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

 6 months to
28 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 170 267
Rank change year-on-year +49 +97 -24
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 455 327 394
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.21% 2.08% 1.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.68% 11.45% 9.34%
Number of salaries quoted 292 254 312
10th Percentile £37,050 £41,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £46,188 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £92,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +31.58% -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 3,326 2,856 4,219
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.18% 18.14% 12.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,182 1,585 3,131
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,621
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £58,589 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.89% +9.52% -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 28 June 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 17 (3.74%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.32%) WordPress
3 4 (0.88%) Confluence
4 3 (0.66%) CMS
4 3 (0.66%) SAS
5 2 (0.44%) Apache
5 2 (0.44%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
Applications
1 35 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.44%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.44%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.22%) InDesign
7 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (4.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.88%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.66%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.66%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.66%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.66%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.66%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.66%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.44%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 103 (22.64%) Azure
2 73 (16.04%) Power Platform
3 57 (12.53%) SaaS
4 44 (9.67%) AWS
5 39 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (7.91%) Microsoft Purview
7 21 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (4.40%) PowerApps
9 19 (4.18%) GCP
10 13 (2.86%) Entra ID
11 12 (2.64%) Google Analytics
11 12 (2.64%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (2.20%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (1.76%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (1.76%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.54%) Google Ads
16 6 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (1.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.81%) Firewall
2 18 (3.96%) Broadband
3 17 (3.74%) CHAP
3 17 (3.74%) Network Security
4 11 (2.42%) DNS
5 8 (1.76%) VPN
6 6 (1.32%) DHCP
6 6 (1.32%) Internet
7 5 (1.10%) DMZ
7 5 (1.10%) VLAN
7 5 (1.10%) Wireless
8 4 (0.88%) NGN
8 4 (0.88%) SMS
8 4 (0.88%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.88%) WAN
9 3 (0.66%) LAN
10 2 (0.44%) SCCP
10 2 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.22%) SMTP
11 1 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (12.53%) Power BI
2 22 (4.84%) Relational Database
3 21 (4.62%) Tableau
4 19 (4.18%) SQL Server
5 14 (3.08%) Metadata
6 12 (2.64%) Oracle Database
7 10 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (1.32%) Data Lake
11 5 (1.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.88%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.88%) Power Query
12 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.66%) Big Data
13 3 (0.66%) MySQL
14 2 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.44%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.44%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (1.54%) JIRA
2 4 (0.88%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.44%) Git
3 2 (0.44%) MLflow
4 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.22%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.22%) NUnit
General
1 195 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 130 (28.57%) Finance
3 112 (24.62%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (16.26%) Legal
5 40 (8.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (8.35%) Law
7 35 (7.69%) Marketing
8 31 (6.81%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (6.81%) Public Sector
9 29 (6.37%) Banking
10 23 (5.05%) Games
11 18 (3.96%) Retail
12 17 (3.74%) Financial Institution
13 11 (2.42%) Manufacturing
14 10 (2.20%) Advertising
14 10 (2.20%) Social Housing
15 9 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.54%) Back Office
16 7 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 46 (10.11%) Senior
2 41 (9.01%) Analyst
3 34 (7.47%) Security Manager
4 27 (5.93%) Architect
5 26 (5.71%) Consultant
6 24 (5.27%) Information Manager
6 24 (5.27%) Information Security Manager
7 21 (4.62%) Lead
8 19 (4.18%) Administrator
8 19 (4.18%) Data Engineer
9 17 (3.74%) Auditor
10 16 (3.52%) Internal Auditor
10 16 (3.52%) Security Auditor
11 15 (3.30%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 14 (3.08%) Data Governance Analyst
12 14 (3.08%) Data Governance Manager
12 14 (3.08%) Data Manager
12 14 (3.08%) Governance Manager
12 14 (3.08%) Head of Operations
12 14 (3.08%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.18%) HTML
2 15 (3.30%) CSS
3 12 (2.64%) .NET
4 8 (1.76%) React
5 6 (1.32%) Middleware
5 6 (1.32%) Node.js
6 5 (1.10%) JSON
6 5 (1.10%) Web Services
7 4 (0.88%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.88%) jQuery
7 4 (0.88%) Next.js
7 4 (0.88%) REST
7 4 (0.88%) RESTful
8 3 (0.66%) ARM Templates
8 3 (0.66%) HTML5
8 3 (0.66%) LDAP
8 3 (0.66%) Tailwind CSS
9 2 (0.44%) AWS CDK
9 2 (0.44%) Smarty
9 2 (0.44%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 59 (12.97%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.47%) Product Ownership
3 32 (7.03%) Data Protection Act
4 31 (6.81%) Security Posture
5 24 (5.27%) Cyber Threat
6 23 (5.05%) Onboarding
7 19 (4.18%) Cloud Native
7 19 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.08%) AI Agents
8 14 (3.08%) Social Media
9 12 (2.64%) Cyberattack
9 12 (2.64%) PKI
10 11 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (2.42%) e-Learning
11 9 (1.98%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.76%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.76%) Blockchain
12 8 (1.76%) Cyber Security Posture
13 7 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.52%) Windows
2 7 (1.54%) Linux
3 6 (1.32%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.44%) Android
4 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.22%) AIX
5 1 (0.22%) CentOS
5 1 (0.22%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (35.82%) Cybersecurity
2 123 (27.03%) Data Protection
3 117 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
4 113 (24.84%) Information Security
5 101 (22.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 93 (20.44%) Risk Management
7 92 (20.22%) Analytics
8 84 (18.46%) Decision-Making
8 84 (18.46%) Stakeholder Management
9 79 (17.36%) Incident Response
10 77 (16.92%) AI
11 73 (16.04%) Data Governance
12 72 (15.82%) Agile
13 65 (14.29%) CRM
14 64 (14.07%) Business Intelligence
15 60 (13.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 55 (12.09%) Project Management
17 50 (10.99%) Roadmaps
17 50 (10.99%) Vulnerability Management
18 47 (10.33%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 27 (5.93%) SQL
2 16 (3.52%) Python
3 15 (3.30%) PowerShell
4 12 (2.64%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.10%) C#
5 5 (1.10%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.88%) Bicep
7 3 (0.66%) C
7 3 (0.66%) Pascal
7 3 (0.66%) PHP
7 3 (0.66%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.66%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.66%) VBA
8 1 (0.22%) Bash
8 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.22%) R
Qualifications
1 74 (16.26%) CISSP
2 59 (12.97%) CISM
3 50 (10.99%) Security Cleared
4 46 (10.11%) Degree
5 40 (8.79%) CISA
6 37 (8.13%) SC Cleared
7 20 (4.40%) DV Cleared
7 20 (4.40%) FFIEC
8 19 (4.18%) CRISC
9 18 (3.96%) SANS
10 17 (3.74%) CGEIT
11 15 (3.30%) DBS Check
12 13 (2.86%) Azure Certification
13 12 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
14 10 (2.20%) HNC
15 9 (1.98%) AWS Certification
15 9 (1.98%) CREST Certified
16 8 (1.76%) CompTIA Security+
17 7 (1.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 7 (1.54%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (27.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (21.76%) NIST
3 68 (14.95%) Data Quality
4 60 (13.19%) PCI DSS
5 44 (9.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 33 (7.25%) QA
7 29 (6.37%) Accessibility
7 29 (6.37%) COBIT
7 29 (6.37%) GRC
8 27 (5.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 20 (4.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 20 (4.40%) SOC 2
10 18 (3.96%) NCSC
11 13 (2.86%) Actionable Recommendations
11 13 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 12 (2.64%) ISO 9001
13 10 (2.20%) PERC
14 9 (1.98%) HIPAA
14 9 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 7 (1.54%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 14 (3.08%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.88%) Docker
3 2 (0.44%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (3.30%) Terraform
2 4 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.66%) FortiGate
3 3 (0.66%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.44%) Ansible
4 2 (0.44%) CASB
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.22%) Nmap
5 1 (0.22%) SCCM
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 116 (25.49%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.03%) Google
3 21 (4.62%) Oracle
4 19 (4.18%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.76%) Databricks
5 8 (1.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 8 (1.76%) SAP
6 7 (1.54%) iManage
7 6 (1.32%) HubSpot
8 5 (1.10%) IFS
9 4 (0.88%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.88%) Orchard
9 4 (0.88%) Sage
9 4 (0.88%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.88%) Sophos
10 3 (0.66%) Capita
10 3 (0.66%) Epicor
10 3 (0.66%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.66%) Motorola
10 3 (0.66%) NEC
226 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs