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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 171 260
Rank change year-on-year +51 +89 -13
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 449 322 399
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.20% 2.07% 1.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.53% 11.26% 9.31%
Number of salaries quoted 284 247 316
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £45,938 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,250 £97,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.64% +28.42% -13.64%

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 3,319 2,859 4,286
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.26% 18.37% 12.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,170 1,565 3,183
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £34,089
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,911 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.17% +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

GDPR
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 24 June 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 15 (3.34%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.34%) WordPress
3 4 (0.89%) Confluence
4 3 (0.67%) CMS
4 3 (0.67%) SAS
5 2 (0.45%) Apache
5 2 (0.45%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
Applications
1 35 (7.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.45%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.45%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.45%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.22%) InDesign
7 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (4.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.89%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.67%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.67%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.67%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.67%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.67%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.67%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 102 (22.72%) Azure
2 70 (15.59%) Power Platform
3 56 (12.47%) SaaS
4 45 (10.02%) AWS
5 38 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (8.02%) Microsoft Purview
7 21 (4.68%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (4.45%) GCP
9 18 (4.01%) PowerApps
10 13 (2.90%) Entra ID
11 12 (2.67%) Google Analytics
12 10 (2.23%) Power Automate
13 9 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (1.78%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (1.78%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.56%) Azure Monitor
15 7 (1.56%) Google Ads
16 6 (1.34%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (1.34%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.90%) Firewall
2 18 (4.01%) Broadband
2 18 (4.01%) Network Security
3 17 (3.79%) CHAP
4 10 (2.23%) DNS
5 7 (1.56%) VPN
6 6 (1.34%) Internet
7 5 (1.11%) DHCP
7 5 (1.11%) DMZ
7 5 (1.11%) VLAN
7 5 (1.11%) Wireless
8 4 (0.89%) NGN
8 4 (0.89%) SMS
9 3 (0.67%) SCCP
9 3 (0.67%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.67%) WAN
10 2 (0.45%) LAN
10 2 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.22%) SMTP
11 1 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (12.03%) Power BI
2 22 (4.90%) Relational Database
3 21 (4.68%) Tableau
4 17 (3.79%) SQL Server
5 14 (3.12%) Metadata
6 12 (2.67%) Oracle Database
7 10 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (2.00%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (1.34%) Data Lake
11 5 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.89%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.89%) Power Query
13 3 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.67%) Big Data
13 3 (0.67%) MySQL
14 2 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.45%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.45%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (1.56%) JIRA
2 4 (0.89%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.45%) Git
3 2 (0.45%) MLflow
4 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.22%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.22%) NUnit
General
1 189 (42.09%) Social Skills
2 127 (28.29%) Finance
3 112 (24.94%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (16.04%) Legal
5 40 (8.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (8.02%) Law
7 33 (7.35%) Marketing
8 31 (6.90%) Public Sector
9 29 (6.46%) Banking
10 28 (6.24%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (5.12%) Games
12 19 (4.23%) Retail
13 17 (3.79%) Financial Institution
14 12 (2.67%) Manufacturing
15 10 (2.23%) Advertising
15 10 (2.23%) Social Housing
16 7 (1.56%) Back Office
17 6 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
18 5 (1.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 45 (10.02%) Senior
2 42 (9.35%) Analyst
3 34 (7.57%) Security Manager
4 28 (6.24%) Architect
5 26 (5.79%) Consultant
6 24 (5.35%) Information Manager
6 24 (5.35%) Information Security Manager
7 21 (4.68%) Lead
8 19 (4.23%) Administrator
8 19 (4.23%) Data Engineer
9 17 (3.79%) Auditor
10 16 (3.56%) Internal Auditor
10 16 (3.56%) Security Auditor
11 15 (3.34%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 15 (3.34%) Data Manager
12 14 (3.12%) Data Governance Analyst
12 14 (3.12%) Data Governance Manager
12 14 (3.12%) Governance Manager
12 14 (3.12%) Head of Operations
12 14 (3.12%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.23%) HTML
2 15 (3.34%) CSS
3 10 (2.23%) .NET
4 8 (1.78%) React
5 6 (1.34%) Middleware
5 6 (1.34%) Node.js
6 5 (1.11%) JSON
6 5 (1.11%) Web Services
7 4 (0.89%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.89%) jQuery
7 4 (0.89%) Next.js
7 4 (0.89%) RESTful
8 3 (0.67%) HTML5
8 3 (0.67%) LDAP
8 3 (0.67%) Tailwind CSS
9 2 (0.45%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.45%) AWS CDK
9 2 (0.45%) REST
9 2 (0.45%) Smarty
9 2 (0.45%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 56 (12.47%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.57%) Product Ownership
3 31 (6.90%) Security Posture
4 28 (6.24%) Data Protection Act
5 24 (5.35%) Cyber Threat
6 20 (4.45%) Cloud Native
6 20 (4.45%) Onboarding
7 15 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.12%) AI Agents
8 14 (3.12%) Social Media
9 13 (2.90%) PKI
10 12 (2.67%) Cyberattack
11 11 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (2.45%) e-Learning
12 9 (2.00%) Cyber Security Posture
12 9 (2.00%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.78%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.78%) Blockchain
13 8 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.56%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.34%) Windows
2 7 (1.56%) Linux
3 5 (1.11%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.45%) Android
4 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.22%) AIX
5 1 (0.22%) CentOS
5 1 (0.22%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (35.86%) Cybersecurity
2 119 (26.50%) Data Protection
3 114 (25.39%) Problem-Solving
4 106 (23.61%) Information Security
5 98 (21.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 91 (20.27%) Analytics
7 88 (19.60%) Risk Management
8 85 (18.93%) Decision-Making
9 80 (17.82%) Incident Response
9 80 (17.82%) Stakeholder Management
10 77 (17.15%) AI
11 73 (16.26%) Data Governance
12 71 (15.81%) Agile
13 63 (14.03%) CRM
14 61 (13.59%) Business Intelligence
15 60 (13.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 55 (12.25%) Project Management
17 50 (11.14%) Vulnerability Management
18 49 (10.91%) Cloud Security
19 47 (10.47%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.57%) SQL
2 16 (3.56%) Python
3 14 (3.12%) PowerShell
4 12 (2.67%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.11%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.89%) Bicep
7 3 (0.67%) C
7 3 (0.67%) C#
7 3 (0.67%) Pascal
7 3 (0.67%) PHP
7 3 (0.67%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.67%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.67%) VBA
8 1 (0.22%) Bash
8 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.22%) R
Qualifications
1 74 (16.48%) CISSP
2 59 (13.14%) CISM
3 52 (11.58%) Security Cleared
4 47 (10.47%) Degree
5 40 (8.91%) CISA
6 39 (8.69%) SC Cleared
7 21 (4.68%) DV Cleared
8 20 (4.45%) FFIEC
9 18 (4.01%) CRISC
9 18 (4.01%) SANS
10 17 (3.79%) CGEIT
11 15 (3.34%) DBS Check
12 14 (3.12%) Azure Certification
13 12 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (2.45%) HNC
15 10 (2.23%) AWS Certification
16 9 (2.00%) CREST Certified
17 8 (1.78%) CompTIA Security+
17 8 (1.78%) TOGAF Certification
18 7 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (26.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (22.49%) NIST
3 67 (14.92%) Data Quality
4 62 (13.81%) PCI DSS
5 44 (9.80%) Cyber Essentials
6 33 (7.35%) QA
7 29 (6.46%) COBIT
8 28 (6.24%) Accessibility
9 27 (6.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 27 (6.01%) GRC
10 20 (4.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 19 (4.23%) NCSC
11 19 (4.23%) SOC 2
12 13 (2.90%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (2.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 10 (2.23%) PERC
14 9 (2.00%) HIPAA
14 9 (2.00%) ISO 9001
15 8 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 7 (1.56%) SOC 1
System Software
1 13 (2.90%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.11%) Docker
3 2 (0.45%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (3.34%) Terraform
2 4 (0.89%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.67%) Ansible
4 2 (0.45%) CASB
4 2 (0.45%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.22%) Nmap
5 1 (0.22%) SCCM
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 113 (25.17%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.35%) Google
3 21 (4.68%) Oracle
4 20 (4.45%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.00%) Databricks
6 8 (1.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 8 (1.78%) SAP
7 6 (1.34%) HubSpot
8 5 (1.11%) IFS
8 5 (1.11%) iManage
9 4 (0.89%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.89%) Orchard
9 4 (0.89%) Sage
9 4 (0.89%) Sophos
10 3 (0.67%) Capita
10 3 (0.67%) Epicor
10 3 (0.67%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.67%) Infor
10 3 (0.67%) Motorola
10 3 (0.67%) SolarWinds