GDPR Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring GDPR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GDPR over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 289 248
Rank change year-on-year +79 -41 +33
Permanent jobs citing GDPR 307 391 528
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.59% 1.10% 1.40%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.49% 8.94% 9.50%
Number of salaries quoted 230 318 281
10th Percentile £41,250 £28,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £55,554
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -10.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £90,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +31.58% -13.64% -4.35%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GDPR falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,234 4,372 5,556
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.77% 12.34% 14.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,769 3,249 3,777
10th Percentile £36,450 £34,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +5.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GDPR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GDPR trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options 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 remote working options citing GDPR over the 6 months to 12 June 2025.

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 17 (5.54%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.93%) CMS
4 7 (2.28%) Moodle
5 6 (1.95%) Apache Spark
6 4 (1.30%) SAS
6 4 (1.30%) WordPress
7 2 (0.65%) Confluence
7 2 (0.65%) Drupal
8 1 (0.33%) Apache
8 1 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.33%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.33%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.33%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (6.84%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.30%) Acrobat
3 4 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.98%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.65%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (4.23%) SAP HCM
1 13 (4.23%) SAP HR
1 13 (4.23%) SAP Payroll
1 13 (4.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.30%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.65%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.65%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.65%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.33%) CiviCRM
4 1 (0.33%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 94 (30.62%) Azure
2 53 (17.26%) AWS
3 35 (11.40%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (11.40%) Power Platform
4 28 (9.12%) GCP
5 26 (8.47%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (7.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 22 (7.17%) Azure Service Bus
6 22 (7.17%) SonarCloud
7 19 (6.19%) SuccessFactors
8 14 (4.56%) Serverless
9 12 (3.91%) AWS CloudFormation
9 12 (3.91%) AWS Lambda
10 11 (3.58%) Google Analytics
11 10 (3.26%) AWS KMS
11 10 (3.26%) Entra ID
12 8 (2.61%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (2.61%) Power Automate
13 7 (2.28%) Azure Sentinel
13 7 (2.28%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 31 (10.10%) Firewall
2 21 (6.84%) Network Security
3 12 (3.91%) VPN
4 6 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.95%) NAS
4 6 (1.95%) SAN
5 4 (1.30%) Intranet
5 4 (1.30%) LAN
5 4 (1.30%) SSL
5 4 (1.30%) WAN
6 3 (0.98%) DNS
6 3 (0.98%) S/MIME
6 3 (0.98%) VLAN
6 3 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.98%) X.509
7 2 (0.65%) Broadband
7 2 (0.65%) DHCP
7 2 (0.65%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.33%) IPv4
8 1 (0.33%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (10.42%) Power BI
2 23 (7.49%) Elasticsearch
3 19 (6.19%) NoSQL
3 19 (6.19%) SQL Server
4 14 (4.56%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (2.28%) Metadata
5 7 (2.28%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.28%) Tableau
6 6 (1.95%) Big Data
6 6 (1.95%) MySQL
7 5 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.98%) Hadoop
8 3 (0.98%) QlikView
9 2 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.65%) Looker
9 2 (0.65%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 28 (9.12%) Git
2 23 (7.49%) MSBuild
3 22 (7.17%) Octopus Deploy
3 22 (7.17%) Team Foundation Server
3 22 (7.17%) Visual Studio
4 8 (2.61%) JIRA
5 1 (0.33%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.33%) Maven
5 1 (0.33%) Postman
5 1 (0.33%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 107 (34.85%) Social Skills
2 61 (19.87%) Finance
3 51 (16.61%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (13.36%) Retail
5 32 (10.42%) Legal
6 29 (9.45%) Marketing
7 22 (7.17%) Law
8 19 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (3.58%) Games
11 10 (3.26%) Banking
12 7 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.95%) Advertising
14 5 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.63%) Public Sector
15 4 (1.30%) Military
16 3 (0.98%) Manufacturing
16 3 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.98%) Police
16 3 (0.98%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 72 (23.45%) Architect
2 43 (14.01%) Analyst
3 37 (12.05%) Senior
4 34 (11.07%) Lead
5 30 (9.77%) Technical Architect
6 24 (7.82%) AWS Architect
7 19 (6.19%) SAP Analyst
8 16 (5.21%) Lead Architect
8 16 (5.21%) Solutions Architect
9 14 (4.56%) Data Manager
9 14 (4.56%) Support Analyst
10 13 (4.23%) SAP Support
10 13 (4.23%) SAP Support Analyst
11 12 (3.91%) IT Manager
11 12 (3.91%) Senior Architect
12 11 (3.58%) Cloud Architect
12 11 (3.58%) Senior DevOps
13 10 (3.26%) AWS DevOps
13 10 (3.26%) AWS Solution Architect
13 10 (3.26%) DevOps Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (11.40%) HTML
2 33 (10.75%) CSS
3 28 (9.12%) REST
4 26 (8.47%) .NET
4 26 (8.47%) JSON
5 24 (7.82%) ASP.NET
5 24 (7.82%) XML
6 23 (7.49%) gRPC
7 22 (7.17%) Bootstrap
8 15 (4.89%) Kafka
9 13 (4.23%) Elastic Stack
9 13 (4.23%) SAP Fiori
10 9 (2.93%) Node.js
11 5 (1.63%) CodeIgniter
11 5 (1.63%) Laravel
11 5 (1.63%) RESTful
12 3 (0.98%) EDI
12 3 (0.98%) HTML5
12 3 (0.98%) Pandas
12 3 (0.98%) React
Miscellaneous
1 62 (20.20%) Management Information System
2 23 (7.49%) Cloud Native
3 18 (5.86%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.91%) Social Media
5 10 (3.26%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (2.93%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (2.93%) Learning Management System
6 9 (2.93%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.61%) Algorithms
7 8 (2.61%) Clustering
7 8 (2.61%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.28%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.63%) Freedom of Information Act
9 5 (1.63%) NHS
9 5 (1.63%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.30%) Credit Risk
10 4 (1.30%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.30%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 31 (10.10%) Windows
2 18 (5.86%) Linux
3 6 (1.95%) Android
3 6 (1.95%) Apple iOS
3 6 (1.95%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.98%) CentOS
4 3 (0.98%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.98%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.65%) Solaris
5 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.33%) Unix
6 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (28.34%) DevOps
2 76 (24.76%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (19.54%) Data Protection
4 53 (17.26%) CI/CD
4 53 (17.26%) Information Security
5 52 (16.94%) Microservices
6 47 (15.31%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (14.98%) Data Security
8 41 (13.36%) Analytics
8 41 (13.36%) CRM
8 41 (13.36%) Design Patterns
8 41 (13.36%) Technical Leadership
9 40 (13.03%) Data Management
10 38 (12.38%) Project Management
11 37 (12.05%) Decision-Making
12 36 (11.73%) Agile
12 36 (11.73%) Risk Management
12 36 (11.73%) Roadmaps
13 35 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
14 34 (11.07%) Event-Driven Architecture
Programming Languages
1 76 (24.76%) SQL
2 53 (17.26%) Python
3 36 (11.73%) C#
4 35 (11.40%) JavaScript
5 28 (9.12%) Java
6 27 (8.79%) PowerShell
7 23 (7.49%) Bash
8 13 (4.23%) ABAP
9 8 (2.61%) Perl
10 6 (1.95%) PHP
10 6 (1.95%) R
10 6 (1.95%) T-SQL
11 4 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.98%) Scala
13 1 (0.33%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.33%) Julia
13 1 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.33%) OpenEdge ABL
13 1 (0.33%) PL/1
13 1 (0.33%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 63 (20.52%) Degree
2 30 (9.77%) Security Cleared
3 26 (8.47%) AWS Certification
3 26 (8.47%) CISSP
4 25 (8.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (7.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 21 (6.84%) CISM
7 19 (6.19%) SC Cleared
8 17 (5.54%) Azure Certification
9 10 (3.26%) CISA
10 6 (1.95%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.63%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.63%) ISEB
12 4 (1.30%) CEH
12 4 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.30%) DV Cleared
12 4 (1.30%) GISP
12 4 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.98%) CRISC
13 3 (0.98%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (24.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (14.33%) NIST
3 41 (13.36%) HIPAA
4 29 (9.45%) PCI DSS
5 28 (9.12%) Cyber Essentials
6 22 (7.17%) Data Quality
7 16 (5.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 12 (3.91%) SOC 2
9 11 (3.58%) Accessibility
10 8 (2.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 7 (2.28%) GRC
12 6 (1.95%) PERC
13 5 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (1.63%) SLA
14 4 (1.30%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (1.30%) Basel III
14 4 (1.30%) Dodd-Frank
14 4 (1.30%) IFRS
14 4 (1.30%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 52 (16.94%) Docker
2 22 (7.17%) Active Directory
3 11 (3.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.30%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.98%) Dovecot
5 3 (0.98%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 32 (10.42%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.89%) Terraform
3 14 (4.56%) Grafana
4 12 (3.91%) Prometheus
5 11 (3.58%) Ansible
6 7 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.28%) Red Hat Satellite
7 6 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.30%) SCCM
8 4 (1.30%) SCOM
8 4 (1.30%) SCOrch
9 3 (0.98%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.65%) Puppet
11 1 (0.33%) CASB
11 1 (0.33%) Kibana
11 1 (0.33%) logstash
Vendors
1 87 (28.34%) Microsoft
2 31 (10.10%) Google
3 20 (6.51%) SAP
4 14 (4.56%) VMware
5 12 (3.91%) Salesforce
6 11 (3.58%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.95%) Informatica
7 6 (1.95%) OneTrust
7 6 (1.95%) Sage
7 6 (1.95%) Xero
8 5 (1.63%) Databricks
8 5 (1.63%) OpenAI
9 4 (1.30%) Adobe
10 3 (0.98%) Cisco
10 3 (0.98%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.98%) Okta
10 3 (0.98%) Ping Identity
10 3 (0.98%) Thales
11 2 (0.65%) Hotjar
11 2 (0.65%) Meraki
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