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

 6 months to
24 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 137 230
Rank change year-on-year +20 +93 +35
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 569 369 313
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.31% 2.26% 1.36%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.13% 12.21% 9.89%
Number of salaries quoted 384 266 162
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,688 £53,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,500 £65,475
Median % change year-on-year -9.77% +1.57% +8.67%
75th Percentile £79,250 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £99,250 £108,750 £89,750
UK median annual salary £58,396 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.57% +8.70% -

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 4,027 3,021 3,166
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.34% 18.47% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,527 1,664 1,847
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,150 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.85% +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 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.17%

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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 24 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 31 (5.45%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.41%) WordPress
3 7 (1.23%) SAS
4 4 (0.70%) Apache
4 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.53%) Confluence
5 3 (0.53%) IIS
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.35%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) Moodle
7 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 42 (7.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.53%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.53%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.35%) Elementor
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 21 (3.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.23%) Shopify
3 4 (0.70%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.70%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.70%) SAP GRC
3 4 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.53%) Aareon QL
4 3 (0.53%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.53%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.53%) MIS ActiveH
4 3 (0.53%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.53%) OPENHousing
4 3 (0.53%) Orchard Housing
4 3 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.18%) iTrent
6 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 117 (20.56%) Azure
2 100 (17.57%) Power Platform
3 73 (12.83%) SaaS
4 71 (12.48%) Microsoft 365
5 57 (10.02%) AWS
6 44 (7.73%) Microsoft Purview
7 25 (4.39%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.22%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (3.87%) GCP
10 20 (3.51%) Google Analytics
10 20 (3.51%) PowerApps
11 19 (3.34%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (3.16%) Power Automate
13 14 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
13 14 (2.46%) Google Ads
14 13 (2.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 11 (1.93%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (1.93%) Snowflake
16 10 (1.76%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 32 (5.62%) Firewall
2 26 (4.57%) Network Security
3 16 (2.81%) DNS
4 15 (2.64%) Broadband
5 13 (2.28%) VPN
6 11 (1.93%) WAN
6 11 (1.93%) Wireless
7 9 (1.58%) DHCP
7 9 (1.58%) LAN
8 8 (1.41%) SMS
8 8 (1.41%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.05%) DMZ
10 5 (0.88%) VLAN
11 4 (0.70%) Internet
11 4 (0.70%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.53%) CHAP
12 3 (0.53%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.53%) SAN
13 2 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (14.41%) Power BI
2 42 (7.38%) Metadata
3 26 (4.57%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (3.87%) Relational Database
5 21 (3.69%) SQL Server
6 18 (3.16%) Tableau
7 14 (2.46%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (2.11%) DynamoDB
9 11 (1.93%) Star Schema
10 10 (1.76%) NoSQL
11 9 (1.58%) Amazon QuickSight
11 9 (1.58%) Big Data
11 9 (1.58%) Data Lake
11 9 (1.58%) MongoDB
11 9 (1.58%) Snowflake Schema
12 7 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.70%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 19 (3.34%) Git
2 9 (1.58%) JIRA
3 6 (1.05%) Burp Suite
3 6 (1.05%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.70%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.53%) MLflow
6 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.18%) ERwin
6 1 (0.18%) Flyway
6 1 (0.18%) GitLab
6 1 (0.18%) NUnit
General
1 228 (40.07%) Social Skills
2 149 (26.19%) Finance
3 120 (21.09%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (20.21%) Legal
5 67 (11.78%) Law
5 67 (11.78%) Marketing
6 57 (10.02%) Organisational Skills
7 50 (8.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 35 (6.15%) Public Sector
9 25 (4.39%) Retail
10 23 (4.04%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (3.87%) Banking
12 19 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (2.99%) Games
14 14 (2.46%) German Language
15 13 (2.28%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
17 9 (1.58%) Advertising
17 9 (1.58%) Social Housing
18 8 (1.41%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 74 (13.01%) Senior
2 61 (10.72%) Analyst
3 44 (7.73%) Lead
4 39 (6.85%) Consultant
5 34 (5.98%) Architect
6 24 (4.22%) Security Manager
7 22 (3.87%) Information Manager
7 22 (3.87%) Security Consultant
8 20 (3.51%) Data Manager
9 19 (3.34%) Information Security Manager
10 17 (2.99%) Administrator
10 17 (2.99%) Data Engineer
11 15 (2.64%) Head of Operations
11 15 (2.64%) Head of Technology
11 15 (2.64%) Security Architect
12 14 (2.46%) Data Governance Analyst
12 14 (2.46%) Data Governance Manager
12 14 (2.46%) Governance Manager
13 13 (2.28%) SEO Specialist
14 11 (1.93%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.04%) HTML
2 21 (3.69%) CSS
3 15 (2.64%) Terraform
4 13 (2.28%) React
5 10 (1.76%) .NET
6 8 (1.41%) Node.js
7 6 (1.05%) RESTful
8 5 (0.88%) LDAP
8 5 (0.88%) Next.js
8 5 (0.88%) NumPy
8 5 (0.88%) Pandas
8 5 (0.88%) REST
8 5 (0.88%) scikit-learn
8 5 (0.88%) Web Services
8 5 (0.88%) XGBoost
9 4 (0.70%) JSON
9 4 (0.70%) Middleware
9 4 (0.70%) React Native
9 4 (0.70%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.70%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 72 (12.65%) Management Information System
2 50 (8.79%) Product Ownership
3 43 (7.56%) Data Protection Act
4 35 (6.15%) Onboarding
4 35 (6.15%) Security Posture
5 25 (4.39%) AI Agents
5 25 (4.39%) Cloud Native
5 25 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (4.04%) Enterprise Software
7 19 (3.34%) Cyber Threat
8 16 (2.81%) Freedom of Information
9 14 (2.46%) Social Media
10 13 (2.28%) Algorithms
11 12 (2.11%) Cyberattack
12 11 (1.93%) PKI
13 10 (1.76%) Driving Licence
13 10 (1.76%) e-Learning
13 10 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
14 8 (1.41%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 43 (7.56%) Windows
2 12 (2.11%) Linux
3 11 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.76%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.41%) Android
6 5 (0.88%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.70%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.35%) Unix
9 1 (0.18%) CentOS
9 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (27.24%) Cybersecurity
2 145 (25.48%) Data Protection
3 144 (25.31%) AI
4 141 (24.78%) Problem-Solving
5 136 (23.90%) Stakeholder Management
6 127 (22.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 118 (20.74%) Information Security
8 105 (18.45%) CRM
8 105 (18.45%) Risk Management
9 104 (18.28%) Agile
10 100 (17.57%) Decision-Making
11 98 (17.22%) Analytics
12 90 (15.82%) Business Intelligence
13 80 (14.06%) Data Governance
14 74 (13.01%) Roadmaps
15 65 (11.42%) Cloud Security
15 65 (11.42%) Incident Response
16 58 (10.19%) Data Management
17 55 (9.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 53 (9.31%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 55 (9.67%) SQL
2 44 (7.73%) Python
3 16 (2.81%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.28%) C#
5 11 (1.93%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.58%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.88%) VB.NET
8 4 (0.70%) ABAP
8 4 (0.70%) Bicep
9 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.18%) Bash
10 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.18%) PHP
10 1 (0.18%) R
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 82 (14.41%) CISSP
2 70 (12.30%) CISM
3 55 (9.67%) Degree
4 46 (8.08%) Security Cleared
5 37 (6.50%) CISA
6 31 (5.45%) SC Cleared
7 27 (4.75%) CRISC
8 18 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
9 17 (2.99%) DBS Check
10 15 (2.64%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.93%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (1.76%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.76%) DV Cleared
13 9 (1.58%) TOGAF Certification
14 8 (1.41%) CHECK Team Member
14 8 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (1.41%) CREST Certified
14 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.41%) OSCP
15 7 (1.23%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (27.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 93 (16.34%) Data Quality
3 89 (15.64%) NIST
4 68 (11.95%) PCI DSS
5 50 (8.79%) GRC
6 46 (8.08%) Cyber Essentials
7 40 (7.03%) Accessibility
8 35 (6.15%) SOC 2
9 32 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 29 (5.10%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 29 (5.10%) QA
11 19 (3.34%) NCSC
11 19 (3.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 17 (2.99%) COBIT
13 16 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 12 (2.11%) ISO 9001
14 12 (2.11%) PERC
15 11 (1.93%) EU AI Act
16 10 (1.76%) ISO 22301
17 7 (1.23%) IFRS
System Software
1 27 (4.75%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.23%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.88%) Docker
4 4 (0.70%) IAG
5 3 (0.53%) Firmware
5 3 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.05%) Nmap
2 6 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.88%) CASB
4 4 (0.70%) FTK
4 4 (0.70%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.53%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.18%) Argo
6 1 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 155 (27.24%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.03%) Google
3 20 (3.51%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.16%) SAP
5 15 (2.64%) HubSpot
6 14 (2.46%) Informatica
7 13 (2.28%) Databricks
8 11 (1.93%) Oracle
9 9 (1.58%) iManage
9 9 (1.58%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 9 (1.58%) Talend
10 6 (1.05%) Sage
11 5 (0.88%) Apple
11 5 (0.88%) Infor
11 5 (0.88%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.70%) Freshdesk
12 4 (0.70%) IFS
12 4 (0.70%) Nuix
12 4 (0.70%) Relativity
12 4 (0.70%) Xero
699 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs