.86%) Security Cleared
5 37 (6.76%) CISA
6 29 (5.30%) SC Cleared
7 25 (4.57%) CRISC
8 17 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
8 17 (3.11%) DBS Check
9 12 (2.19%) Azure Certification
10 11 (2.01%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (2.01%) DV Cleared
11 10 (1.83%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.65%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (1.46%) CREST Certified
13 8 (1.46%) OSCP
14 7 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 7 (1.28%) ISACA
14 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (27.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 93 (17.00%) NIST
3 84 (15.36%) Data Quality
4 67 (12.25%) PCI DSS
5 47 (8.59%) GRC
6 44 (8.04%) Cyber Essentials
7 34 (6.22%) Accessibility
8 33 (6.03%) SOC 2
9 32 (5.85%) QA
10 31 (5.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 29 (5.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 21 (3.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 18 (3.29%) COBIT
14 17 (3.11%) NCSC
15 15 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 14 (2.56%) ISO 9001
16 14 (2.56%) PERC
17 11 (2.01%) EU AI Act
18 10 (1.83%) ISO 22301
19 7 (1.28%) IFRS
System Software
1 24 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.28%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.55%) Docker
3 3 (0.55%) Firmware
3 3 (0.55%) IAG
3 3 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.91%) CASB
3 5 (0.91%) Nmap
4 4 (0.73%) FTK
5 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.37%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.18%) SCCM
7 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 147 (26.87%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.13%) Google
3 20 (3.66%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.29%) SAP
5 15 (2.74%) HubSpot
6 14 (2.56%) Oracle
7 12 (2.19%) Informatica
8 11 (2.01%) Databricks
8 11 (2.01%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 9 (1.65%) iManage
10 7 (1.28%) Sage
10 7 (1.28%) Talend
11 6 (1.10%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.91%) IFS
12 5 (0.91%) Infor
13 4 (0.73%) Cisco
13 4 (0.73%) Dell
13 4 (0.73%) Epicor
13 4 (0.73%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.73%) Sophos