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 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 198 234
Rank change year-on-year +63 +36 +68
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 349 314 304
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.22% 1.60% 1.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.33% 10.60% 9.10%
Number of salaries quoted 235 152 272
10th Percentile £40,500 £37,354 £41,250
25th Percentile £49,100 £45,563 £51,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +12.04% +4.78%
75th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £109,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +9.09%

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 2,618 2,963 3,340
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.66% 15.06% 15.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,632 1,580 2,663
10th Percentile £33,188 £35,675 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,125 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.68%

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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 9 November 2025.

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 24 (6.88%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.29%) CMS
3 7 (2.01%) Anypoint
3 7 (2.01%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.15%) Moodle
4 4 (1.15%) WordPress
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.29%) Confluence
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 21 (6.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (2.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.29%) Shopify
2 8 (2.29%) Workday HCM
3 7 (2.01%) SAP HCM
3 7 (2.01%) SAP HR
3 7 (2.01%) SAP Payroll
4 4 (1.15%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.57%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.57%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.57%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) iTrent
6 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 124 (35.53%) Azure
2 60 (17.19%) AWS
3 45 (12.89%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (9.46%) GCP
4 33 (9.46%) Power Platform
5 23 (6.59%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (6.02%) Azure Logic Apps
7 20 (5.73%) SaaS
8 19 (5.44%) Entra ID
9 17 (4.87%) Azure Data Factory
10 16 (4.58%) Azure Service Bus
11 15 (4.30%) Boomi
11 15 (4.30%) GitHub
12 13 (3.72%) SuccessFactors
13 12 (3.44%) Google Analytics
14 11 (3.15%) GitHub Actions
14 11 (3.15%) Power Automate
15 9 (2.58%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (2.58%) iPaaS
16 8 (2.29%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.45%) Firewall
2 9 (2.58%) Network Security
3 8 (2.29%) VPN
4 7 (2.01%) DNS
5 3 (0.86%) HTTP
5 3 (0.86%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.86%) VLAN
6 2 (0.57%) DMZ
6 2 (0.57%) S/MIME
6 2 (0.57%) SSL
6 2 (0.57%) X.509
7 1 (0.29%) DHCP
7 1 (0.29%) Intranet
7 1 (0.29%) SMS
7 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.74%) Power BI
2 13 (3.72%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.15%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.87%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.01%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (2.01%) Tableau
7 6 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.43%) BigQuery
8 5 (1.43%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.15%) MySQL
10 3 (0.86%) Metadata
11 2 (0.57%) Looker
11 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.57%) Power Query
11 2 (0.57%) QlikView
11 2 (0.57%) Redis
11 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 15 (4.30%) Git
2 10 (2.87%) JIRA
3 8 (2.29%) MSBuild
4 7 (2.01%) Octopus Deploy
4 7 (2.01%) Team Foundation Server
4 7 (2.01%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.15%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.86%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.29%) Maven
7 1 (0.29%) Postman
7 1 (0.29%) Vite
7 1 (0.29%) webpack
General
1 136 (38.97%) Social Skills
2 95 (27.22%) Finance
3 64 (18.34%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (16.05%) Legal
5 39 (11.17%) Law
6 34 (9.74%) Marketing
7 29 (8.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (7.45%) Retail
9 15 (4.30%) Banking
10 11 (3.15%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.29%) Advertising
12 8 (2.29%) Telecoms
13 7 (2.01%) Military
13 7 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.72%) French Language
14 6 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.43%) Hungarian Language
16 4 (1.15%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 67 (19.20%) Senior
2 50 (14.33%) Analyst
3 35 (10.03%) Architect
4 23 (6.59%) Lead
5 17 (4.87%) Security Manager
6 15 (4.30%) HR Advisor
6 15 (4.30%) Security Engineer
7 14 (4.01%) Integration Engineer
7 14 (4.01%) Platform Engineer
8 13 (3.72%) Administrator
8 13 (3.72%) Linux Engineer
9 12 (3.44%) Automation Engineer
9 12 (3.44%) IT Manager
9 12 (3.44%) Senior Analyst
10 11 (3.15%) SAP Analyst
10 11 (3.15%) Technical Architect
11 10 (2.87%) Senior Manager
11 10 (2.87%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (2.58%) Information Manager
12 9 (2.58%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.16%) REST
2 22 (6.30%) JSON
3 18 (5.16%) HTML
4 16 (4.58%) CSS
4 16 (4.58%) RESTful
5 14 (4.01%) SOAP
5 14 (4.01%) Web Services
5 14 (4.01%) XML
6 13 (3.72%) .NET
7 9 (2.58%) OAuth
7 9 (2.58%) OAuth2
8 8 (2.29%) ASP.NET
8 8 (2.29%) SAML
9 7 (2.01%) Bootstrap
9 7 (2.01%) gRPC
9 7 (2.01%) Kafka
9 7 (2.01%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.72%) Node.js
11 5 (1.43%) Middleware
11 5 (1.43%) React
Miscellaneous
1 39 (11.17%) Management Information System
2 26 (7.45%) Onboarding
3 24 (6.88%) Cloud Native
4 11 (3.15%) Product Ownership
4 11 (3.15%) Security Posture
5 10 (2.87%) Social Media
6 9 (2.58%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (2.58%) PKI
7 8 (2.29%) Learning Management System
7 8 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (2.01%) Driving Licence
8 7 (2.01%) e-Learning
9 6 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.72%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.72%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.43%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.43%) Freedom of Information
11 4 (1.15%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.02%) Linux
1 28 (8.02%) Windows
2 7 (2.01%) Unix
3 4 (1.15%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.86%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.86%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.57%) VMS
6 1 (0.29%) CentOS
6 1 (0.29%) Solaris
6 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (20.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 66 (18.91%) DevOps
4 56 (16.05%) Incident Response
5 55 (15.76%) CI/CD
5 55 (15.76%) CRM
6 54 (15.47%) Agile
7 53 (15.19%) Cybersecurity
8 52 (14.90%) Data Protection
8 52 (14.90%) Decision-Making
9 49 (14.04%) Analytics
9 49 (14.04%) Information Security
10 48 (13.75%) Roadmaps
11 41 (11.75%) Data Security
11 41 (11.75%) Risk Management
12 35 (10.03%) AI
13 34 (9.74%) Business Intelligence
14 32 (9.17%) Data Management
15 31 (8.88%) Cloud Security
15 31 (8.88%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 61 (17.48%) Python
2 56 (16.05%) SQL
3 32 (9.17%) JavaScript
4 29 (8.31%) PowerShell
5 26 (7.45%) C#
6 21 (6.02%) Bash
6 21 (6.02%) Java
7 13 (3.72%) Perl
8 9 (2.58%) Bicep
9 7 (2.01%) ABAP
10 5 (1.43%) R
10 5 (1.43%) Shell Script
11 4 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (1.15%) Go
11 4 (1.15%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.57%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.57%) Groovy
12 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.57%) PHP
12 2 (0.57%) Scala
Qualifications
1 65 (18.62%) Degree
2 40 (11.46%) CISSP
3 33 (9.46%) CISM
4 32 (9.17%) Security Cleared
5 24 (6.88%) SC Cleared
6 23 (6.59%) AWS Certification
7 22 (6.30%) Azure Certification
8 19 (5.44%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (4.30%) CISA
10 14 (4.01%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (3.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 13 (3.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 13 (3.72%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (2.87%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (2.87%) DBS Check
13 6 (1.72%) CBAP
13 6 (1.72%) Master's Degree
14 5 (1.43%) CREST Certified
14 5 (1.43%) CRISC
14 5 (1.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (21.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (17.77%) NIST
3 28 (8.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (6.30%) PCI DSS
5 20 (5.73%) HIPAA
6 19 (5.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 18 (5.16%) Data Quality
7 18 (5.16%) SOC 2
8 15 (4.30%) Accessibility
9 14 (4.01%) NCSC
10 13 (3.72%) GRC
11 9 (2.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (2.58%) SLA
12 7 (2.01%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 7 (2.01%) QA
13 6 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (1.72%) EU AI Act
14 5 (1.43%) PERC
14 5 (1.43%) WCAG
15 3 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 31 (8.88%) Docker
2 23 (6.59%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Postfix
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (7.45%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.44%) Terraform
3 15 (4.30%) Ansible
4 13 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (3.44%) Red Hat Satellite
5 12 (3.44%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.86%) Grafana
6 3 (0.86%) Nessus
6 3 (0.86%) Nmap
6 3 (0.86%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.86%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.57%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (0.57%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.57%) Puppet
8 1 (0.29%) Argo
8 1 (0.29%) Autotask
Vendors
1 92 (26.36%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.88%) Workday
3 30 (8.60%) Google
4 26 (7.45%) ServiceNow
5 22 (6.30%) SAP
6 18 (5.16%) MuleSoft
6 18 (5.16%) Salesforce
7 15 (4.30%) Red Hat
8 12 (3.44%) Oracle
9 10 (2.87%) IBM
9 10 (2.87%) Informatica
10 8 (2.29%) Talend
11 7 (2.01%) Ab Initio
11 7 (2.01%) Dell
11 7 (2.01%) Epicor
11 7 (2.01%) Infor
11 7 (2.01%) Jitterbit
11 7 (2.01%) SnapLogic
11 7 (2.01%) Software AG
11 7 (2.01%) TIBCO