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

 6 months to
7 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 170 241
Rank change year-on-year +33 +71 +21
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 311 328 265
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.05% 1.97% 1.26%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.61% 11.59% 8.50%
Number of salaries quoted 202 172 236
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,716 £39,063
25th Percentile £51,406 £45,000 £51,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £75,681
90th Percentile £117,020 £88,750 £93,125
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,850 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.56% +14.27% -

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 2,678 2,830 3,118
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.65% 17.00% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,639 1,527 2,452
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,550 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,250 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.40% +4.17% +2.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £59,556
% change year-on-year -2.50% +0.75% +3.57%

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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 7 January 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 20 (6.43%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.25%) Anypoint
3 3 (0.96%) CMS
3 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.64%) WordPress
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 21 (6.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.57%) Shopify
1 8 (2.57%) Workday HCM
2 7 (2.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.93%) SAP HCM
3 6 (1.93%) SAP HR
3 6 (1.93%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.96%) Magento
4 3 (0.96%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.64%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.32%) iTrent
6 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 114 (36.66%) Azure
2 59 (18.97%) AWS
3 44 (14.15%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (8.04%) GCP
5 24 (7.72%) Azure Logic Apps
6 23 (7.40%) Power Platform
7 22 (7.07%) SaaS
8 20 (6.43%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (6.11%) GitHub
10 18 (5.79%) Entra ID
10 18 (5.79%) GitHub Actions
11 17 (5.47%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (5.47%) Azure Service Bus
12 15 (4.82%) Boomi
13 14 (4.50%) Azure Event Grid
13 14 (4.50%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (3.54%) Power Automate
15 9 (2.89%) Microsoft Purview
16 8 (2.57%) iPaaS
16 8 (2.57%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.43%) Firewall
2 12 (3.86%) CHAP
3 11 (3.54%) DNS
4 8 (2.57%) Network Security
5 5 (1.61%) DMZ
5 5 (1.61%) VPN
6 4 (1.29%) SSL
7 3 (0.96%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.96%) HTTP
7 3 (0.96%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.96%) VLAN
8 2 (0.64%) Internet
9 1 (0.32%) Broadband
9 1 (0.32%) DHCP
9 1 (0.32%) Intranet
9 1 (0.32%) SCCP
9 1 (0.32%) SMS
9 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.43%) Power BI
2 7 (2.25%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.61%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.29%) Metadata
4 4 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.96%) Redis
5 3 (0.96%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.96%) Tableau
6 2 (0.64%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.64%) Power Query
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.32%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.32%) Looker
7 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.32%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 9 (2.89%) JIRA
2 4 (1.29%) Burp Suite
2 4 (1.29%) Git
3 3 (0.96%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.32%) Vite
4 1 (0.32%) webpack
General
1 131 (42.12%) Social Skills
2 108 (34.73%) Finance
3 58 (18.65%) Legal
4 50 (16.08%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.61%) Law
6 26 (8.36%) Banking
6 26 (8.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (6.43%) Public Sector
8 19 (6.11%) Retail
9 18 (5.79%) Marketing
10 16 (5.14%) Financial Institution
11 10 (3.22%) Telecoms
12 9 (2.89%) French Language
12 9 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.93%) Advertising
15 5 (1.61%) Aviation
15 5 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (1.29%) Police
Job Titles
1 55 (17.68%) Senior
2 25 (8.04%) Analyst
3 21 (6.75%) Integration Engineer
4 18 (5.79%) Lead
5 16 (5.14%) Architect
6 15 (4.82%) Security Manager
7 14 (4.50%) HR Advisor
7 14 (4.50%) IT Manager
7 14 (4.50%) Senior Manager
8 12 (3.86%) Administrator
8 12 (3.86%) Auditor
8 12 (3.86%) Internal Auditor
8 12 (3.86%) Security Auditor
9 11 (3.54%) Platform Engineer
9 11 (3.54%) Security Engineer
10 10 (3.22%) Head of Cybersecurity
10 10 (3.22%) Linux Engineer
11 9 (2.89%) Automation Engineer
11 9 (2.89%) Information Manager
11 9 (2.89%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.43%) JSON
1 20 (6.43%) RESTful
2 18 (5.79%) REST
3 17 (5.47%) OAuth
3 17 (5.47%) OAuth2
4 13 (4.18%) SOAP
4 13 (4.18%) Web Services
5 8 (2.57%) SAML
6 6 (1.93%) .NET
6 6 (1.93%) SAP Fiori
6 6 (1.93%) XML
7 5 (1.61%) HTML
7 5 (1.61%) Kafka
8 4 (1.29%) CSS
8 4 (1.29%) Middleware
9 3 (0.96%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.96%) ASP.NET Web API
9 3 (0.96%) EDI
9 3 (0.96%) Node.js
9 3 (0.96%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 41 (13.18%) Management Information System
2 32 (10.29%) Onboarding
3 19 (6.11%) Cloud Native
4 18 (5.79%) Security Posture
5 13 (4.18%) PKI
6 10 (3.22%) Cloud Security Posture
7 8 (2.57%) e-Learning
7 8 (2.57%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.25%) Blog
8 7 (2.25%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.93%) Blockchain
9 6 (1.93%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.61%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.61%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.61%) Social Media
10 5 (1.61%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 25 (8.04%) Linux
2 20 (6.43%) Windows
3 7 (2.25%) Unix
4 4 (1.29%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.29%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.96%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.64%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.32%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (24.12%) Cybersecurity
2 70 (22.51%) Incident Response
3 67 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (19.94%) Continuous Improvement
5 59 (18.97%) Data Protection
6 58 (18.65%) Analytics
7 56 (18.01%) Information Security
8 51 (16.40%) CI/CD
8 51 (16.40%) Risk Management
9 47 (15.11%) DevOps
10 46 (14.79%) Agile
11 43 (13.83%) CRM
12 42 (13.50%) Decision-Making
13 39 (12.54%) AI
14 38 (12.22%) Data Governance
14 38 (12.22%) Roadmaps
15 36 (11.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 35 (11.25%) Cloud Security
16 35 (11.25%) Coaching
17 30 (9.65%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (12.54%) Python
2 24 (7.72%) PowerShell
2 24 (7.72%) SQL
3 17 (5.47%) Bicep
3 17 (5.47%) JavaScript
4 13 (4.18%) Bash
4 13 (4.18%) C#
4 13 (4.18%) Java
5 10 (3.22%) Perl
6 6 (1.93%) ABAP
7 5 (1.61%) Shell Script
8 4 (1.29%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.96%) Go
10 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.32%) PHP
11 1 (0.32%) R
11 1 (0.32%) Scala
Qualifications
1 61 (19.61%) Degree
2 52 (16.72%) CISSP
3 45 (14.47%) CISM
4 33 (10.61%) Security Cleared
5 26 (8.36%) CISA
6 24 (7.72%) SC Cleared
7 17 (5.47%) Azure Certification
8 16 (5.14%) AWS Certification
9 15 (4.82%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (4.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 13 (4.18%) CGEIT
10 13 (4.18%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (3.86%) DBS Check
11 12 (3.86%) FFIEC
11 12 (3.86%) SANS
12 9 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (2.57%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (2.25%) DV Cleared
14 7 (2.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (25.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (22.51%) NIST
3 27 (8.68%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (7.40%) Data Quality
5 22 (7.07%) PCI DSS
6 20 (6.43%) GRC
7 19 (6.11%) NCSC
7 19 (6.11%) SOC 2
8 12 (3.86%) COBIT
8 12 (3.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 9 (2.89%) Accessibility
10 7 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (1.93%) EU AI Act
11 6 (1.93%) HIPAA
11 6 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (1.93%) QA
11 6 (1.93%) SLA
12 5 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (1.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (1.61%) JSP 440
System Software
1 15 (4.82%) Docker
2 14 (4.50%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (8.04%) Terraform
2 17 (5.47%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.82%) Ansible
3 15 (4.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.89%) Red Hat Satellite
4 9 (2.89%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.29%) Grafana
5 4 (1.29%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.96%) Nessus
6 3 (0.96%) Nmap
6 3 (0.96%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.64%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.64%) Puppet
8 1 (0.32%) Argo
8 1 (0.32%) Autotask
8 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 73 (23.47%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.97%) Workday
3 24 (7.72%) ServiceNow
4 17 (5.47%) Salesforce
5 16 (5.14%) MuleSoft
5 16 (5.14%) SAP
6 14 (4.50%) Ab Initio
7 12 (3.86%) Oracle
8 11 (3.54%) Google
8 11 (3.54%) Red Hat
9 10 (3.22%) IBM
10 7 (2.25%) Dell
10 7 (2.25%) Epicor
10 7 (2.25%) Infor
10 7 (2.25%) Informatica
10 7 (2.25%) Jitterbit
10 7 (2.25%) SnapLogic
10 7 (2.25%) Software AG
10 7 (2.25%) Talend
10 7 (2.25%) TIBCO
170 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs