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 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 144 268
Rank change year-on-year +7 +124 -2
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 349 310 361
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.97% 2.35% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.04% 12.81% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 227 229 315
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,673 £28,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £106,000 £95,000 £86,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +41.30% -16.36%

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 3,162 2,420 4,207
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.84% 18.31% 12.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,862 1,574 3,305
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,750 £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 £81,625 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.56% +11.43% -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

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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 18 April 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 7 (2.01%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.15%) Anypoint
2 4 (1.15%) Confluence
2 4 (1.15%) WordPress
3 3 (0.86%) CMS
4 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 31 (8.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.57%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.57%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.29%) InDesign
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (2.29%) SAP Payroll
2 4 (1.15%) SAP HCM
2 4 (1.15%) SAP HR
2 4 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.15%) Shopify
3 3 (0.86%) Magento
3 3 (0.86%) ResourceLink
4 2 (0.57%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.29%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 109 (31.23%) Azure
2 53 (15.19%) AWS
3 33 (9.46%) Power Platform
4 27 (7.74%) GCP
5 24 (6.88%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (6.30%) SaaS
7 19 (5.44%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (5.16%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (4.01%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (4.01%) GitHub
9 14 (4.01%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (3.72%) Azure Service Bus
11 12 (3.44%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.87%) Azure Event Grid
13 9 (2.58%) Entra ID
13 9 (2.58%) Power Automate
14 7 (2.01%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (1.72%) Google Analytics
16 5 (1.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.02%) Firewall
2 25 (7.16%) CHAP
3 12 (3.44%) DNS
3 12 (3.44%) Network Security
4 5 (1.43%) DMZ
4 5 (1.43%) Internet
4 5 (1.43%) SSL
4 5 (1.43%) VPN
5 4 (1.15%) Broadband
6 3 (0.86%) DHCP
6 3 (0.86%) Ethernet
6 3 (0.86%) NGN
6 3 (0.86%) SCCP
6 3 (0.86%) VLAN
7 2 (0.57%) WAN
7 2 (0.57%) Wireless
8 1 (0.29%) LAN
8 1 (0.29%) SMTP
8 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.02%) Power BI
2 19 (5.44%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.87%) SQL Server
4 12 (3.44%) Oracle Database
5 11 (3.15%) Metadata
6 8 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (2.01%) Tableau
8 6 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (1.15%) Power Query
10 3 (0.86%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.86%) Redis
11 2 (0.57%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.57%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.57%) MySQL
11 2 (0.57%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.29%) Looker
12 1 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 5 (1.43%) JIRA
2 2 (0.57%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.29%) MLflow
3 1 (0.29%) NUnit
General
1 152 (43.55%) Social Skills
2 115 (32.95%) Finance
3 72 (20.63%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (13.75%) Legal
5 34 (9.74%) Banking
6 32 (9.17%) Public Sector
7 29 (8.31%) Financial Institution
8 25 (7.16%) Law
9 23 (6.59%) Marketing
10 20 (5.73%) Retail
11 19 (5.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (2.87%) Advertising
13 10 (2.87%) Manufacturing
14 8 (2.29%) Games
15 6 (1.72%) French Language
15 6 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.43%) Telecoms
17 4 (1.15%) Aviation
18 3 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 41 (11.75%) Senior
2 25 (7.16%) Auditor
2 25 (7.16%) Security Manager
3 24 (6.88%) Internal Auditor
3 24 (6.88%) Security Auditor
4 21 (6.02%) Architect
4 21 (6.02%) Data Engineer
5 19 (5.44%) Analyst
6 18 (5.16%) Information Manager
7 16 (4.58%) Information Security Manager
8 14 (4.01%) Administrator
8 14 (4.01%) Consultant
8 14 (4.01%) Integration Engineer
8 14 (4.01%) Lead
9 12 (3.44%) Senior Manager
10 11 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 11 (3.15%) Risk Manager
11 10 (2.87%) Security Analyst
12 9 (2.58%) IT Manager
13 8 (2.29%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.87%) RESTful
2 16 (4.58%) JSON
3 13 (3.72%) OAuth
3 13 (3.72%) OAuth2
4 11 (3.15%) HTML
5 10 (2.87%) .NET
5 10 (2.87%) CSS
6 8 (2.29%) REST
7 5 (1.43%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.15%) HTML5
8 4 (1.15%) jQuery
8 4 (1.15%) SAP Fiori
8 4 (1.15%) SOAP
8 4 (1.15%) Web Services
8 4 (1.15%) XML
9 3 (0.86%) ASP.NET Web API
9 3 (0.86%) JWT
9 3 (0.86%) Kafka
9 3 (0.86%) Middleware
9 3 (0.86%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 61 (17.48%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.88%) Onboarding
3 23 (6.59%) Security Posture
4 14 (4.01%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.72%) Blockchain
6 12 (3.44%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (3.44%) PKI
7 10 (2.87%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.29%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.29%) Blog
9 8 (2.29%) Virtual Team
10 7 (2.01%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (2.01%) Cyber Security Posture
10 7 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.72%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.72%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.72%) Social Media
12 5 (1.43%) Digital Media
12 5 (1.43%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.58%) Windows
2 14 (4.01%) Linux
3 5 (1.43%) Unix
4 4 (1.15%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.86%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.29%) AIX
7 1 (0.29%) Android
7 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.29%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (34.10%) Cybersecurity
2 95 (27.22%) Analytics
3 86 (24.64%) Data Protection
4 83 (23.78%) Incident Response
5 81 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (20.92%) Information Security
7 72 (20.63%) Continuous Improvement
8 67 (19.20%) Risk Management
9 66 (18.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 55 (15.76%) Decision-Making
11 54 (15.47%) Project Management
12 53 (15.19%) Data Governance
13 51 (14.61%) Agile
14 48 (13.75%) Vulnerability Management
15 46 (13.18%) Validation
16 45 (12.89%) AI
17 44 (12.61%) CRM
18 42 (12.03%) Coaching
19 39 (11.17%) CI/CD
19 39 (11.17%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.16%) SQL
2 18 (5.16%) Python
3 16 (4.58%) Bicep
4 13 (3.72%) PowerShell
5 10 (2.87%) C#
5 10 (2.87%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.58%) Java
7 5 (1.43%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.15%) ABAP
8 4 (1.15%) Kotlin
8 4 (1.15%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.86%) C
9 3 (0.86%) Go
9 3 (0.86%) Pascal
9 3 (0.86%) VBA
10 2 (0.57%) PHP
10 2 (0.57%) R
11 1 (0.29%) Bash
11 1 (0.29%) Scala
11 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (18.34%) Degree
2 55 (15.76%) CISSP
3 46 (13.18%) CISM
3 46 (13.18%) Security Cleared
4 36 (10.32%) SC Cleared
5 33 (9.46%) CISA
6 25 (7.16%) CGEIT
6 25 (7.16%) FFIEC
6 25 (7.16%) SANS
7 18 (5.16%) DV Cleared
8 15 (4.30%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.15%) HNC
10 10 (2.87%) CREST Certified
11 9 (2.58%) AWS Certification
11 9 (2.58%) DBS Check
12 8 (2.29%) OSCP
13 7 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (2.01%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (1.72%) IRCA
14 6 (1.72%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (25.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 88 (25.21%) NIST
3 46 (13.18%) Data Quality
4 39 (11.17%) PCI DSS
5 32 (9.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (7.74%) COBIT
7 22 (6.30%) QA
8 21 (6.02%) GRC
9 20 (5.73%) NCSC
10 19 (5.44%) Accessibility
10 19 (5.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 16 (4.58%) SOC 2
12 15 (4.30%) Actionable Recommendations
13 9 (2.58%) HIPAA
14 8 (2.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 6 (1.72%) ISO 9001
15 6 (1.72%) JSP 440
16 5 (1.43%) IFRS
16 5 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 5 (1.43%) PERC
System Software
1 8 (2.29%) Docker
2 6 (1.72%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (6.59%) Terraform
2 8 (2.29%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.43%) Ansible
3 5 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.86%) Grafana
4 3 (0.86%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.57%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.29%) CASB
6 1 (0.29%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 1 (0.29%) SCCM
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Sentry
6 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 86 (24.64%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.59%) Google
3 21 (6.02%) Oracle
4 16 (4.58%) Salesforce
5 14 (4.01%) SAP
6 11 (3.15%) Workday
7 10 (2.87%) Ab Initio
8 8 (2.29%) Databricks
9 7 (2.01%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.72%) IFS
11 5 (1.43%) Dell
11 5 (1.43%) Informatica
11 5 (1.43%) Sage
12 4 (1.15%) Epicor
12 4 (1.15%) Fortinet
12 4 (1.15%) IBM
12 4 (1.15%) Software AG
12 4 (1.15%) Sophos
12 4 (1.15%) Talend
12 4 (1.15%) TIBCO
210 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs