Data Privacy Jobs

Data Privacy (including Information Privacy)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Privacy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Privacy over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 434 587 364
Rank change year-on-year +153 -223 +109
Permanent jobs citing Data Privacy 595 384 1,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.41% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.43% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 322 305 1,130
10th Percentile £32,250 £36,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £82,970
90th Percentile £105,000 £93,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £48,687 £52,500
% change year-on-year +26.32% -7.26% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Privacy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Data Privacy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Privacy in the UK

Data Privacy
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Privacy in the UK

Data Privacy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Privacy over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Privacy in the UK

Data Privacy
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Privacy within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 +150 530 £65,000 +33.51% 171
UK excluding London +109 384 £61,500 +26.32% 97
Work from Home +28 221 £61,500 +26.32% 86
London +72 196 £80,000 +46.79% 82
North of England +102 122 £55,000 +22.22% 20
South East +7 79 £61,500 +26.32% 30
Midlands +15 72 £58,649 -7.27% 21
North West +34 64 £60,000 +33.33% 11
West Midlands +19 54 £57,500 -6.50% 15
South West -3 47 £61,500 +22.42% 11
Yorkshire +88 43 £37,500 - 8
Scotland -25 43 £75,000 +36.36% 9
East Midlands -16 18 £110,000 +69.23% 6
North East -4 15 - - 1
East of England -9 13 £75,000 +163.16% 5
Wales +17 5 £27,500 -45.00% 2
Northern Ireland +15 4 £37,500 -48.28%

Data Privacy
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 76 (12.77%) SharePoint
2 46 (7.73%) CMS
3 41 (6.89%) Kentico
4 38 (6.39%) Umbraco
5 36 (6.05%) Headless CMS
5 36 (6.05%) IIS
5 36 (6.05%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.01%) Confluence
6 6 (1.01%) SAS
7 4 (0.67%) Jupyter
7 4 (0.67%) WordPress
8 3 (0.50%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.34%) Drupal
9 2 (0.34%) Joomla!
9 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.17%) Moodle
Applications
1 79 (13.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.54%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.34%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (2.86%) Unit4 Business World
2 10 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.51%) SAP SCM
4 8 (1.34%) SAP HR
5 6 (1.01%) SAP BPC
5 6 (1.01%) SAP CO
5 6 (1.01%) SAP FI
5 6 (1.01%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.84%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.34%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle HRMS
8 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.17%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.17%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.17%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 131 (22.02%) Azure
2 115 (19.33%) Power Platform
3 64 (10.76%) AWS
4 42 (7.06%) Azure DevOps
5 41 (6.89%) Kontent
6 34 (5.71%) SaaS
7 29 (4.87%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (4.71%) GCP
9 18 (3.03%) Serverless
10 16 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
10 16 (2.69%) Cloud Computing
11 15 (2.52%) Snowflake
12 14 (2.35%) IaaS
12 14 (2.35%) PaaS
13 11 (1.85%) SuccessFactors
14 8 (1.34%) AWS Lambda
14 8 (1.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (1.34%) Boomi
14 8 (1.34%) Matillion
15 7 (1.18%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.39%) Firewall
2 19 (3.19%) Internet
2 19 (3.19%) Intrusion Detection
3 17 (2.86%) Wireless
4 7 (1.18%) HTTP
5 6 (1.01%) Network Security
5 6 (1.01%) WAN
6 5 (0.84%) LAN
7 4 (0.67%) Cisco IPT
8 3 (0.50%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.50%) VoIP
8 3 (0.50%) VPN
8 3 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.34%) Intranet
9 2 (0.34%) SSL
9 2 (0.34%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.17%) DNS
10 1 (0.17%) RFID
10 1 (0.17%) SAN
10 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (18.49%) Power BI
2 42 (7.06%) Data Lake
3 41 (6.89%) Metadata
4 37 (6.22%) SQL Server
5 26 (4.37%) Relational Database
6 23 (3.87%) Data Warehouse
7 21 (3.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 17 (2.86%) DB2
9 16 (2.69%) Big Data
10 13 (2.18%) Tableau
11 11 (1.85%) Azure SQL Database
11 11 (1.85%) NoSQL
12 10 (1.68%) MySQL
13 8 (1.34%) DynamoDB
13 8 (1.34%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 8 (1.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 6 (1.01%) SAP BW
15 5 (0.84%) CockroachDB
16 4 (0.67%) Metabase
17 3 (0.50%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 73 (12.27%) JIRA
2 9 (1.51%) Git
2 9 (1.51%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.84%) Jaeger
3 5 (0.84%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.67%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.50%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.50%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.34%) GitLab
6 2 (0.34%) MLflow
7 1 (0.17%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.17%) Selenium
7 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 269 (45.21%) Social Skills
2 267 (44.87%) Finance
3 204 (34.29%) Legal
4 162 (27.23%) Banking
5 105 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (7.06%) Law
7 40 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (6.55%) Retail
9 34 (5.71%) Marketing
10 33 (5.55%) Presentation Skills
11 27 (4.54%) Documentation Skills
12 25 (4.20%) Public Sector
13 24 (4.03%) Pharmaceutical
13 24 (4.03%) Telecoms
14 23 (3.87%) Financial Institution
15 22 (3.70%) Manufacturing
16 17 (2.86%) Retail Banking
17 16 (2.69%) Advertising
17 16 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
18 13 (2.18%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 212 (35.63%) Senior
2 114 (19.16%) Analyst
3 91 (15.29%) Senior Analyst
4 59 (9.92%) Developer
5 50 (8.40%) Lead
6 46 (7.73%) Consultant
7 43 (7.23%) .NET Developer
7 43 (7.23%) Architect
8 36 (6.05%) .NET Applications Developer
8 36 (6.05%) Applications Developer
8 36 (6.05%) C# .NET Developer
8 36 (6.05%) C# Developer
8 36 (6.05%) CMS Developer
9 34 (5.71%) C# Application Developer
9 34 (5.71%) C# ASP.NET Developer
9 34 (5.71%) Senior .NET Applications Developer
9 34 (5.71%) Senior C# .NET Developer
9 34 (5.71%) Senior C# Application Developer
9 34 (5.71%) Senior C# ASP.NET Developer
9 34 (5.71%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (9.41%) .NET
2 43 (7.23%) RESTful
3 42 (7.06%) React
4 41 (6.89%) .NET Core
4 41 (6.89%) .NET Framework
5 36 (6.05%) ASP.NET
5 36 (6.05%) ASP.NET MVC
5 36 (6.05%) Next.js
6 11 (1.85%) Middleware
7 7 (1.18%) gRPC
7 7 (1.18%) Web Services
8 6 (1.01%) Kafka
8 6 (1.01%) XML
9 5 (0.84%) Django
9 5 (0.84%) OpenTelemetry
9 5 (0.84%) Spring Boot
10 4 (0.67%) CSS
11 3 (0.50%) PySpark
11 3 (0.50%) REST
12 2 (0.34%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.74%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (6.89%) Management Information System
3 30 (5.04%) Security Posture
4 21 (3.53%) Algorithms
4 21 (3.53%) Onboarding
5 18 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
6 17 (2.86%) Driving Licence
6 17 (2.86%) Life Science
7 15 (2.52%) Data Structures
7 15 (2.52%) NHS
8 14 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.85%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.34%) Biopharmaceutical
11 6 (1.01%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.84%) Public Cloud
12 5 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (0.67%) IoT
13 4 (0.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.56%) Windows
2 36 (6.05%) Windows Server
3 34 (5.71%) Linux
4 17 (2.86%) Unix
5 9 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.34%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.01%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.84%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.67%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.50%) Kali Linux
10 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.17%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (36.30%) Data Management
2 209 (35.13%) Data Protection
3 191 (32.10%) Data Governance
4 155 (26.05%) Process Improvement
5 144 (24.20%) Matrix Organization
6 143 (24.03%) Matrix Management
7 119 (20.00%) Agile
8 115 (19.33%) Project Delivery
9 104 (17.48%) Project Management
10 103 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
11 98 (16.47%) Business Intelligence
11 98 (16.47%) Information Security
12 96 (16.13%) Impact Assessments
13 89 (14.96%) Risk Management
14 88 (14.79%) DevOps
15 82 (13.78%) Supplier Relationship Management
16 76 (12.77%) Coaching
17 74 (12.44%) Cybersecurity
18 69 (11.60%) Analytics
19 63 (10.59%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 91 (15.29%) SQL
2 51 (8.57%) C#
3 41 (6.89%) JavaScript
4 40 (6.72%) Python
5 25 (4.20%) T-SQL
6 19 (3.19%) Java
7 7 (1.18%) R
8 6 (1.01%) Bash
9 5 (0.84%) Bicep
9 5 (0.84%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.67%) C
10 4 (0.67%) Scala
11 2 (0.34%) PHP
11 2 (0.34%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.34%) Ruby
12 1 (0.17%) ABAP
12 1 (0.17%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.17%) SAPscript
12 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 106 (17.82%) Degree
2 54 (9.08%) Security Cleared
3 43 (7.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 26 (4.37%) AWS Certification
5 24 (4.03%) CISA
6 23 (3.87%) CISSP
6 23 (3.87%) CREST Certified
7 19 (3.19%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.86%) OSCP
9 13 (2.18%) CISM
10 12 (2.02%) Master's Degree
11 11 (1.85%) GIAC
11 11 (1.85%) GSEC
11 11 (1.85%) SSCP
12 9 (1.51%) SC Cleared
13 8 (1.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 7 (1.18%) ISEB
14 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.18%) PCI QSA
15 6 (1.01%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 220 (36.97%) GDPR
2 93 (15.63%) Data Quality
3 45 (7.56%) QA
4 39 (6.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (3.36%) PMO
6 19 (3.19%) GRC
7 17 (2.86%) ITGC
8 15 (2.52%) NIST
9 14 (2.35%) PCI DSS
10 13 (2.18%) Cyber Essentials
11 10 (1.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 9 (1.51%) Accessibility
13 8 (1.34%) HIPAA
14 7 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (1.01%) CDISC
16 5 (0.84%) SOC 2
17 4 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 3 (0.50%) GxP
18 3 (0.50%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (4.71%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.51%) Docker
4 3 (0.50%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (3.19%) Terraform
2 10 (1.68%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.18%) Ansible
4 5 (0.84%) Kiali
5 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.50%) Nessus
6 3 (0.50%) Nmap
7 2 (0.34%) Autotask
7 2 (0.34%) CASB
7 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.34%) Puppet
8 1 (0.17%) Grafana
8 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.17%) WSUS
8 1 (0.17%) yum
Vendors
1 135 (22.69%) Microsoft
2 74 (12.44%) SAP
3 36 (6.05%) Optimizely
3 36 (6.05%) Sitecore
4 27 (4.54%) Oracle
5 24 (4.03%) Databricks
6 23 (3.87%) Sage
7 16 (2.69%) BT
8 12 (2.02%) VMware
9 9 (1.51%) Cisco
9 9 (1.51%) Google
9 9 (1.51%) HP
10 8 (1.34%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.34%) Dell
11 7 (1.18%) Citrix
11 7 (1.18%) Workday
12 6 (1.01%) AppDynamics
12 6 (1.01%) iManage
12 6 (1.01%) SolarWinds
12 6 (1.01%) Splunk