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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 168 221
Rank change year-on-year +50 +53 +90
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 330 333 265
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.16% 1.93% 1.33%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.30% 11.44% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 212 179 238
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,716 £40,088
25th Percentile £49,800 £45,000 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £65,250 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year +1.53% +8.30% +9.54%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £113,375 £88,750 £88,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £64,686 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.38% +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 2,684 2,910 3,059
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.53% 16.84% 15.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,634 1,619 2,407
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 £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +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

GDPR
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 25 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 (6.06%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.12%) Anypoint
3 3 (0.91%) CMS
3 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.61%) WordPress
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 23 (6.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (3.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.73%) SAP HCM
2 9 (2.73%) SAP HR
2 9 (2.73%) SAP Payroll
3 8 (2.42%) Shopify
3 8 (2.42%) Workday HCM
4 6 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.91%) Magento
5 3 (0.91%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.61%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.30%) iTrent
7 1 (0.30%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 114 (34.55%) Azure
2 58 (17.58%) AWS
3 45 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (8.18%) GCP
5 25 (7.58%) Power Platform
6 24 (7.27%) Azure Logic Apps
7 23 (6.97%) SaaS
8 22 (6.67%) Azure Data Factory
9 20 (6.06%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (5.76%) GitHub
11 18 (5.45%) Azure Service Bus
11 18 (5.45%) Entra ID
11 18 (5.45%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (4.55%) Boomi
13 14 (4.24%) Azure Event Grid
13 14 (4.24%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (3.33%) Power Automate
14 11 (3.33%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
16 8 (2.42%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.06%) Firewall
2 11 (3.33%) DNS
3 10 (3.03%) CHAP
4 7 (2.12%) Network Security
5 5 (1.52%) DMZ
5 5 (1.52%) VPN
6 4 (1.21%) SSL
7 3 (0.91%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.91%) HTTP
7 3 (0.91%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.91%) VLAN
8 2 (0.61%) Internet
9 1 (0.30%) Broadband
9 1 (0.30%) DHCP
9 1 (0.30%) Intranet
9 1 (0.30%) SMS
9 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.67%) Power BI
2 8 (2.42%) Relational Database
3 6 (1.82%) Data Lake
3 6 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.52%) Metadata
4 5 (1.52%) Tableau
5 4 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.91%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.91%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.91%) Redis
6 3 (0.91%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
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 (0.30%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.30%) MySQL
8 1 (0.30%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (2.73%) JIRA
2 5 (1.52%) Git
3 4 (1.21%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.91%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.30%) MSBuild
5 1 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.30%) Vite
5 1 (0.30%) webpack
General
1 140 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 109 (33.03%) Finance
3 65 (19.70%) Legal
4 52 (15.76%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.00%) Law
6 27 (8.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (7.27%) Banking
8 21 (6.36%) Marketing
8 21 (6.36%) Retail
9 20 (6.06%) Public Sector
10 14 (4.24%) Financial Institution
11 11 (3.33%) French Language
12 10 (3.03%) Telecoms
13 9 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (2.12%) Advertising
16 5 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.52%) Hungarian Language
16 5 (1.52%) Military
16 5 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 56 (16.97%) Senior
2 31 (9.39%) Analyst
3 21 (6.36%) Integration Engineer
4 20 (6.06%) HR Advisor
4 20 (6.06%) Lead
5 17 (5.15%) Architect
6 16 (4.85%) Security Manager
7 15 (4.55%) IT Manager
8 13 (3.94%) Administrator
9 12 (3.64%) Platform Engineer
10 11 (3.33%) Linux Engineer
10 11 (3.33%) Security Engineer
11 10 (3.03%) Auditor
11 10 (3.03%) Automation Engineer
11 10 (3.03%) Head of Cybersecurity
11 10 (3.03%) Information Manager
11 10 (3.03%) Internal Auditor
11 10 (3.03%) Security Auditor
11 10 (3.03%) Senior Manager
12 9 (2.73%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.36%) JSON
2 20 (6.06%) RESTful
3 19 (5.76%) REST
4 17 (5.15%) OAuth
4 17 (5.15%) OAuth2
5 13 (3.94%) SOAP
5 13 (3.94%) Web Services
6 9 (2.73%) SAP Fiori
7 8 (2.42%) .NET
7 8 (2.42%) SAML
8 7 (2.12%) XML
9 6 (1.82%) HTML
10 5 (1.52%) CSS
10 5 (1.52%) Kafka
11 4 (1.21%) Middleware
12 3 (0.91%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.91%) ASP.NET Web API
12 3 (0.91%) EDI
12 3 (0.91%) Node.js
12 3 (0.91%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 44 (13.33%) Management Information System
2 38 (11.52%) Onboarding
3 20 (6.06%) Cloud Native
4 17 (5.15%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.33%) PKI
6 10 (3.03%) Cloud Security Posture
7 9 (2.73%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.42%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.42%) e-Learning
9 7 (2.12%) Blog
9 7 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.82%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.52%) Blockchain
11 5 (1.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 5 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (1.52%) Digital Media
11 5 (1.52%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.52%) Social Media
11 5 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.88%) Linux
2 20 (6.06%) Windows
3 7 (2.12%) Unix
4 4 (1.21%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.21%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.91%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.61%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.30%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (22.73%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (21.21%) Incident Response
4 69 (20.91%) Continuous Improvement
5 64 (19.39%) Data Protection
6 60 (18.18%) Information Security
7 56 (16.97%) Analytics
8 54 (16.36%) CI/CD
9 52 (15.76%) DevOps
9 52 (15.76%) Risk Management
10 50 (15.15%) CRM
11 48 (14.55%) Agile
11 48 (14.55%) Decision-Making
12 41 (12.42%) Roadmaps
13 37 (11.21%) AI
14 36 (10.91%) Coaching
15 34 (10.30%) Cloud Security
16 32 (9.70%) Data Governance
16 32 (9.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 30 (9.09%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 44 (13.33%) Python
2 29 (8.79%) SQL
3 25 (7.58%) PowerShell
4 18 (5.45%) Bicep
4 18 (5.45%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.85%) C#
6 15 (4.55%) Bash
7 14 (4.24%) Java
8 11 (3.33%) Perl
9 9 (2.73%) ABAP
10 5 (1.52%) Shell Script
11 4 (1.21%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.91%) Go
12 3 (0.91%) R
12 3 (0.91%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.61%) Scala
14 1 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 58 (17.58%) Degree
2 51 (15.45%) CISSP
3 44 (13.33%) CISM
4 32 (9.70%) Security Cleared
5 22 (6.67%) CISA
5 22 (6.67%) SC Cleared
6 16 (4.85%) Azure Certification
7 15 (4.55%) AWS Certification
7 15 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (4.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (3.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 12 (3.64%) DBS Check
11 11 (3.33%) CGEIT
12 10 (3.03%) FFIEC
12 10 (3.03%) SANS
13 9 (2.73%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (2.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (2.12%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (24.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (21.21%) NIST
3 30 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (6.67%) PCI DSS
5 20 (6.06%) GRC
5 20 (6.06%) SOC 2
6 19 (5.76%) Data Quality
7 18 (5.45%) NCSC
8 14 (4.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (3.33%) COBIT
10 9 (2.73%) Accessibility
10 9 (2.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (2.12%) HIPAA
11 7 (2.12%) QA
12 6 (1.82%) EU AI Act
12 6 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 6 (1.82%) SLA
13 5 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (1.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (1.52%) PERC
System Software
1 16 (4.85%) Docker
2 15 (4.55%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (7.58%) Terraform
2 17 (5.15%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.55%) Ansible
3 15 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (3.03%) Red Hat Satellite
5 9 (2.73%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.21%) Grafana
6 4 (1.21%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.91%) Nessus
7 3 (0.91%) Nmap
7 3 (0.91%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.61%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.61%) Puppet
9 1 (0.30%) Argo
9 1 (0.30%) Autotask
9 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 77 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 37 (11.21%) Workday
3 30 (9.09%) ServiceNow
4 19 (5.76%) SAP
5 17 (5.15%) Salesforce
6 16 (4.85%) MuleSoft
7 14 (4.24%) Ab Initio
7 14 (4.24%) Google
8 12 (3.64%) Oracle
8 12 (3.64%) Red Hat
9 10 (3.03%) IBM
10 7 (2.12%) Dell
10 7 (2.12%) Epicor
10 7 (2.12%) Infor
10 7 (2.12%) Informatica
10 7 (2.12%) Jitterbit
10 7 (2.12%) SnapLogic
10 7 (2.12%) Software AG
10 7 (2.12%) Talend
10 7 (2.12%) TIBCO