Data Protection Act Jobs with Work from Home Options

Data Protection Act (DPA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 536 447 555
Rank change year-on-year -89 +108 -16
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection Act 64 209 359
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.18% 0.54% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.52% 1.39% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 50 106 334
10th Percentile £37,805 £41,250 £35,575
25th Percentile £45,781 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,563 £65,469
90th Percentile £87,500 £79,375 £83,375
UK median annual salary £48,750 £55,025 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.40% +0.05% +4.76%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,212 15,042 35,314
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.10% 39.03% 47.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9,277 11,134 17,177
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,544 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,547 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Data Protection Act
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Data Protection Act trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection Act
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 Act.

Data Protection Act salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection Act
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Data Protection Act over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Data Protection Act salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Protection Act
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 1 (1.56%) Apache
1 1 (1.56%) IBM Domino
1 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.56%) SAS
1 1 (1.56%) Tomcat
Applications
1 8 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (10.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (10.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (6.25%) Adobe After Effects
3 4 (6.25%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (6.25%) Adobe Premiere
3 4 (6.25%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.63%) Azure
1 10 (15.63%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (7.81%) AWS
3 4 (6.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 4 (6.25%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.56%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (1.56%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.56%) Google Play
4 1 (1.56%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.38%) Cisco IPT
2 3 (4.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (3.13%) Firewall
3 2 (3.13%) HTTP
3 2 (3.13%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.56%) RDBMS
1 1 (1.56%) Relational Database
1 1 (1.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.56%) Jenkins
General
1 25 (39.06%) Social Skills
2 12 (18.75%) Finance
3 7 (10.94%) Marketing
4 5 (7.81%) Advertising
4 5 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (7.81%) Front Office
4 5 (7.81%) Legal
4 5 (7.81%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.69%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.69%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (3.13%) Back Office
7 2 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.13%) Local Government
7 2 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.13%) Publishing
8 1 (1.56%) German Language
8 1 (1.56%) Law
8 1 (1.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (15.63%) Security Manager
2 9 (14.06%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 9 (14.06%) Senior
3 7 (10.94%) Analyst
3 7 (10.94%) Developer
4 6 (9.38%) Applications Support
4 6 (9.38%) Data Protection Specialist
4 6 (9.38%) Project Manager
4 6 (9.38%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 6 (9.38%) Security Project Manager
5 4 (6.25%) Consultant
5 4 (6.25%) Data Manager
5 4 (6.25%) Data Protection Manager
6 3 (4.69%) Programme Manager
6 3 (4.69%) Strategy Manager
7 2 (3.13%) e-Learning Developer
7 2 (3.13%) Information Security Consultant
7 2 (3.13%) IT Security Consultant
7 2 (3.13%) Research Analyst
7 2 (3.13%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.25%) Node.js
2 3 (4.69%) RESTful
3 2 (3.13%) .NET
3 2 (3.13%) Express.js
3 2 (3.13%) Jest
3 2 (3.13%) Next.js
3 2 (3.13%) React
3 2 (3.13%) Web Services
4 1 (1.56%) CSS
4 1 (1.56%) HTML
4 1 (1.56%) Material Design
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.38%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (9.38%) Virtual Team
2 4 (6.25%) Derivative
2 4 (6.25%) SCORM
3 3 (4.69%) e-Learning
3 3 (4.69%) Marketing Technology
4 2 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.13%) Cyberattack
4 2 (3.13%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.13%) Hedge funds
4 2 (3.13%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.56%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.56%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.56%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.56%) Online Gambling
5 1 (1.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (17.19%) Windows
2 4 (6.25%) Linux
3 2 (3.13%) Unix
3 2 (3.13%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.56%) Android
4 1 (1.56%) NetWare
4 1 (1.56%) Solaris
4 1 (1.56%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 18 (28.13%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (28.13%) Information Security
3 12 (18.75%) Project Management
4 10 (15.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (14.06%) Internal Audit
5 9 (14.06%) Risk Register
6 7 (10.94%) Customer Service
6 7 (10.94%) Value Proposition
7 6 (9.38%) Analytics
7 6 (9.38%) Data Sharing
7 6 (9.38%) Impact Assessments
7 6 (9.38%) Incident Management
7 6 (9.38%) Mentoring
7 6 (9.38%) PRINCE
7 6 (9.38%) PRINCE2
7 6 (9.38%) Project Governance
7 6 (9.38%) Regulatory Compliance
7 6 (9.38%) Risk Management
7 6 (9.38%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 5 (7.81%) SQL
3 4 (6.25%) C#
3 4 (6.25%) TypeScript
4 3 (4.69%) Java
5 2 (3.13%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.56%) ActionScript
6 1 (1.56%) Bash
6 1 (1.56%) C++
6 1 (1.56%) Kotlin
6 1 (1.56%) Python
6 1 (1.56%) VC++
Qualifications
1 12 (18.75%) Degree
2 6 (9.38%) ISEB
2 6 (9.38%) PMI Certification
2 6 (9.38%) PMP
2 6 (9.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 3 (4.69%) DBS Check
4 2 (3.13%) CISSP
4 2 (3.13%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.13%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.13%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.56%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.56%) CISM
5 1 (1.56%) GIAC
5 1 (1.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (35.94%) GDPR
2 12 (18.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (14.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (6.25%) PCI DSS
5 3 (4.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (4.69%) PMO
6 2 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (3.13%) GRC
6 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (3.13%) NCSC
6 2 (3.13%) NIST
6 2 (3.13%) QA
7 1 (1.56%) Data Quality
7 1 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (10.94%) Active Directory
2 5 (7.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (3.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (9.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.56%) Ansible
2 1 (1.56%) Control-M
2 1 (1.56%) SCCM
2 1 (1.56%) Terraform
2 1 (1.56%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 17 (26.56%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.81%) VMware
3 4 (6.25%) Adobe
3 4 (6.25%) Citrix
4 3 (4.69%) Facebook
4 3 (4.69%) Trayport
5 2 (3.13%) Google
6 1 (1.56%) Ahrefs
6 1 (1.56%) Lotus
6 1 (1.56%) Novell
6 1 (1.56%) Oracle
6 1 (1.56%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.56%) Sun