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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 148 275
Rank change year-on-year +19 +127 -12
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 352 317 358
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.97% 2.37% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.19% 13.06% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 233 236 313
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,716 £28,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £107,000 £96,875 £87,000
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 3,146 2,428 4,196
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.57% 18.14% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,859 1,588 3,301
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,195 £34,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £81,500 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
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

GDPR
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 23 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 (1.99%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.14%) Confluence
2 4 (1.14%) WordPress
3 3 (0.85%) CMS
4 2 (0.57%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 33 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.42%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.57%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.57%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
6 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.27%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.14%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.14%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.85%) Magento
4 3 (0.85%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.85%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.57%) Shopify
6 1 (0.28%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 104 (29.55%) Azure
2 47 (13.35%) AWS
3 36 (10.23%) Power Platform
4 25 (7.10%) SaaS
5 23 (6.53%) GCP
5 23 (6.53%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (5.11%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (4.83%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.98%) Azure Monitor
9 13 (3.69%) GitHub
9 13 (3.69%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (3.41%) Azure Logic Apps
10 12 (3.41%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (2.56%) Azure Event Grid
11 9 (2.56%) Entra ID
12 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (2.27%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.70%) Google Analytics
13 6 (1.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.24%) Firewall
2 26 (7.39%) CHAP
3 13 (3.69%) DNS
4 12 (3.41%) Network Security
5 6 (1.70%) Broadband
5 6 (1.70%) VPN
6 5 (1.42%) DMZ
6 5 (1.42%) Internet
6 5 (1.42%) SSL
7 4 (1.14%) DHCP
8 3 (0.85%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.85%) NGN
8 3 (0.85%) SCCP
8 3 (0.85%) VLAN
8 3 (0.85%) WAN
9 2 (0.57%) LAN
9 2 (0.57%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.57%) Wireless
10 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (8.81%) Power BI
2 18 (5.11%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.83%) SQL Server
4 12 (3.41%) Metadata
4 12 (3.41%) Oracle Database
5 8 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.99%) Tableau
7 6 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.14%) Power Query
9 3 (0.85%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.85%) Redis
10 2 (0.57%) Big Data
10 2 (0.57%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.57%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.57%) MySQL
10 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.57%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.28%) Looker
Development Applications
1 6 (1.70%) JIRA
2 2 (0.57%) Git
3 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) MLflow
3 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 155 (44.03%) Social Skills
2 112 (31.82%) Finance
3 74 (21.02%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (14.49%) Legal
5 32 (9.09%) Banking
6 31 (8.81%) Public Sector
7 26 (7.39%) Financial Institution
8 24 (6.82%) Marketing
9 20 (5.68%) Law
10 19 (5.40%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (4.83%) Retail
12 14 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (3.41%) Advertising
14 10 (2.84%) Manufacturing
15 9 (2.56%) Games
16 7 (1.99%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (1.70%) French Language
18 5 (1.42%) Telecoms
19 4 (1.14%) Aviation
19 4 (1.14%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 38 (10.80%) Senior
2 26 (7.39%) Auditor
2 26 (7.39%) Security Manager
3 25 (7.10%) Internal Auditor
3 25 (7.10%) Security Auditor
4 22 (6.25%) Architect
5 21 (5.97%) Analyst
5 21 (5.97%) Data Engineer
6 20 (5.68%) Information Manager
7 18 (5.11%) Information Security Manager
8 14 (3.98%) Consultant
8 14 (3.98%) Lead
9 13 (3.69%) Administrator
10 12 (3.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (3.13%) Integration Engineer
11 11 (3.13%) Senior Manager
12 10 (2.84%) Risk Manager
12 10 (2.84%) Security Analyst
13 9 (2.56%) Head of Operations
14 8 (2.27%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.98%) JSON
1 14 (3.98%) RESTful
2 12 (3.41%) HTML
2 12 (3.41%) OAuth
2 12 (3.41%) OAuth2
3 10 (2.84%) .NET
3 10 (2.84%) CSS
4 6 (1.70%) REST
5 5 (1.42%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.14%) HTML5
6 4 (1.14%) jQuery
6 4 (1.14%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.85%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (0.85%) JWT
7 3 (0.85%) Kafka
7 3 (0.85%) Middleware
7 3 (0.85%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.85%) Web Services
8 2 (0.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 65 (18.47%) Management Information System
2 26 (7.39%) Onboarding
3 23 (6.53%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.26%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.98%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (3.69%) Blockchain
7 12 (3.41%) PKI
8 10 (2.84%) Cyber Threat
8 10 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.27%) Blog
9 8 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
9 8 (2.27%) Social Media
9 8 (2.27%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.99%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.99%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.70%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.70%) e-Learning
12 5 (1.42%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.69%) Windows
2 8 (2.27%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.85%) Unix
3 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.28%) AIX
4 1 (0.28%) Android
4 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (34.66%) Cybersecurity
2 95 (26.99%) Analytics
3 92 (26.14%) Data Protection
4 82 (23.30%) Incident Response
5 81 (23.01%) Problem-Solving
6 78 (22.16%) Information Security
7 74 (21.02%) Risk Management
8 70 (19.89%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 56 (15.91%) Project Management
11 54 (15.34%) Decision-Making
12 53 (15.06%) Agile
13 52 (14.77%) Data Governance
14 49 (13.92%) Vulnerability Management
15 44 (12.50%) CRM
15 44 (12.50%) Validation
16 42 (11.93%) Coaching
17 41 (11.65%) AI
18 38 (10.80%) Business Intelligence
18 38 (10.80%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.25%) SQL
2 17 (4.83%) Python
3 15 (4.26%) Bicep
4 14 (3.98%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.27%) C#
7 5 (1.42%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.14%) ABAP
9 3 (0.85%) C
9 3 (0.85%) Go
9 3 (0.85%) Java
9 3 (0.85%) Pascal
9 3 (0.85%) VBA
10 2 (0.57%) PHP
10 2 (0.57%) R
10 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) Bash
11 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
11 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (18.18%) Degree
2 56 (15.91%) CISSP
3 46 (13.07%) CISM
3 46 (13.07%) Security Cleared
4 36 (10.23%) SC Cleared
5 34 (9.66%) CISA
6 26 (7.39%) CGEIT
6 26 (7.39%) FFIEC
6 26 (7.39%) SANS
7 18 (5.11%) DV Cleared
8 11 (3.13%) Azure Certification
8 11 (3.13%) HNC
9 9 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.56%) DBS Check
10 8 (2.27%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.99%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (1.70%) CREST Certified
12 6 (1.70%) IRCA
12 6 (1.70%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (25.85%) NIST
2 89 (25.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (12.50%) Data Quality
4 42 (11.93%) PCI DSS
5 33 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (8.24%) COBIT
7 23 (6.53%) QA
8 22 (6.25%) GRC
9 20 (5.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 19 (5.40%) Accessibility
10 19 (5.40%) NCSC
11 18 (5.11%) SOC 2
12 12 (3.41%) Actionable Recommendations
13 10 (2.84%) HIPAA
14 9 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 7 (1.99%) PERC
16 6 (1.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 6 (1.70%) ISO 9001
16 6 (1.70%) JSP 440
17 5 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 7 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.70%) Docker
3 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (6.53%) Terraform
2 6 (1.70%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.42%) Ansible
3 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.85%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.85%) Grafana
4 3 (0.85%) 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 89 (25.28%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.53%) Google
3 19 (5.40%) Oracle
4 15 (4.26%) Salesforce
5 12 (3.41%) SAP
6 9 (2.56%) Ab Initio
6 9 (2.56%) Workday
7 8 (2.27%) Databricks
8 7 (1.99%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.42%) Sage
10 4 (1.14%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.14%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.14%) IFS
10 4 (1.14%) Sophos
11 3 (0.85%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.85%) Informatica
11 3 (0.85%) Motorola
11 3 (0.85%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.85%) SolarWinds