DBS Check Jobs in the UK excluding London

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 188 293 316
Rank change year-on-year +105 +23 +109
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,070 667 785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.51% 1.11% 1.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.49% 3.04% 3.50%
Number of salaries quoted 771 182 310
10th Percentile £23,875 £24,050 £25,733
25th Percentile £26,750 £30,265 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £40,455
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +5.05% +15.59%
75th Percentile £46,293 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £69,649 £73,322
UK median annual salary £35,000 £41,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year -15.66% +2.47% +1.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

DBS Check is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,504 21,909 22,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.49% 36.36% 31.58%
Number of salaries quoted 12,209 8,086 10,279
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,350 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +2.70% +1.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +98 424 £39,870 +15.87% 244
North of England +50 214 £32,500 -29.35% 306
Midlands +79 202 £32,882 -27.30% 241
East Midlands +62 112 £34,917 +7.44% 102
South West +66 105 £30,000 -20.00% 159
North West +39 100 £31,000 -32.61% 152
Yorkshire +64 95 £32,500 -26.71% 119
West Midlands +24 90 £30,150 -40.30% 139
East of England +13 81 £37,528 +44.34% 164
Scotland -48 37 £39,500 -41.05% 21
North East -2 19 £39,000 -18.19% 38
Wales -2 9 £35,000 -39.13% 42
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
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DBS Check
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 30 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.56%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.47%) Confluence
5 2 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.093%) IIS
6 1 (0.093%) Moodle
6 1 (0.093%) SAS
6 1 (0.093%) WordPress
Applications
1 155 (14.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 147 (13.74%) Microsoft Office
3 73 (6.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (3.18%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.19%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 10 (0.93%) NEC Housing
2 9 (0.84%) Primavera
3 6 (0.56%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.56%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.37%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.19%) SystmOne
7 1 (0.093%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.093%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.093%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 210 (19.63%) Azure
2 155 (14.49%) Power Platform
3 154 (14.39%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (4.21%) AWS
5 29 (2.71%) Azure Data Factory
6 27 (2.52%) Google Workspace
7 22 (2.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 21 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (1.12%) Entra ID
10 12 (1.12%) GCP
11 10 (0.93%) IaaS
11 10 (0.93%) SaaS
12 9 (0.84%) Google Analytics
12 9 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
12 9 (0.84%) PaaS
13 6 (0.56%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.47%) OCI
14 5 (0.47%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 48 (4.49%) TCP/IP
2 43 (4.02%) Wireless
3 40 (3.74%) DNS
3 40 (3.74%) LAN
4 36 (3.36%) DHCP
5 34 (3.18%) WAN
6 30 (2.80%) Firewall
6 30 (2.80%) Network Security
7 26 (2.43%) VoIP
8 18 (1.68%) Internet
9 17 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.84%) VPN
11 8 (0.75%) Intranet
12 7 (0.65%) SMS
12 7 (0.65%) VLAN
13 6 (0.56%) SAN
14 5 (0.47%) Broadband
15 4 (0.37%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
15 4 (0.37%) Fibre Channel
15 4 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (13.46%) Power BI
2 57 (5.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 43 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (3.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 38 (3.55%) SQL Server
6 33 (3.08%) Tableau
7 31 (2.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 13 (1.21%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 12 (1.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 11 (1.03%) Big Data
11 10 (0.93%) Power Query
12 9 (0.84%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.65%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.65%) Looker
14 6 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
15 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
16 2 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
16 2 (0.19%) Hadoop
16 2 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 22 (2.06%) Git
2 9 (0.84%) JIRA
3 4 (0.37%) Katalon Studio
3 4 (0.37%) Postman
3 4 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.19%) gulp
5 2 (0.19%) JMeter
5 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.093%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.093%) Gradle
6 1 (0.093%) Selenium
6 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.093%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 570 (53.27%) Social Skills
2 208 (19.44%) Retail
3 189 (17.66%) Analytical Skills
4 177 (16.54%) Finance
5 137 (12.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 103 (9.63%) Organisational Skills
7 80 (7.48%) German Language
8 77 (7.20%) Marketing
9 54 (5.05%) Public Sector
10 46 (4.30%) Presentation Skills
11 41 (3.83%) Local Government
12 31 (2.90%) Aerospace
13 27 (2.52%) Games
13 27 (2.52%) Police
14 24 (2.24%) Telecoms
15 22 (2.06%) Legal
15 22 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
16 21 (1.96%) Advertising
17 18 (1.68%) Fire and Rescue
18 17 (1.59%) Billing
Job Titles
1 82 (7.66%) Analyst
2 80 (7.48%) Graduate
3 77 (7.20%) IT Support
3 77 (7.20%) Senior
4 69 (6.45%) Support Engineer
5 68 (6.36%) Lead
6 67 (6.26%) Developer
7 66 (6.17%) IT Engineer
8 45 (4.21%) IT Support Engineer
9 44 (4.11%) Field Engineer
10 42 (3.93%) IT Technician
11 38 (3.55%) Administrator
12 37 (3.46%) Support Technician
13 36 (3.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 36 (3.36%) Consultant
14 33 (3.08%) 2nd Line Support
15 32 (2.99%) Data Analyst
15 32 (2.99%) IT Manager
16 31 (2.90%) Coordinator
17 30 (2.80%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.27%) .NET
2 27 (2.52%) EDI
3 17 (1.59%) CSS
4 13 (1.21%) .NET Core
4 13 (1.21%) React
5 11 (1.03%) HTML
5 11 (1.03%) Web Services
6 6 (0.56%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.47%) Entity Framework
7 5 (0.47%) XML
8 4 (0.37%) Blazor
8 4 (0.37%) Gherkin
8 4 (0.37%) LINQ
8 4 (0.37%) Middleware
8 4 (0.37%) WPF
8 4 (0.37%) XSLT
9 2 (0.19%) jQuery
9 2 (0.19%) LESS
9 2 (0.19%) Sass
9 2 (0.19%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 154 (14.39%) Self-Motivation
2 145 (13.55%) Driving Licence
3 59 (5.51%) Management Information System
4 49 (4.58%) NHS
5 42 (3.93%) Onboarding
6 33 (3.08%) Social Media
7 20 (1.87%) Data Centre
7 20 (1.87%) e-Learning
8 19 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (1.50%) Photography
10 15 (1.40%) CCTV
11 14 (1.31%) Renewable Energy
12 10 (0.93%) Data Structures
12 10 (0.93%) Learning Management System
13 9 (0.84%) PKI
14 7 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.65%) VLE
15 6 (0.56%) Algorithms
15 6 (0.56%) Chip and PIN
16 5 (0.47%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 215 (20.09%) Windows
2 84 (7.85%) Windows Server
3 51 (4.77%) Windows 10
4 42 (3.93%) Mac OS
5 33 (3.08%) Windows Server 2019
6 30 (2.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 29 (2.71%) Windows Server 2012
8 19 (1.78%) Windows 7
9 15 (1.40%) Android
9 15 (1.40%) Apple iOS
10 9 (0.84%) Linux
10 9 (0.84%) Windows 8
11 6 (0.56%) Windows Vista
12 2 (0.19%) Unix
13 1 (0.093%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (24.95%) Customer Service
2 255 (23.83%) Problem-Solving
3 142 (13.27%) Business Intelligence
4 111 (10.37%) Line Management
5 104 (9.72%) Stakeholder Management
6 93 (8.69%) Project Management
7 87 (8.13%) Agile
8 85 (7.94%) Mentoring
9 77 (7.20%) Project Delivery
10 75 (7.01%) ITIL
11 64 (5.98%) Customer Insight
12 61 (5.70%) Analytics
12 61 (5.70%) Mathematics
13 60 (5.61%) Migration
14 59 (5.51%) Visualisation
15 54 (5.05%) Time Management
16 53 (4.95%) Data Pipeline
17 48 (4.49%) Coaching
17 48 (4.49%) Decision-Making
18 47 (4.39%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 186 (17.38%) SQL
2 54 (5.05%) C#
3 42 (3.93%) Python
4 35 (3.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 21 (1.96%) PowerShell
6 19 (1.78%) JavaScript
7 18 (1.68%) Java
8 14 (1.31%) T-SQL
9 13 (1.21%) TypeScript
10 12 (1.12%) VBA
11 5 (0.47%) VB
12 4 (0.37%) C++
12 4 (0.37%) Groovy
13 3 (0.28%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.19%) C
14 2 (0.19%) JSX
14 2 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 272 (25.42%) Degree
2 73 (6.82%) Microsoft Certification
3 70 (6.54%) Security Cleared
4 43 (4.02%) MCP
5 33 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
7 28 (2.62%) A+ Certification
8 27 (2.52%) SC Cleared
9 22 (2.06%) CIPD
10 10 (0.93%) Master's Degree
11 8 (0.75%) APMG
11 8 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.56%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.56%) HND
13 5 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.37%) CCNP
14 4 (0.37%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (6.26%) GDPR
2 36 (3.36%) QA
3 21 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (1.50%) SLA
5 12 (1.12%) Data Quality
6 10 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.75%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.75%) Disclosure Scotland
7 8 (0.75%) PCI DSS
8 7 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (0.56%) PMO
10 4 (0.37%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.28%) NCSC
12 1 (0.093%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 131 (12.24%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.68%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.31%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.75%) vSphere
6 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 4 (0.37%) Terminal Services
6 4 (0.37%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.28%) Docker
7 3 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.19%) KVM
8 2 (0.19%) XenApp
8 2 (0.19%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (0.93%) SCCM
2 8 (0.75%) Autotask
3 7 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
4 4 (0.37%) SCOM
4 4 (0.37%) SmoothWall
4 4 (0.37%) WSUS
5 3 (0.28%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 385 (35.98%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.39%) Google
3 33 (3.08%) Databricks
4 31 (2.90%) Apple
5 30 (2.80%) Thales
6 26 (2.43%) Sun
7 24 (2.24%) VMware
8 19 (1.78%) HP
9 18 (1.68%) ServiceNow
10 13 (1.21%) Oracle
11 11 (1.03%) Datto
12 10 (0.93%) NEC
13 9 (0.84%) Aruba
13 9 (0.84%) Veeam
14 8 (0.75%) Cisco
14 8 (0.75%) SAP
15 7 (0.65%) Salesforce
16 6 (0.56%) Dell
16 6 (0.56%) Meraki
17 5 (0.47%) Northgate