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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 172 236
Rank change year-on-year +43 +64 +70
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 327 335 270
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.13% 1.95% 1.31%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.11% 11.56% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 207 179 241
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,716 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,625 £45,000 £51,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +12.04% +9.54%
75th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £115,370 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £61,750 £64,686 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.54% +12.50% +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 2,700 2,897 3,123
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.58% 16.84% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,644 1,604 2,459
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,750 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +4.17% +3.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £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 27 December 2025.

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 (6.12%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.14%) Anypoint
3 3 (0.92%) CMS
3 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.61%) WordPress
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 23 (7.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.45%) SAP HCM
2 8 (2.45%) SAP HR
2 8 (2.45%) SAP Payroll
2 8 (2.45%) Shopify
2 8 (2.45%) Workday HCM
3 6 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.92%) Magento
4 3 (0.92%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.61%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.31%) iTrent
6 1 (0.31%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.31%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 114 (34.86%) Azure
2 60 (18.35%) AWS
3 45 (13.76%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (8.26%) GCP
5 25 (7.65%) Power Platform
6 24 (7.34%) Azure Logic Apps
7 23 (7.03%) SaaS
8 22 (6.73%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (5.81%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (5.81%) GitHub
10 18 (5.50%) Azure Service Bus
10 18 (5.50%) Entra ID
10 18 (5.50%) GitHub Actions
11 15 (4.59%) Boomi
12 14 (4.28%) Azure Event Grid
12 14 (4.28%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (3.36%) Power Automate
14 10 (3.06%) SuccessFactors
15 9 (2.75%) Microsoft Purview
16 8 (2.45%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.42%) Firewall
2 11 (3.36%) DNS
3 10 (3.06%) CHAP
4 8 (2.45%) Network Security
5 5 (1.53%) DMZ
5 5 (1.53%) VPN
6 4 (1.22%) SSL
7 3 (0.92%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.92%) HTTP
7 3 (0.92%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.92%) VLAN
8 2 (0.61%) 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 22 (6.73%) Power BI
2 8 (2.45%) Relational Database
3 6 (1.83%) Data Lake
3 6 (1.83%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.53%) Metadata
5 4 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.22%) Tableau
6 3 (0.92%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.92%) Redis
6 3 (0.92%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.61%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.61%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.61%) Power Query
7 2 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.31%) MySQL
8 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (2.75%) JIRA
2 5 (1.53%) Git
3 4 (1.22%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.92%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.31%) MSBuild
5 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.31%) Vite
5 1 (0.31%) webpack
General
1 139 (42.51%) Social Skills
2 107 (32.72%) Finance
3 65 (19.88%) Legal
4 51 (15.60%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.09%) Law
6 27 (8.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (7.34%) Banking
8 21 (6.42%) Marketing
8 21 (6.42%) Retail
9 20 (6.12%) Public Sector
10 14 (4.28%) Financial Institution
11 11 (3.36%) French Language
12 10 (3.06%) Telecoms
13 9 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (2.14%) Advertising
16 5 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.53%) Hungarian Language
16 5 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.53%) Police
Job Titles
1 54 (16.51%) Senior
2 29 (8.87%) Analyst
3 21 (6.42%) Integration Engineer
4 20 (6.12%) HR Advisor
5 19 (5.81%) Lead
6 18 (5.50%) Architect
7 16 (4.89%) Security Manager
8 15 (4.59%) IT Manager
9 13 (3.98%) Administrator
10 11 (3.36%) Platform Engineer
10 11 (3.36%) Security Engineer
11 10 (3.06%) Auditor
11 10 (3.06%) Head of Cybersecurity
11 10 (3.06%) Information Manager
11 10 (3.06%) Internal Auditor
11 10 (3.06%) Linux Engineer
11 10 (3.06%) Security Auditor
11 10 (3.06%) Senior Manager
12 9 (2.75%) Automation Engineer
12 9 (2.75%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.42%) JSON
2 20 (6.12%) RESTful
3 19 (5.81%) REST
4 17 (5.20%) OAuth
4 17 (5.20%) OAuth2
5 13 (3.98%) SOAP
5 13 (3.98%) Web Services
6 8 (2.45%) .NET
6 8 (2.45%) SAML
6 8 (2.45%) SAP Fiori
7 7 (2.14%) XML
8 6 (1.83%) HTML
9 5 (1.53%) CSS
9 5 (1.53%) Kafka
10 4 (1.22%) Middleware
11 3 (0.92%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.92%) ASP.NET Web API
11 3 (0.92%) EDI
11 3 (0.92%) Node.js
11 3 (0.92%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 42 (12.84%) Management Information System
2 38 (11.62%) Onboarding
3 21 (6.42%) Cloud Native
4 18 (5.50%) Security Posture
5 12 (3.67%) PKI
6 10 (3.06%) Cloud Security Posture
7 8 (2.45%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.45%) e-Learning
7 8 (2.45%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.14%) Blog
8 7 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.83%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.53%) Blockchain
10 5 (1.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.53%) Digital Media
10 5 (1.53%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.53%) Social Media
10 5 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.65%) Linux
2 20 (6.12%) Windows
3 7 (2.14%) Unix
4 4 (1.22%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.22%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.92%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.61%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.31%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (22.94%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (22.32%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (21.41%) Incident Response
4 69 (21.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (18.35%) Data Protection
6 58 (17.74%) Information Security
7 56 (17.13%) Analytics
8 53 (16.21%) CI/CD
9 51 (15.60%) DevOps
10 50 (15.29%) CRM
10 50 (15.29%) Risk Management
11 49 (14.98%) Decision-Making
12 47 (14.37%) Agile
13 40 (12.23%) Roadmaps
14 37 (11.31%) AI
15 36 (11.01%) Cloud Security
15 36 (11.01%) Coaching
16 33 (10.09%) Data Governance
17 31 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 28 (8.56%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (13.15%) Python
2 29 (8.87%) SQL
3 25 (7.65%) PowerShell
4 18 (5.50%) Bicep
4 18 (5.50%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.89%) C#
6 14 (4.28%) Bash
6 14 (4.28%) Java
7 10 (3.06%) Perl
8 8 (2.45%) ABAP
9 5 (1.53%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.22%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.92%) Go
11 3 (0.92%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.61%) R
12 2 (0.61%) Scala
13 1 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.31%) PHP
Qualifications
1 58 (17.74%) Degree
2 50 (15.29%) CISSP
3 43 (13.15%) CISM
4 33 (10.09%) Security Cleared
5 23 (7.03%) SC Cleared
6 21 (6.42%) CISA
7 17 (5.20%) Azure Certification
8 16 (4.89%) AWS Certification
9 15 (4.59%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (4.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (3.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 12 (3.67%) DBS Check
13 11 (3.36%) CGEIT
14 10 (3.06%) FFIEC
14 10 (3.06%) SANS
15 9 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
16 8 (2.45%) CompTIA Security+
17 7 (2.14%) BPSS Clearance
17 7 (2.14%) CEH
17 7 (2.14%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (24.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (21.71%) NIST
3 29 (8.87%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (7.03%) PCI DSS
5 20 (6.12%) Data Quality
5 20 (6.12%) GRC
5 20 (6.12%) SOC 2
6 19 (5.81%) NCSC
7 13 (3.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 11 (3.36%) COBIT
9 9 (2.75%) Accessibility
9 9 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (2.14%) HIPAA
10 7 (2.14%) QA
11 6 (1.83%) EU AI Act
11 6 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (1.83%) SLA
12 5 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (1.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (1.53%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (5.20%) Docker
2 14 (4.28%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (7.95%) Terraform
2 18 (5.50%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.59%) Ansible
3 15 (4.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.75%) Red Hat Satellite
4 9 (2.75%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.22%) Grafana
5 4 (1.22%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.92%) Nessus
6 3 (0.92%) Nmap
6 3 (0.92%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.61%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.61%) Puppet
8 1 (0.31%) Argo
8 1 (0.31%) Autotask
8 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 76 (23.24%) Microsoft
2 37 (11.31%) Workday
3 30 (9.17%) ServiceNow
4 18 (5.50%) Salesforce
4 18 (5.50%) SAP
5 16 (4.89%) MuleSoft
6 14 (4.28%) Ab Initio
6 14 (4.28%) Google
7 12 (3.67%) Oracle
8 11 (3.36%) Red Hat
9 10 (3.06%) IBM
10 8 (2.45%) Databricks
11 7 (2.14%) Dell
11 7 (2.14%) Epicor
11 7 (2.14%) IFS
11 7 (2.14%) Infor
11 7 (2.14%) Informatica
11 7 (2.14%) Jitterbit
11 7 (2.14%) SnapLogic
11 7 (2.14%) Software AG