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

 6 months to
21 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 147 268
Rank change year-on-year +17 +121 0
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 357 312 358
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.00% 2.34% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.28% 12.88% 8.57%
Number of salaries quoted 234 232 313
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,716 £28,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £106,750 £95,000 £87,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +41.30% -16.36%

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 3,165 2,422 4,179
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.72% 18.15% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,863 1,578 3,285
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,875 £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 £82,500 £75,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,950
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.56% +11.43% -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 21 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 (1.96%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.12%) Confluence
2 4 (1.12%) WordPress
3 3 (0.84%) Anypoint
3 3 (0.84%) CMS
4 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.68%) 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 (2.24%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.96%) 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
4 3 (0.84%) Shopify
5 1 (0.28%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 107 (29.97%) Azure
2 51 (14.29%) AWS
3 35 (9.80%) Power Platform
4 25 (7.00%) GCP
4 25 (7.00%) SaaS
5 24 (6.72%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (5.04%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (4.20%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (3.92%) GitHub
9 14 (3.92%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (3.64%) Azure Service Bus
11 12 (3.36%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.80%) Azure Event Grid
13 9 (2.52%) Entra ID
14 8 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.24%) Power Automate
15 6 (1.68%) Google Analytics
16 5 (1.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 5 (1.40%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.12%) Firewall
2 26 (7.28%) CHAP
3 13 (3.64%) DNS
4 12 (3.36%) Network Security
5 6 (1.68%) Broadband
5 6 (1.68%) VPN
6 5 (1.40%) DMZ
6 5 (1.40%) Internet
6 5 (1.40%) SSL
7 4 (1.12%) DHCP
8 3 (0.84%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.84%) NGN
8 3 (0.84%) SCCP
8 3 (0.84%) VLAN
8 3 (0.84%) WAN
9 2 (0.56%) LAN
9 2 (0.56%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.56%) Wireless
10 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.40%) Power BI
2 18 (5.04%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.76%) SQL Server
4 12 (3.36%) Metadata
4 12 (3.36%) Oracle Database
5 8 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.96%) Tableau
7 6 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.12%) Power Query
9 3 (0.84%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.84%) Redis
10 2 (0.56%) Big Data
10 2 (0.56%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.56%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.56%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.56%) MySQL
10 2 (0.56%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.28%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 6 (1.68%) JIRA
2 2 (0.56%) Git
3 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) MLflow
3 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 157 (43.98%) Social Skills
2 116 (32.49%) Finance
3 75 (21.01%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (14.29%) Legal
5 34 (9.52%) Banking
6 31 (8.68%) Public Sector
7 28 (7.84%) Financial Institution
8 24 (6.72%) Marketing
9 22 (6.16%) Law
10 20 (5.60%) Retail
11 18 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (3.36%) Advertising
14 10 (2.80%) Manufacturing
15 9 (2.52%) Games
16 7 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (1.68%) French Language
18 5 (1.40%) Telecoms
19 4 (1.12%) Aviation
20 3 (0.84%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 41 (11.48%) Senior
2 26 (7.28%) Auditor
2 26 (7.28%) Security Manager
3 25 (7.00%) Internal Auditor
3 25 (7.00%) Security Auditor
4 22 (6.16%) Analyst
4 22 (6.16%) Architect
5 21 (5.88%) Data Engineer
6 20 (5.60%) Information Manager
7 18 (5.04%) Information Security Manager
8 14 (3.92%) Administrator
8 14 (3.92%) Consultant
8 14 (3.92%) Lead
9 13 (3.64%) Integration Engineer
10 12 (3.36%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 12 (3.36%) Senior Manager
11 11 (3.08%) Risk Manager
11 11 (3.08%) Security Analyst
12 9 (2.52%) Head of Operations
13 8 (2.24%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.48%) JSON
1 16 (4.48%) RESTful
2 13 (3.64%) OAuth
2 13 (3.64%) OAuth2
3 11 (3.08%) HTML
4 10 (2.80%) .NET
4 10 (2.80%) CSS
5 7 (1.96%) REST
6 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.12%) HTML5
7 4 (1.12%) jQuery
7 4 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.84%) ARM Templates
8 3 (0.84%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (0.84%) JWT
8 3 (0.84%) Middleware
8 3 (0.84%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.84%) SOAP
8 3 (0.84%) Web Services
8 3 (0.84%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 65 (18.21%) Management Information System
2 26 (7.28%) Onboarding
3 24 (6.72%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.20%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.92%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (3.64%) Blockchain
7 12 (3.36%) PKI
8 10 (2.80%) Cyber Threat
8 10 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.24%) Blog
9 8 (2.24%) Cyber Security Posture
9 8 (2.24%) Social Media
9 8 (2.24%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.96%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.96%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.68%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.68%) e-Learning
12 5 (1.40%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.20%) Windows
2 11 (3.08%) Linux
3 4 (1.12%) Unix
4 3 (0.84%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.84%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.56%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.28%) AIX
6 1 (0.28%) Android
6 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (34.45%) Cybersecurity
2 96 (26.89%) Analytics
3 92 (25.77%) Data Protection
4 85 (23.81%) Incident Response
5 84 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
6 80 (22.41%) Information Security
7 74 (20.73%) Risk Management
8 73 (20.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 68 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 56 (15.69%) Project Management
11 55 (15.41%) Decision-Making
12 53 (14.85%) Agile
12 53 (14.85%) Data Governance
13 50 (14.01%) Vulnerability Management
14 46 (12.89%) Validation
15 43 (12.04%) AI
15 43 (12.04%) Coaching
15 43 (12.04%) CRM
16 39 (10.92%) ETL
17 38 (10.64%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 23 (6.44%) SQL
2 18 (5.04%) Python
3 16 (4.48%) Bicep
4 14 (3.92%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.52%) C#
5 9 (2.52%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.68%) Java
7 5 (1.40%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.12%) ABAP
9 3 (0.84%) C
9 3 (0.84%) Go
9 3 (0.84%) Pascal
9 3 (0.84%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.84%) VBA
10 2 (0.56%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.56%) PHP
10 2 (0.56%) R
11 1 (0.28%) Bash
11 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
Qualifications
1 65 (18.21%) Degree
2 57 (15.97%) CISSP
3 47 (13.17%) CISM
3 47 (13.17%) Security Cleared
4 37 (10.36%) SC Cleared
5 34 (9.52%) CISA
6 26 (7.28%) CGEIT
6 26 (7.28%) FFIEC
6 26 (7.28%) SANS
7 18 (5.04%) DV Cleared
8 13 (3.64%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.08%) HNC
10 9 (2.52%) AWS Certification
10 9 (2.52%) DBS Check
11 8 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (2.24%) CREST Certified
12 7 (1.96%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (1.96%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (1.68%) OSCP
13 6 (1.68%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (25.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 92 (25.77%) NIST
2 45 (12.61%) Data Quality
3 42 (11.76%) PCI DSS
4 33 (9.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 29 (8.12%) COBIT
6 23 (6.44%) QA
7 22 (6.16%) GRC
8 20 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 19 (5.32%) Accessibility
9 19 (5.32%) NCSC
10 18 (5.04%) SOC 2
11 14 (3.92%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (2.80%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (1.96%) PERC
15 6 (1.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 6 (1.68%) ISO 9001
15 6 (1.68%) JSP 440
16 5 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 7 (1.96%) Active Directory
1 7 (1.96%) Docker
2 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (6.72%) Terraform
2 7 (1.96%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.40%) Ansible
3 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.84%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.84%) Grafana
4 3 (0.84%) 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 87 (24.37%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.44%) Google
3 20 (5.60%) Oracle
4 16 (4.48%) Salesforce
5 13 (3.64%) SAP
6 10 (2.80%) Ab Initio
6 10 (2.80%) Workday
7 8 (2.24%) Databricks
8 7 (1.96%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.40%) IFS
9 5 (1.40%) Sage
10 4 (1.12%) Dell
10 4 (1.12%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.12%) Informatica
10 4 (1.12%) Sophos
11 3 (0.84%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.84%) Infor
11 3 (0.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.84%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.84%) Talend
278 hybrid/remote GDPR jobs