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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 147 280
Rank change year-on-year +15 +133 -14
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 356 310 353
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.96% 2.30% 1.09%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.28% 11.90% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 236 232 306
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,716 £28,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +32.65% -11.44%
75th Percentile £86,063 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £97,375 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year -7.69% +40.54% -15.91%

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 3,156 2,606 4,186
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.38% 19.30% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,867 1,588 3,264
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,047 £34,575
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
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

GDPR
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 28 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 (1.97%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.12%) Confluence
2 4 (1.12%) WordPress
3 3 (0.84%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.84%) CMS
4 2 (0.56%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (8.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.40%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.56%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.56%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
6 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.25%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.12%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.12%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.84%) Magento
4 3 (0.84%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.84%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.28%) iTrent
5 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 105 (29.49%) Azure
2 47 (13.20%) AWS
3 36 (10.11%) Power Platform
4 25 (7.02%) SaaS
5 24 (6.74%) GCP
6 22 (6.18%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (5.34%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (5.06%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.93%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (3.93%) GitHub
9 14 (3.93%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (3.37%) Azure Logic Apps
10 12 (3.37%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (2.53%) Azure Event Grid
11 9 (2.53%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (1.97%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.69%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.43%) Firewall
2 27 (7.58%) CHAP
3 13 (3.65%) DNS
3 13 (3.65%) Network Security
4 6 (1.69%) Broadband
4 6 (1.69%) DMZ
4 6 (1.69%) VPN
5 5 (1.40%) Internet
5 5 (1.40%) SSL
6 4 (1.12%) DHCP
7 3 (0.84%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.84%) NGN
7 3 (0.84%) SCCP
7 3 (0.84%) VLAN
7 3 (0.84%) WAN
8 2 (0.56%) LAN
8 2 (0.56%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.56%) Wireless
9 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (8.71%) Power BI
2 17 (4.78%) Relational Database
2 17 (4.78%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.65%) Metadata
4 12 (3.37%) Oracle Database
5 10 (2.81%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.97%) Tableau
7 6 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.12%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.12%) Power Query
9 3 (0.84%) Big Data
9 3 (0.84%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.84%) Redis
10 2 (0.56%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.56%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.56%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.56%) MySQL
10 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.56%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (1.69%) JIRA
2 2 (0.56%) Git
2 2 (0.56%) MLflow
3 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 154 (43.26%) Social Skills
2 116 (32.58%) Finance
3 75 (21.07%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (14.61%) Legal
5 34 (9.55%) Banking
6 33 (9.27%) Public Sector
7 27 (7.58%) Financial Institution
8 24 (6.74%) Marketing
9 20 (5.62%) Law
10 17 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (4.49%) Retail
12 12 (3.37%) Advertising
13 11 (3.09%) Manufacturing
14 10 (2.81%) Games
15 7 (1.97%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.40%) French Language
16 5 (1.40%) Telecoms
17 4 (1.12%) Aviation
17 4 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (10.67%) Senior
2 27 (7.58%) Auditor
3 26 (7.30%) Internal Auditor
3 26 (7.30%) Security Auditor
3 26 (7.30%) Security Manager
4 24 (6.74%) Architect
5 23 (6.46%) Analyst
6 21 (5.90%) Data Engineer
7 20 (5.62%) Information Manager
8 18 (5.06%) Information Security Manager
9 15 (4.21%) Consultant
10 14 (3.93%) Lead
11 12 (3.37%) Administrator
11 12 (3.37%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 11 (3.09%) Senior Manager
13 10 (2.81%) Integration Engineer
13 10 (2.81%) Risk Manager
13 10 (2.81%) Security Analyst
14 9 (2.53%) Data Architect
14 9 (2.53%) Head of Operations
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.65%) JSON
1 13 (3.65%) RESTful
2 12 (3.37%) HTML
2 12 (3.37%) OAuth
2 12 (3.37%) OAuth2
3 10 (2.81%) .NET
3 10 (2.81%) CSS
4 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.40%) REST
5 4 (1.12%) HTML5
5 4 (1.12%) jQuery
5 4 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.84%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.84%) ASP.NET Web API
6 3 (0.84%) JWT
6 3 (0.84%) Kafka
6 3 (0.84%) Middleware
6 3 (0.84%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 65 (18.26%) Management Information System
2 25 (7.02%) Security Posture
3 24 (6.74%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.49%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.49%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (3.65%) Blockchain
5 13 (3.65%) PKI
6 10 (2.81%) Cyber Threat
7 9 (2.53%) Blog
7 9 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.25%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.25%) Cyber Security Posture
9 7 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.97%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.97%) Social Media
9 7 (1.97%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (1.69%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.69%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.65%) Windows
2 7 (1.97%) Linux
3 3 (0.84%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.84%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.56%) Unix
5 1 (0.28%) AIX
5 1 (0.28%) Android
5 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (35.11%) Cybersecurity
2 97 (27.25%) Analytics
3 95 (26.69%) Data Protection
4 84 (23.60%) Incident Response
5 81 (22.75%) Problem-Solving
6 78 (21.91%) Information Security
7 74 (20.79%) Risk Management
8 68 (19.10%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (18.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 56 (15.73%) Project Management
11 54 (15.17%) Decision-Making
12 53 (14.89%) Agile
12 53 (14.89%) Data Governance
13 51 (14.33%) Vulnerability Management
14 45 (12.64%) Validation
15 43 (12.08%) AI
15 43 (12.08%) Coaching
16 42 (11.80%) CRM
17 40 (11.24%) ETL
18 38 (10.67%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.90%) SQL
2 16 (4.49%) Bicep
2 16 (4.49%) Python
3 14 (3.93%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.25%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.97%) C#
6 5 (1.40%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.12%) ABAP
8 3 (0.84%) C
8 3 (0.84%) Go
8 3 (0.84%) Pascal
8 3 (0.84%) VBA
9 2 (0.56%) Java
9 2 (0.56%) PHP
9 2 (0.56%) R
10 1 (0.28%) Bash
10 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.28%) Scala
10 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (17.98%) Degree
2 56 (15.73%) CISSP
3 48 (13.48%) Security Cleared
4 47 (13.20%) CISM
5 36 (10.11%) SC Cleared
6 35 (9.83%) CISA
7 27 (7.58%) CGEIT
7 27 (7.58%) FFIEC
7 27 (7.58%) SANS
8 19 (5.34%) DV Cleared
9 11 (3.09%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.09%) DBS Check
9 11 (3.09%) HNC
10 9 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (2.25%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.97%) CREST Certified
12 7 (1.97%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (1.69%) IRCA
13 6 (1.69%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (25.84%) NIST
2 90 (25.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (12.64%) Data Quality
4 43 (12.08%) PCI DSS
5 33 (9.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 30 (8.43%) COBIT
7 23 (6.46%) GRC
7 23 (6.46%) QA
8 20 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 20 (5.62%) NCSC
9 19 (5.34%) Accessibility
10 17 (4.78%) SOC 2
11 12 (3.37%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (2.81%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (1.97%) JSP 440
14 7 (1.97%) PERC
15 6 (1.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 6 (1.69%) IFRS
15 6 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 7 (1.97%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.40%) 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 24 (6.74%) Terraform
2 5 (1.40%) Ansible
2 5 (1.40%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.84%) FortiGate
3 3 (0.84%) Grafana
3 3 (0.84%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.28%) CASB
4 1 (0.28%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.28%) SCCM
4 1 (0.28%) SQL Sentry
4 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 89 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.74%) Google
3 18 (5.06%) Oracle
4 15 (4.21%) Salesforce
5 11 (3.09%) SAP
6 9 (2.53%) Ab Initio
6 9 (2.53%) Databricks
7 7 (1.97%) Workday
8 6 (1.69%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.40%) Sage
10 4 (1.12%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.12%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.12%) Sophos
11 3 (0.84%) Adobe
11 3 (0.84%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.84%) IFS
11 3 (0.84%) Motorola
11 3 (0.84%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.84%) SolarWinds