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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 249 246 283
Rank change year-on-year -3 +37 +44
Permanent jobs citing Data Protection 442 538 1,022
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.27% 1.40% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 1.45% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 365 368 742
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,900 £35,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,550 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,025 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.13% +0.05% -

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 31,355 37,000 72,372
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.11% 96.01% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23,586 26,257 41,808
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 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 2 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 25 (5.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.20%) SharePoint
3 19 (4.30%) IIS
4 8 (1.81%) nginx
5 7 (1.58%) Apache
6 5 (1.13%) CMS
6 5 (1.13%) WordPress
7 2 (0.45%) IBM Domino
7 2 (0.45%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.45%) SAS
8 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.23%) Confluence
8 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
Applications
1 43 (9.73%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.26%) 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 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.23%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 84 (19.00%) Azure
2 62 (14.03%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (13.12%) AWS
4 26 (5.88%) Power Platform
5 20 (4.52%) SaaS
6 19 (4.30%) GCP
7 13 (2.94%) Amazon S3
8 12 (2.71%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 12 (2.71%) Amazon EC2
8 12 (2.71%) PowerApps
8 12 (2.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 11 (2.49%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.49%) Google Workspace
9 11 (2.49%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.81%) Google Analytics
11 7 (1.58%) AWS CloudFormation
11 7 (1.58%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.58%) CloudFront
11 7 (1.58%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 28 (6.33%) Firewall
2 26 (5.88%) DNS
3 18 (4.07%) Wireless
4 13 (2.94%) Cisco IPT
5 12 (2.71%) LAN
5 12 (2.71%) NAS
6 11 (2.49%) Broadband
6 11 (2.49%) SAN
6 11 (2.49%) VPN
7 9 (2.04%) WAN
8 8 (1.81%) DHCP
9 6 (1.36%) Network Security
9 6 (1.36%) Wireshark
10 5 (1.13%) Internet
10 5 (1.13%) MQTT
10 5 (1.13%) Reverse Proxy
11 3 (0.68%) Intranet
11 3 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (0.45%) SNA
12 2 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (9.28%) SQL Server
2 36 (8.14%) Data Warehouse
3 21 (4.75%) Power BI
3 21 (4.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 16 (3.62%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (2.71%) Amazon RDS
7 11 (2.49%) MySQL
7 11 (2.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.58%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.58%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.36%) Tableau
10 5 (1.13%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.90%) Big Data
11 4 (0.90%) QlikView
12 3 (0.68%) Metadata
12 3 (0.68%) Redis
13 2 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (2.04%) Git
2 8 (1.81%) JIRA
3 5 (1.13%) Mercurial
4 3 (0.68%) GitLab
4 3 (0.68%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.23%) IntelliJ
General
1 132 (29.86%) Social Skills
2 68 (15.38%) Finance
3 51 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (10.86%) Legal
5 37 (8.37%) Marketing
6 22 (4.98%) Law
7 21 (4.75%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (4.52%) Retail
9 17 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.94%) Public Sector
12 11 (2.49%) Games
13 10 (2.26%) Manufacturing
14 9 (2.04%) Local Government
15 8 (1.81%) Advertising
15 8 (1.81%) Agriculture
16 6 (1.36%) Back Office
16 6 (1.36%) Military
17 5 (1.13%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 63 (14.25%) Developer
2 62 (14.03%) Senior
3 44 (9.95%) Lead
4 34 (7.69%) Analyst
5 26 (5.88%) Security Manager
6 23 (5.20%) Consultant
7 19 (4.30%) Data Protection Officer
8 18 (4.07%) Architect
8 18 (4.07%) Data Manager
8 18 (4.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (4.07%) IT Manager
8 18 (4.07%) Security Analyst
9 16 (3.62%) Head of IT
10 15 (3.39%) DBA
11 14 (3.17%) Information Manager
11 14 (3.17%) Senior Manager
12 13 (2.94%) IT Consultant
12 13 (2.94%) Senior Developer
13 12 (2.71%) Lead Developer
13 12 (2.71%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.11%) .NET
2 23 (5.20%) RESTful
3 12 (2.71%) Node.js
4 11 (2.49%) ASP.NET
4 11 (2.49%) CSS
4 11 (2.49%) React
5 10 (2.26%) HTML
6 8 (1.81%) .NET Framework
7 7 (1.58%) gRPC
7 7 (1.58%) XML
8 6 (1.36%) LEMP Stack
8 6 (1.36%) ModSecurity
8 6 (1.36%) Web Services
9 5 (1.13%) GraphQL
9 5 (1.13%) Knex.js
9 5 (1.13%) LDAP
9 5 (1.13%) React Native
9 5 (1.13%) Sequelize
10 4 (0.90%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.90%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 64 (14.48%) Data Protection Act
2 61 (13.80%) Management Information System
3 33 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (6.79%) Freedom of Information
5 29 (6.56%) Data Centre
6 22 (4.98%) Mobile App
7 19 (4.30%) Cyber Threat
8 12 (2.71%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.49%) Replication
9 11 (2.49%) Video Conferencing
10 10 (2.26%) Security Posture
10 10 (2.26%) Taxonomies
10 10 (2.26%) Virtual Team
11 9 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (1.58%) Driving Licence
13 6 (1.36%) IoT
13 6 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.36%) NHS
14 5 (1.13%) Marketing Technology
14 5 (1.13%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 54 (12.22%) Windows
2 28 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.07%) Linux
4 15 (3.39%) Android
4 15 (3.39%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.49%) Mac OS
6 9 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (1.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.13%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.90%) Windows Vista
10 3 (0.68%) Unix
11 1 (0.23%) NetWare
11 1 (0.23%) Solaris
11 1 (0.23%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (28.28%) Information Security
2 114 (25.79%) Cybersecurity
3 88 (19.91%) Problem-Solving
4 63 (14.25%) DevOps
5 52 (11.76%) Computer Science
6 51 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (9.95%) Agile
7 44 (9.95%) Project Management
8 43 (9.73%) Analytics
9 40 (9.05%) Mentoring
9 40 (9.05%) Risk Management
10 38 (8.60%) Data Governance
10 38 (8.60%) Disaster Recovery
11 37 (8.37%) Collaborative Working
12 35 (7.92%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (7.92%) Data Security
13 34 (7.69%) Business Continuity
14 31 (7.01%) Customer Service
14 31 (7.01%) Project Delivery
15 28 (6.33%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (15.61%) SQL
2 34 (7.69%) PowerShell
3 24 (5.43%) Python
4 21 (4.75%) T-SQL
5 17 (3.85%) C#
6 14 (3.17%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.94%) Kotlin
8 12 (2.71%) Bash
8 12 (2.71%) Swift
9 9 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 9 (2.04%) JavaScript
10 6 (1.36%) R
11 5 (1.13%) JSX
12 4 (0.90%) Java
13 3 (0.68%) PHP
14 1 (0.23%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.23%) C++
14 1 (0.23%) VC++
Qualifications
1 92 (20.81%) Degree
2 42 (9.50%) Security Cleared
3 36 (8.14%) CISM
4 34 (7.69%) SC Cleared
5 30 (6.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (6.11%) CISA
7 25 (5.66%) CISSP
8 21 (4.75%) Master's Degree
9 18 (4.07%) CRISC
9 18 (4.07%) PMP
10 17 (3.85%) PMI Certification
11 12 (2.71%) AWS Certification
12 10 (2.26%) DBS Check
12 10 (2.26%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 8 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.81%) OSCP
14 7 (1.58%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
14 7 (1.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 7 (1.58%) ISEB
15 5 (1.13%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (23.53%) GDPR
2 91 (20.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (11.99%) Cyber Essentials
4 42 (9.50%) GRC
5 19 (4.30%) Data Quality
6 18 (4.07%) NCSC
7 17 (3.85%) QA
8 15 (3.39%) PCI DSS
9 14 (3.17%) SOC 2
10 11 (2.49%) NIST
11 10 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (1.36%) Accessibility
12 6 (1.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.90%) ISO 14000
14 3 (0.68%) PMO
15 2 (0.45%) IASME
15 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 1 (0.23%) HIPAA
16 1 (0.23%) ISO 31000
16 1 (0.23%) NIST 800
System Software
1 31 (7.01%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.85%) Docker
4 6 (1.36%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.23%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 19 (4.30%) Terraform
2 18 (4.07%) Kubernetes
3 12 (2.71%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.58%) Ansible
5 6 (1.36%) CSIRT
5 6 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (1.13%) WSUS
7 2 (0.45%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) Control-M
8 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.23%) SCCM
8 1 (0.23%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 111 (25.11%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.79%) Google
3 22 (4.98%) VMware
4 12 (2.71%) Apple
5 9 (2.04%) IBM
6 8 (1.81%) Oracle
7 7 (1.58%) Adobe
8 6 (1.36%) Qualys
8 6 (1.36%) SAP
9 5 (1.13%) Citrix
10 4 (0.90%) Databricks
10 4 (0.90%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.68%) Cisco
11 3 (0.68%) EMC
11 3 (0.68%) Facebook
11 3 (0.68%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.68%) Meraki
11 3 (0.68%) Trayport
11 3 (0.68%) Veeam
12 2 (0.45%) Dell