GDPR Jobs with Work from Home Options

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
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 GDPR skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GDPR over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 274 259 279
Rank change year-on-year -15 +20 -29
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 367 545 988
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.09% 1.34% 1.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.54% 9.23% 8.63%
Number of salaries quoted 313 291 603
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £33,596
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £46,625 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -15.23% -3.51% -0.87%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GDPR is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance 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 quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,299 5,906 11,455
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.72% 14.55% 16.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3,237 4,005 6,131
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +7.14% +6.67%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

GDPR trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

GDPR salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GDPR over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

GDPR salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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 16 (4.36%) WordPress
2 15 (4.09%) SharePoint
3 11 (3.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.91%) CMS
5 5 (1.36%) Confluence
6 4 (1.09%) SAS
7 2 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.54%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.54%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.27%) Drupal
Applications
1 28 (7.63%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (5.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (4.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.09%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (1.09%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.09%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.27%) Revit
6 1 (0.27%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (3.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.54%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.27%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.27%) iTrent
3 1 (0.27%) Primavera
3 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 99 (26.98%) Azure
2 61 (16.62%) Power Platform
3 51 (13.90%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (9.54%) AWS
5 20 (5.45%) Snowflake
6 18 (4.90%) Serverless
7 17 (4.63%) Matillion
8 13 (3.54%) SaaS
9 12 (3.27%) Azure Data Factory
10 11 (3.00%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.45%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (2.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.91%) PaaS
14 6 (1.63%) GCP
14 6 (1.63%) Google Workspace
14 6 (1.63%) WhatsApp
15 5 (1.36%) IaaS
15 5 (1.36%) OCI
16 4 (1.09%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.45%) Firewall
2 22 (5.99%) Intrusion Detection
3 10 (2.72%) VoIP
4 7 (1.91%) Cisco IPT
5 6 (1.63%) Network Security
5 6 (1.63%) Wireshark
6 5 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.09%) DNS
7 4 (1.09%) SAN
7 4 (1.09%) VPN
7 4 (1.09%) Wireless
8 2 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.54%) DKIM
8 2 (0.54%) DMARC
8 2 (0.54%) HTTP
8 2 (0.54%) Internet
8 2 (0.54%) PBX
8 2 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.54%) Skype
8 2 (0.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (12.53%) Power BI
2 33 (8.99%) Data Lake
3 23 (6.27%) Metadata
4 20 (5.45%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (3.27%) SQL Server
6 11 (3.00%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.72%) Tableau
8 9 (2.45%) QlikView
9 8 (2.18%) Big Data
9 8 (2.18%) MySQL
10 6 (1.63%) Looker
10 6 (1.63%) NoSQL
11 5 (1.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (1.09%) HDInsight
12 4 (1.09%) MS Access
13 3 (0.82%) DTS
13 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.54%) Hadoop
14 2 (0.54%) MongoDB
15 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 11 (3.00%) JIRA
2 5 (1.36%) Git
3 3 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.54%) GitLab
4 2 (0.54%) MLflow
5 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.27%) TeamCity
General
1 107 (29.16%) Social Skills
2 75 (20.44%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (20.16%) Finance
4 56 (15.26%) Legal
5 43 (11.72%) Marketing
6 40 (10.90%) Law
7 34 (9.26%) Retail
8 31 (8.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (4.09%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (2.72%) Manufacturing
12 9 (2.45%) Games
12 9 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.91%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.91%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (1.63%) Publishing
15 5 (1.36%) Advertising
16 4 (1.09%) Billing
Job Titles
1 51 (13.90%) Analyst
2 44 (11.99%) Lead
3 29 (7.90%) Architect
4 25 (6.81%) IT Manager
5 23 (6.27%) Developer
6 22 (5.99%) Data Architect
7 21 (5.72%) Security Analyst
8 20 (5.45%) Project Manager
8 20 (5.45%) Senior
9 17 (4.63%) Data Manager
10 13 (3.54%) Head of IT
11 12 (3.27%) IT Analyst
11 12 (3.27%) Security Manager
12 11 (3.00%) Business Manager
12 11 (3.00%) Junior
13 10 (2.72%) Enterprise Architect
13 10 (2.72%) Enterprise Data Architect
13 10 (2.72%) Information Officer
14 9 (2.45%) Designer
14 9 (2.45%) Information Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.90%) HTML
2 9 (2.45%) XML
3 8 (2.18%) CSS
4 7 (1.91%) .NET
5 6 (1.63%) Web Services
6 4 (1.09%) YAML
7 3 (0.82%) Middleware
7 3 (0.82%) Node.js
8 2 (0.54%) ADO
8 2 (0.54%) Ajax
8 2 (0.54%) Express.js
8 2 (0.54%) jQuery
8 2 (0.54%) JSON
8 2 (0.54%) MERN Stack
8 2 (0.54%) React
9 1 (0.27%) WinForms
9 1 (0.27%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 50 (13.62%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.72%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (4.90%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (4.63%) Security Posture
5 16 (4.36%) Data Centre
5 16 (4.36%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.54%) Cyber Threat
7 11 (3.00%) e-Learning
8 8 (2.18%) Onboarding
8 8 (2.18%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.91%) NHS
10 6 (1.63%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.63%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (1.63%) Virtual Team
11 5 (1.36%) Freedom of Information
11 5 (1.36%) Housing Association
12 4 (1.09%) Animation
12 4 (1.09%) Life Science
12 4 (1.09%) Social Media
13 3 (0.82%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.09%) Windows
2 6 (1.63%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.09%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.82%) Android
4 3 (0.82%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.82%) Linux
4 3 (0.82%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (35.69%) Information Security
2 101 (27.52%) Data Protection
3 87 (23.71%) Cybersecurity
4 74 (20.16%) Problem-Solving
5 68 (18.53%) Continuous Improvement
6 52 (14.17%) Project Management
7 45 (12.26%) Agile
8 43 (11.72%) Analytics
8 43 (11.72%) ITIL
9 42 (11.44%) Business Intelligence
10 41 (11.17%) CRM
10 41 (11.17%) Data Governance
11 39 (10.63%) Risk Management
12 37 (10.08%) Roadmaps
13 36 (9.81%) Data Management
14 34 (9.26%) Data Modelling
14 34 (9.26%) ETL
14 34 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
15 33 (8.99%) DevOps
16 32 (8.72%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 58 (15.80%) SQL
2 21 (5.72%) T-SQL
3 18 (4.90%) Python
4 17 (4.63%) JavaScript
5 12 (3.27%) C#
5 12 (3.27%) PHP
6 8 (2.18%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.63%) Java
8 4 (1.09%) Bash
8 4 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.82%) R
10 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 66 (17.98%) Degree
2 41 (11.17%) CISSP
3 34 (9.26%) CISM
4 22 (5.99%) CISA
4 22 (5.99%) Security Cleared
5 18 (4.90%) CRISC
5 18 (4.90%) GIAC
5 18 (4.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (4.90%) SC Cleared
6 16 (4.36%) DBS Check
7 13 (3.54%) Azure Certification
7 13 (3.54%) SSCP
8 12 (3.27%) GSEC
9 9 (2.45%) PMI Certification
9 9 (2.45%) PMP
10 8 (2.18%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.91%) ISEB
12 5 (1.36%) CEH
12 5 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (31.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (9.54%) GRC
2 35 (9.54%) PCI DSS
3 32 (8.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 27 (7.36%) NIST
5 15 (4.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 14 (3.81%) NCSC
7 12 (3.27%) Data Quality
7 12 (3.27%) QA
8 8 (2.18%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.91%) COBIT
9 7 (1.91%) HIPAA
10 6 (1.63%) SLA
10 6 (1.63%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.09%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.82%) NIST 800
14 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 2 (0.54%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (4.63%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.09%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (1.09%) Firmware
4 3 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.54%) Docker
5 2 (0.54%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.63%) CSIRT
2 6 (1.63%) Terraform
3 4 (1.09%) Autotask
3 4 (1.09%) Nessus
4 3 (0.82%) SCCM
5 2 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.54%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 2 (0.54%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.27%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.27%) DatAdvantage
6 1 (0.27%) QRadar
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.27%) Stealthwatch
6 1 (0.27%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.27%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (24.25%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.63%) Databricks
3 10 (2.72%) Cisco
3 10 (2.72%) Google
4 9 (2.45%) Qualys
5 7 (1.91%) Adobe
5 7 (1.91%) VMware
6 6 (1.63%) Citrix
7 5 (1.36%) Oracle
8 4 (1.09%) Datto
9 3 (0.82%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.82%) Facebook
9 3 (0.82%) Meraki
9 3 (0.82%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.82%) Sophos
10 2 (0.54%) Apple
10 2 (0.54%) Monetate
10 2 (0.54%) Qubit
10 2 (0.54%) Sage
10 2 (0.54%) SAP