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 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 144 276
Rank change year-on-year +20 +132 -12
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 361 310 356
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.99% 2.30% 1.09%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.61% 11.96% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 235 233 308
10th Percentile £39,280 £37,716 £28,100
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £49,413
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +31.54% -10.43%
75th Percentile £86,125 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £106,500 £98,279 £88,250
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 3,109 2,592 4,200
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.14% 19.26% 12.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,864 1,584 3,274
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,105 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,041 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.40% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
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 1 May 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 (1.94%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.11%) Confluence
2 4 (1.11%) WordPress
3 3 (0.83%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.83%) CMS
4 2 (0.55%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (8.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.55%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.55%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.28%) InDesign
6 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.22%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.11%) SAP HCM
3 4 (1.11%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.83%) Magento
4 3 (0.83%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.83%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.28%) iTrent
5 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 103 (28.53%) Azure
2 45 (12.47%) AWS
3 38 (10.53%) Power Platform
4 26 (7.20%) SaaS
5 23 (6.37%) GCP
6 21 (5.82%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.99%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (4.71%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (3.60%) Azure Monitor
9 13 (3.60%) GitHub
9 13 (3.60%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (3.05%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (3.05%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (2.77%) Azure Service Bus
12 9 (2.49%) Entra ID
13 8 (2.22%) Azure Event Grid
14 7 (1.94%) Power Automate
15 6 (1.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (1.66%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.31%) Firewall
2 27 (7.48%) CHAP
3 13 (3.60%) DNS
3 13 (3.60%) Network Security
4 12 (3.32%) Broadband
5 6 (1.66%) DMZ
5 6 (1.66%) VPN
6 5 (1.39%) Internet
6 5 (1.39%) SSL
7 4 (1.11%) DHCP
8 3 (0.83%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.83%) NGN
8 3 (0.83%) SCCP
8 3 (0.83%) VLAN
8 3 (0.83%) WAN
9 2 (0.55%) LAN
9 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.55%) Wireless
10 1 (0.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.14%) Power BI
2 17 (4.71%) Relational Database
2 17 (4.71%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.60%) Metadata
4 12 (3.32%) Oracle Database
5 10 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.49%) Tableau
7 5 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.11%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.11%) Power Query
9 3 (0.83%) Big Data
9 3 (0.83%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.55%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.55%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.55%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.55%) MySQL
10 2 (0.55%) Redis
10 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.55%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (1.66%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) Git
2 2 (0.55%) MLflow
3 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 157 (43.49%) Social Skills
2 116 (32.13%) Finance
3 81 (22.44%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (14.40%) Legal
5 34 (9.42%) Banking
6 32 (8.86%) Public Sector
7 27 (7.48%) Financial Institution
8 24 (6.65%) Marketing
9 19 (5.26%) Law
10 18 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (4.43%) Games
13 15 (4.16%) Retail
14 12 (3.32%) Advertising
15 11 (3.05%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (1.39%) French Language
18 4 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
18 4 (1.11%) Social Housing
18 4 (1.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (10.80%) Senior
2 28 (7.76%) Analyst
3 27 (7.48%) Auditor
3 27 (7.48%) Security Manager
4 26 (7.20%) Internal Auditor
4 26 (7.20%) Security Auditor
5 24 (6.65%) Architect
6 21 (5.82%) Data Engineer
6 21 (5.82%) Information Manager
7 19 (5.26%) Information Security Manager
8 15 (4.16%) Consultant
9 14 (3.88%) Lead
10 13 (3.60%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 12 (3.32%) Administrator
12 11 (3.05%) Senior Manager
13 10 (2.77%) Head of Operations
13 10 (2.77%) Risk Manager
13 10 (2.77%) Security Analyst
14 9 (2.49%) Data Architect
14 9 (2.49%) Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.32%) HTML
1 12 (3.32%) JSON
1 12 (3.32%) RESTful
2 10 (2.77%) .NET
2 10 (2.77%) CSS
2 10 (2.77%) OAuth
2 10 (2.77%) OAuth2
3 5 (1.39%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.39%) REST
4 4 (1.11%) HTML5
4 4 (1.11%) jQuery
4 4 (1.11%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.83%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.83%) ASP.NET Web API
5 3 (0.83%) Middleware
6 2 (0.55%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.55%) EDI
6 2 (0.55%) Node.js
6 2 (0.55%) Symfony
6 2 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 65 (18.01%) Management Information System
2 25 (6.93%) Security Posture
3 24 (6.65%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.71%) Data Protection Act
5 16 (4.43%) Cloud Native
5 16 (4.43%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (3.60%) Blockchain
6 13 (3.60%) PKI
7 9 (2.49%) Blog
7 9 (2.49%) Cyber Security Posture
7 9 (2.49%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.22%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.94%) Social Media
9 7 (1.94%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.66%) AI Agents
10 6 (1.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (1.66%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.60%) Windows
2 7 (1.94%) Linux
3 3 (0.83%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.55%) Unix
5 1 (0.28%) AIX
5 1 (0.28%) Android
5 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (36.57%) Cybersecurity
2 99 (27.42%) Data Protection
3 95 (26.32%) Analytics
4 84 (23.27%) Information Security
5 83 (22.99%) Incident Response
6 81 (22.44%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (20.22%) Risk Management
8 68 (18.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (18.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 59 (16.34%) Decision-Making
11 56 (15.51%) Project Management
12 55 (15.24%) Data Governance
13 53 (14.68%) Agile
14 50 (13.85%) AI
14 50 (13.85%) Vulnerability Management
15 45 (12.47%) Validation
16 42 (11.63%) Coaching
16 42 (11.63%) CRM
17 40 (11.08%) Business Intelligence
18 39 (10.80%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.82%) SQL
2 16 (4.43%) Python
3 15 (4.16%) Bicep
4 14 (3.88%) PowerShell
5 8 (2.22%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.94%) C#
7 5 (1.39%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.11%) ABAP
9 3 (0.83%) C
9 3 (0.83%) Pascal
9 3 (0.83%) VBA
10 2 (0.55%) Go
10 2 (0.55%) Java
10 2 (0.55%) PHP
10 2 (0.55%) R
11 1 (0.28%) Bash
11 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
11 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 62 (17.17%) Degree
2 55 (15.24%) CISSP
3 47 (13.02%) Security Cleared
4 46 (12.74%) CISM
5 35 (9.70%) CISA
5 35 (9.70%) SC Cleared
6 27 (7.48%) CGEIT
6 27 (7.48%) FFIEC
6 27 (7.48%) SANS
7 19 (5.26%) DV Cleared
8 11 (3.05%) Azure Certification
8 11 (3.05%) DBS Check
8 11 (3.05%) HNC
9 8 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.94%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.94%) CREST Certified
10 7 (1.94%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (1.66%) IRCA
11 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.66%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (25.48%) NIST
2 89 (24.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (13.02%) Data Quality
4 45 (12.47%) PCI DSS
5 33 (9.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 30 (8.31%) COBIT
7 24 (6.65%) GRC
7 24 (6.65%) QA
8 21 (5.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 19 (5.26%) Accessibility
9 19 (5.26%) NCSC
10 17 (4.71%) SOC 2
11 12 (3.32%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (2.77%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (2.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 7 (1.94%) JSP 440
15 7 (1.94%) PERC
16 6 (1.66%) ISO 9001
16 6 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 7 (1.94%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.39%) 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 (6.37%) Terraform
2 5 (1.39%) Ansible
2 5 (1.39%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.83%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.55%) Grafana
4 2 (0.55%) 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 88 (24.38%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.37%) Google
3 18 (4.99%) Oracle
4 15 (4.16%) Salesforce
5 11 (3.05%) SAP
6 9 (2.49%) Databricks
7 8 (2.22%) Ab Initio
8 7 (1.94%) Workday
9 6 (1.66%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.39%) Sage
11 4 (1.11%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.11%) HubSpot
11 4 (1.11%) Sophos
12 3 (0.83%) Adobe
12 3 (0.83%) Autodesk
12 3 (0.83%) IFS
12 3 (0.83%) Motorola
12 3 (0.83%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.83%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 3 (0.83%) SolarWinds