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

 6 months to
2 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 145 277
Rank change year-on-year +14 +132 -17
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 363 307 359
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.00% 2.28% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.65% 11.84% 8.55%
Number of salaries quoted 237 231 310
10th Percentile £38,968 £37,716 £28,200
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £49,413
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +31.54% -10.88%
75th Percentile £86,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £106,000 £98,474 £87,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +39.78% -15.45%

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 3,115 2,593 4,197
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.17% 19.25% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,870 1,587 3,270
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,813 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,259 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.10% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,406 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -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

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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 May 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 8 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.10%) Confluence
2 4 (1.10%) WordPress
3 3 (0.83%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.83%) CMS
4 2 (0.55%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.55%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.55%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
6 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.20%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.10%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.10%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.83%) Magento
4 3 (0.83%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.83%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.28%) iTrent
5 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 104 (28.65%) Azure
2 45 (12.40%) AWS
3 39 (10.74%) Power Platform
4 27 (7.44%) SaaS
5 23 (6.34%) GCP
6 22 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.96%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (4.68%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (3.58%) Azure Monitor
9 13 (3.58%) GitHub
9 13 (3.58%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (3.31%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (3.03%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.75%) Azure Service Bus
13 9 (2.48%) Entra ID
14 8 (2.20%) Azure Event Grid
15 7 (1.93%) Power Automate
15 7 (1.93%) PowerApps
16 6 (1.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 6 (1.65%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.26%) Firewall
2 27 (7.44%) CHAP
3 13 (3.58%) DNS
3 13 (3.58%) Network Security
4 12 (3.31%) Broadband
5 6 (1.65%) DMZ
5 6 (1.65%) VPN
6 5 (1.38%) Internet
6 5 (1.38%) SSL
7 4 (1.10%) DHCP
8 3 (0.83%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.83%) NGN
8 3 (0.83%) SCCP
8 3 (0.83%) VLAN
8 3 (0.83%) WAN
9 2 (0.55%) LAN
9 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.55%) Wireless
10 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.09%) Power BI
2 17 (4.68%) Relational Database
2 17 (4.68%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.58%) Metadata
4 12 (3.31%) Oracle Database
5 10 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.48%) Tableau
7 5 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.10%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.10%) Power Query
9 3 (0.83%) Big Data
9 3 (0.83%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.55%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.55%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.55%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.55%) MySQL
10 2 (0.55%) Redis
10 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.55%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (1.65%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) Git
2 2 (0.55%) MLflow
3 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 157 (43.25%) Social Skills
2 118 (32.51%) Finance
3 82 (22.59%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (14.88%) Legal
5 34 (9.37%) Banking
6 32 (8.82%) Public Sector
7 27 (7.44%) Financial Institution
8 24 (6.61%) Marketing
9 20 (5.51%) Law
10 18 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (4.41%) Games
12 16 (4.41%) Retail
13 12 (3.31%) Advertising
14 11 (3.03%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.38%) French Language
16 5 (1.38%) Telecoms
17 4 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
17 4 (1.10%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 39 (10.74%) Senior
2 28 (7.71%) Analyst
3 27 (7.44%) Auditor
3 27 (7.44%) Security Manager
4 26 (7.16%) Internal Auditor
4 26 (7.16%) Security Auditor
5 24 (6.61%) Architect
6 21 (5.79%) Data Engineer
6 21 (5.79%) Information Manager
7 19 (5.23%) Information Security Manager
8 15 (4.13%) Consultant
9 14 (3.86%) Lead
10 13 (3.58%) Administrator
10 13 (3.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (3.03%) Senior Manager
12 10 (2.75%) Head of Operations
12 10 (2.75%) Risk Manager
12 10 (2.75%) Security Analyst
13 9 (2.48%) Data Architect
13 9 (2.48%) Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.31%) HTML
1 12 (3.31%) JSON
1 12 (3.31%) RESTful
2 10 (2.75%) .NET
2 10 (2.75%) CSS
2 10 (2.75%) OAuth
2 10 (2.75%) OAuth2
3 5 (1.38%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.38%) REST
4 4 (1.10%) HTML5
4 4 (1.10%) jQuery
4 4 (1.10%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.83%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.83%) ASP.NET Web API
5 3 (0.83%) Middleware
6 2 (0.55%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.55%) Kafka
6 2 (0.55%) OpenAPI
6 2 (0.55%) OpenTelemetry
6 2 (0.55%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 65 (17.91%) Management Information System
2 25 (6.89%) Onboarding
2 25 (6.89%) Security Posture
3 18 (4.96%) Data Protection Act
4 16 (4.41%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.41%) Cyber Threat
5 13 (3.58%) Blockchain
5 13 (3.58%) PKI
6 10 (2.75%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.48%) Blog
7 9 (2.48%) Cyber Security Posture
8 8 (2.20%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.20%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.93%) Social Media
9 7 (1.93%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.65%) Cyberattack
10 6 (1.65%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.65%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.58%) Windows
2 7 (1.93%) Linux
3 3 (0.83%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.55%) Unix
5 1 (0.28%) AIX
5 1 (0.28%) Android
5 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 99 (27.27%) Data Protection
3 95 (26.17%) Analytics
4 84 (23.14%) Information Security
4 84 (23.14%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (22.87%) Incident Response
6 73 (20.11%) Risk Management
7 70 (19.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 66 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 59 (16.25%) Decision-Making
10 57 (15.70%) Project Management
11 55 (15.15%) Data Governance
12 53 (14.60%) Agile
13 50 (13.77%) AI
13 50 (13.77%) Vulnerability Management
14 45 (12.40%) Validation
15 43 (11.85%) CRM
16 42 (11.57%) Coaching
17 40 (11.02%) Business Intelligence
18 39 (10.74%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.79%) SQL
2 16 (4.41%) Python
3 15 (4.13%) Bicep
4 14 (3.86%) PowerShell
5 8 (2.20%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.93%) C#
7 5 (1.38%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.10%) ABAP
9 3 (0.83%) C
9 3 (0.83%) Pascal
9 3 (0.83%) VBA
10 2 (0.55%) Go
10 2 (0.55%) Java
10 2 (0.55%) PHP
10 2 (0.55%) R
11 1 (0.28%) Bash
11 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
11 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (16.80%) Degree
2 55 (15.15%) CISSP
3 47 (12.95%) Security Cleared
4 46 (12.67%) CISM
5 35 (9.64%) CISA
5 35 (9.64%) SC Cleared
6 27 (7.44%) CGEIT
6 27 (7.44%) FFIEC
6 27 (7.44%) SANS
7 19 (5.23%) DV Cleared
8 11 (3.03%) Azure Certification
8 11 (3.03%) DBS Check
8 11 (3.03%) HNC
9 8 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.93%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.93%) CREST Certified
10 7 (1.93%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (1.65%) IRCA
11 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (1.38%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (25.34%) NIST
2 89 (24.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (12.95%) Data Quality
4 45 (12.40%) PCI DSS
5 33 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 30 (8.26%) COBIT
7 24 (6.61%) GRC
7 24 (6.61%) QA
8 21 (5.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 19 (5.23%) Accessibility
9 19 (5.23%) NCSC
10 17 (4.68%) SOC 2
11 12 (3.31%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (2.75%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (2.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 7 (1.93%) JSP 440
15 7 (1.93%) PERC
16 6 (1.65%) IFRS
16 6 (1.65%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (1.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.38%) Docker
3 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (6.34%) Terraform
2 5 (1.38%) Ansible
2 5 (1.38%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.83%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.55%) Grafana
4 2 (0.55%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.28%) CASB
5 1 (0.28%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.28%) SCCM
5 1 (0.28%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 88 (24.24%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.34%) Google
3 18 (4.96%) Oracle
4 15 (4.13%) Salesforce
5 11 (3.03%) SAP
6 9 (2.48%) Databricks
7 8 (2.20%) Ab Initio
8 7 (1.93%) Workday
9 6 (1.65%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.38%) Sage
11 4 (1.10%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.10%) HubSpot
11 4 (1.10%) Sophos
12 3 (0.83%) Adobe
12 3 (0.83%) Autodesk
12 3 (0.83%) IFS
12 3 (0.83%) Motorola
12 3 (0.83%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.83%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 3 (0.83%) SolarWinds
225 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs