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

 6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 149 220
Rank change year-on-year +34 +71 +10
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 581 349 302
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.31% 2.13% 1.46%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.41% 12.10% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 393 247 145
10th Percentile £32,550 £41,250 £39,112
25th Percentile £43,750 £51,750 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £66,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.78% -1.48% +12.04%
75th Percentile £79,250 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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 4,033 2,885 3,083
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.02% 17.57% 14.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,486 1,631 1,701
10th Percentile £33,500 £33,125 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,723 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.64% - +3.74%
75th Percentile £76,201 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £96,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £58,465
% change year-on-year -4.35% -1.65% -2.56%

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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 16 October 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 34 (5.85%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.20%) SAS
3 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.03%) WordPress
4 4 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.69%) Confluence
5 3 (0.52%) Apache
5 3 (0.52%) IIS
6 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.34%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Moodle
7 1 (0.17%) nginx
Applications
1 46 (7.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (6.54%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.86%) Notion
6 4 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.52%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.34%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 18 (3.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.20%) Shopify
3 4 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.69%) SAP GRC
3 4 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.52%) Aareon QL
4 3 (0.52%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.52%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.52%) MIS ActiveH
4 3 (0.52%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.52%) OPENHousing
4 3 (0.52%) Orchard Housing
5 2 (0.34%) iTrent
5 2 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 118 (20.31%) Azure
2 111 (19.10%) Power Platform
3 75 (12.91%) SaaS
4 73 (12.56%) Microsoft 365
5 61 (10.50%) AWS
6 47 (8.09%) Microsoft Purview
7 29 (4.99%) Entra ID
8 28 (4.82%) GCP
9 24 (4.13%) Power Automate
10 22 (3.79%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (3.61%) PowerApps
12 18 (3.10%) Google Analytics
13 17 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
14 16 (2.75%) Snowflake
15 14 (2.41%) Google Ads
16 13 (2.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 13 (2.24%) n8n
16 13 (2.24%) Zapier
17 12 (2.07%) Azure Data Factory
17 12 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.16%) Firewall
2 28 (4.82%) Network Security
3 15 (2.58%) Broadband
4 12 (2.07%) DNS
5 11 (1.89%) WAN
6 10 (1.72%) LAN
6 10 (1.72%) VPN
7 9 (1.55%) Wireless
8 8 (1.38%) DHCP
8 8 (1.38%) SMS
9 7 (1.20%) DMZ
9 7 (1.20%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.86%) VLAN
11 4 (0.69%) Internet
11 4 (0.69%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.52%) SAN
13 2 (0.34%) CHAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (16.52%) Power BI
2 46 (7.92%) Metadata
3 26 (4.48%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (3.27%) Tableau
5 18 (3.10%) Relational Database
5 18 (3.10%) SQL Server
6 15 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (2.07%) DynamoDB
8 11 (1.89%) Big Data
9 10 (1.72%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (1.72%) NoSQL
10 9 (1.55%) Amazon QuickSight
10 9 (1.55%) Data Lake
10 9 (1.55%) MongoDB
10 9 (1.55%) Snowflake Schema
10 9 (1.55%) Star Schema
11 6 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.86%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 20 (3.44%) Git
2 11 (1.89%) JIRA
3 6 (1.03%) Burp Suite
3 6 (1.03%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.69%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.52%) MLflow
6 1 (0.17%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.17%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.17%) ERwin
6 1 (0.17%) Flyway
6 1 (0.17%) GitLab
General
1 233 (40.10%) Social Skills
2 153 (26.33%) Finance
3 129 (22.20%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (19.79%) Legal
5 72 (12.39%) Marketing
6 65 (11.19%) Law
7 62 (10.67%) Organisational Skills
8 56 (9.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 39 (6.71%) Public Sector
10 33 (5.68%) Retail
11 26 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
12 24 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
13 20 (3.44%) Banking
14 16 (2.75%) Games
14 16 (2.75%) German Language
15 12 (2.07%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.72%) Advertising
16 10 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
17 8 (1.38%) Social Housing
18 7 (1.20%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 73 (12.56%) Senior
2 64 (11.02%) Analyst
3 56 (9.64%) Lead
4 40 (6.88%) Consultant
5 39 (6.71%) Architect
6 21 (3.61%) Data Manager
6 21 (3.61%) Security Consultant
7 19 (3.27%) Security Manager
8 17 (2.93%) Administrator
8 17 (2.93%) Data Engineer
8 17 (2.93%) Information Manager
8 17 (2.93%) Security Architect
9 15 (2.58%) Data Governance Analyst
9 15 (2.58%) Data Governance Manager
9 15 (2.58%) Governance Manager
10 14 (2.41%) Data Architect
10 14 (2.41%) Information Security Manager
11 12 (2.07%) Security Analyst
11 12 (2.07%) SEO Specialist
12 11 (1.89%) Head of Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.13%) HTML
2 20 (3.44%) CSS
3 14 (2.41%) Terraform
4 13 (2.24%) React
5 9 (1.55%) .NET
6 8 (1.38%) Node.js
7 6 (1.03%) Pandas
7 6 (1.03%) REST
8 5 (0.86%) LDAP
8 5 (0.86%) Middleware
8 5 (0.86%) Next.js
8 5 (0.86%) NumPy
8 5 (0.86%) RESTful
8 5 (0.86%) scikit-learn
8 5 (0.86%) Web Services
8 5 (0.86%) XGBoost
9 4 (0.69%) JSON
9 4 (0.69%) React Native
9 4 (0.69%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.69%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 74 (12.74%) Management Information System
2 49 (8.43%) Product Ownership
3 38 (6.54%) Onboarding
4 36 (6.20%) Data Protection Act
5 32 (5.51%) Security Posture
6 26 (4.48%) AI Agents
6 26 (4.48%) Cloud Native
7 24 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
8 22 (3.79%) Cyber Threat
8 22 (3.79%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.58%) Freedom of Information
9 15 (2.58%) Social Media
10 13 (2.24%) Driving Licence
11 12 (2.07%) Algorithms
11 12 (2.07%) Cyberattack
11 12 (2.07%) PKI
12 10 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.55%) Cloud Security Posture
13 9 (1.55%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.55%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.88%) Windows
2 11 (1.89%) Linux
3 10 (1.72%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.55%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.20%) Android
6 5 (0.86%) macOS
7 4 (0.69%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (27.71%) AI
2 145 (24.96%) Cybersecurity
3 144 (24.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 143 (24.61%) Problem-Solving
5 136 (23.41%) Data Protection
6 129 (22.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 121 (20.83%) CRM
8 114 (19.62%) Information Security
9 112 (19.28%) Agile
10 106 (18.24%) Decision-Making
11 103 (17.73%) Risk Management
12 101 (17.38%) Business Intelligence
13 98 (16.87%) Analytics
14 94 (16.18%) Data Governance
15 78 (13.43%) Roadmaps
16 65 (11.19%) Cloud Security
17 59 (10.15%) Customer Service
17 59 (10.15%) Data Management
17 59 (10.15%) Data Modelling
17 59 (10.15%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 65 (11.19%) SQL
2 46 (7.92%) Python
3 13 (2.24%) C#
3 13 (2.24%) PowerShell
4 12 (2.07%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.55%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.86%) VB.NET
8 4 (0.69%) ABAP
9 2 (0.34%) Bicep
9 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.17%) Bash
10 1 (0.17%) Go
10 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.17%) PHP
10 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 83 (14.29%) CISSP
2 71 (12.22%) CISM
3 61 (10.50%) Degree
4 49 (8.43%) Security Cleared
5 34 (5.85%) CISA
6 33 (5.68%) SC Cleared
7 28 (4.82%) CRISC
8 19 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (3.10%) DBS Check
10 15 (2.58%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.89%) DV Cleared
12 10 (1.72%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (1.72%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (1.38%) CHECK Team Member
13 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.38%) OSCP
14 7 (1.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 7 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (1.20%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (25.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 109 (18.76%) Data Quality
3 85 (14.63%) NIST
4 64 (11.02%) PCI DSS
5 54 (9.29%) GRC
6 42 (7.23%) Accessibility
7 41 (7.06%) Cyber Essentials
8 37 (6.37%) SOC 2
9 30 (5.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 29 (4.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 25 (4.30%) QA
12 19 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 19 (3.27%) NCSC
13 16 (2.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 15 (2.58%) COBIT
14 15 (2.58%) PERC
15 12 (2.07%) ISO 9001
16 11 (1.89%) EU AI Act
17 10 (1.72%) ISO 22301
18 8 (1.38%) COPPA
System Software
1 31 (5.34%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.20%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.03%) Docker
4 5 (0.86%) Firmware
5 4 (0.69%) IAG
6 3 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.03%) Nmap
2 6 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.86%) CASB
3 5 (0.86%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.69%) FTK
5 3 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.34%) Autotask
6 2 (0.34%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.34%) N-central
7 1 (0.17%) Argo
7 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 161 (27.71%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.06%) Google
3 25 (4.30%) Salesforce
4 19 (3.27%) HubSpot
5 16 (2.75%) SAP
6 15 (2.58%) Databricks
7 13 (2.24%) Informatica
8 9 (1.55%) iManage
8 9 (1.55%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 9 (1.55%) Talend
9 8 (1.38%) Oracle
10 6 (1.03%) dotdigital
11 5 (0.86%) Apple
11 5 (0.86%) Braze
11 5 (0.86%) Infor
12 4 (0.69%) Cisco
12 4 (0.69%) Epicor
12 4 (0.69%) Facebook
12 4 (0.69%) FIS
12 4 (0.69%) Sage
119 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs