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 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 151 258
Rank change year-on-year +15 +107 -2
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 342 292 369
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.99% 2.27% 1.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.08% 12.68% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 227 220 313
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £47,833 £50,186 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £50,803
Median % change year-on-year - +27.95% -7.63%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,625
% change year-on-year -7.69% +39.41% -15.23%

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 3,088 2,303 4,243
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.94% 17.93% 13.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,826 1,562 3,276
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,389 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,502 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +5.22% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £94,900 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -8.70%

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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 8 April 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 7 (2.05%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.75%) Anypoint
3 4 (1.17%) CMS
3 4 (1.17%) Confluence
3 4 (1.17%) WordPress
4 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 32 (9.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (7.02%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.58%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.58%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.29%) InDesign
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (2.34%) SAP Payroll
2 6 (1.75%) Shopify
3 4 (1.17%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.17%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.88%) Magento
4 3 (0.88%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.29%) iTrent
5 1 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 107 (31.29%) Azure
2 57 (16.67%) AWS
3 33 (9.65%) Power Platform
4 29 (8.48%) GCP
5 26 (7.60%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (5.85%) SaaS
7 18 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (4.97%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (4.09%) GitHub
9 14 (4.09%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (3.80%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (3.80%) Azure Service Bus
11 12 (3.51%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.92%) Azure Event Grid
12 10 (2.92%) Power Automate
13 8 (2.34%) Entra ID
14 6 (1.75%) Boomi
14 6 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.75%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.75%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.60%) Firewall
2 25 (7.31%) CHAP
3 13 (3.80%) Network Security
4 9 (2.63%) DNS
5 6 (1.75%) DMZ
6 5 (1.46%) Internet
6 5 (1.46%) SSL
7 4 (1.17%) Broadband
7 4 (1.17%) VPN
8 3 (0.88%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.88%) NGN
8 3 (0.88%) SCCP
8 3 (0.88%) VLAN
9 1 (0.29%) SMTP
9 1 (0.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.19%) Power BI
2 19 (5.56%) Relational Database
3 16 (4.68%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.92%) Oracle Database
5 8 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.05%) Metadata
6 7 (2.05%) Tableau
7 6 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.17%) Power Query
9 3 (0.88%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.88%) Redis
10 2 (0.58%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.58%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.58%) MySQL
10 2 (0.58%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.29%) DB2
11 1 (0.29%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (1.46%) JIRA
2 2 (0.58%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.29%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.29%) NUnit
General
1 150 (43.86%) Social Skills
2 114 (33.33%) Finance
3 75 (21.93%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (13.16%) Legal
5 34 (9.94%) Banking
6 32 (9.36%) Public Sector
7 29 (8.48%) Financial Institution
8 28 (8.19%) Law
9 22 (6.43%) Marketing
10 21 (6.14%) Retail
11 19 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (2.92%) Advertising
12 10 (2.92%) Manufacturing
13 8 (2.34%) Games
14 7 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.75%) French Language
16 5 (1.46%) Telecoms
17 4 (1.17%) Social Housing
18 3 (0.88%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 46 (13.45%) Senior
2 25 (7.31%) Auditor
3 24 (7.02%) Internal Auditor
3 24 (7.02%) Security Auditor
4 23 (6.73%) Security Manager
5 22 (6.43%) Analyst
6 20 (5.85%) Architect
7 18 (5.26%) Data Engineer
8 16 (4.68%) Integration Engineer
9 15 (4.39%) Administrator
9 15 (4.39%) Information Manager
9 15 (4.39%) Lead
10 14 (4.09%) Consultant
11 13 (3.80%) Information Security Manager
11 13 (3.80%) Senior Manager
12 12 (3.51%) Risk Manager
13 11 (3.22%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 11 (3.22%) Security Analyst
14 9 (2.63%) Security Engineer
15 8 (2.34%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.26%) RESTful
2 17 (4.97%) JSON
3 13 (3.80%) OAuth
3 13 (3.80%) OAuth2
4 10 (2.92%) .NET
5 9 (2.63%) HTML
5 9 (2.63%) REST
6 7 (2.05%) CSS
7 5 (1.46%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.46%) SOAP
7 5 (1.46%) Web Services
7 5 (1.46%) XML
8 4 (1.17%) HTML5
8 4 (1.17%) jQuery
8 4 (1.17%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.88%) EDI
9 3 (0.88%) JWT
9 3 (0.88%) Kafka
9 3 (0.88%) Middleware
9 3 (0.88%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 59 (17.25%) Management Information System
2 24 (7.02%) Onboarding
3 22 (6.43%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.39%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.80%) Blockchain
5 13 (3.80%) PKI
6 11 (3.22%) Cyber Threat
7 9 (2.63%) Blog
8 8 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.34%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.34%) Virtual Team
9 7 (2.05%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (2.05%) Social Media
10 6 (1.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (1.75%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.46%) e-Learning
11 5 (1.46%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.39%) Linux
2 12 (3.51%) Windows
3 6 (1.75%) Unix
4 4 (1.17%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.88%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.29%) AIX
6 1 (0.29%) Android
6 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.29%) CentOS
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (34.21%) Cybersecurity
2 90 (26.32%) Analytics
3 82 (23.98%) Incident Response
4 81 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (22.51%) Data Protection
6 73 (21.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 69 (20.18%) Information Security
8 66 (19.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 62 (18.13%) Risk Management
10 55 (16.08%) Data Governance
10 55 (16.08%) Decision-Making
10 55 (16.08%) Project Management
11 51 (14.91%) Agile
12 47 (13.74%) Vulnerability Management
13 46 (13.45%) Validation
14 44 (12.87%) CRM
15 42 (12.28%) Coaching
16 41 (11.99%) AI
17 40 (11.70%) CI/CD
18 37 (10.82%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.60%) SQL
2 16 (4.68%) Python
3 15 (4.39%) Bicep
4 11 (3.22%) C#
4 11 (3.22%) JavaScript
5 10 (2.92%) Java
5 10 (2.92%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.46%) Shell Script
6 5 (1.46%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.17%) ABAP
7 4 (1.17%) Kotlin
8 3 (0.88%) C
8 3 (0.88%) Go
8 3 (0.88%) Pascal
8 3 (0.88%) VBA
9 2 (0.58%) PHP
9 2 (0.58%) R
10 1 (0.29%) Bash
10 1 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 69 (20.18%) Degree
2 55 (16.08%) CISSP
3 50 (14.62%) Security Cleared
4 45 (13.16%) CISM
5 39 (11.40%) SC Cleared
6 31 (9.06%) CISA
7 25 (7.31%) CGEIT
7 25 (7.31%) FFIEC
7 25 (7.31%) SANS
8 19 (5.56%) DV Cleared
9 15 (4.39%) Azure Certification
10 11 (3.22%) CREST Certified
10 11 (3.22%) HNC
11 10 (2.92%) AWS Certification
12 8 (2.34%) OSCP
13 7 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (2.05%) DBS Check
13 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (2.05%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (26.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 90 (26.32%) NIST
3 43 (12.57%) Data Quality
4 39 (11.40%) PCI DSS
5 30 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 26 (7.60%) COBIT
7 23 (6.73%) GRC
8 21 (6.14%) QA
9 20 (5.85%) NCSC
10 18 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 18 (5.26%) SOC 2
11 15 (4.39%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (4.09%) Accessibility
13 9 (2.63%) HIPAA
14 8 (2.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 7 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 7 (2.05%) PERC
16 6 (1.75%) ISO 9001
16 6 (1.75%) JSP 440
17 5 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 11 (3.22%) Docker
2 4 (1.17%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (6.73%) Terraform
2 11 (3.22%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.46%) Ansible
3 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.88%) Grafana
4 3 (0.88%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.29%) CASB
5 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.29%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.29%) SCCM
5 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.29%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 82 (23.98%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.02%) Oracle
3 22 (6.43%) Google
4 20 (5.85%) Salesforce
5 15 (4.39%) SAP
6 13 (3.80%) Workday
7 10 (2.92%) Ab Initio
8 8 (2.34%) IFS
8 8 (2.34%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.05%) Dell
9 7 (2.05%) Informatica
10 6 (1.75%) Databricks
10 6 (1.75%) Epicor
10 6 (1.75%) IBM
10 6 (1.75%) Infor
10 6 (1.75%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.75%) SnapLogic
10 6 (1.75%) Software AG
10 6 (1.75%) Talend
10 6 (1.75%) TIBCO