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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 155 248
Rank change year-on-year +12 +93 +11
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 323 287 378
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.91% 2.21% 1.24%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.86% 12.24% 9.02%
Number of salaries quoted 210 211 322
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,500 £30,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,306 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year - +25.60% -5.91%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £105,250 £95,000 £89,750
UK median annual salary £59,527 £65,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.42% +36.84% -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 2,973 2,344 4,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.62% 18.04% 13.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,729 1,551 3,230
10th Percentile £35,400 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +6.10% -3.39%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,520
% change year-on-year - +14.24% -8.66%

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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 March 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 9 (2.79%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.86%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.55%) CMS
3 5 (1.55%) WordPress
4 4 (1.24%) Confluence
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 32 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (7.43%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.62%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.62%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.31%) InDesign
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.31%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (1.86%) SAP Payroll
1 6 (1.86%) Shopify
2 5 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.24%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.24%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.93%) Magento
4 3 (0.93%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.31%) iTrent
5 1 (0.31%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.31%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 101 (31.27%) Azure
2 58 (17.96%) AWS
3 29 (8.98%) GCP
4 28 (8.67%) Power Platform
5 25 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.88%) SaaS
7 17 (5.26%) Azure Data Factory
8 16 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (4.64%) GitHub
9 15 (4.64%) GitHub Actions
10 14 (4.33%) Azure Logic Apps
10 14 (4.33%) Azure Service Bus
11 13 (4.02%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (3.41%) Azure Event Grid
13 10 (3.10%) Power Automate
14 7 (2.17%) Boomi
14 7 (2.17%) Entra ID
15 6 (1.86%) iPaaS
15 6 (1.86%) PowerApps
15 6 (1.86%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 26 (8.05%) Firewall
2 24 (7.43%) CHAP
3 13 (4.02%) Network Security
4 7 (2.17%) DNS
5 6 (1.86%) DMZ
6 5 (1.55%) Internet
6 5 (1.55%) SSL
7 4 (1.24%) Broadband
7 4 (1.24%) VPN
8 3 (0.93%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.93%) NGN
8 3 (0.93%) SCCP
8 3 (0.93%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.05%) Power BI
2 16 (4.95%) Relational Database
3 14 (4.33%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.48%) Oracle Database
5 6 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.86%) Tableau
6 5 (1.55%) Metadata
7 4 (1.24%) Power Query
8 3 (0.93%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.93%) Redis
9 2 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.62%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.62%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.62%) MySQL
9 2 (0.62%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.31%) DB2
10 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (1.86%) JIRA
2 2 (0.62%) Git
3 1 (0.31%) Burp Suite
General
1 148 (45.82%) Social Skills
2 109 (33.75%) Finance
3 73 (22.60%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (14.24%) Legal
5 33 (10.22%) Banking
6 31 (9.60%) Public Sector
7 28 (8.67%) Financial Institution
7 28 (8.67%) Law
8 22 (6.81%) Retail
9 20 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (5.88%) Marketing
10 19 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (3.41%) Advertising
12 9 (2.79%) Games
12 9 (2.79%) Manufacturing
13 7 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (1.86%) French Language
14 6 (1.86%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.93%) Aviation
15 3 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (13.93%) Senior
2 24 (7.43%) Auditor
3 23 (7.12%) Analyst
3 23 (7.12%) Internal Auditor
3 23 (7.12%) Security Auditor
4 20 (6.19%) Security Manager
5 18 (5.57%) Architect
6 16 (4.95%) Administrator
6 16 (4.95%) Integration Engineer
7 15 (4.64%) Consultant
7 15 (4.64%) Data Engineer
8 14 (4.33%) Lead
8 14 (4.33%) Senior Manager
9 12 (3.72%) Information Manager
9 12 (3.72%) Risk Manager
10 11 (3.41%) Security Analyst
11 10 (3.10%) Information Security Manager
12 9 (2.79%) Security Engineer
13 8 (2.48%) Security Architect
14 7 (2.17%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.57%) JSON
1 18 (5.57%) RESTful
2 14 (4.33%) OAuth
2 14 (4.33%) OAuth2
3 10 (3.10%) REST
4 9 (2.79%) .NET
5 8 (2.48%) HTML
6 6 (1.86%) CSS
6 6 (1.86%) SOAP
6 6 (1.86%) Web Services
7 5 (1.55%) XML
8 4 (1.24%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.24%) HTML5
8 4 (1.24%) jQuery
8 4 (1.24%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.93%) EDI
9 3 (0.93%) JWT
9 3 (0.93%) Kafka
9 3 (0.93%) Middleware
9 3 (0.93%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 58 (17.96%) Management Information System
2 24 (7.43%) Onboarding
3 19 (5.88%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.64%) Cloud Native
4 15 (4.64%) PKI
5 13 (4.02%) Blockchain
6 11 (3.41%) Cyber Threat
7 9 (2.79%) Blog
8 8 (2.48%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.48%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.48%) Virtual Team
9 7 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (2.17%) Social Media
10 6 (1.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 5 (1.55%) Digital Media
11 5 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.55%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.55%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.33%) Linux
2 11 (3.41%) Windows
3 6 (1.86%) Unix
4 4 (1.24%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.62%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.31%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (32.20%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (25.70%) Analytics
3 78 (24.15%) Incident Response
3 78 (24.15%) Problem-Solving
4 69 (21.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 68 (21.05%) Data Protection
6 63 (19.50%) Information Security
7 61 (18.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 58 (17.96%) Risk Management
9 53 (16.41%) Data Governance
9 53 (16.41%) Project Management
10 51 (15.79%) Decision-Making
11 49 (15.17%) Agile
12 44 (13.62%) Validation
13 43 (13.31%) Coaching
14 42 (13.00%) CRM
15 41 (12.69%) Vulnerability Management
16 39 (12.07%) AI
17 36 (11.15%) CI/CD
17 36 (11.15%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.43%) SQL
2 15 (4.64%) Bicep
2 15 (4.64%) Python
3 12 (3.72%) JavaScript
3 12 (3.72%) PowerShell
4 11 (3.41%) C#
5 10 (3.10%) Java
6 5 (1.55%) Shell Script
7 4 (1.24%) ABAP
7 4 (1.24%) Kotlin
7 4 (1.24%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.93%) C
8 3 (0.93%) Go
8 3 (0.93%) Pascal
8 3 (0.93%) VBA
9 2 (0.62%) PHP
9 2 (0.62%) R
10 1 (0.31%) Bash
10 1 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.31%) Scala
Qualifications
1 68 (21.05%) Degree
2 56 (17.34%) CISSP
3 51 (15.79%) Security Cleared
4 46 (14.24%) CISM
5 40 (12.38%) SC Cleared
6 31 (9.60%) CISA
7 24 (7.43%) CGEIT
7 24 (7.43%) FFIEC
7 24 (7.43%) SANS
8 19 (5.88%) DV Cleared
9 15 (4.64%) Azure Certification
10 12 (3.72%) AWS Certification
11 11 (3.41%) HNC
12 9 (2.79%) CREST Certified
13 8 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (2.48%) OSCP
13 8 (2.48%) TOGAF Certification
14 7 (2.17%) DBS Check
14 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (27.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (25.70%) NIST
3 40 (12.38%) Data Quality
4 36 (11.15%) PCI DSS
5 25 (7.74%) COBIT
5 25 (7.74%) Cyber Essentials
6 22 (6.81%) GRC
7 19 (5.88%) NCSC
8 18 (5.57%) QA
9 16 (4.95%) SOC 2
10 15 (4.64%) Accessibility
11 14 (4.33%) Actionable Recommendations
11 14 (4.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (2.79%) HIPAA
13 7 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 7 (2.17%) PERC
14 6 (1.86%) ISO 9001
14 6 (1.86%) JSP 440
15 5 (1.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (3.41%) Docker
2 4 (1.24%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (7.43%) Terraform
2 11 (3.41%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.55%) Ansible
3 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.93%) Grafana
4 3 (0.93%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.31%) CASB
6 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.31%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
6 1 (0.31%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 72 (22.29%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.81%) Google
2 22 (6.81%) Oracle
2 22 (6.81%) Salesforce
3 14 (4.33%) Workday
4 13 (4.02%) SAP
5 11 (3.41%) Ab Initio
6 8 (2.48%) IFS
6 8 (2.48%) MuleSoft
6 8 (2.48%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.17%) IBM
8 6 (1.86%) Dell
8 6 (1.86%) Epicor
8 6 (1.86%) Infor
8 6 (1.86%) Informatica
8 6 (1.86%) Jitterbit
8 6 (1.86%) SnapLogic
8 6 (1.86%) Software AG
8 6 (1.86%) Talend
8 6 (1.86%) TIBCO