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

 6 months to
19 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 159 264
Rank change year-on-year +45 +105 +23
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 498 356 342
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.31% 2.16% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.78% 12.15% 8.72%
Number of salaries quoted 332 266 266
10th Percentile £37,050 £41,250 £29,125
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +27.45% -15.35%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,862 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £49,881
% change year-on-year -4.00% +25.30% -9.31%

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 3,613 2,930 3,922
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.76% 17.76% 12.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,288 1,652 2,860
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,775 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,900
% change year-on-year - +8.70% -8.00%

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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 19 July 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 22 (4.42%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.41%) SAS
3 6 (1.20%) Confluence
4 5 (1.00%) WordPress
5 3 (0.60%) Apache
6 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.40%) CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.20%) Moodle
Applications
1 37 (7.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.40%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.40%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (4.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.80%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.60%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.60%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.60%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.60%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.60%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.60%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.60%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.60%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 106 (21.29%) Azure
2 79 (15.86%) Power Platform
3 67 (13.45%) SaaS
4 53 (10.64%) AWS
5 50 (10.04%) Microsoft 365
6 39 (7.83%) Microsoft Purview
7 23 (4.62%) PowerApps
8 22 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (4.22%) GCP
10 16 (3.21%) Entra ID
11 15 (3.01%) Google Analytics
12 13 (2.61%) Power Automate
13 12 (2.41%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (2.21%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (2.01%) Google Ads
16 9 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
17 8 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
17 8 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
18 6 (1.20%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.63%) Firewall
2 18 (3.61%) Broadband
2 18 (3.61%) Network Security
3 13 (2.61%) CHAP
4 11 (2.21%) DNS
4 11 (2.21%) VPN
5 8 (1.61%) Wireless
6 6 (1.20%) DHCP
6 6 (1.20%) VLAN
7 5 (1.00%) DMZ
7 5 (1.00%) SMS
8 4 (0.80%) Internet
8 4 (0.80%) NGN
8 4 (0.80%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.80%) WAN
9 3 (0.60%) LAN
10 2 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.20%) Intranet
11 1 (0.20%) SMTP
11 1 (0.20%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (12.25%) Power BI
2 23 (4.62%) Relational Database
3 22 (4.42%) SQL Server
4 21 (4.22%) Tableau
5 19 (3.82%) Metadata
6 16 (3.21%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.41%) Oracle Database
8 11 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (1.81%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (1.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.80%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.80%) Power Query
13 3 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.60%) Big Data
13 3 (0.60%) MySQL
14 2 (0.40%) Delta Lake
14 2 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (2.01%) JIRA
2 7 (1.41%) Git
3 4 (0.80%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.60%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.40%) MLflow
6 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.20%) NUnit
General
1 212 (42.57%) Social Skills
2 136 (27.31%) Finance
3 123 (24.70%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (17.27%) Legal
5 45 (9.04%) Law
5 45 (9.04%) Marketing
6 39 (7.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 33 (6.63%) Organisational Skills
7 33 (6.63%) Public Sector
8 27 (5.42%) Banking
9 23 (4.62%) Games
10 20 (4.02%) Retail
11 14 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (2.61%) Financial Institution
13 10 (2.01%) Advertising
13 10 (2.01%) Social Housing
14 9 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.61%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.41%) Back Office
17 6 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 55 (11.04%) Senior
2 46 (9.24%) Analyst
3 37 (7.43%) Security Manager
4 35 (7.03%) Consultant
5 32 (6.43%) Lead
6 30 (6.02%) Architect
7 27 (5.42%) Information Manager
7 27 (5.42%) Information Security Manager
8 21 (4.22%) Administrator
9 19 (3.82%) Data Engineer
9 19 (3.82%) Security Consultant
10 16 (3.21%) Head of Operations
11 15 (3.01%) Auditor
11 15 (3.01%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 15 (3.01%) Data Manager
12 14 (2.81%) Data Governance Analyst
12 14 (2.81%) Data Governance Manager
12 14 (2.81%) Governance Manager
13 13 (2.61%) Head of Technology
14 12 (2.41%) Internal Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.42%) HTML
2 20 (4.02%) CSS
3 13 (2.61%) .NET
4 9 (1.81%) React
5 7 (1.41%) Middleware
5 7 (1.41%) Node.js
6 5 (1.00%) JSON
6 5 (1.00%) Next.js
6 5 (1.00%) REST
6 5 (1.00%) Web Services
7 4 (0.80%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.80%) jQuery
7 4 (0.80%) NumPy
7 4 (0.80%) Pandas
7 4 (0.80%) RESTful
7 4 (0.80%) scikit-learn
7 4 (0.80%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (0.80%) XGBoost
8 3 (0.60%) HTML5
8 3 (0.60%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 64 (12.85%) Management Information System
2 37 (7.43%) Data Protection Act
2 37 (7.43%) Product Ownership
3 31 (6.22%) Security Posture
4 29 (5.82%) Onboarding
5 27 (5.42%) Cyber Threat
6 25 (5.02%) Self-Motivation
7 18 (3.61%) Cloud Native
8 16 (3.21%) AI Agents
9 14 (2.81%) Social Media
10 12 (2.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.41%) Cyberattack
11 11 (2.21%) Algorithms
11 11 (2.21%) e-Learning
11 11 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.21%) PKI
12 10 (2.01%) Driving Licence
13 7 (1.41%) Cyber Security Posture
13 7 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.22%) Windows
2 9 (1.81%) Linux
3 7 (1.41%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.80%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.60%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.40%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) AIX
7 1 (0.20%) CentOS
7 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (34.54%) Cybersecurity
2 131 (26.31%) Data Protection
3 128 (25.70%) Information Security
3 128 (25.70%) Problem-Solving
4 113 (22.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 103 (20.68%) Risk Management
6 99 (19.88%) Decision-Making
7 98 (19.68%) Stakeholder Management
8 93 (18.67%) Analytics
9 91 (18.27%) AI
10 81 (16.27%) Incident Response
11 79 (15.86%) CRM
12 77 (15.46%) Agile
13 74 (14.86%) Data Governance
14 68 (13.65%) Business Intelligence
15 64 (12.85%) Roadmaps
16 56 (11.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 54 (10.84%) Cloud Security
18 53 (10.64%) Mentoring
19 51 (10.24%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.83%) SQL
2 24 (4.82%) Python
3 17 (3.41%) PowerShell
4 12 (2.41%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.20%) C#
5 6 (1.20%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.80%) Bicep
7 3 (0.60%) C
7 3 (0.60%) Pascal
7 3 (0.60%) PHP
7 3 (0.60%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.60%) VBA
8 2 (0.40%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.20%) Bash
9 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 83 (16.67%) CISSP
2 67 (13.45%) CISM
3 50 (10.04%) Security Cleared
4 41 (8.23%) CISA
4 41 (8.23%) Degree
5 37 (7.43%) SC Cleared
6 23 (4.62%) CRISC
7 17 (3.41%) DV Cleared
8 16 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (3.21%) FFIEC
9 15 (3.01%) DBS Check
10 14 (2.81%) SANS
11 13 (2.61%) Azure Certification
11 13 (2.61%) CGEIT
12 10 (2.01%) AWS Certification
13 9 (1.81%) CREST Certified
13 9 (1.81%) Master's Degree
13 9 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
14 8 (1.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (28.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 102 (20.48%) NIST
3 73 (14.66%) Data Quality
4 69 (13.86%) PCI DSS
5 50 (10.04%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (7.63%) GRC
7 35 (7.03%) QA
8 33 (6.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 31 (6.22%) Accessibility
10 26 (5.22%) COBIT
10 26 (5.22%) SOC 2
11 21 (4.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 19 (3.82%) NCSC
13 16 (3.21%) ISO 9001
13 16 (3.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 13 (2.61%) Actionable Recommendations
14 13 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 11 (2.21%) PERC
16 9 (1.81%) HIPAA
16 9 (1.81%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 15 (3.01%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.40%) Docker
2 2 (0.40%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (3.01%) Terraform
2 6 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.60%) FortiGate
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.60%) Nmap
4 2 (0.40%) CASB
5 1 (0.20%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 128 (25.70%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.03%) Google
3 23 (4.62%) Oracle
4 18 (3.61%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.21%) SAP
6 9 (1.81%) iManage
6 9 (1.81%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 8 (1.61%) Databricks
7 8 (1.61%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.20%) IFS
9 4 (0.80%) Epicor
9 4 (0.80%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.80%) Infor
9 4 (0.80%) Orchard
9 4 (0.80%) Sage
9 4 (0.80%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.80%) Sophos
10 3 (0.60%) Capita
10 3 (0.60%) Motorola
10 3 (0.60%) NEC
182 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs