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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 191 232
Rank change year-on-year +72 +41 +67
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 349 348 290
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 1.75% 1.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.10% 11.27% 9.10%
Number of salaries quoted 230 180 260
10th Percentile £41,125 £37,229 £40,113
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £51,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -1.85% +12.04% +5.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,813
90th Percentile £110,000 £90,000 £90,250
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 3,087 3,188
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.44% 15.55% 15.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,652 1,691 2,542
10th Percentile £35,000 £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 £78,750 £79,225
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £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

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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 28 November 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 21 (6.02%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.01%) Anypoint
2 7 (2.01%) CMS
3 5 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.15%) WordPress
5 3 (0.86%) Moodle
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.29%) Confluence
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 20 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (5.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.58%) SAP HCM
2 9 (2.58%) SAP HR
2 9 (2.58%) SAP Payroll
3 8 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.29%) Shopify
3 8 (2.29%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.86%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.57%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.57%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 125 (35.82%) Azure
2 63 (18.05%) AWS
3 42 (12.03%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (9.17%) GCP
5 30 (8.60%) Power Platform
6 23 (6.59%) SaaS
7 22 (6.30%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (6.30%) Azure Logic Apps
8 19 (5.44%) Entra ID
9 18 (5.16%) Azure Data Factory
10 17 (4.87%) Azure Service Bus
10 17 (4.87%) GitHub
11 15 (4.30%) Boomi
12 14 (4.01%) GitHub Actions
13 13 (3.72%) Power Automate
14 12 (3.44%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (2.87%) Azure Monitor
15 10 (2.87%) Google Analytics
16 9 (2.58%) Azure Event Grid
16 9 (2.58%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.45%) Firewall
2 10 (2.87%) Network Security
3 8 (2.29%) DNS
4 6 (1.72%) CHAP
4 6 (1.72%) VPN
5 4 (1.15%) DMZ
6 3 (0.86%) HTTP
6 3 (0.86%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.86%) VLAN
7 2 (0.57%) Internet
7 2 (0.57%) SSL
8 1 (0.29%) DHCP
8 1 (0.29%) Intranet
8 1 (0.29%) S/MIME
8 1 (0.29%) SMS
8 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.29%) Wireless
8 1 (0.29%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.88%) Power BI
2 10 (2.87%) Relational Database
3 9 (2.58%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.29%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.01%) Tableau
6 5 (1.43%) BigQuery
6 5 (1.43%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.86%) Metadata
7 3 (0.86%) Redis
7 3 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.57%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.57%) Looker
8 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.57%) MySQL
8 2 (0.57%) Power Query
8 2 (0.57%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 12 (3.44%) Git
2 10 (2.87%) JIRA
3 6 (1.72%) MSBuild
4 5 (1.43%) Octopus Deploy
4 5 (1.43%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (1.43%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.15%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.86%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.29%) Maven
7 1 (0.29%) Vite
7 1 (0.29%) webpack
General
1 142 (40.69%) Social Skills
2 106 (30.37%) Finance
3 62 (17.77%) Analytical Skills
3 62 (17.77%) Legal
4 36 (10.32%) Law
5 32 (9.17%) Marketing
6 28 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (7.16%) Retail
8 22 (6.30%) Banking
9 15 (4.30%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.87%) Financial Institution
11 9 (2.58%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.29%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.01%) Advertising
13 7 (2.01%) French Language
13 7 (2.01%) Military
13 7 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.43%) Hungarian Language
Job Titles
1 65 (18.62%) Senior
2 41 (11.75%) Analyst
3 26 (7.45%) Architect
4 22 (6.30%) Lead
5 17 (4.87%) Security Manager
6 16 (4.58%) HR Advisor
6 16 (4.58%) Integration Engineer
6 16 (4.58%) Security Engineer
7 14 (4.01%) Administrator
7 14 (4.01%) IT Manager
8 13 (3.72%) Platform Engineer
9 12 (3.44%) Linux Engineer
10 11 (3.15%) Automation Engineer
10 11 (3.15%) Senior Manager
11 10 (2.87%) Senior Analyst
12 9 (2.58%) Information Analyst
12 9 (2.58%) Information Manager
12 9 (2.58%) SAP Support
12 9 (2.58%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (2.58%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.16%) REST
2 22 (6.30%) JSON
3 18 (5.16%) RESTful
4 15 (4.30%) HTML
5 14 (4.01%) CSS
5 14 (4.01%) SOAP
6 13 (3.72%) .NET
6 13 (3.72%) Web Services
7 12 (3.44%) OAuth
7 12 (3.44%) OAuth2
7 12 (3.44%) XML
8 9 (2.58%) SAP Fiori
9 8 (2.29%) SAML
10 6 (1.72%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.72%) Node.js
11 5 (1.43%) Bootstrap
11 5 (1.43%) gRPC
11 5 (1.43%) Kafka
11 5 (1.43%) Middleware
12 4 (1.15%) React
Miscellaneous
1 45 (12.89%) Management Information System
2 29 (8.31%) Onboarding
3 23 (6.59%) Cloud Native
4 15 (4.30%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.15%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.87%) PKI
7 9 (2.58%) Cloud Security Posture
7 9 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.29%) e-Learning
8 8 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.29%) Social Media
9 6 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.72%) Learning Management System
9 6 (1.72%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.43%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.43%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.43%) Freedom of Information
11 4 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.02%) Linux
2 26 (7.45%) Windows
3 7 (2.01%) Unix
4 4 (1.15%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.86%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.86%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.57%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.57%) VMS
7 1 (0.29%) CentOS
7 1 (0.29%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (22.64%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (21.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (18.34%) Cybersecurity
4 63 (18.05%) Data Protection
4 63 (18.05%) Incident Response
5 61 (17.48%) DevOps
6 58 (16.62%) Agile
6 58 (16.62%) Information Security
7 56 (16.05%) CI/CD
8 54 (15.47%) Analytics
9 53 (15.19%) CRM
10 52 (14.90%) Decision-Making
11 51 (14.61%) Risk Management
12 47 (13.47%) Roadmaps
13 39 (11.17%) AI
14 38 (10.89%) Data Security
15 34 (9.74%) Cloud Security
16 32 (9.17%) Coaching
17 31 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
18 30 (8.60%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 56 (16.05%) Python
2 46 (13.18%) SQL
3 30 (8.60%) JavaScript
4 29 (8.31%) PowerShell
5 25 (7.16%) C#
6 19 (5.44%) Bash
6 19 (5.44%) Java
7 12 (3.44%) Bicep
7 12 (3.44%) Perl
8 9 (2.58%) ABAP
9 6 (1.72%) R
10 5 (1.43%) Go
10 5 (1.43%) Shell Script
11 4 (1.15%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.57%) Groovy
13 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.57%) PHP
14 1 (0.29%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 64 (18.34%) Degree
2 48 (13.75%) CISSP
3 41 (11.75%) CISM
4 34 (9.74%) Security Cleared
5 25 (7.16%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.30%) Azure Certification
6 22 (6.30%) CISA
7 21 (6.02%) AWS Certification
8 16 (4.58%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (4.01%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (4.01%) Microsoft Certification
10 13 (3.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 11 (3.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 11 (3.15%) DBS Check
12 9 (2.58%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (2.01%) CGEIT
14 6 (1.72%) CBAP
14 6 (1.72%) CRISC
14 6 (1.72%) DV Cleared
14 6 (1.72%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (22.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (19.77%) NIST
3 30 (8.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (6.59%) PCI DSS
5 18 (5.16%) Data Quality
5 18 (5.16%) GRC
5 18 (5.16%) SOC 2
6 16 (4.58%) NCSC
7 15 (4.30%) HIPAA
7 15 (4.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 12 (3.44%) Accessibility
9 10 (2.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (2.29%) COBIT
11 7 (2.01%) PERC
11 7 (2.01%) QA
12 6 (1.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 6 (1.72%) EU AI Act
12 6 (1.72%) SLA
13 5 (1.43%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (1.43%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (8.31%) Docker
2 20 (5.73%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Postfix
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (7.16%) Kubernetes
2 21 (6.02%) Terraform
3 15 (4.30%) Ansible
4 13 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (3.15%) Red Hat Satellite
6 10 (2.87%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.15%) Grafana
7 4 (1.15%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.86%) Nessus
8 3 (0.86%) Nmap
8 3 (0.86%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.57%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.57%) Puppet
10 1 (0.29%) Argo
10 1 (0.29%) Autotask
10 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 86 (24.64%) Microsoft
2 33 (9.46%) Workday
3 27 (7.74%) ServiceNow
4 25 (7.16%) Google
5 20 (5.73%) Salesforce
5 20 (5.73%) SAP
6 17 (4.87%) MuleSoft
7 14 (4.01%) Red Hat
8 13 (3.72%) Oracle
9 10 (2.87%) IBM
10 9 (2.58%) Ab Initio
11 7 (2.01%) Dell
11 7 (2.01%) Epicor
11 7 (2.01%) Infor
11 7 (2.01%) Informatica
11 7 (2.01%) Jitterbit
11 7 (2.01%) SnapLogic
11 7 (2.01%) Software AG
11 7 (2.01%) Talend
11 7 (2.01%) TIBCO