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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 196 233
Rank change year-on-year +83 +37 +71
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 363 315 298
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.38% 1.61% 1.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.55% 10.64% 9.15%
Number of salaries quoted 239 154 267
10th Percentile £41,000 £36,576 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,188 £51,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +12.04% +4.78%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £108,000 £91,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,250 £62,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -3.60% +7.76% +5.45%

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 2,679 2,960 3,257
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.54% 15.11% 15.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,673 1,580 2,588
10th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £37,000
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 £80,000 £80,000 £78,813
90th Percentile £97,350 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +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

GDPR
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 19 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 25 (6.89%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.20%) CMS
3 7 (1.93%) Anypoint
3 7 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.10%) Moodle
4 4 (1.10%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 21 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.55%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.75%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.48%) SAP HCM
2 9 (2.48%) SAP HR
2 9 (2.48%) SAP Payroll
3 8 (2.20%) Shopify
3 8 (2.20%) Workday HCM
4 4 (1.10%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.55%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.55%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.55%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.28%) iTrent
6 1 (0.28%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 126 (34.71%) Azure
2 62 (17.08%) AWS
3 45 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (8.82%) Power Platform
5 31 (8.54%) GCP
6 23 (6.34%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (6.06%) Azure Logic Apps
8 21 (5.79%) SaaS
9 19 (5.23%) Entra ID
10 17 (4.68%) Azure Data Factory
10 17 (4.68%) Azure Service Bus
11 16 (4.41%) GitHub
12 15 (4.13%) Boomi
13 14 (3.86%) SuccessFactors
14 12 (3.31%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (3.31%) Google Analytics
14 12 (3.31%) Power Automate
15 9 (2.48%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (2.48%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (2.48%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.99%) Firewall
2 12 (3.31%) Network Security
3 8 (2.20%) VPN
4 7 (1.93%) DNS
5 6 (1.65%) CHAP
6 4 (1.10%) DMZ
7 3 (0.83%) HTTP
7 3 (0.83%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.83%) VLAN
8 2 (0.55%) Internet
8 2 (0.55%) S/MIME
8 2 (0.55%) SSL
8 2 (0.55%) X.509
9 1 (0.28%) DHCP
9 1 (0.28%) Intranet
9 1 (0.28%) SMS
9 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.16%) Power BI
2 11 (3.03%) Relational Database
2 11 (3.03%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.20%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (1.38%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.38%) Tableau
7 4 (1.10%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.83%) Metadata
8 3 (0.83%) Redis
9 2 (0.55%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.55%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.55%) MySQL
9 2 (0.55%) Power Query
9 2 (0.55%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.58%) Git
2 10 (2.75%) JIRA
3 7 (1.93%) MSBuild
4 6 (1.65%) Octopus Deploy
4 6 (1.65%) Team Foundation Server
4 6 (1.65%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.10%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.83%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.28%) Maven
7 1 (0.28%) Postman
7 1 (0.28%) Vite
7 1 (0.28%) webpack
General
1 144 (39.67%) Social Skills
2 106 (29.20%) Finance
3 66 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (17.63%) Legal
5 40 (11.02%) Law
6 35 (9.64%) Marketing
7 30 (8.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (6.89%) Retail
9 22 (6.06%) Banking
10 14 (3.86%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.75%) Financial Institution
11 10 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (2.48%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.20%) Advertising
14 7 (1.93%) French Language
14 7 (1.93%) Military
14 7 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.38%) Hungarian Language
Job Titles
1 67 (18.46%) Senior
2 47 (12.95%) Analyst
3 31 (8.54%) Architect
4 24 (6.61%) Lead
5 17 (4.68%) Security Engineer
5 17 (4.68%) Security Manager
6 16 (4.41%) HR Advisor
7 15 (4.13%) Integration Engineer
8 13 (3.58%) Administrator
8 13 (3.58%) IT Manager
8 13 (3.58%) Platform Engineer
9 12 (3.31%) Linux Engineer
10 11 (3.03%) Automation Engineer
10 11 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
10 11 (3.03%) Senior Manager
11 10 (2.75%) SAP Analyst
12 9 (2.48%) Head of Security
12 9 (2.48%) Information Analyst
12 9 (2.48%) Information Manager
12 9 (2.48%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (6.89%) REST
2 22 (6.06%) JSON
3 17 (4.68%) HTML
3 17 (4.68%) RESTful
4 15 (4.13%) CSS
5 14 (3.86%) SOAP
5 14 (3.86%) Web Services
6 13 (3.58%) .NET
6 13 (3.58%) XML
7 11 (3.03%) OAuth
7 11 (3.03%) OAuth2
8 9 (2.48%) SAP Fiori
9 8 (2.20%) SAML
10 7 (1.93%) ASP.NET
11 6 (1.65%) Bootstrap
11 6 (1.65%) gRPC
11 6 (1.65%) Kafka
11 6 (1.65%) Node.js
12 5 (1.38%) Middleware
12 5 (1.38%) React
Miscellaneous
1 45 (12.40%) Management Information System
2 27 (7.44%) Onboarding
3 24 (6.61%) Cloud Native
4 15 (4.13%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.03%) PKI
5 11 (3.03%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.75%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (2.75%) Social Media
7 9 (2.48%) Cloud Security Posture
7 9 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.20%) e-Learning
8 8 (2.20%) Learning Management System
8 8 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.93%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.65%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.38%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (1.38%) Freedom of Information
12 4 (1.10%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.71%) Windows
2 27 (7.44%) Linux
3 7 (1.93%) Unix
4 4 (1.10%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.83%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.83%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.55%) VMS
7 1 (0.28%) CentOS
7 1 (0.28%) Solaris
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (20.66%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (17.63%) Cybersecurity
3 64 (17.63%) Incident Response
4 63 (17.36%) Data Protection
4 63 (17.36%) DevOps
5 60 (16.53%) Information Security
6 58 (15.98%) Agile
7 57 (15.70%) CRM
8 54 (14.88%) Analytics
9 52 (14.33%) CI/CD
9 52 (14.33%) Decision-Making
10 51 (14.05%) Risk Management
11 47 (12.95%) Roadmaps
12 42 (11.57%) Data Security
13 40 (11.02%) AI
14 33 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
14 33 (9.09%) Coaching
15 32 (8.82%) Cloud Security
15 32 (8.82%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 56 (15.43%) Python
2 49 (13.50%) SQL
3 31 (8.54%) JavaScript
4 28 (7.71%) PowerShell
5 25 (6.89%) C#
6 19 (5.23%) Bash
7 18 (4.96%) Java
8 12 (3.31%) Perl
9 11 (3.03%) Bicep
10 9 (2.48%) ABAP
11 5 (1.38%) Go
11 5 (1.38%) R
11 5 (1.38%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.10%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.55%) Groovy
14 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.55%) PHP
14 2 (0.55%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.28%) C++
Qualifications
1 65 (17.91%) Degree
2 48 (13.22%) CISSP
3 41 (11.29%) CISM
4 36 (9.92%) Security Cleared
5 25 (6.89%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.06%) CISA
7 21 (5.79%) AWS Certification
7 21 (5.79%) Azure Certification
8 18 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (3.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 13 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (3.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (3.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.75%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (2.75%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.93%) CGEIT
12 7 (1.93%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.65%) CBAP
13 6 (1.65%) CRISC
13 6 (1.65%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (22.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (19.83%) NIST
3 30 (8.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (6.34%) PCI DSS
5 18 (4.96%) GRC
5 18 (4.96%) SOC 2
6 17 (4.68%) Data Quality
6 17 (4.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 16 (4.41%) HIPAA
7 16 (4.41%) NCSC
8 15 (4.13%) Accessibility
9 10 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (2.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 8 (2.20%) COBIT
10 8 (2.20%) SLA
11 7 (1.93%) PERC
11 7 (1.93%) QA
12 6 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (1.65%) EU AI Act
13 5 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 29 (7.99%) Docker
2 23 (6.34%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.28%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.28%) Postfix
5 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (6.61%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.23%) Terraform
3 14 (3.86%) Ansible
4 13 (3.58%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (3.31%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (3.03%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (1.10%) Grafana
7 4 (1.10%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.83%) Nessus
8 3 (0.83%) Nmap
8 3 (0.83%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 2 (0.55%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.55%) Puppet
10 1 (0.28%) Argo
10 1 (0.28%) Autotask
Vendors
1 94 (25.90%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.82%) Workday
3 27 (7.44%) Google
3 27 (7.44%) ServiceNow
4 23 (6.34%) SAP
5 19 (5.23%) Salesforce
6 17 (4.68%) MuleSoft
7 14 (3.86%) Red Hat
8 12 (3.31%) Oracle
9 10 (2.75%) IBM
10 9 (2.48%) Informatica
11 8 (2.20%) Ab Initio
12 7 (1.93%) Dell
12 7 (1.93%) Epicor
12 7 (1.93%) Infor
12 7 (1.93%) Jitterbit
12 7 (1.93%) SnapLogic
12 7 (1.93%) Software AG
12 7 (1.93%) Talend
12 7 (1.93%) TIBCO