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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 155 272
Rank change year-on-year +32 +117 +2
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 516 360 272
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.29% 2.18% 1.08%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.59% 12.07% 8.02%
Number of salaries quoted 347 270 199
10th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +23.81% -12.86%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,500 £101,375 £88,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +25.00% -9.09%

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 3,796 2,982 3,393
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.84% 18.10% 13.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,374 1,696 2,392
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,764 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.54%

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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 6 August 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 23 (4.46%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.36%) SAS
3 6 (1.16%) Confluence
3 6 (1.16%) WordPress
4 3 (0.58%) Apache
5 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.39%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.19%) IIS
6 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 40 (7.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.39%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.39%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.19%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 24 (4.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (0.58%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.58%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.58%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.58%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.58%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.58%) Orchard Housing
3 3 (0.58%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 105 (20.35%) Azure
2 83 (16.09%) Power Platform
3 69 (13.37%) SaaS
4 53 (10.27%) AWS
5 52 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (7.75%) Microsoft Purview
7 23 (4.46%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (4.46%) PowerApps
8 22 (4.26%) GCP
9 18 (3.49%) Google Analytics
10 16 (3.10%) Entra ID
11 12 (2.33%) Google Ads
11 12 (2.33%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (1.55%) Azure Monitor
15 8 (1.55%) Google Workspace
16 7 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.40%) Firewall
2 20 (3.88%) Network Security
3 18 (3.49%) Broadband
4 12 (2.33%) DNS
4 12 (2.33%) VPN
5 10 (1.94%) WAN
6 9 (1.74%) CHAP
7 8 (1.55%) Wireless
8 7 (1.36%) DHCP
8 7 (1.36%) SMS
9 6 (1.16%) LAN
9 6 (1.16%) VLAN
10 4 (0.78%) DMZ
10 4 (0.78%) NGN
10 4 (0.78%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.78%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.58%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.58%) Internet
12 2 (0.39%) SAN
12 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (12.60%) Power BI
2 25 (4.84%) Relational Database
3 21 (4.07%) Metadata
3 21 (4.07%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.07%) Tableau
4 17 (3.29%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (2.33%) Oracle Database
7 9 (1.74%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.78%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.78%) Power Query
11 3 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.58%) Big Data
12 2 (0.39%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.39%) MySQL
12 2 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 13 (2.52%) JIRA
2 8 (1.55%) Git
3 4 (0.78%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.58%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.58%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.39%) MLflow
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.19%) NUnit
General
1 220 (42.64%) Social Skills
2 145 (28.10%) Finance
3 131 (25.39%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (17.83%) Legal
5 52 (10.08%) Law
5 52 (10.08%) Marketing
6 44 (8.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (7.75%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (6.01%) Public Sector
9 26 (5.04%) Banking
10 24 (4.65%) Games
11 21 (4.07%) Retail
12 13 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.94%) Advertising
14 10 (1.94%) Social Housing
15 9 (1.74%) Financial Institution
16 8 (1.55%) Back Office
17 7 (1.36%) German Language
17 7 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 59 (11.43%) Senior
2 53 (10.27%) Analyst
3 37 (7.17%) Lead
4 33 (6.40%) Consultant
5 31 (6.01%) Security Manager
6 29 (5.62%) Architect
6 29 (5.62%) Information Manager
7 26 (5.04%) Information Security Manager
8 20 (3.88%) Administrator
8 20 (3.88%) Data Engineer
8 20 (3.88%) Security Consultant
9 17 (3.29%) Data Manager
10 16 (3.10%) Head of Operations
11 14 (2.71%) Data Governance Analyst
11 14 (2.71%) Data Governance Manager
11 14 (2.71%) Governance Manager
11 14 (2.71%) Head of Technology
12 12 (2.33%) Security Analyst
13 11 (2.13%) Auditor
13 11 (2.13%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.46%) HTML
2 21 (4.07%) CSS
3 12 (2.33%) .NET
4 11 (2.13%) React
5 8 (1.55%) Node.js
6 6 (1.16%) Middleware
7 5 (0.97%) Next.js
7 5 (0.97%) NumPy
7 5 (0.97%) Pandas
7 5 (0.97%) RESTful
7 5 (0.97%) scikit-learn
7 5 (0.97%) Web Services
7 5 (0.97%) XGBoost
8 4 (0.78%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.78%) jQuery
8 4 (0.78%) JSON
8 4 (0.78%) REST
8 4 (0.78%) Tailwind CSS
9 3 (0.58%) HTML5
9 3 (0.58%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 66 (12.79%) Management Information System
2 39 (7.56%) Product Ownership
3 37 (7.17%) Data Protection Act
4 35 (6.78%) Onboarding
5 30 (5.81%) Security Posture
6 28 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
7 23 (4.46%) Cyber Threat
8 19 (3.68%) AI Agents
8 19 (3.68%) Cloud Native
9 16 (3.10%) Social Media
10 12 (2.33%) Algorithms
10 12 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.33%) Cyberattack
10 12 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.13%) e-Learning
12 10 (1.94%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.55%) PKI
14 7 (1.36%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.36%) Freedom of Information
14 7 (1.36%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.26%) Windows
2 10 (1.94%) Linux
3 8 (1.55%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.36%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.97%) Android
6 3 (0.58%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.19%) AIX
7 1 (0.19%) CentOS
7 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (31.20%) Cybersecurity
2 136 (26.36%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (24.61%) Data Protection
4 126 (24.42%) Information Security
5 125 (24.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 107 (20.74%) Stakeholder Management
7 106 (20.54%) Decision-Making
8 102 (19.77%) AI
9 101 (19.57%) Risk Management
10 97 (18.80%) Analytics
11 88 (17.05%) CRM
12 82 (15.89%) Agile
13 76 (14.73%) Incident Response
14 75 (14.53%) Data Governance
15 73 (14.15%) Business Intelligence
16 67 (12.98%) Roadmaps
17 65 (12.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 56 (10.85%) Cloud Security
19 52 (10.08%) ITIL
19 52 (10.08%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 38 (7.36%) SQL
2 27 (5.23%) Python
3 15 (2.91%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.52%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.55%) TypeScript
6 5 (0.97%) C#
7 3 (0.58%) Bicep
7 3 (0.58%) C
7 3 (0.58%) Pascal
7 3 (0.58%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.58%) VBA
8 2 (0.39%) PHP
8 2 (0.39%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.19%) Bash
9 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.19%) R
Qualifications
1 78 (15.12%) CISSP
2 64 (12.40%) CISM
3 43 (8.33%) Security Cleared
4 42 (8.14%) Degree
5 37 (7.17%) CISA
6 30 (5.81%) SC Cleared
7 24 (4.65%) CRISC
8 15 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (2.71%) DBS Check
10 13 (2.52%) DV Cleared
11 12 (2.33%) FFIEC
12 11 (2.13%) Azure Certification
13 10 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
13 10 (1.94%) SANS
14 9 (1.74%) CGEIT
14 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.55%) AWS Certification
15 8 (1.55%) CREST Certified
15 8 (1.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 8 (1.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (27.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 97 (18.80%) NIST
3 80 (15.50%) Data Quality
4 70 (13.57%) PCI DSS
5 47 (9.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 43 (8.33%) GRC
7 37 (7.17%) QA
8 32 (6.20%) Accessibility
9 30 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (5.23%) SOC 2
11 23 (4.46%) COBIT
12 21 (4.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 18 (3.49%) ISO 9001
14 16 (3.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 15 (2.91%) NCSC
16 14 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 42001
17 13 (2.52%) PERC
18 10 (1.94%) ISO 22301
19 9 (1.74%) Actionable Recommendations
20 7 (1.36%) IFRS
System Software
1 16 (3.10%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.78%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.39%) Docker
3 2 (0.39%) Firmware
3 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.71%) Terraform
2 6 (1.16%) CASB
2 6 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.58%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.58%) Nmap
5 1 (0.19%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
5 1 (0.19%) SQL Sentry
5 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 129 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 44 (8.53%) Google
3 22 (4.26%) Oracle
4 21 (4.07%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.91%) SAP
6 11 (2.13%) Databricks
6 11 (2.13%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 9 (1.74%) HubSpot
7 9 (1.74%) iManage
8 6 (1.16%) IFS
8 6 (1.16%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.78%) Cisco
9 4 (0.78%) dotdigital
9 4 (0.78%) Epicor
9 4 (0.78%) Fortinet
9 4 (0.78%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.78%) Netskope
9 4 (0.78%) Orchard
9 4 (0.78%) Sophos
9 4 (0.78%) Zscaler