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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 151 267
Rank change year-on-year +32 +116 +12
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 527 361 271
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.31% 2.18% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.62% 12.07% 8.26%
Number of salaries quoted 360 271 194
10th Percentile £34,875 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +19.27% -12.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,125 £78,750
90th Percentile £101,250 £100,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +17.65% -11.30%

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 3,870 2,992 3,279
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.95% 18.04% 13.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,415 1,697 2,257
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,681
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -7.56%

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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 16 August 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 24 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.33%) SAS
2 7 (1.33%) WordPress
3 6 (1.14%) Confluence
4 4 (0.76%) Apache
5 3 (0.57%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.38%) CMS
6 2 (0.38%) IIS
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 38 (7.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.38%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 24 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.76%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.57%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.57%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.57%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.57%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.57%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.57%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.57%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.57%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.38%) Shopify
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 111 (21.06%) Azure
2 87 (16.51%) Power Platform
3 66 (12.52%) SaaS
4 54 (10.25%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (10.06%) AWS
6 40 (7.59%) Microsoft Purview
7 25 (4.74%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (4.36%) PowerApps
9 21 (3.98%) GCP
10 19 (3.61%) Google Analytics
11 16 (3.04%) Entra ID
12 13 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (2.28%) Google Ads
13 12 (2.28%) Power Automate
14 10 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
14 10 (1.90%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (1.90%) Microsoft Copilot
15 9 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (1.71%) Google Workspace
15 9 (1.71%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.07%) Firewall
2 23 (4.36%) Network Security
3 18 (3.42%) Broadband
4 14 (2.66%) DNS
4 14 (2.66%) VPN
5 11 (2.09%) WAN
6 8 (1.52%) CHAP
6 8 (1.52%) DHCP
6 8 (1.52%) LAN
6 8 (1.52%) SMS
6 8 (1.52%) Wireless
7 6 (1.14%) VLAN
8 5 (0.95%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.76%) DMZ
9 4 (0.76%) NGN
9 4 (0.76%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.57%) Internet
10 3 (0.57%) SAN
11 2 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (13.09%) Power BI
2 28 (5.31%) Relational Database
3 24 (4.55%) Metadata
3 24 (4.55%) SQL Server
4 21 (3.98%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (3.98%) Tableau
5 15 (2.85%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (2.28%) Oracle Database
7 9 (1.71%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.95%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.76%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.76%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.57%) Big Data
11 3 (0.57%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.38%) Looker
Development Applications
1 13 (2.47%) JIRA
2 10 (1.90%) Git
3 4 (0.76%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.57%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.57%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.38%) MLflow
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.19%) ERwin
6 1 (0.19%) NUnit
General
1 218 (41.37%) Social Skills
2 145 (27.51%) Finance
3 130 (24.67%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (16.89%) Legal
5 53 (10.06%) Law
5 53 (10.06%) Marketing
6 45 (8.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (7.78%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (5.12%) Public Sector
9 26 (4.93%) Banking
10 22 (4.17%) Games
11 21 (3.98%) Retail
12 14 (2.66%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (2.09%) German Language
15 9 (1.71%) Advertising
15 9 (1.71%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.71%) Social Housing
16 8 (1.52%) Back Office
16 8 (1.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 58 (11.01%) Senior
2 54 (10.25%) Analyst
3 38 (7.21%) Lead
4 32 (6.07%) Consultant
5 31 (5.88%) Architect
6 26 (4.93%) Security Manager
7 25 (4.74%) Information Manager
8 22 (4.17%) Information Security Manager
9 21 (3.98%) Data Engineer
10 20 (3.80%) Security Consultant
11 19 (3.61%) Data Manager
12 18 (3.42%) Administrator
13 15 (2.85%) Head of Operations
14 14 (2.66%) Data Governance Analyst
14 14 (2.66%) Data Governance Manager
14 14 (2.66%) Governance Manager
14 14 (2.66%) Head of Technology
15 12 (2.28%) Security Analyst
16 11 (2.09%) Security Architect
16 11 (2.09%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.98%) HTML
2 19 (3.61%) CSS
3 12 (2.28%) React
4 10 (1.90%) .NET
5 9 (1.71%) Node.js
6 7 (1.33%) RESTful
7 5 (0.95%) Middleware
7 5 (0.95%) Next.js
7 5 (0.95%) NumPy
7 5 (0.95%) Pandas
7 5 (0.95%) REST
7 5 (0.95%) scikit-learn
7 5 (0.95%) Web Services
7 5 (0.95%) XGBoost
8 4 (0.76%) JSON
8 4 (0.76%) LDAP
8 4 (0.76%) Tailwind CSS
9 3 (0.57%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.57%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.57%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 60 (11.39%) Management Information System
2 43 (8.16%) Product Ownership
3 37 (7.02%) Data Protection Act
4 33 (6.26%) Onboarding
5 30 (5.69%) Security Posture
6 27 (5.12%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (3.98%) Cloud Native
7 21 (3.98%) Cyber Threat
8 20 (3.80%) AI Agents
9 16 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (3.04%) Social Media
10 12 (2.28%) Algorithms
10 12 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.28%) Cyberattack
11 11 (2.09%) Driving Licence
11 11 (2.09%) e-Learning
12 8 (1.52%) PKI
13 7 (1.33%) Freedom of Information
13 7 (1.33%) Freedom of Information Act
13 7 (1.33%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.74%) Windows
2 11 (2.09%) Linux
3 9 (1.71%) Apple iOS
3 9 (1.71%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.33%) Android
5 3 (0.57%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.19%) CentOS
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (30.36%) Cybersecurity
2 133 (25.24%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (24.10%) Data Protection
4 125 (23.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 120 (22.77%) Information Security
6 112 (21.25%) Stakeholder Management
7 110 (20.87%) AI
8 108 (20.49%) Decision-Making
9 100 (18.98%) Risk Management
10 96 (18.22%) Analytics
11 89 (16.89%) Agile
12 87 (16.51%) CRM
13 78 (14.80%) Data Governance
14 77 (14.61%) Business Intelligence
15 74 (14.04%) Incident Response
16 71 (13.47%) Roadmaps
17 65 (12.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 58 (11.01%) Cloud Security
19 52 (9.87%) ITIL
20 49 (9.30%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (8.16%) SQL
2 30 (5.69%) Python
3 16 (3.04%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.09%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.71%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.33%) C#
7 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
8 3 (0.57%) Bicep
8 3 (0.57%) C
8 3 (0.57%) Pascal
9 2 (0.38%) PHP
9 2 (0.38%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
10 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 76 (14.42%) CISSP
2 66 (12.52%) CISM
3 45 (8.54%) Degree
4 41 (7.78%) Security Cleared
5 36 (6.83%) CISA
6 28 (5.31%) SC Cleared
7 24 (4.55%) CRISC
8 17 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.66%) DBS Check
10 12 (2.28%) DV Cleared
11 11 (2.09%) Azure Certification
11 11 (2.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 11 (2.09%) FFIEC
12 9 (1.71%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.71%) SANS
13 8 (1.52%) CGEIT
13 8 (1.52%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.33%) ISACA
14 7 (1.33%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (27.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 95 (18.03%) NIST
3 77 (14.61%) Data Quality
4 66 (12.52%) PCI DSS
5 45 (8.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 44 (8.35%) GRC
7 37 (7.02%) QA
8 33 (6.26%) SOC 2
9 31 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 30 (5.69%) Accessibility
11 24 (4.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 22 (4.17%) COBIT
13 18 (3.42%) ISO 9001
14 17 (3.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 14 (2.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 14 (2.66%) NCSC
16 13 (2.47%) PERC
17 10 (1.90%) ISO 22301
18 8 (1.52%) HIPAA
19 7 (1.33%) IFRS
System Software
1 19 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.14%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.57%) Docker
3 3 (0.57%) Firmware
4 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (3.04%) Terraform
2 6 (1.14%) CASB
2 6 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.57%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.57%) Nmap
5 2 (0.38%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
6 1 (0.19%) SQL Sentry
6 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 135 (25.62%) Microsoft
2 43 (8.16%) Google
3 22 (4.17%) Salesforce
4 21 (3.98%) Oracle
5 15 (2.85%) SAP
6 13 (2.47%) HubSpot
7 12 (2.28%) Databricks
8 11 (2.09%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 9 (1.71%) iManage
10 7 (1.33%) Informatica
11 6 (1.14%) IFS
11 6 (1.14%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.95%) Infor
12 5 (0.95%) Sophos
13 4 (0.76%) Cisco
13 4 (0.76%) Dell
13 4 (0.76%) Epicor
13 4 (0.76%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.76%) Freshdesk
13 4 (0.76%) SolarWinds