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 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 183 230
Rank change year-on-year +59 +47 +77
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 341 341 274
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.23% 1.81% 1.33%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.80% 11.28% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 222 181 247
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,338 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,374 £43,750 £51,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,500 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +12.04% +8.72%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +7.76% +5.45%

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 2,665 3,022 3,164
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.43% 16.07% 15.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,628 1,685 2,494
10th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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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 8 December 2025.

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 19 (5.57%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.05%) Anypoint
3 6 (1.76%) CMS
4 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.17%) WordPress
5 3 (0.88%) Moodle
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (6.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.93%) SAP HCM
2 10 (2.93%) SAP HR
2 10 (2.93%) SAP Payroll
3 8 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.35%) Shopify
3 8 (2.35%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.88%) Magento
5 2 (0.59%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 121 (35.48%) Azure
2 60 (17.60%) AWS
3 45 (13.20%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (8.50%) GCP
5 28 (8.21%) Power Platform
6 24 (7.04%) Azure Logic Apps
7 23 (6.74%) SaaS
8 22 (6.45%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (5.57%) Azure Service Bus
9 19 (5.57%) Entra ID
10 18 (5.28%) Azure Data Factory
11 17 (4.99%) GitHub
12 16 (4.69%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (4.40%) Boomi
14 12 (3.52%) Azure Event Grid
14 12 (3.52%) Azure Monitor
14 12 (3.52%) Power Automate
14 12 (3.52%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (2.93%) Google Analytics
16 8 (2.35%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.04%) Firewall
2 9 (2.64%) DNS
3 8 (2.35%) Network Security
4 6 (1.76%) CHAP
5 5 (1.47%) VPN
6 4 (1.17%) DMZ
7 3 (0.88%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.88%) HTTP
7 3 (0.88%) SSL
7 3 (0.88%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.88%) VLAN
8 2 (0.59%) Internet
9 1 (0.29%) DHCP
9 1 (0.29%) Intranet
9 1 (0.29%) S/MIME
9 1 (0.29%) SMS
9 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.29%) Wireless
9 1 (0.29%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (7.04%) Power BI
2 8 (2.35%) Relational Database
3 7 (2.05%) Tableau
4 6 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.76%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.47%) BigQuery
5 5 (1.47%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.47%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.88%) Metadata
7 3 (0.88%) Redis
8 2 (0.59%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.59%) Looker
8 2 (0.59%) Power Query
8 2 (0.59%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.29%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.29%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 10 (2.93%) JIRA
2 8 (2.35%) Git
3 4 (1.17%) Burp Suite
3 4 (1.17%) MSBuild
3 4 (1.17%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (1.17%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (1.17%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.88%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.29%) Vite
5 1 (0.29%) webpack
General
1 139 (40.76%) Social Skills
2 107 (31.38%) Finance
3 61 (17.89%) Legal
4 59 (17.30%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (10.26%) Law
6 29 (8.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (8.21%) Marketing
8 27 (7.92%) Retail
9 22 (6.45%) Banking
10 18 (5.28%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.93%) Advertising
11 10 (2.93%) Financial Institution
12 9 (2.64%) Telecoms
13 7 (2.05%) French Language
13 7 (2.05%) Military
13 7 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.47%) Hungarian Language
14 5 (1.47%) Police
Job Titles
1 60 (17.60%) Senior
2 37 (10.85%) Analyst
3 23 (6.74%) Architect
4 20 (5.87%) Lead
5 19 (5.57%) Integration Engineer
6 17 (4.99%) Security Manager
7 16 (4.69%) HR Advisor
7 16 (4.69%) Security Engineer
8 15 (4.40%) Administrator
8 15 (4.40%) IT Manager
9 12 (3.52%) Platform Engineer
10 11 (3.23%) Linux Engineer
11 10 (2.93%) Automation Engineer
11 10 (2.93%) Information Manager
11 10 (2.93%) SAP Support
11 10 (2.93%) Senior Manager
12 9 (2.64%) Head of Security
12 9 (2.64%) Information Analyst
12 9 (2.64%) Senior Analyst
12 9 (2.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.45%) JSON
1 22 (6.45%) REST
2 18 (5.28%) RESTful
3 15 (4.40%) OAuth
3 15 (4.40%) OAuth2
4 13 (3.81%) SOAP
4 13 (3.81%) Web Services
5 11 (3.23%) HTML
6 10 (2.93%) .NET
6 10 (2.93%) CSS
6 10 (2.93%) SAP Fiori
6 10 (2.93%) XML
7 8 (2.35%) SAML
8 5 (1.47%) ASP.NET
8 5 (1.47%) Kafka
9 4 (1.17%) Bootstrap
9 4 (1.17%) gRPC
9 4 (1.17%) Middleware
10 3 (0.88%) ASP.NET Web API
10 3 (0.88%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 41 (12.02%) Management Information System
2 29 (8.50%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.87%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.69%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.23%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.93%) PKI
7 9 (2.64%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.35%) e-Learning
8 8 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.76%) Blog
9 6 (1.76%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.76%) Learning Management System
9 6 (1.76%) Social Media
10 5 (1.47%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.47%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (1.17%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.62%) Linux
2 25 (7.33%) Windows
3 7 (2.05%) Unix
4 4 (1.17%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.88%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.59%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.59%) VMS
7 1 (0.29%) CentOS
7 1 (0.29%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (21.70%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (21.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 71 (20.82%) Cybersecurity
4 67 (19.65%) Incident Response
5 60 (17.60%) Data Protection
6 58 (17.01%) Information Security
7 57 (16.72%) DevOps
8 54 (15.84%) Agile
8 54 (15.84%) Analytics
8 54 (15.84%) CI/CD
8 54 (15.84%) CRM
9 52 (15.25%) Risk Management
10 49 (14.37%) Decision-Making
11 45 (13.20%) Roadmaps
12 37 (10.85%) AI
12 37 (10.85%) Data Security
13 35 (10.26%) Coaching
14 34 (9.97%) Cloud Security
15 31 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
16 30 (8.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 49 (14.37%) Python
2 41 (12.02%) SQL
3 26 (7.62%) PowerShell
4 23 (6.74%) JavaScript
5 20 (5.87%) C#
6 16 (4.69%) Bash
6 16 (4.69%) Java
7 15 (4.40%) Bicep
8 11 (3.23%) Perl
9 10 (2.93%) ABAP
10 5 (1.47%) Go
10 5 (1.47%) R
10 5 (1.47%) Shell Script
11 4 (1.17%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.59%) Groovy
13 1 (0.29%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.29%) PHP
13 1 (0.29%) Scala
13 1 (0.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (17.30%) Degree
2 49 (14.37%) CISSP
3 42 (12.32%) CISM
4 34 (9.97%) Security Cleared
5 24 (7.04%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.45%) CISA
7 20 (5.87%) Azure Certification
8 19 (5.57%) AWS Certification
9 14 (4.11%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (3.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 13 (3.81%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (2.93%) DBS Check
13 9 (2.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 9 (2.64%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (2.05%) CGEIT
15 6 (1.76%) CBAP
15 6 (1.76%) CRISC
15 6 (1.76%) DV Cleared
15 6 (1.76%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (23.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (20.23%) NIST
3 30 (8.80%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (6.74%) PCI DSS
5 21 (6.16%) GRC
6 18 (5.28%) SOC 2
7 17 (4.99%) Data Quality
8 16 (4.69%) NCSC
9 14 (4.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 11 (3.23%) Accessibility
10 11 (3.23%) HIPAA
11 10 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (2.35%) COBIT
13 7 (2.05%) QA
14 6 (1.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 6 (1.76%) EU AI Act
14 6 (1.76%) PERC
15 5 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
15 5 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (1.47%) WCAG
System Software
1 22 (6.45%) Docker
2 20 (5.87%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Postfix
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (7.04%) Terraform
2 20 (5.87%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.11%) Ansible
3 14 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.93%) Red Hat Satellite
5 9 (2.64%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.17%) Grafana
6 4 (1.17%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.88%) Nessus
7 3 (0.88%) Nmap
7 3 (0.88%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.59%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.59%) Puppet
9 1 (0.29%) Argo
9 1 (0.29%) Autotask
9 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 85 (24.93%) Microsoft
2 33 (9.68%) Workday
3 26 (7.62%) ServiceNow
4 21 (6.16%) Google
5 20 (5.87%) SAP
6 19 (5.57%) Salesforce
7 17 (4.99%) MuleSoft
8 13 (3.81%) Red Hat
9 12 (3.52%) Ab Initio
9 12 (3.52%) Oracle
10 10 (2.93%) IBM
11 7 (2.05%) Dell
11 7 (2.05%) Epicor
11 7 (2.05%) Infor
11 7 (2.05%) Informatica
11 7 (2.05%) Jitterbit
11 7 (2.05%) SnapLogic
11 7 (2.05%) Software AG
11 7 (2.05%) Talend
11 7 (2.05%) TIBCO