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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 150 279
Rank change year-on-year +13 +129 -22
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 352 311 356
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.96% 2.30% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.18% 11.88% 8.50%
Number of salaries quoted 233 232 310
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,716 £28,200
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £49,913
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +30.23% -9.25%
75th Percentile £86,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £107,000 £97,375 £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 3,149 2,617 4,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.51% 19.37% 12.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,859 1,595 3,291
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,141 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.70% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £81,500 £76,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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 25 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 (1.99%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.14%) Confluence
2 4 (1.14%) WordPress
3 3 (0.85%) CMS
4 2 (0.57%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 33 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (5.97%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.42%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.57%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.57%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
6 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.27%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.14%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.14%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.85%) Magento
4 3 (0.85%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.85%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.57%) Shopify
6 1 (0.28%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 104 (29.55%) Azure
2 47 (13.35%) AWS
3 36 (10.23%) Power Platform
4 25 (7.10%) SaaS
5 24 (6.82%) GCP
6 23 (6.53%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (5.11%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (4.83%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.98%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (3.69%) GitHub
10 13 (3.69%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (3.41%) Azure Logic Apps
11 12 (3.41%) Azure Service Bus
12 9 (2.56%) Azure Event Grid
12 9 (2.56%) Entra ID
13 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (2.27%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.70%) Google Analytics
14 6 (1.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.24%) Firewall
2 26 (7.39%) CHAP
3 13 (3.69%) DNS
4 12 (3.41%) Network Security
5 6 (1.70%) Broadband
5 6 (1.70%) VPN
6 5 (1.42%) DMZ
6 5 (1.42%) Internet
6 5 (1.42%) SSL
7 4 (1.14%) DHCP
8 3 (0.85%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.85%) NGN
8 3 (0.85%) SCCP
8 3 (0.85%) VLAN
8 3 (0.85%) WAN
9 2 (0.57%) LAN
9 2 (0.57%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.57%) Wireless
10 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (8.81%) Power BI
2 18 (5.11%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.83%) SQL Server
4 12 (3.41%) Metadata
4 12 (3.41%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.99%) Tableau
7 6 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.14%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.14%) Power Query
9 3 (0.85%) Redis
10 2 (0.57%) Big Data
10 2 (0.57%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.57%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.57%) MySQL
10 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.57%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 6 (1.70%) JIRA
2 2 (0.57%) Git
3 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) MLflow
3 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 154 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 112 (31.82%) Finance
3 73 (20.74%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (14.77%) Legal
5 32 (9.09%) Banking
6 31 (8.81%) Public Sector
7 26 (7.39%) Financial Institution
8 24 (6.82%) Marketing
9 21 (5.97%) Law
10 17 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.83%) Retail
11 14 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (3.41%) Advertising
13 10 (2.84%) Manufacturing
14 9 (2.56%) Games
15 7 (1.99%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.70%) French Language
17 5 (1.42%) Telecoms
18 4 (1.14%) Aviation
18 4 (1.14%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 38 (10.80%) Senior
2 26 (7.39%) Auditor
2 26 (7.39%) Security Manager
3 25 (7.10%) Internal Auditor
3 25 (7.10%) Security Auditor
4 23 (6.53%) Architect
5 21 (5.97%) Analyst
5 21 (5.97%) Data Engineer
6 20 (5.68%) Information Manager
7 18 (5.11%) Information Security Manager
8 14 (3.98%) Consultant
8 14 (3.98%) Lead
9 13 (3.69%) Administrator
10 12 (3.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (3.13%) Integration Engineer
