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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 161 277
Rank change year-on-year +39 +116 0
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 493 356 321
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 2.16% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.60% 12.15% 8.47%
Number of salaries quoted 329 265 246
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £30,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £52,125
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +24.70% -13.48%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,139 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +25.00% -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 3,624 2,931 3,789
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.72% 17.78% 13.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,289 1,653 2,751
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £78,250 £75,900 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +7.48% -6.96%

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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 22 July 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 23 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.42%) SAS
3 6 (1.22%) Confluence
4 5 (1.01%) WordPress
5 3 (0.61%) Apache
6 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.41%) CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.20%) Moodle
Applications
1 37 (7.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.46%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.41%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.41%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (4.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.81%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.61%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.61%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.61%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.61%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.61%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.61%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.61%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.61%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 103 (20.89%) Azure
2 81 (16.43%) Power Platform
3 68 (13.79%) SaaS
4 50 (10.14%) AWS
4 50 (10.14%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (8.11%) Microsoft Purview
6 24 (4.87%) PowerApps
7 22 (4.46%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (4.26%) GCP
9 16 (3.25%) Entra ID
10 15 (3.04%) Google Analytics
11 13 (2.64%) Power Automate
12 12 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (2.23%) Azure Logic Apps
14 10 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (2.03%) Google Ads
15 9 (1.83%) Microsoft Copilot
16 8 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (1.62%) Azure Monitor
17 6 (1.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.69%) Firewall
2 18 (3.65%) Broadband
2 18 (3.65%) Network Security
3 11 (2.23%) CHAP
3 11 (2.23%) DNS
3 11 (2.23%) VPN
4 8 (1.62%) Wireless
5 6 (1.22%) DHCP
5 6 (1.22%) VLAN
5 6 (1.22%) WAN
6 5 (1.01%) SMS
7 4 (0.81%) DMZ
7 4 (0.81%) Internet
7 4 (0.81%) NGN
7 4 (0.81%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.61%) LAN
9 2 (0.41%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.20%) SMTP
10 1 (0.20%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (12.58%) Power BI
2 23 (4.67%) Relational Database
3 21 (4.26%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.26%) Tableau
4 19 (3.85%) Metadata
5 16 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.43%) Oracle Database
7 11 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (1.83%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.81%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.81%) Power Query
12 3 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.61%) Big Data
12 3 (0.61%) MySQL
13 2 (0.41%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (2.03%) JIRA
2 7 (1.42%) Git
3 4 (0.81%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.61%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.61%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.41%) MLflow
6 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.20%) NUnit
General
1 211 (42.80%) Social Skills
2 134 (27.18%) Finance
3 122 (24.75%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (17.85%) Legal
5 48 (9.74%) Law
6 45 (9.13%) Marketing
7 40 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 33 (6.69%) Organisational Skills
9 31 (6.29%) Public Sector
10 25 (5.07%) Banking
11 23 (4.67%) Games
12 20 (4.06%) Retail
13 14 (2.84%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (2.23%) Financial Institution
15 10 (2.03%) Advertising
15 10 (2.03%) Social Housing
16 9 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (1.42%) Back Office
18 6 (1.22%) Manufacturing
18 6 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 55 (11.16%) Senior
2 48 (9.74%) Analyst
3 36 (7.30%) Security Manager
4 34 (6.90%) Consultant
5 32 (6.49%) Lead
6 29 (5.88%) Architect
7 27 (5.48%) Information Manager
7 27 (5.48%) Information Security Manager
8 21 (4.26%) Administrator
9 20 (4.06%) Security Consultant
10 19 (3.85%) Data Engineer
11 16 (3.25%) Head of Operations
12 15 (3.04%) Data Manager
13 14 (2.84%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 14 (2.84%) Data Governance Analyst
13 14 (2.84%) Data Governance Manager
13 14 (2.84%) Governance Manager
14 13 (2.64%) Auditor
14 13 (2.64%) Head of Technology
15 11 (2.23%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.46%) HTML
2 20 (4.06%) CSS
3 13 (2.64%) .NET
4 9 (1.83%) React
5 7 (1.42%) Middleware
5 7 (1.42%) Node.js
6 5 (1.01%) JSON
6 5 (1.01%) Next.js
6 5 (1.01%) REST
6 5 (1.01%) Web Services
7 4 (0.81%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.81%) jQuery
7 4 (0.81%) NumPy
7 4 (0.81%) Pandas
7 4 (0.81%) RESTful
7 4 (0.81%) scikit-learn
7 4 (0.81%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (0.81%) XGBoost
8 3 (0.61%) HTML5
8 3 (0.61%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 61 (12.37%) Management Information System
2 38 (7.71%) Product Ownership
3 37 (7.51%) Data Protection Act
4 30 (6.09%) Onboarding
4 30 (6.09%) Security Posture
5 26 (5.27%) Cyber Threat
6 25 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (3.45%) Cloud Native
8 16 (3.25%) AI Agents
9 14 (2.84%) Social Media
10 12 (2.43%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.43%) Cyberattack
11 11 (2.23%) Algorithms
11 11 (2.23%) e-Learning
11 11 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (2.03%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.62%) PKI
14 7 (1.42%) Freedom of Information
14 7 (1.42%) Freedom of Information Act
14 7 (1.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.26%) Windows
2 9 (1.83%) Linux
3 7 (1.42%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.81%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.61%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.41%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) AIX
7 1 (0.20%) CentOS
7 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (33.47%) Cybersecurity
2 130 (26.37%) Data Protection
3 129 (26.17%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (25.56%) Information Security
5 115 (23.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 100 (20.28%) Risk Management
7 99 (20.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 98 (19.88%) Decision-Making
9 92 (18.66%) Analytics
10 90 (18.26%) AI
11 80 (16.23%) CRM
12 79 (16.02%) Incident Response
13 75 (15.21%) Agile
14 73 (14.81%) Data Governance
15 69 (14.00%) Business Intelligence
16 65 (13.18%) Roadmaps
17 57 (11.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 53 (10.75%) Cloud Security
18 53 (10.75%) Mentoring
19 50 (10.14%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.69%) SQL
2 24 (4.87%) Python
3 16 (3.25%) PowerShell
4 12 (2.43%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.22%) C#
5 6 (1.22%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.61%) Bicep
6 3 (0.61%) C
6 3 (0.61%) Pascal
6 3 (0.61%) PHP
6 3 (0.61%) VB.NET
6 3 (0.61%) VBA
7 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.20%) Bash
8 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 79 (16.02%) CISSP
2 64 (12.98%) CISM
3 44 (8.92%) Security Cleared
4 39 (7.91%) CISA
4 39 (7.91%) Degree
5 32 (6.49%) SC Cleared
6 23 (4.67%) CRISC
7 16 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (3.04%) DBS Check
9 14 (2.84%) DV Cleared
9 14 (2.84%) FFIEC
10 12 (2.43%) SANS
11 11 (2.23%) Azure Certification
11 11 (2.23%) CGEIT
12 9 (1.83%) CREST Certified
12 9 (1.83%) Master's Degree
12 9 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.62%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.62%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (1.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 138 (27.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 98 (19.88%) NIST
3 73 (14.81%) Data Quality
4 68 (13.79%) PCI DSS
5 49 (9.94%) Cyber Essentials
6 39 (7.91%) GRC
7 35 (7.10%) QA
8 32 (6.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 31 (6.29%) Accessibility
10 26 (5.27%) SOC 2
11 24 (4.87%) COBIT
12 21 (4.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 16 (3.25%) ISO 9001
13 16 (3.25%) NCSC
13 16 (3.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 12 (2.43%) Actionable Recommendations
14 12 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 11 (2.23%) PERC
16 9 (1.83%) HIPAA
16 9 (1.83%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 15 (3.04%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.41%) Docker
2 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.84%) Terraform
2 6 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.81%) CASB
4 3 (0.61%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.61%) Nmap
5 1 (0.20%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 128 (25.96%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.91%) Google
3 22 (4.46%) Oracle
4 18 (3.65%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.43%) SAP
6 9 (1.83%) iManage
6 9 (1.83%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 8 (1.62%) Databricks
7 8 (1.62%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.22%) IFS
9 4 (0.81%) Epicor
9 4 (0.81%) Fortinet
9 4 (0.81%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.81%) Infor
9 4 (0.81%) Orchard
9 4 (0.81%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.81%) Sage
9 4 (0.81%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.81%) Sophos
10 3 (0.61%) Capita