38% of respondents believed their legal/compliance privacy team was understaffed.

51% of respondents believed the demand for legal/compliance privacy roles would increase in the next year.

22% of respondents indicated their organisation had open legal/compliance practitioner roles.

94% of respondents consider prior hands-on experience in a privacy role important in determining if a privacy candidate was qualified.

93% consider technical experience and credentials in a privacy role important in determining if a privacy candidate was qualified.

10% saw a decrease in their privacy budget in the past 12 months.

48% perform a privacy impact assessment to monitor their privacy programs.

22% of respondents currently use AI for privacy-related tasks.

27% of respondents always practiced privacy by design.

80% of those in enterprises that always practiced privacy by design said their board adequately prioritized privacy.

The median staff size among enterprises that always practiced privacy by design was 11, compared to eight among enterprises overall.

57% of respondents believed the demand for technical privacy roles would increase in the next year.

82% of respondents use a framework or law/regulation to manage privacy in their organisation.

38% of respondents said their organisation experienced difficulties retaining qualified privacy professionals.

86% of respondents said privacy training and awareness programs had a positive impact on overall employee privacy awareness.

40% of respondents felt completely or very confident in their organisation’s ability to ensure the privacy of its sensitive data.

12% of respondents' organisations experienced a material privacy breach in the past 12 months.

16% of respondents indicated that the speed of filling open legal/compliance privacy roles increased.

18% indicated the speed of filling technical privacy roles increased.

65% of privacy professionals interact with risk management.