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

 6 months to
15 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 148 276
Rank change year-on-year +11 +128 -12
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 348 304 357
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.99% 2.32% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.11% 13.14% 8.52%
Number of salaries quoted 228 225 311
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% +30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +39.78% -15.45%

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 3,132 2,313 4,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.93% 17.65% 13.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,843 1,558 3,285
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,047 £34,943
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 £82,500 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -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 15 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 5 (1.44%) Anypoint
3 4 (1.15%) Confluence
3 4 (1.15%) WordPress
4 3 (0.86%) CMS
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 32 (9.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (6.03%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.44%) 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 (2.30%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (2.30%) SAP Payroll
2 5 (1.44%) Shopify
3 4 (1.15%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.15%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.86%) Magento
4 3 (0.86%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.57%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.29%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 110 (31.61%) Azure
2 57 (16.38%) AWS
3 34 (9.77%) Power Platform
4 29 (8.33%) GCP
5 26 (7.47%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (6.32%) SaaS
7 18 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (4.89%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (4.02%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (3.74%) Azure Service Bus
10 13 (3.74%) GitHub
10 13 (3.74%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.87%) Azure Event Grid
12 10 (2.87%) Power Automate
13 9 (2.59%) Entra ID
14 6 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (1.72%) PowerApps
15 5 (1.44%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.05%) Firewall
2 25 (7.18%) CHAP
3 12 (3.45%) DNS
3 12 (3.45%) Network Security
4 5 (1.44%) DMZ
4 5 (1.44%) Internet
4 5 (1.44%) SSL
4 5 (1.44%) 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 29 (8.33%) Power BI
2 20 (5.75%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.89%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.16%) Oracle Database
5 8 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (2.30%) Metadata
6 7 (2.01%) Tableau
7 6 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.15%) Power Query
9 3 (0.86%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.86%) Redis
10 2 (0.57%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.57%) MySQL
10 2 (0.57%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.57%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.29%) DB2
Development Applications
1 5 (1.44%) JIRA
2 2 (0.57%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.29%) NUnit
General
1 153 (43.97%) Social Skills
2 117 (33.62%) Finance
3 74 (21.26%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (13.79%) Legal
5 35 (10.06%) Banking
6 31 (8.91%) Public Sector
7 29 (8.33%) Financial Institution
8 27 (7.76%) Law
9 22 (6.32%) Marketing
10 21 (6.03%) Retail
11 20 (5.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (2.87%) Advertising
13 10 (2.87%) Manufacturing
14 8 (2.30%) Games
15 6 (1.72%) French Language
15 6 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.44%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.86%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 43 (12.36%) Senior
2 25 (7.18%) Auditor
2 25 (7.18%) Security Manager
3 24 (6.90%) Internal Auditor
3 24 (6.90%) Security Auditor
4 21 (6.03%) Analyst
5 20 (5.75%) Architect
5 20 (5.75%) Data Engineer
6 17 (4.89%) Information Manager
7 16 (4.60%) Lead
8 15 (4.31%) Information Security Manager
8 15 (4.31%) Integration Engineer
9 14 (4.02%) Administrator
10 13 (3.74%) Consultant
10 13 (3.74%) Senior Manager
11 12 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 12 (3.45%) Risk Manager
12 11 (3.16%) Security Analyst
13 9 (2.59%) IT Manager
13 9 (2.59%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.17%) RESTful
2 17 (4.89%) JSON
3 13 (3.74%) OAuth
3 13 (3.74%) OAuth2
4 10 (2.87%) .NET
5 9 (2.59%) HTML
5 9 (2.59%) REST
6 8 (2.30%) CSS
7 5 (1.44%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.44%) SOAP
7 5 (1.44%) Web Services
7 5 (1.44%) XML
8 4 (1.15%) HTML5
8 4 (1.15%) jQuery
8 4 (1.15%) SAP Fiori
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 (17.53%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.90%) Onboarding
3 22 (6.32%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.31%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.74%) Blockchain
6 12 (3.45%) PKI
7 11 (3.16%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (2.59%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.30%) Blog
9 8 (2.30%) 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%) Social Media
12 5 (1.44%) Digital Media
12 5 (1.44%) NHS
12 5 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.60%) Windows
2 15 (4.31%) Linux
3 6 (1.72%) 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 (34.20%) Cybersecurity
2 92 (26.44%) Analytics
3 83 (23.85%) Data Protection
3 83 (23.85%) Incident Response
3 83 (23.85%) Problem-Solving
4 72 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 72 (20.69%) Information Security
5 67 (19.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 64 (18.39%) Risk Management
7 56 (16.09%) Decision-Making
8 55 (15.80%) Data Governance
9 54 (15.52%) Project Management
10 51 (14.66%) Agile
11 49 (14.08%) Vulnerability Management
12 46 (13.22%) Validation
13 44 (12.64%) CRM
14 42 (12.07%) AI
14 42 (12.07%) Coaching
15 39 (11.21%) CI/CD
16 38 (10.92%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.76%) SQL
2 20 (5.75%) Python
3 15 (4.31%) Bicep
4 13 (3.74%) PowerShell
5 11 (3.16%) C#
5 11 (3.16%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.87%) Java
7 5 (1.44%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.44%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.15%) ABAP
8 4 (1.15%) Kotlin
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%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 67 (19.25%) Degree
2 55 (15.80%) CISSP
3 47 (13.51%) Security Cleared
4 46 (13.22%) CISM
5 37 (10.63%) SC Cleared
6 32 (9.20%) CISA
7 25 (7.18%) CGEIT
7 25 (7.18%) FFIEC
7 25 (7.18%) SANS
8 18 (5.17%) DV Cleared
9 15 (4.31%) Azure Certification
10 11 (3.16%) CREST Certified
10 11 (3.16%) HNC
11 10 (2.87%) AWS Certification
12 9 (2.59%) DBS Check
13 8 (2.30%) OSCP
14 7 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (2.01%) TOGAF Certification
15 6 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (1.72%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (25.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 90 (25.86%) NIST
2 44 (12.64%) Data Quality
3 40 (11.49%) PCI DSS
4 32 (9.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (7.76%) COBIT
6 22 (6.32%) GRC
6 22 (6.32%) QA
7 19 (5.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (5.46%) NCSC
8 17 (4.89%) Accessibility
8 17 (4.89%) SOC 2
9 15 (4.31%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (2.30%) HIPAA
10 8 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (1.72%) ISO 9001
11 6 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (1.72%) PERC
12 5 (1.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 9 (2.59%) 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 22 (6.32%) Terraform
2 9 (2.59%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.44%) Ansible
3 5 (1.44%) 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 85 (24.43%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.32%) Google
2 22 (6.32%) Oracle
3 17 (4.89%) Salesforce
4 14 (4.02%) SAP
5 12 (3.45%) Workday
6 10 (2.87%) Ab Initio
7 7 (2.01%) Databricks
7 7 (2.01%) IFS
7 7 (2.01%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.72%) Dell
8 6 (1.72%) Informatica
9 5 (1.44%) Epicor
9 5 (1.44%) IBM
9 5 (1.44%) Infor
9 5 (1.44%) Sage
9 5 (1.44%) SnapLogic
9 5 (1.44%) Software AG
9 5 (1.44%) Talend
9 5 (1.44%) TIBCO
174 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs