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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 190 240
Rank change year-on-year +66 +50 +62
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 340 341 274
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.22% 1.79% 1.34%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.74% 11.24% 8.71%
Number of salaries quoted 222 180 247
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,229 £40,000
25th Percentile £49,400 £44,688 £51,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +12.04% +8.56%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £88,875 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,250 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.60% +8.70% +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 2,669 3,034 3,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.41% 15.90% 15.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 1,690 2,484
10th Percentile £34,660 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £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

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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 5 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 19 (5.59%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.06%) Anypoint
3 6 (1.76%) CMS
4 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.18%) WordPress
5 3 (0.88%) Moodle
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 20 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.65%) SAP HCM
2 9 (2.65%) SAP HR
2 9 (2.65%) SAP Payroll
3 8 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.35%) Shopify
3 8 (2.35%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.59%) Magento
5 2 (0.59%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 121 (35.59%) Azure
2 61 (17.94%) AWS
3 44 (12.94%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (8.82%) GCP
5 28 (8.24%) Power Platform
6 23 (6.76%) Azure Logic Apps
6 23 (6.76%) SaaS
7 21 (6.18%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (5.29%) Azure Data Factory
8 18 (5.29%) Azure Service Bus
8 18 (5.29%) Entra ID
9 16 (4.71%) GitHub
10 15 (4.41%) Boomi
10 15 (4.41%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (3.53%) Power Automate
12 11 (3.24%) Azure Event Grid
12 11 (3.24%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (3.24%) SuccessFactors
13 10 (2.94%) Google Analytics
14 8 (2.35%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.06%) Firewall
2 9 (2.65%) DNS
3 8 (2.35%) Network Security
4 6 (1.76%) CHAP
5 5 (1.47%) VPN
6 4 (1.18%) DMZ
7 3 (0.88%) HTTP
7 3 (0.88%) SSL
7 3 (0.88%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.88%) VLAN
8 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.59%) Internet
9 1 (0.29%) DHCP
9 1 (0.29%) Intranet
9 1 (0.29%) S/MIME
9 1 (0.29%) SMS
9 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.29%) Wireless
9 1 (0.29%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (7.06%) Power BI
2 8 (2.35%) Relational Database
3 7 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.06%) Tableau
4 6 (1.76%) NoSQL
4 6 (1.76%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.47%) BigQuery
5 5 (1.47%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.88%) Metadata
7 3 (0.88%) Redis
7 3 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.59%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.59%) Looker
8 2 (0.59%) Power Query
8 2 (0.59%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.29%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.29%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 10 (2.94%) JIRA
2 8 (2.35%) Git
3 4 (1.18%) Burp Suite
3 4 (1.18%) MSBuild
3 4 (1.18%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (1.18%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (1.18%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.88%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.29%) Vite
5 1 (0.29%) webpack
General
1 138 (40.59%) Social Skills
2 106 (31.18%) Finance
3 61 (17.94%) Legal
4 59 (17.35%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (10.29%) Law
6 28 (8.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (8.24%) Marketing
7 26 (7.65%) Retail
8 23 (6.76%) Banking
9 17 (5.00%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.94%) Financial Institution
11 9 (2.65%) Advertising
11 9 (2.65%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.06%) French Language
12 7 (2.06%) Military
12 7 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.47%) Hungarian Language
Job Titles
1 62 (18.24%) Senior
2 37 (10.88%) Analyst
3 23 (6.76%) Architect
4 20 (5.88%) Lead
5 18 (5.29%) Integration Engineer
6 17 (5.00%) Security Manager
7 16 (4.71%) HR Advisor
7 16 (4.71%) Security Engineer
8 15 (4.41%) Administrator
9 14 (4.12%) IT Manager
10 13 (3.82%) Platform Engineer
11 12 (3.53%) Linux Engineer
12 11 (3.24%) Automation Engineer
13 10 (2.94%) Information Manager
13 10 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
13 10 (2.94%) Senior Manager
14 9 (2.65%) Head of Security
14 9 (2.65%) Information Analyst
14 9 (2.65%) SAP Support
14 9 (2.65%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.47%) REST
2 21 (6.18%) JSON
3 17 (5.00%) RESTful
4 14 (4.12%) OAuth
4 14 (4.12%) OAuth2
5 13 (3.82%) SOAP
5 13 (3.82%) Web Services
6 11 (3.24%) HTML
7 10 (2.94%) .NET
7 10 (2.94%) CSS
7 10 (2.94%) XML
8 9 (2.65%) SAP Fiori
9 8 (2.35%) SAML
10 5 (1.47%) ASP.NET
10 5 (1.47%) Kafka
11 4 (1.18%) Bootstrap
11 4 (1.18%) gRPC
11 4 (1.18%) Middleware
12 3 (0.88%) ASP.NET Web API
12 3 (0.88%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 42 (12.35%) Management Information System
2 29 (8.53%) Onboarding
3 21 (6.18%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.71%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.24%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.94%) PKI
7 9 (2.65%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.35%) e-Learning
8 8 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.76%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.76%) Learning Management System
9 6 (1.76%) Social Media
10 5 (1.47%) Blog
10 5 (1.47%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.47%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.18%) Digital Media
11 4 (1.18%) Freedom of Information
11 4 (1.18%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.94%) Linux
2 25 (7.35%) Windows
3 7 (2.06%) Unix
4 4 (1.18%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.88%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.59%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.59%) VMS
7 1 (0.29%) CentOS
7 1 (0.29%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (22.06%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (21.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 69 (20.29%) Cybersecurity
4 66 (19.41%) Incident Response
5 60 (17.65%) Data Protection
6 58 (17.06%) DevOps
6 58 (17.06%) Information Security
7 56 (16.47%) Agile
8 55 (16.18%) CI/CD
9 54 (15.88%) Analytics
10 53 (15.59%) CRM
10 53 (15.59%) Risk Management
11 49 (14.41%) Decision-Making
12 46 (13.53%) Roadmaps
13 38 (11.18%) Data Security
14 37 (10.88%) AI
15 34 (10.00%) Cloud Security
15 34 (10.00%) Coaching
16 31 (9.12%) Business Intelligence
17 29 (8.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 52 (15.29%) Python
2 41 (12.06%) SQL
3 26 (7.65%) PowerShell
4 23 (6.76%) JavaScript
5 21 (6.18%) C#
6 18 (5.29%) Bash
7 17 (5.00%) Java
8 14 (4.12%) Bicep
9 12 (3.53%) Perl
10 9 (2.65%) ABAP
11 5 (1.47%) Go
11 5 (1.47%) R
11 5 (1.47%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.18%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.59%) Groovy
15 1 (0.29%) Apex Code
15 1 (0.29%) PHP
15 1 (0.29%) Scala
15 1 (0.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (17.94%) Degree
2 49 (14.41%) CISSP
3 42 (12.35%) CISM
4 33 (9.71%) Security Cleared
5 24 (7.06%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.47%) CISA
7 21 (6.18%) Azure Certification
8 20 (5.88%) AWS Certification
9 14 (4.12%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (4.12%) Microsoft Certification
10 13 (3.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 10 (2.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.94%) DBS Check
12 9 (2.65%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (2.06%) CGEIT
14 6 (1.76%) CBAP
14 6 (1.76%) CRISC
14 6 (1.76%) OSCP
14 6 (1.76%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (22.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (20.29%) NIST
3 30 (8.82%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (6.76%) PCI DSS
5 20 (5.88%) GRC
6 18 (5.29%) SOC 2
7 17 (5.00%) Data Quality
8 16 (4.71%) NCSC
9 15 (4.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 12 (3.53%) HIPAA
11 11 (3.24%) Accessibility
12 10 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (2.35%) COBIT
14 7 (2.06%) QA
15 6 (1.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 6 (1.76%) EU AI Act
15 6 (1.76%) PERC
16 5 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 5 (1.47%) WCAG
System Software
1 23 (6.76%) Docker
2 19 (5.59%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Postfix
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (6.76%) Terraform
2 21 (6.18%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.41%) Ansible
4 13 (3.82%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (3.24%) Red Hat Satellite
6 9 (2.65%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.18%) Grafana
7 4 (1.18%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.88%) Nessus
8 3 (0.88%) Nmap
8 3 (0.88%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.59%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.59%) Puppet
10 1 (0.29%) Argo
10 1 (0.29%) Autotask
10 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 84 (24.71%) Microsoft
2 33 (9.71%) Workday
3 26 (7.65%) ServiceNow
4 22 (6.47%) Google
5 19 (5.59%) Salesforce
5 19 (5.59%) SAP
6 17 (5.00%) MuleSoft
7 14 (4.12%) Red Hat
8 12 (3.53%) Oracle
9 11 (3.24%) Ab Initio
10 10 (2.94%) IBM
11 7 (2.06%) Dell
11 7 (2.06%) Epicor
11 7 (2.06%) Infor
11 7 (2.06%) Informatica
11 7 (2.06%) Jitterbit
11 7 (2.06%) SnapLogic
11 7 (2.06%) Software AG
11 7 (2.06%) Talend
11 7 (2.06%) TIBCO