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

 6 months to
16 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 180 277
Rank change year-on-year +51 +97 -18
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 376 313 365
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.02% 2.11% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.48% 10.74% 8.68%
Number of salaries quoted 238 239 312
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,716 £28,250
25th Percentile £46,063 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £49,913
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +25.22% -9.25%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £99,750 £101,500 £89,750
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 3,012 2,915 4,203
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.18% 19.68% 12.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,878 1,592 3,247
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,063 £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

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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 May 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 11 (2.93%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.06%) Confluence
2 4 (1.06%) WordPress
3 3 (0.80%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.80%) CMS
4 2 (0.53%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.05%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.33%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.53%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.53%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.27%) InDesign
6 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (2.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.86%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.80%) Magento
3 3 (0.80%) Raiser’s Edge
3 3 (0.80%) SAP HCM
3 3 (0.80%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.27%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.27%) iTrent
4 1 (0.27%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.27%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.27%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.27%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.27%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 102 (27.13%) Azure
2 52 (13.83%) Power Platform
3 39 (10.37%) AWS
4 33 (8.78%) SaaS
5 26 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (5.59%) Microsoft Purview
7 19 (5.05%) GCP
8 16 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (3.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (3.19%) Azure Logic Apps
10 12 (3.19%) Azure Monitor
10 12 (3.19%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (2.93%) Entra ID
11 11 (2.93%) GitHub
11 11 (2.93%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (2.39%) Power Automate
13 8 (2.13%) Google Analytics
14 7 (1.86%) Azure Service Bus
15 6 (1.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.71%) Firewall
2 23 (6.12%) CHAP
3 13 (3.46%) DNS
4 12 (3.19%) Broadband
4 12 (3.19%) Network Security
5 7 (1.86%) DMZ
6 6 (1.60%) VPN
7 5 (1.33%) SSL
8 4 (1.06%) DHCP
9 3 (0.80%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.80%) Internet
9 3 (0.80%) NGN
9 3 (0.80%) SCCP
9 3 (0.80%) VLAN
9 3 (0.80%) WAN
10 2 (0.53%) LAN
10 2 (0.53%) SMS
10 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.53%) Wireless
11 1 (0.27%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (11.44%) Power BI
2 18 (4.79%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.52%) SQL Server
4 16 (4.26%) Tableau
5 13 (3.46%) Metadata
6 12 (3.19%) Oracle Database
7 10 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (1.06%) BigQuery
9 4 (1.06%) Power Query
9 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.80%) Big Data
10 3 (0.80%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.53%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.53%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.53%) MySQL
11 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.53%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (1.60%) JIRA
2 2 (0.53%) Eclipse
2 2 (0.53%) Git
2 2 (0.53%) MLflow
3 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.27%) NUnit
General
1 160 (42.55%) Social Skills
2 115 (30.59%) Finance
3 88 (23.40%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (14.89%) Legal
5 32 (8.51%) Public Sector
6 31 (8.24%) Banking
7 28 (7.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (6.91%) Marketing
9 24 (6.38%) Law
10 23 (6.12%) Financial Institution
11 22 (5.85%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (4.52%) Games
13 16 (4.26%) Retail
14 13 (3.46%) Advertising
15 12 (3.19%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.86%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (1.86%) Social Housing
17 5 (1.33%) French Language
17 5 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (10.11%) Senior
2 31 (8.24%) Analyst
3 27 (7.18%) Security Manager
4 23 (6.12%) Auditor
5 22 (5.85%) Data Engineer
5 22 (5.85%) Internal Auditor
5 22 (5.85%) Security Auditor
6 21 (5.59%) Architect
6 21 (5.59%) Information Manager
7 19 (5.05%) Information Security Manager
8 16 (4.26%) Consultant
9 15 (3.99%) Administrator
10 14 (3.72%) Lead
11 13 (3.46%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 10 (2.66%) Head of Operations
13 9 (2.39%) Data Manager
13 9 (2.39%) Developer
13 9 (2.39%) Governance Manager
13 9 (2.39%) Risk Manager
13 9 (2.39%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.72%) HTML
2 10 (2.66%) .NET
2 10 (2.66%) CSS
2 10 (2.66%) JSON
3 9 (2.39%) RESTful
4 7 (1.86%) OAuth
4 7 (1.86%) OAuth2
5 5 (1.33%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.06%) HTML5
6 4 (1.06%) jQuery
6 4 (1.06%) REST
7 3 (0.80%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.80%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (0.80%) Middleware
7 3 (0.80%) React
7 3 (0.80%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.80%) Web Services
8 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.53%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.53%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 58 (15.43%) Management Information System
2 26 (6.91%) Onboarding
3 23 (6.12%) Security Posture
4 20 (5.32%) Product Ownership
5 17 (4.52%) Data Protection Act
6 16 (4.26%) Cloud Native
6 16 (4.26%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (3.99%) PKI
8 11 (2.93%) Blockchain
9 10 (2.66%) Blog
10 9 (2.39%) Cyber Security Posture
10 9 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.86%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (1.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 7 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.86%) Social Media
12 7 (1.86%) Virtual Team
13 6 (1.60%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.60%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.72%) Windows
2 6 (1.60%) Linux
3 3 (0.80%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.80%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.53%) Android
4 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.27%) AIX
5 1 (0.27%) CentOS
5 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (33.24%) Cybersecurity
2 96 (25.53%) Data Protection
3 95 (25.27%) Analytics
4 86 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (20.48%) Information Security
6 76 (20.21%) Incident Response
7 73 (19.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 70 (18.62%) Risk Management
9 65 (17.29%) Decision-Making
10 61 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 58 (15.43%) Data Governance
12 56 (14.89%) Agile
13 54 (14.36%) Project Management
14 53 (14.10%) AI
14 53 (14.10%) CRM
15 50 (13.30%) Business Intelligence
16 48 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management
17 45 (11.97%) Vulnerability Management
18 43 (11.44%) Validation
19 38 (10.11%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 26 (6.91%) SQL
2 17 (4.52%) Python
3 15 (3.99%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.93%) Bicep
5 9 (2.39%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.60%) C#
7 5 (1.33%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.80%) ABAP
8 3 (0.80%) C
8 3 (0.80%) Pascal
8 3 (0.80%) VBA
9 2 (0.53%) PHP
9 2 (0.53%) R
10 1 (0.27%) Bash
10 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.27%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.27%) Java
10 1 (0.27%) Scala
10 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (14.89%) Degree
2 53 (14.10%) CISSP
3 45 (11.97%) Security Cleared
4 44 (11.70%) CISM
5 33 (8.78%) SC Cleared
6 32 (8.51%) CISA
7 23 (6.12%) CGEIT
7 23 (6.12%) FFIEC
7 23 (6.12%) SANS
8 20 (5.32%) DV Cleared
9 15 (3.99%) DBS Check
10 12 (3.19%) Azure Certification
11 11 (2.93%) HNC
12 9 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.86%) AWS Certification
13 7 (1.86%) CREST Certified
13 7 (1.86%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (1.60%) IRCA
14 6 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (1.33%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (24.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 89 (23.67%) NIST
3 57 (15.16%) Data Quality
4 46 (12.23%) PCI DSS
5 32 (8.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (7.18%) COBIT
7 26 (6.91%) QA
8 21 (5.59%) Accessibility
8 21 (5.59%) GRC
9 20 (5.32%) NCSC
10 19 (5.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 15 (3.99%) SOC 2
12 13 (3.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 12 (3.19%) Actionable Recommendations
14 9 (2.39%) HIPAA
15 8 (2.13%) JSP 440
15 8 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 7 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 7 (1.86%) PERC
17 6 (1.60%) IFRS
System Software
1 8 (2.13%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.06%) Docker
3 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (5.32%) Terraform
2 5 (1.33%) Ansible
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.06%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.80%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.27%) CASB
5 1 (0.27%) Grafana
5 1 (0.27%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.27%) SCCM
5 1 (0.27%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 92 (24.47%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.18%) Google
3 17 (4.52%) Oracle
4 16 (4.26%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.39%) Databricks
5 9 (2.39%) SAP
6 6 (1.60%) Ab Initio
6 6 (1.60%) HubSpot
7 5 (1.33%) Sage
7 5 (1.33%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 5 (1.33%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.33%) Workday
8 4 (1.06%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.06%) Sophos
9 3 (0.80%) Adobe
9 3 (0.80%) Autodesk
9 3 (0.80%) Motorola
9 3 (0.80%) Orchard
9 3 (0.80%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.80%) SolarWinds
234 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs