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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 142 220
Rank change year-on-year +27 +78 +46
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 574 370 317
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.32% 2.23% 1.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.28% 12.25% 10.04%
Number of salaries quoted 386 263 162
10th Percentile £33,625 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,500 £66,350
Median % change year-on-year -9.77% +0.23% +10.13%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,125 £110,000 £89,750
UK median annual salary £58,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.20% +8.70% -

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 4,019 3,021 3,158
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.21% 18.21% 13.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,508 1,652 1,817
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,050 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,977
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.17%

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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 27 September 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 31 (5.40%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.22%) SAS
2 7 (1.22%) WordPress
3 4 (0.70%) Apache
3 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.52%) Confluence
4 3 (0.52%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Moodle
6 1 (0.17%) nginx
Applications
1 42 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.52%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.35%) Elementor
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.17%) Notion
Business Applications
1 21 (3.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.22%) Shopify
3 4 (0.70%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.70%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.70%) SAP GRC
3 4 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.52%) Aareon QL
4 3 (0.52%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.52%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.52%) MIS ActiveH
4 3 (0.52%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.52%) OPENHousing
4 3 (0.52%) Orchard Housing
4 3 (0.52%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.35%) iTrent
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 119 (20.73%) Azure
2 101 (17.60%) Power Platform
3 73 (12.72%) SaaS
4 72 (12.54%) Microsoft 365
5 58 (10.10%) AWS
6 47 (8.19%) Microsoft Purview
7 28 (4.88%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.18%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (4.18%) GCP
9 20 (3.48%) PowerApps
10 19 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (3.31%) Google Analytics
11 18 (3.14%) Power Automate
12 14 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (2.44%) Google Ads
13 13 (2.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 12 (2.09%) Snowflake
15 11 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
16 10 (1.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.40%) Firewall
2 26 (4.53%) Network Security
3 15 (2.61%) Broadband
3 15 (2.61%) DNS
4 12 (2.09%) VPN
5 11 (1.92%) WAN
5 11 (1.92%) Wireless
6 9 (1.57%) DHCP
6 9 (1.57%) LAN
7 8 (1.39%) SMS
7 8 (1.39%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.05%) DMZ
9 4 (0.70%) Internet
9 4 (0.70%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.70%) VLAN
10 3 (0.52%) CHAP
10 3 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.52%) SAN
11 2 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (14.46%) Power BI
2 43 (7.49%) Metadata
3 26 (4.53%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (3.66%) Relational Database
5 20 (3.48%) SQL Server
6 18 (3.14%) Tableau
7 14 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (2.09%) DynamoDB
9 11 (1.92%) Star Schema
10 10 (1.74%) NoSQL
11 9 (1.57%) Amazon QuickSight
11 9 (1.57%) Big Data
11 9 (1.57%) Data Lake
11 9 (1.57%) MongoDB
11 9 (1.57%) Snowflake Schema
12 7 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.70%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 19 (3.31%) Git
2 9 (1.57%) JIRA
3 6 (1.05%) Burp Suite
3 6 (1.05%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.70%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.70%) MLflow
5 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.17%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.17%) ERwin
5 1 (0.17%) Flyway
5 1 (0.17%) GitLab
5 1 (0.17%) NUnit
General
1 231 (40.24%) Social Skills
2 151 (26.31%) Finance
3 121 (21.08%) Analytical Skills
4 116 (20.21%) Legal
5 69 (12.02%) Marketing
6 67 (11.67%) Law
7 58 (10.10%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (8.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (6.45%) Public Sector
10 27 (4.70%) Retail
11 23 (4.01%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (3.83%) Banking
13 21 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (2.96%) Games
15 14 (2.44%) German Language
16 13 (2.26%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (1.57%) Advertising
18 9 (1.57%) Social Housing
19 8 (1.39%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 73 (12.72%) Senior
2 62 (10.80%) Analyst
3 46 (8.01%) Lead
4 40 (6.97%) Consultant
5 37 (6.45%) Architect
6 25 (4.36%) Security Manager
7 22 (3.83%) Information Manager
7 22 (3.83%) Security Consultant
8 20 (3.48%) Data Manager
9 19 (3.31%) Information Security Manager
10 17 (2.96%) Administrator
11 16 (2.79%) Data Engineer
11 16 (2.79%) Security Architect
12 15 (2.61%) Head of Operations
12 15 (2.61%) Head of Technology
13 14 (2.44%) Data Governance Analyst
13 14 (2.44%) Data Governance Manager
13 14 (2.44%) Governance Manager
14 13 (2.26%) SEO Specialist
15 12 (2.09%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.01%) HTML
2 21 (3.66%) CSS
3 15 (2.61%) Terraform
4 13 (2.26%) React
5 10 (1.74%) .NET
6 8 (1.39%) Node.js
7 6 (1.05%) RESTful
8 5 (0.87%) LDAP
8 5 (0.87%) Next.js
8 5 (0.87%) NumPy
8 5 (0.87%) Pandas
8 5 (0.87%) REST
8 5 (0.87%) scikit-learn
8 5 (0.87%) Web Services
8 5 (0.87%) XGBoost
9 4 (0.70%) Middleware
9 4 (0.70%) React Native
9 4 (0.70%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.70%) SAPUI5
9 4 (0.70%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 74 (12.89%) Management Information System
2 50 (8.71%) Product Ownership
3 43 (7.49%) Data Protection Act
4 36 (6.27%) Onboarding
4 36 (6.27%) Security Posture
5 25 (4.36%) AI Agents
5 25 (4.36%) Cloud Native
5 25 (4.36%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (4.01%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (3.48%) Cyber Threat
8 16 (2.79%) Freedom of Information
9 15 (2.61%) Social Media
10 13 (2.26%) Algorithms
11 12 (2.09%) Cyberattack
12 11 (1.92%) PKI
13 10 (1.74%) Driving Licence
13 10 (1.74%) e-Learning
13 10 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (1.57%) Marketing Technology
15 8 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 43 (7.49%) Windows
2 12 (2.09%) Linux
3 11 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.74%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.39%) Android
6 5 (0.87%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.70%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.35%) Unix
9 1 (0.17%) CentOS
9 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (26.83%) Cybersecurity
2 147 (25.61%) AI
3 145 (25.26%) Data Protection
4 143 (24.91%) Problem-Solving
5 138 (24.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 128 (22.30%) Continuous Improvement
7 120 (20.91%) Information Security
8 107 (18.64%) CRM
9 106 (18.47%) Agile
10 103 (17.94%) Risk Management
11 99 (17.25%) Analytics
12 98 (17.07%) Decision-Making
13 90 (15.68%) Business Intelligence
14 83 (14.46%) Data Governance
15 74 (12.89%) Roadmaps
16 65 (11.32%) Incident Response
17 64 (11.15%) Cloud Security
18 58 (10.10%) Data Management
19 55 (9.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 54 (9.41%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 57 (9.93%) SQL
2 45 (7.84%) Python
3 16 (2.79%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.26%) C#
5 11 (1.92%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.57%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.87%) VB.NET
8 4 (0.70%) ABAP
8 4 (0.70%) Bicep
9 2 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.17%) Bash
10 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.17%) PHP
10 1 (0.17%) R
10 1 (0.17%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 82 (14.29%) CISSP
2 70 (12.20%) CISM
3 57 (9.93%) Degree
4 47 (8.19%) Security Cleared
5 37 (6.45%) CISA
6 32 (5.57%) SC Cleared
7 27 (4.70%) CRISC
8 19 (3.31%) DBS Check
9 18 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (2.79%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (1.74%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.74%) DV Cleared
13 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
14 8 (1.39%) CHECK Team Member
14 8 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (1.39%) CREST Certified
14 8 (1.39%) OSCP
15 7 (1.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (27.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 93 (16.20%) Data Quality
3 90 (15.68%) NIST
4 69 (12.02%) PCI DSS
5 50 (8.71%) GRC
6 46 (8.01%) Cyber Essentials
7 41 (7.14%) Accessibility
8 36 (6.27%) SOC 2
9 33 (5.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 29 (5.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 29 (5.05%) QA
11 20 (3.48%) NCSC
12 19 (3.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 17 (2.96%) COBIT
14 16 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 12 (2.09%) ISO 9001
15 12 (2.09%) PERC
16 11 (1.92%) EU AI Act
17 10 (1.74%) ISO 22301
18 7 (1.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 28 (4.88%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.22%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.87%) Docker
4 4 (0.70%) IAG
5 3 (0.52%) Firmware
5 3 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.05%) Nmap
2 6 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.87%) CASB
4 4 (0.70%) FTK
4 4 (0.70%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.52%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.17%) Argo
6 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.17%) SCCM
6 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 157 (27.35%) Microsoft
2 39 (6.79%) Google
3 21 (3.66%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.14%) SAP
5 15 (2.61%) HubSpot
6 13 (2.26%) Databricks
6 13 (2.26%) Informatica
7 10 (1.74%) Oracle
8 9 (1.57%) iManage
8 9 (1.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 9 (1.57%) Talend
9 5 (0.87%) Apple
9 5 (0.87%) Braze
9 5 (0.87%) Infor
10 4 (0.70%) Adobe
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco
10 4 (0.70%) Dell
10 4 (0.70%) Epicor
10 4 (0.70%) FIS
10 4 (0.70%) Sage