Data Protection Jobs in England

Data Protection
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with 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 26 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 204 269 266
Rank change year-on-year +65 -3 +34
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 1,237 1,140 2,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.40% 1.31% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 1.37% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 899 666 1,381
10th Percentile £31,114 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,162 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 74,345 83,353 132,402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.31% 95.57% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 54,380 49,710 73,171
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,452 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,095 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Data Protection
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Protection in England over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Protection in England

Data Protection
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection within the England region over the 6 months to 26 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
London +31 382 £55,000 -12.00% 216
North of England +95 272 £50,000 -0.47% 92
Midlands +77 217 £50,000 -9.09% 82
South East +13 217 £45,526 -17.23% 162
North West +40 148 £42,500 -15.40% 45
West Midlands +65 144 £54,000 +2.86% 48
South West +35 105 £48,750 -11.36% 51
Yorkshire +96 94 £52,500 +0.70% 35
East Midlands +17 68 £50,000 -9.09% 34
East of England +6 37 £50,250 +18.24% 45
North East +19 30 £42,000 -11.78% 14
Data Protection
UK

Data Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 106 (8.57%) SharePoint
2 35 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.13%) IIS
4 11 (0.89%) Confluence
4 11 (0.89%) WordPress
5 8 (0.65%) CMS
5 8 (0.65%) nginx
6 7 (0.57%) Apache
7 5 (0.40%) SAS
8 4 (0.32%) Site Server
9 3 (0.24%) IBM Domino
9 3 (0.24%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.16%) Kentico
10 2 (0.16%) NServiceBus
11 1 (0.081%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.081%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.081%) Moodle
11 1 (0.081%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.081%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.081%) Totara
Applications
1 107 (8.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (5.98%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
4 13 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.57%) Adobe Premiere
5 7 (0.57%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.49%) Adobe After Effects
6 6 (0.49%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.081%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 30 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.13%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (0.73%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.24%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.081%) Exchequer
8 1 (0.081%) Primavera
8 1 (0.081%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.081%) Sprinklr
8 1 (0.081%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 215 (17.38%) Azure
2 133 (10.75%) Power Platform
3 125 (10.11%) Microsoft 365
4 122 (9.86%) AWS
5 35 (2.83%) GCP
6 33 (2.67%) Entra ID
7 28 (2.26%) SaaS
8 23 (1.86%) Power Automate
9 22 (1.78%) PowerApps
10 19 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
10 19 (1.54%) Google Workspace
11 18 (1.46%) IaaS
11 18 (1.46%) PaaS
12 17 (1.37%) AWS Lambda
12 17 (1.37%) Serverless
13 16 (1.29%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 16 (1.29%) Amazon S3
14 14 (1.13%) Amazon EC2
14 14 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
14 14 (1.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 88 (7.11%) Firewall
2 48 (3.88%) DNS
3 38 (3.07%) Network Security
4 35 (2.83%) Wireless
5 34 (2.75%) LAN
6 33 (2.67%) Internet
7 26 (2.10%) DHCP
7 26 (2.10%) WAN
8 24 (1.94%) VPN
9 23 (1.86%) Intranet
10 17 (1.37%) Cisco IPT
11 16 (1.29%) Broadband
12 15 (1.21%) TCP/IP
13 14 (1.13%) SNMP
14 13 (1.05%) Intrusion Detection
15 12 (0.97%) NAS
15 12 (0.97%) VoIP
16 10 (0.81%) SAN
16 10 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
17 9 (0.73%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (10.11%) Power BI
2 77 (6.22%) SQL Server
3 51 (4.12%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (2.51%) Relational Database
5 30 (2.43%) Data Lake
6 25 (2.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 24 (1.94%) Metadata
8 20 (1.62%) MySQL
9 17 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
10 15 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 14 (1.13%) NoSQL
12 13 (1.05%) Big Data
13 12 (0.97%) Power Query
14 9 (0.73%) Tableau
15 8 (0.65%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.65%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 6 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
16 6 (0.49%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 75 (6.06%) JIRA
2 24 (1.94%) Git
3 11 (0.89%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.49%) Mercurial
4 6 (0.49%) Selenium
5 4 (0.32%) Moq
6 3 (0.24%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.24%) GitLab
7 2 (0.16%) Hudson
7 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.081%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.081%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.081%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.081%) NUnit
8 1 (0.081%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.081%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.081%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.081%) Storybook
8 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 403 (32.58%) Social Skills
2 338 (27.32%) Finance
3 271 (21.91%) Legal
4 167 (13.50%) Analytical Skills
5 145 (11.72%) Banking
6 78 (6.31%) Organisational Skills
7 76 (6.14%) Law
7 76 (6.14%) Retail
8 73 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 64 (5.17%) Marketing
10 41 (3.31%) Public Sector
11 40 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
12 37 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
13 30 (2.43%) Manufacturing
14 26 (2.10%) Telecoms
15 23 (1.86%) Local Government
16 21 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (1.21%) Games
18 12 (0.97%) Back Office
19 10 (0.81%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 203 (16.41%) Senior
2 152 (12.29%) Analyst
3 110 (8.89%) Developer
4 95 (7.68%) Lead
5 83 (6.71%) Senior Analyst
6 79 (6.39%) Data Manager
7 59 (4.77%) IT Manager
8 48 (3.88%) Consultant
8 48 (3.88%) Security Manager
9 46 (3.72%) Architect
10 43 (3.48%) Data Protection Manager
11 35 (2.83%) Cloud Engineer
11 35 (2.83%) Information Manager
12 34 (2.75%) Security Analyst
13 32 (2.59%) Governance Manager
13 32 (2.59%) Senior Manager
14 31 (2.51%) Data Protection Officer
15 30 (2.43%) Administrator
15 30 (2.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 29 (2.34%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.56%) .NET
2 28 (2.26%) RESTful
3 24 (1.94%) Web Services
4 21 (1.70%) Node.js
5 19 (1.54%) React
6 15 (1.21%) HTML
7 14 (1.13%) CSS
7 14 (1.13%) gRPC
8 11 (0.89%) EDI
9 10 (0.81%) Vue
10 9 (0.73%) ModSecurity
11 8 (0.65%) .NET Framework
11 8 (0.65%) AngularJS
11 8 (0.65%) Spring
11 8 (0.65%) Spring Boot
11 8 (0.65%) XML
12 7 (0.57%) Hibernate
12 7 (0.57%) JPA
12 7 (0.57%) REST
12 7 (0.57%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 233 (18.84%) Data Protection Act
2 180 (14.55%) Management Information System
3 52 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (3.88%) Freedom of Information
5 45 (3.64%) Data Centre
6 32 (2.59%) NHS
7 30 (2.43%) Cyber Threat
8 29 (2.34%) Security Posture
9 25 (2.02%) Onboarding
10 23 (1.86%) Mobile App
11 20 (1.62%) Algorithms
12 19 (1.54%) CCTV
13 18 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
14 17 (1.37%) IoT
15 16 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
15 16 (1.29%) Driving Licence
15 16 (1.29%) Virtual Team
16 14 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
16 14 (1.13%) Taxonomies
17 13 (1.05%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 121 (9.78%) Windows
2 54 (4.37%) Windows Server
3 34 (2.75%) Linux
4 24 (1.94%) Mac OS
5 22 (1.78%) Windows 10
6 18 (1.46%) Apple iOS
7 15 (1.21%) Android
8 12 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
9 10 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.40%) Kali Linux
11 4 (0.32%) Unix
12 2 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.081%) NetWare
13 1 (0.081%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.081%) Solaris
13 1 (0.081%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (21.02%) Information Security
2 253 (20.45%) Cybersecurity
3 245 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
4 217 (17.54%) Data Management
5 199 (16.09%) Data Governance
6 190 (15.36%) Risk Management
7 189 (15.28%) Data Privacy
8 155 (12.53%) Business Intelligence
9 143 (11.56%) Process Improvement
10 142 (11.48%) Impact Assessments
11 136 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 132 (10.67%) Agile
12 132 (10.67%) Matrix Organization
13 131 (10.59%) DevOps
14 126 (10.19%) Matrix Management
15 106 (8.57%) Coaching
15 106 (8.57%) Disaster Recovery
16 99 (8.00%) Customer Service
17 98 (7.92%) Project Management
18 92 (7.44%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 113 (9.14%) SQL
2 71 (5.74%) Python
3 66 (5.34%) PowerShell
4 37 (2.99%) C#
5 36 (2.91%) Bash
6 33 (2.67%) T-SQL
7 32 (2.59%) Java
8 23 (1.86%) JavaScript
9 21 (1.70%) TypeScript
10 13 (1.05%) Bicep
11 10 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (0.81%) Kotlin
12 9 (0.73%) Scala
12 9 (0.73%) Swift
13 8 (0.65%) R
14 6 (0.49%) C++
15 5 (0.40%) JSX
15 5 (0.40%) PHP
16 3 (0.24%) Go
17 2 (0.16%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 236 (19.08%) Degree
2 97 (7.84%) CISSP
3 74 (5.98%) Security Cleared
4 73 (5.90%) CISM
5 58 (4.69%) Master's Degree
6 51 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
7 48 (3.88%) SC Cleared
8 43 (3.48%) CISA
9 32 (2.59%) CRISC
10 28 (2.26%) DBS Check
11 24 (1.94%) AWS Certification
12 23 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
13 19 (1.54%) Azure Certification
14 15 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
14 15 (1.21%) PMI Certification
15 14 (1.13%) PMP
16 12 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 12 (0.97%) ISEB
17 11 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
18 9 (0.73%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 383 (30.96%) GDPR
2 164 (13.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 100 (8.08%) Data Quality
4 78 (6.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 56 (4.53%) NIST
6 52 (4.20%) GRC
7 48 (3.88%) PCI DSS
8 38 (3.07%) QA
9 24 (1.94%) NCSC
10 17 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 17 (1.37%) SOC 2
11 15 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (0.89%) ISO 14000
13 10 (0.81%) COBIT
13 10 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (0.73%) HIPAA
14 9 (0.73%) SLA
15 8 (0.65%) Accessibility
16 7 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (0.57%) PMO
System Software
1 73 (5.90%) Active Directory
2 59 (4.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (3.31%) Docker
4 36 (2.91%) Hyper-V
5 9 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
6 7 (0.57%) SRDF
7 6 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.49%) XenApp
8 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.16%) vSphere
9 1 (0.081%) Ceph
9 1 (0.081%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 49 (3.96%) Kubernetes
2 37 (2.99%) Terraform
3 20 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.97%) Ansible
5 12 (0.97%) CASB
6 6 (0.49%) CSIRT
7 5 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.40%) Suricata
7 5 (0.40%) WSUS
8 3 (0.24%) Dell DRAC
8 3 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.16%) Control-M
9 2 (0.16%) Istio
9 2 (0.16%) Nessus
9 2 (0.16%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.081%) Grafana
10 1 (0.081%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.081%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 297 (24.01%) Microsoft
2 63 (5.09%) VMware
3 49 (3.96%) Google
4 33 (2.67%) SAP
5 32 (2.59%) Cisco
6 27 (2.18%) Oracle
7 26 (2.10%) Apple
8 17 (1.37%) Aruba
8 17 (1.37%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.29%) Meraki
10 14 (1.13%) HP
11 13 (1.05%) Databricks
12 12 (0.97%) Adobe
12 12 (0.97%) Citrix
13 9 (0.73%) EMC
13 9 (0.73%) Sage
14 8 (0.65%) Dell
15 7 (0.57%) Brocade
15 7 (0.57%) Minitab
15 7 (0.57%) Veeam