DBS Check Jobs with Work from Home Options

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) 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 177 325 462
Rank change year-on-year +148 +137 +37
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 623 400 443
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.84% 0.96% 0.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.54% 3.79% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 310 82 221
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,277 £27,875
25th Percentile £35,126 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -
75th Percentile £60,918 £57,375 £61,588
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,262 £87,338
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
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,521 10,556 15,670
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.12% 25.39% 22.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,896 6,449 8,575
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £93,450
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -

DBS Check
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

DBS Check trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing DBS Check.

DBS Check 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 a work from home option citing DBS Check over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

DBS Check 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 10 (1.61%) Confluence
2 6 (0.96%) WordPress
3 4 (0.64%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.32%) CMS
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.16%) Moodle
5 1 (0.16%) SAS
5 1 (0.16%) SharePoint
Applications
1 97 (15.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (11.24%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (3.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.32%) LaTeX
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (0.64%) NEC Housing
1 4 (0.64%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.48%) iTrent
2 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.32%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.32%) Shopify
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 155 (24.88%) Azure
2 152 (24.40%) AWS
3 112 (17.98%) Power Platform
4 36 (5.78%) Serverless
5 34 (5.46%) AWS Lambda
6 30 (4.82%) Azure Data Factory
7 22 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (3.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 13 (2.09%) GCP
10 11 (1.77%) Google Analytics
11 9 (1.44%) Asana
11 9 (1.44%) Google Tag Manager
12 6 (0.96%) Entra ID
12 6 (0.96%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.80%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.80%) Amazon SQS
13 5 (0.80%) AWS Step Functions
13 5 (0.80%) GitHub
14 4 (0.64%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.09%) Wireless
2 11 (1.77%) Internet
3 10 (1.61%) Firewall
3 10 (1.61%) WAN
4 8 (1.28%) LAN
5 6 (0.96%) DHCP
5 6 (0.96%) VPN
6 4 (0.64%) DNS
6 4 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 4 (0.64%) Fibre Channel
6 4 (0.64%) SAN
6 4 (0.64%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.48%) HTTP
8 2 (0.32%) 4G
8 2 (0.32%) DMVPN
8 2 (0.32%) Network Security
8 2 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.32%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.32%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 161 (25.84%) Tableau
2 112 (17.98%) Power BI
3 53 (8.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 38 (6.10%) Data Warehouse
5 33 (5.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 30 (4.82%) SQL Server
7 27 (4.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 26 (4.17%) Amazon RDS
8 26 (4.17%) DynamoDB
9 18 (2.89%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 12 (1.93%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.12%) Big Data
11 7 (1.12%) BigQuery
11 7 (1.12%) Looker
12 5 (0.80%) Amazon Aurora
12 5 (0.80%) MySQL
13 3 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
14 2 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
14 2 (0.32%) GIS
Development Applications
1 174 (27.93%) Git
2 29 (4.65%) GitLab
3 13 (2.09%) JIRA
4 4 (0.64%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.64%) Postman
4 4 (0.64%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.32%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.32%) gulp
5 2 (0.32%) JMeter
5 2 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.16%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.16%) fastlane
General
1 389 (62.44%) Social Skills
2 169 (27.13%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (25.20%) Retail
4 117 (18.78%) Presentation Skills
5 57 (9.15%) Marketing
6 52 (8.35%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (7.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 40 (6.42%) Finance
9 31 (4.98%) Games
10 30 (4.82%) Aerospace
11 26 (4.17%) Legal
12 22 (3.53%) Pharmaceutical
13 19 (3.05%) Police
14 17 (2.73%) Billing
15 16 (2.57%) Public Sector
16 10 (1.61%) Back Office
16 10 (1.61%) Local Government
17 9 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.44%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.28%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 154 (24.72%) Senior
2 143 (22.95%) Analyst
3 114 (18.30%) Data Analyst
4 82 (13.16%) Senior Analyst
5 75 (12.04%) Senior Data Analyst
6 68 (10.91%) Lead
7 60 (9.63%) Developer
8 45 (7.22%) Administrator
9 41 (6.58%) Coordinator
9 41 (6.58%) Data Scientist
10 40 (6.42%) Senior Data Scientist
11 32 (5.14%) Lead Data Analyst
12 29 (4.65%) DBA
13 26 (4.17%) SQL DBA
14 24 (3.85%) Data Manager
15 20 (3.21%) Business Intelligence Manager
16 18 (2.89%) Engineering Manager
16 18 (2.89%) Project Manager
17 17 (2.73%) Software Developer
17 17 (2.73%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (6.42%) Pandas
1 40 (6.42%) PySpark
1 40 (6.42%) scikit-learn
1 40 (6.42%) TensorFlow
2 33 (5.30%) .NET
3 30 (4.82%) GraphQL
4 29 (4.65%) Django
5 26 (4.17%) RESTful
6 16 (2.57%) React
7 14 (2.25%) .NET Core
7 14 (2.25%) Web Services
8 12 (1.93%) CSS
9 5 (0.80%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.80%) Laravel
9 5 (0.80%) Next.js
10 4 (0.64%) Apollo GraphQL
10 4 (0.64%) Blazor
10 4 (0.64%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.64%) HTML
10 4 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (9.15%) Self-Motivation
2 47 (7.54%) Algorithms
3 30 (4.82%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.01%) NHS
5 13 (2.09%) Social Media
6 11 (1.77%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.61%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (0.96%) Chip and PIN
9 6 (0.96%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.80%) Acoustics
10 5 (0.80%) Educational Technology
10 5 (0.80%) Replication
11 4 (0.64%) Clustering
11 4 (0.64%) Onboarding
11 4 (0.64%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.48%) CCTV
12 3 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.48%) Smart City
12 3 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.69%) Windows
2 16 (2.57%) Windows Server
3 9 (1.44%) Linux
4 8 (1.28%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.28%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.96%) Android
5 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.32%) Unix
6 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.32%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (40.13%) Problem-Solving
2 175 (28.09%) Visualisation
3 174 (27.93%) Actionable Insight
4 164 (26.32%) Storytelling
5 160 (25.68%) Mathematics
6 155 (24.88%) Root Cause Analysis
7 153 (24.56%) Analytics
8 146 (23.43%) Statistics
9 143 (22.95%) Data Pipeline
10 131 (21.03%) Data Analysis
11 116 (18.62%) Business Intelligence
12 113 (18.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 112 (17.98%) Business Strategy
14 107 (17.17%) Agile
15 106 (17.01%) Customer Intelligence
16 76 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
17 69 (11.08%) Customer Service
18 66 (10.59%) Decision-Making
19 61 (9.79%) Project Management
20 59 (9.47%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 269 (43.18%) SQL
2 191 (30.66%) Python
3 42 (6.74%) C#
4 23 (3.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 19 (3.05%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.57%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.77%) Java
7 11 (1.77%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.61%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.80%) PHP
10 4 (0.64%) C++
10 4 (0.64%) Groovy
11 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.32%) C
12 2 (0.32%) JSX
12 2 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 226 (36.28%) Degree
2 46 (7.38%) Master's Degree
3 43 (6.90%) Security Cleared
4 38 (6.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (3.21%) CIPD
6 14 (2.25%) SC Cleared
7 12 (1.93%) ITIL Certification
8 9 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.28%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.28%) PMP
10 6 (0.96%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.64%) CCNP
12 4 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.48%) ACCA
13 3 (0.48%) CIMA
13 3 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.32%) MCITP
14 2 (0.32%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.94%) QA
2 14 (2.25%) GDPR
3 10 (1.61%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.28%) SLA
5 6 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.96%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.80%) Disclosure Scotland
7 4 (0.64%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.64%) PMO
8 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.32%) NCSC
8 2 (0.32%) NIST
9 1 (0.16%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 17 (2.73%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.61%) vSphere
4 7 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.64%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.64%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.48%) Docker
7 2 (0.32%) XenApp
7 2 (0.32%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 7 (1.12%) SCCM
2 4 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.64%) Autotask
2 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Clustering
2 4 (0.64%) SCOM
3 3 (0.48%) Consul
3 3 (0.48%) Packer
3 3 (0.48%) Terraform
4 2 (0.32%) Ansible
4 2 (0.32%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.32%) Rundeck
5 1 (0.16%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.16%) MobiControl
5 1 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 172 (27.61%) Microsoft
2 156 (25.04%) Databricks
3 30 (4.82%) Thales
4 21 (3.37%) Google
5 14 (2.25%) VMware
6 8 (1.28%) Adobe
6 8 (1.28%) Cisco
6 8 (1.28%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.28%) Sun
7 6 (0.96%) Aruba
7 6 (0.96%) Veeam
8 5 (0.80%) Facebook
8 5 (0.80%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.64%) Alteryx
9 4 (0.64%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.64%) Datto
9 4 (0.64%) F5
9 4 (0.64%) NEC
9 4 (0.64%) YouTube
10 3 (0.48%) RedGate