Data Protection Jobs with Work from Home Options

Data Protection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Data Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection over the 6 months to 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 249 249 263
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 +47
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 445 532 1,101
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.27% 1.39% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 1.45% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 364 362 753
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,916 £35,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,849 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,850
Median % change year-on-year - +2.14% -1.19%
75th Percentile £69,063 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,050 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +0.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Protection 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,593 36,660 73,028
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.96% 96.01% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23,662 26,006 42,172
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Data Protection
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Data Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Protection trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Data Protection.

Data Protection salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Data Protection over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Data Protection salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 24 (5.39%) Microsoft Exchange
1 24 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 19 (4.27%) IIS
3 8 (1.80%) nginx
4 7 (1.57%) Apache
5 5 (1.12%) CMS
5 5 (1.12%) WordPress
6 2 (0.45%) IBM Domino
6 2 (0.45%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.45%) SAS
7 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.22%) Confluence
7 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
Applications
1 43 (9.66%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (6.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.90%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (0.90%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (0.90%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.67%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.22%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.22%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 84 (18.88%) Azure
2 61 (13.71%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (13.03%) AWS
4 26 (5.84%) Power Platform
5 20 (4.49%) GCP
6 19 (4.27%) SaaS
7 12 (2.70%) Amazon EC2
7 12 (2.70%) Amazon S3
7 12 (2.70%) PowerApps
7 12 (2.70%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 11 (2.47%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 11 (2.47%) Entra ID
8 11 (2.47%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.47%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.80%) Google Analytics
10 7 (1.57%) AWS CloudFormation
10 7 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.57%) CloudFront
10 7 (1.57%) Route 53
10 7 (1.57%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.07%) Firewall
2 26 (5.84%) DNS
3 18 (4.04%) Wireless
4 13 (2.92%) Cisco IPT
5 12 (2.70%) LAN
5 12 (2.70%) NAS
6 11 (2.47%) Broadband
6 11 (2.47%) SAN
6 11 (2.47%) VPN
7 9 (2.02%) WAN
8 8 (1.80%) DHCP
9 6 (1.35%) Network Security
10 5 (1.12%) Internet
10 5 (1.12%) MQTT
10 5 (1.12%) Reverse Proxy
10 5 (1.12%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.67%) Intranet
11 3 (0.67%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (0.45%) HTTP
12 2 (0.45%) SNA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.44%) SQL Server
2 36 (8.09%) Data Warehouse
3 21 (4.72%) Power BI
3 21 (4.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 16 (3.60%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (2.70%) Amazon RDS
7 11 (2.47%) MySQL
7 11 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.57%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.57%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.35%) Tableau
10 5 (1.12%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.90%) Big Data
11 4 (0.90%) QlikView
12 3 (0.67%) Metadata
12 3 (0.67%) Redis
13 2 (0.45%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 9 (2.02%) Git
2 8 (1.80%) JIRA
3 5 (1.12%) Mercurial
4 3 (0.67%) GitLab
4 3 (0.67%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.22%) IntelliJ
General
1 132 (29.66%) Social Skills
2 69 (15.51%) Finance
3 52 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (10.79%) Legal
5 37 (8.31%) Marketing
6 23 (5.17%) Law
7 21 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (4.49%) Retail
9 18 (4.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.92%) Public Sector
12 11 (2.47%) Games
13 10 (2.25%) Local Government
13 10 (2.25%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.80%) Advertising
14 8 (1.80%) Agriculture
15 6 (1.35%) Back Office
15 6 (1.35%) Military
16 5 (1.12%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 63 (14.16%) Developer
2 62 (13.93%) Senior
3 45 (10.11%) Lead
4 33 (7.42%) Analyst
5 27 (6.07%) Security Manager
6 23 (5.17%) Consultant
7 21 (4.72%) Data Protection Officer
8 18 (4.04%) Architect
8 18 (4.04%) Data Manager
8 18 (4.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (4.04%) IT Manager
9 17 (3.82%) Security Analyst
10 16 (3.60%) DBA
10 16 (3.60%) Head of IT
11 15 (3.37%) Information Manager
12 14 (3.15%) Senior Manager
13 13 (2.92%) IT Consultant
13 13 (2.92%) Senior Developer
14 12 (2.70%) Information Security Manager
14 12 (2.70%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.07%) .NET
2 23 (5.17%) RESTful
3 12 (2.70%) Node.js
4 11 (2.47%) ASP.NET
4 11 (2.47%) CSS
4 11 (2.47%) React
5 10 (2.25%) HTML
6 8 (1.80%) .NET Framework
7 7 (1.57%) gRPC
7 7 (1.57%) XML
8 6 (1.35%) LEMP Stack
8 6 (1.35%) ModSecurity
8 6 (1.35%) Web Services
9 5 (1.12%) GraphQL
9 5 (1.12%) Knex.js
9 5 (1.12%) LDAP
9 5 (1.12%) React Native
9 5 (1.12%) Sequelize
10 4 (0.90%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.90%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 65 (14.61%) Data Protection Act
2 61 (13.71%) Management Information System
3 33 (7.42%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (6.74%) Freedom of Information
5 29 (6.52%) Data Centre
6 22 (4.94%) Mobile App
7 18 (4.04%) Cyber Threat
8 12 (2.70%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.47%) Replication
9 11 (2.47%) Video Conferencing
10 10 (2.25%) Taxonomies
10 10 (2.25%) Virtual Team
11 9 (2.02%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (2.02%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.57%) Driving Licence
13 6 (1.35%) IoT
13 6 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.35%) NHS
14 5 (1.12%) Marketing Technology
14 5 (1.12%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 54 (12.13%) Windows
2 28 (6.29%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.04%) Linux
4 15 (3.37%) Android
4 15 (3.37%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.47%) Mac OS
6 9 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (1.80%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.12%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.90%) Windows Vista
10 3 (0.67%) Unix
11 1 (0.22%) NetWare
11 1 (0.22%) Solaris
11 1 (0.22%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (28.31%) Information Security
2 112 (25.17%) Cybersecurity
3 89 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 63 (14.16%) DevOps
5 52 (11.69%) Computer Science
6 51 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (9.89%) Agile
7 44 (9.89%) Project Management
8 43 (9.66%) Analytics
9 41 (9.21%) Mentoring
10 40 (8.99%) Risk Management
11 39 (8.76%) Disaster Recovery
12 38 (8.54%) Data Governance
13 37 (8.31%) Collaborative Working
14 35 (7.87%) Business Intelligence
14 35 (7.87%) Data Security
15 34 (7.64%) Business Continuity
16 32 (7.19%) Customer Service
16 32 (7.19%) Project Delivery
17 28 (6.29%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (15.73%) SQL
2 34 (7.64%) PowerShell
3 24 (5.39%) Python
4 21 (4.72%) T-SQL
5 17 (3.82%) C#
6 14 (3.15%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.92%) Kotlin
8 12 (2.70%) Bash
8 12 (2.70%) Swift
9 9 (2.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 9 (2.02%) JavaScript
10 6 (1.35%) R
11 5 (1.12%) JSX
12 4 (0.90%) Java
13 3 (0.67%) PHP
14 1 (0.22%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.22%) C++
14 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 92 (20.67%) Degree
2 42 (9.44%) Security Cleared
3 37 (8.31%) CISM
4 34 (7.64%) SC Cleared
5 30 (6.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (6.07%) CISA
7 26 (5.84%) CISSP
8 21 (4.72%) Master's Degree
9 18 (4.04%) CRISC
9 18 (4.04%) PMP
10 17 (3.82%) PMI Certification
11 12 (2.70%) AWS Certification
12 10 (2.25%) DBS Check
12 10 (2.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 8 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.80%) OSCP
14 7 (1.57%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
14 7 (1.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 7 (1.57%) ISEB
15 5 (1.12%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (23.82%) GDPR
2 90 (20.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 54 (12.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 42 (9.44%) GRC
5 19 (4.27%) Data Quality
6 17 (3.82%) NCSC
6 17 (3.82%) QA
7 14 (3.15%) PCI DSS
8 13 (2.92%) SOC 2
9 11 (2.47%) NIST
10 10 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (1.35%) Accessibility
11 6 (1.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.90%) ISO 14000
13 3 (0.67%) PMO
14 2 (0.45%) IASME
14 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.22%) ISO 31000
15 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 32 (7.19%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.82%) Docker
4 6 (1.35%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.22%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 19 (4.27%) Terraform
2 17 (3.82%) Kubernetes
3 12 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.57%) Ansible
5 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (1.12%) CSIRT
6 5 (1.12%) WSUS
7 2 (0.45%) Nessus
8 1 (0.22%) Control-M
8 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.22%) SCCM
8 1 (0.22%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 111 (24.94%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.97%) Google
3 22 (4.94%) VMware
4 12 (2.70%) Apple
5 9 (2.02%) IBM
6 8 (1.80%) Oracle
7 7 (1.57%) Adobe
8 6 (1.35%) SAP
9 5 (1.12%) Citrix
9 5 (1.12%) Qualys
10 4 (0.90%) Databricks
10 4 (0.90%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.67%) Cisco
11 3 (0.67%) EMC
11 3 (0.67%) Facebook
11 3 (0.67%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.67%) Meraki
11 3 (0.67%) RedGate
11 3 (0.67%) Trayport
11 3 (0.67%) Veeam