11 11 (3.13%) Senior Manager
12 10 (2.84%) Risk Manager
12 10 (2.84%) Security Analyst
13 9 (2.56%) Head of Operations
14 8 (2.27%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.98%) JSON
1 14 (3.98%) RESTful
2 12 (3.41%) HTML
2 12 (3.41%) OAuth
2 12 (3.41%) OAuth2
3 10 (2.84%) .NET
3 10 (2.84%) CSS
4 6 (1.70%) REST
5 5 (1.42%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.14%) HTML5
6 4 (1.14%) jQuery
6 4 (1.14%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.85%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (0.85%) JWT
7 3 (0.85%) Kafka
7 3 (0.85%) Middleware
7 3 (0.85%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.85%) Web Services
8 2 (0.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (18.18%) Management Information System
2 26 (7.39%) Onboarding
3 23 (6.53%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.26%) Cloud Native
4 15 (4.26%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (3.69%) Blockchain
6 12 (3.41%) PKI
7 10 (2.84%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.27%) Blog
8 8 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
8 8 (2.27%) Social Media
9 7 (1.99%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.99%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.99%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.70%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.70%) e-Learning
11 5 (1.42%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.69%) Windows
2 8 (2.27%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.85%) Unix
3 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.28%) AIX
4 1 (0.28%) Android
4 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (34.66%) Cybersecurity
2 95 (26.99%) Analytics
3 93 (26.42%) Data Protection
4 82 (23.30%) Incident Response
5 81 (23.01%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (21.88%) Information Security
7 72 (20.45%) Risk Management
8 70 (19.89%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 55 (15.63%) Project Management
11 53 (15.06%) Agile
11 53 (15.06%) Data Governance
11 53 (15.06%) Decision-Making
12 49 (13.92%) Vulnerability Management
13 44 (12.50%) CRM
13 44 (12.50%) Validation
14 42 (11.93%) Coaching
15 41 (11.65%) AI
16 39 (11.08%) ETL
17 38 (10.80%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.25%) SQL
2 17 (4.83%) Python
3 15 (4.26%) Bicep
4 14 (3.98%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.27%) C#
7 5 (1.42%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.14%) ABAP
9 3 (0.85%) C
9 3 (0.85%) Go
9 3 (0.85%) Java
9 3 (0.85%) Pascal
9 3 (0.85%) VBA
10 2 (0.57%) PHP
10 2 (0.57%) R
10 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) Bash
11 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
11 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (18.18%) Degree
2 55 (15.63%) CISSP
3 46 (13.07%) CISM
3 46 (13.07%) Security Cleared
4 36 (10.23%) SC Cleared
5 34 (9.66%) CISA
6 26 (7.39%) CGEIT
6 26 (7.39%) FFIEC
6 26 (7.39%) SANS
7 18 (5.11%) DV Cleared
8 11 (3.13%) Azure Certification
8 11 (3.13%) HNC
9 9 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.56%) DBS Check
10 8 (2.27%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.99%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (1.70%) CREST Certified
12 6 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.70%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (25.57%) NIST
2 88 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (12.50%) Data Quality
4 42 (11.93%) PCI DSS
5 33 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (8.24%) COBIT
7 23 (6.53%) QA
8 21 (5.97%) GRC
9 20 (5.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 19 (5.40%) Accessibility
10 19 (5.40%) NCSC
11 17 (4.83%) SOC 2
12 12 (3.41%) Actionable Recommendations
13 10 (2.84%) HIPAA
14 9 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 7 (1.99%) PERC
16 6 (1.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 6 (1.70%) ISO 9001
16 6 (1.70%) JSP 440
17 5 (1.42%) IFRS
System Software
1 7 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.70%) Docker
3 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (6.53%) Terraform
2 6 (1.70%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.42%) Ansible
3 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.85%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.85%) Grafana
4 3 (0.85%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.28%) CASB
5 1 (0.28%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.28%) SCCM
5 1 (0.28%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 88 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.82%) Google
3 19 (5.40%) Oracle
4 15 (4.26%) Salesforce
5 12 (3.41%) SAP
6 9 (2.56%) Ab Initio
6 9 (2.56%) Workday
7 8 (2.27%) Databricks
8 7 (1.99%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.42%) Sage
10 4 (1.14%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.14%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.14%) IFS
10 4 (1.14%) Sophos
11 3 (0.85%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.85%) Dell
11 3 (0.85%) Motorola
11 3 (0.85%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.85%) SolarWinds