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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 172 248
Rank change year-on-year +45 +76 +45
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 320 331 264
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.12% 1.96% 1.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.90% 11.52% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 203 175 234
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,716 £40,000
25th Percentile £49,600 £45,000 £51,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £116,240 £88,750 £91,750
UK median annual salary £61,750 £64,343 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.03% +11.90% +4.55%

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 2,688 2,873 3,115
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.79% 16.99% 15.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,636 1,568 2,449
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,922 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +4.17% +2.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £94,144 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +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

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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 2 January 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 20 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.19%) Anypoint
3 3 (0.94%) CMS
3 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.63%) WordPress
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 21 (6.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.94%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.50%) SAP HCM
2 8 (2.50%) SAP HR
2 8 (2.50%) SAP Payroll
2 8 (2.50%) Shopify
2 8 (2.50%) Workday HCM
3 6 (1.88%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.94%) Magento
4 3 (0.94%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.63%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.31%) iTrent
6 1 (0.31%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.31%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 111 (34.69%) Azure
2 59 (18.44%) AWS
3 45 (14.06%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (8.44%) GCP
5 24 (7.50%) Azure Logic Apps
6 23 (7.19%) Power Platform
7 22 (6.88%) SaaS
8 21 (6.56%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (5.94%) GitHub
10 18 (5.63%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (5.63%) Entra ID
10 18 (5.63%) GitHub Actions
11 17 (5.31%) Azure Service Bus
12 15 (4.69%) Boomi
13 14 (4.38%) Azure Event Grid
13 14 (4.38%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (3.44%) Power Automate
15 10 (3.13%) SuccessFactors
16 9 (2.81%) Microsoft Purview
17 8 (2.50%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.25%) Firewall
2 12 (3.75%) CHAP
3 11 (3.44%) DNS
4 8 (2.50%) Network Security
5 5 (1.56%) DMZ
5 5 (1.56%) VPN
6 4 (1.25%) SSL
7 3 (0.94%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.94%) HTTP
7 3 (0.94%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.94%) VLAN
8 2 (0.63%) Internet
9 1 (0.31%) Broadband
9 1 (0.31%) DHCP
9 1 (0.31%) Intranet
9 1 (0.31%) SCCP
9 1 (0.31%) SMS
9 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.25%) Power BI
2 8 (2.50%) Relational Database
3 6 (1.88%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.56%) Metadata
5 4 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.25%) Tableau
6 3 (0.94%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.94%) Redis
6 3 (0.94%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.63%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.63%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.63%) Power Query
8 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.31%) Data Vault
8 1 (0.31%) Looker
8 1 (0.31%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.31%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 9 (2.81%) JIRA
2 4 (1.25%) Burp Suite
2 4 (1.25%) Git
3 3 (0.94%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.31%) Vite
4 1 (0.31%) webpack
General
1 138 (43.13%) Social Skills
2 104 (32.50%) Finance
3 64 (20.00%) Legal
4 50 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.31%) Law
6 26 (8.13%) Banking
6 26 (8.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 20 (6.25%) Retail
8 18 (5.63%) Marketing
9 16 (5.00%) Financial Institution
10 11 (3.44%) French Language
11 10 (3.13%) Telecoms
12 9 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.88%) Advertising
15 5 (1.56%) Aviation
15 5 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.56%) Hungarian Language
15 5 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 54 (16.88%) Senior
2 28 (8.75%) Analyst
3 21 (6.56%) Integration Engineer
4 20 (6.25%) HR Advisor
5 18 (5.63%) Lead
6 16 (5.00%) Architect
6 16 (5.00%) Security Manager
7 14 (4.38%) IT Manager
8 12 (3.75%) Administrator
8 12 (3.75%) Auditor
8 12 (3.75%) Internal Auditor
8 12 (3.75%) Security Auditor
9 11 (3.44%) Platform Engineer
9 11 (3.44%) Security Engineer
10 10 (3.13%) Head of Cybersecurity
10 10 (3.13%) Information Manager
10 10 (3.13%) Linux Engineer
10 10 (3.13%) Senior Manager
11 9 (2.81%) Automation Engineer
11 9 (2.81%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.25%) JSON
1 20 (6.25%) RESTful
2 18 (5.63%) REST
3 17 (5.31%) OAuth
3 17 (5.31%) OAuth2
4 13 (4.06%) SOAP
4 13 (4.06%) Web Services
5 8 (2.50%) SAML
5 8 (2.50%) SAP Fiori
6 7 (2.19%) .NET
7 6 (1.88%) XML
8 5 (1.56%) HTML
8 5 (1.56%) Kafka
9 4 (1.25%) CSS
9 4 (1.25%) Middleware
10 3 (0.94%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.94%) ASP.NET Web API
10 3 (0.94%) EDI
10 3 (0.94%) Node.js
10 3 (0.94%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.44%) Management Information System
2 38 (11.88%) Onboarding
3 21 (6.56%) Cloud Native
4 18 (5.63%) Security Posture
5 12 (3.75%) PKI
6 10 (3.13%) Cloud Security Posture
7 8 (2.50%) e-Learning
7 8 (2.50%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.19%) Blog
8 7 (2.19%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.88%) Blockchain
9 6 (1.88%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.56%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.56%) Social Media
10 5 (1.56%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.81%) Linux
2 20 (6.25%) Windows
3 7 (2.19%) Unix
4 4 (1.25%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.25%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.94%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.63%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.31%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (23.13%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (22.81%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (22.19%) Incident Response
4 69 (21.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 62 (19.38%) Data Protection
6 57 (17.81%) Information Security
7 55 (17.19%) Analytics
8 53 (16.56%) CI/CD
9 51 (15.94%) Risk Management
10 49 (15.31%) CRM
10 49 (15.31%) DevOps
11 48 (15.00%) Agile
11 48 (15.00%) Decision-Making
12 40 (12.50%) Roadmaps
13 35 (10.94%) AI
13 35 (10.94%) Cloud Security
13 35 (10.94%) Coaching
14 34 (10.63%) Data Governance
15 32 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 30 (9.38%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.13%) Python
2 27 (8.44%) SQL
3 24 (7.50%) PowerShell
4 18 (5.63%) Bicep
5 17 (5.31%) JavaScript
6 15 (4.69%) C#
7 14 (4.38%) Java
8 13 (4.06%) Bash
9 10 (3.13%) Perl
10 8 (2.50%) ABAP
11 5 (1.56%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.25%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.94%) Go
13 3 (0.94%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.63%) R
14 2 (0.63%) Scala
15 1 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.31%) PHP
Qualifications
1 58 (18.13%) Degree
2 51 (15.94%) CISSP
3 44 (13.75%) CISM
4 32 (10.00%) Security Cleared
5 23 (7.19%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.88%) CISA
7 17 (5.31%) Azure Certification
8 16 (5.00%) AWS Certification
9 15 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (4.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 13 (4.06%) CGEIT
10 13 (4.06%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (3.75%) DBS Check
11 12 (3.75%) FFIEC
11 12 (3.75%) SANS
12 9 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (2.50%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (2.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (2.19%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (24.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (22.19%) NIST
3 28 (8.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (6.88%) PCI DSS
5 20 (6.25%) Data Quality
5 20 (6.25%) GRC
6 19 (5.94%) SOC 2
7 18 (5.63%) NCSC
8 12 (3.75%) COBIT
8 12 (3.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 9 (2.81%) Accessibility
10 8 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (2.19%) HIPAA
12 6 (1.88%) EU AI Act
12 6 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 6 (1.88%) QA
12 6 (1.88%) SLA
13 5 (1.56%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (1.56%) JSP 440
System Software
1 16 (5.00%) Docker
2 14 (4.38%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (8.13%) Terraform
2 18 (5.63%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.69%) Ansible
3 15 (4.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.81%) Red Hat Satellite
4 9 (2.81%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.25%) Grafana
5 4 (1.25%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.94%) Nessus
6 3 (0.94%) Nmap
6 3 (0.94%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.63%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.63%) Puppet
8 1 (0.31%) Argo
8 1 (0.31%) Autotask
8 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 74 (23.13%) Microsoft
2 37 (11.56%) Workday
3 30 (9.38%) ServiceNow
4 18 (5.63%) SAP
5 17 (5.31%) Salesforce
6 16 (5.00%) MuleSoft
7 14 (4.38%) Ab Initio
8 13 (4.06%) Google
9 12 (3.75%) Oracle
10 11 (3.44%) Red Hat
11 10 (3.13%) IBM
12 8 (2.50%) Databricks
13 7 (2.19%) Dell
13 7 (2.19%) Epicor
13 7 (2.19%) IFS
13 7 (2.19%) Informatica
13 7 (2.19%) Jitterbit
13 7 (2.19%) SnapLogic
13 7 (2.19%) Software AG
13 7 (2.19%) TIBCO