Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 649 499 620
Rank change year-on-year -150 +121 +201
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 243 587 789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.58% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.69% 1.35% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 181 278 718
10th Percentile £27,750 £39,125 £34,275
25th Percentile £37,199 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% - +23.73%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,345 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.53% +5.00% +12.75%

All Generic Skills
UK

Data Protection Act is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,055 43,406 74,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.34% 42.74% 47.58%
Number of salaries quoted 23,055 23,484 33,996
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Data Protection Act
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act.

Salary trend for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection Act in the UK

Data Protection Act
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -157 232 £50,000 -9.09% 99
UK excluding London -144 151 £44,345 -15.53% 88
London -43 90 £72,500 +20.83% 14
Work from Home -104 59 £55,000 - 39
North of England -51 43 £50,000 -4.76% 20
Midlands -15 35 £57,500 +15.00% 24
West Midlands -6 32 £57,500 +9.52% 7
South East +3 31 £30,500 -41.90% 13
South West -21 28 £45,000 -18.18% 13
North West -82 20 £34,000 -35.24% 10
Yorkshire +77 19 £50,000 -10.71% 9
Northern Ireland +30 5 £42,500 -15.00%
North East -4 4 - - 1
East of England -12 4 £70,000 +7.69% 11
East Midlands -14 3 £35,500 -18.39% 17
Scotland -73 3 £26,500 -43.62% 4
Wales +7 1 £43,067 -16.49% 4
Channel Islands - 1 £110,000 -

Data Protection Act
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (3.29%) Confluence
2 5 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.82%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.47%) Adobe After Effects
4 6 (2.47%) Adobe Premiere
4 6 (2.47%) Photoshop
4 6 (2.47%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.65%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.82%) SAP HR
2 2 (0.82%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (14.81%) Azure
2 22 (9.05%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (4.94%) AWS
4 10 (4.12%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.29%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (3.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 8 (3.29%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.06%) GCP
6 5 (2.06%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 4 (1.65%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.23%) IaaS
8 3 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.82%) Datadog
9 2 (0.82%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.82%) PaaS
10 1 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.41%) Google Play
10 1 (0.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.00%) Intranet
2 16 (6.58%) Firewall
3 15 (6.17%) Internet
4 14 (5.76%) SNMP
5 6 (2.47%) Cisco IPT
6 5 (2.06%) VoIP
7 3 (1.23%) Broadband
7 3 (1.23%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.82%) HTTP
8 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.41%) FTP
9 1 (0.41%) Network Security
9 1 (0.41%) PSTN
9 1 (0.41%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.76%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.53%) Relational Database
3 10 (4.12%) Data Lake
3 10 (4.12%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (4.12%) Power BI
4 9 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (3.29%) Big Data
6 7 (2.88%) Metadata
6 7 (2.88%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 7 (2.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (1.23%) Tableau
8 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.82%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.41%) Dremio
9 1 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.41%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.41%) MySQL
9 1 (0.41%) Power Query
9 1 (0.41%) Redis
Development Applications
1 13 (5.35%) Git
2 8 (3.29%) JIRA
2 8 (3.29%) Selenium
3 6 (2.47%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.82%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.41%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.41%) Postman
5 1 (0.41%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.41%) Storybook
General
1 64 (26.34%) Social Skills
2 52 (21.40%) Finance
3 35 (14.40%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (13.58%) Legal
5 18 (7.41%) Marketing
6 13 (5.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (5.35%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (4.53%) Retail
8 10 (4.12%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (4.12%) Law
8 10 (4.12%) Pharmaceutical
8 10 (4.12%) Telecoms
9 9 (3.70%) Banking
9 9 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.88%) Front Office
10 7 (2.88%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.47%) Advertising
12 5 (2.06%) Local Government
13 4 (1.65%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.65%) Police
Job Titles
1 39 (16.05%) Developer
2 38 (15.64%) Senior
3 28 (11.52%) Analyst
4 23 (9.47%) Lead
5 18 (7.41%) Consultant
6 16 (6.58%) Network Manager
6 16 (6.58%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.76%) Security Analyst
8 11 (4.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 10 (4.12%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 10 (4.12%) Data Engineer
9 10 (4.12%) Information Security Consultant
9 10 (4.12%) Security Consultant
10 9 (3.70%) IT Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) IT Security Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) Senior Developer
11 8 (3.29%) Azure Engineer
11 8 (3.29%) Java Developer
11 8 (3.29%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.12%) Node.js
1 10 (4.12%) React
2 8 (3.29%) .NET
2 8 (3.29%) Spring
2 8 (3.29%) Spring Boot
2 8 (3.29%) Vue
3 7 (2.88%) Hibernate
3 7 (2.88%) JPA
4 5 (2.06%) Kafka
4 5 (2.06%) RESTful
5 4 (1.65%) Jest
5 4 (1.65%) Web Services
6 3 (1.23%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.23%) CSS
7 2 (0.82%) Express.js
7 2 (0.82%) HTML
7 2 (0.82%) Laravel
7 2 (0.82%) Next.js
7 2 (0.82%) Redux
7 2 (0.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 47 (19.34%) Management Information System
2 18 (7.41%) NHS
3 16 (6.58%) Freedom of Information
4 14 (5.76%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (4.53%) Algorithms
5 11 (4.53%) Virtual Team
6 10 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (3.70%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (2.88%) Derivative
9 5 (2.06%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (2.06%) Driving Licence
9 5 (2.06%) Fat Client
9 5 (2.06%) Thin Client
10 4 (1.65%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.65%) SCORM
11 3 (1.23%) CCTV
11 3 (1.23%) Cyberattack
11 3 (1.23%) Educational Technology
11 3 (1.23%) Hedge funds
11 3 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.64%) Windows
2 11 (4.53%) Linux
3 10 (4.12%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.82%) Android
4 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 51 (20.99%) Information Security
3 49 (20.16%) Cybersecurity
4 43 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (13.99%) Agile
5 34 (13.99%) Project Management
6 33 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
7 29 (11.93%) Customer Service
7 29 (11.93%) Disaster Recovery
8 26 (10.70%) DevOps
8 26 (10.70%) Mentoring
9 24 (9.88%) Analytics
10 23 (9.47%) Vulnerability Management
11 21 (8.64%) Collaborative Working
11 21 (8.64%) Security Operations
11 21 (8.64%) Value Proposition
12 20 (8.23%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 19 (7.82%) Line Management
14 18 (7.41%) Risk Register
15 17 (7.00%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 25 (10.29%) SQL
2 19 (7.82%) Java
3 15 (6.17%) JavaScript
4 13 (5.35%) Python
5 11 (4.53%) PowerShell
5 11 (4.53%) TypeScript
6 10 (4.12%) C#
7 9 (3.70%) Scala
7 9 (3.70%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.65%) C++
9 2 (0.82%) Bash
9 2 (0.82%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.82%) R
10 1 (0.41%) Clojure
10 1 (0.41%) Go
10 1 (0.41%) Groovy
10 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.41%) PHP
10 1 (0.41%) Swift
10 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 53 (21.81%) Degree
2 22 (9.05%) Master's Degree
3 15 (6.17%) CISSP
4 12 (4.94%) ISEB
5 9 (3.70%) CompTIA CySA+
5 9 (3.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 6 (2.47%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.06%) CISM
7 5 (2.06%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (2.06%) MCSA
7 5 (2.06%) MCSE
7 5 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.06%) Security Cleared
8 4 (1.65%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.65%) PMP
9 3 (1.23%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.82%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (32.51%) GDPR
2 23 (9.47%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (9.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (8.64%) NIST
5 15 (6.17%) PCI DSS
6 14 (5.76%) QA
7 10 (4.12%) Data Quality
7 10 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (2.47%) NCSC
10 5 (2.06%) COBIT
11 4 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (1.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (1.23%) GRC
12 3 (1.23%) PMO
13 2 (0.82%) IASME
13 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 2 (0.82%) SLA
13 2 (0.82%) SNOMED CT
14 1 (0.41%) MiFID
System Software
1 18 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (7.00%) Active Directory
3 11 (4.53%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.06%) Docker
5 1 (0.41%) Ceph
5 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (6.58%) Kubernetes
2 15 (6.17%) Terraform
3 9 (3.70%) CASB
4 3 (1.23%) Ansible
5 2 (0.82%) Istio
5 2 (0.82%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.82%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.82%) SCCM
6 1 (0.41%) Control-M
6 1 (0.41%) Grafana
6 1 (0.41%) Kibana
6 1 (0.41%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 76 (31.28%) Microsoft
2 18 (7.41%) VMware
3 11 (4.53%) Aruba
3 11 (4.53%) Cisco
3 11 (4.53%) HP
4 10 (4.12%) Databricks
5 9 (3.70%) Sage
6 8 (3.29%) SAP
7 6 (2.47%) Adobe
7 6 (2.47%) Oracle
8 5 (2.06%) Citrix
9 4 (1.65%) Apple
10 3 (1.23%) Facebook
10 3 (1.23%) Google
10 3 (1.23%) Trayport
11 2 (0.82%) Alteryx
11 2 (0.82%) Bloomberg
11 2 (0.82%) Meraki
11 2 (0.82%) NEC
11 2 (0.82%) Serena