Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 151 | 144 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -7 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs citing DBS Check | 71 | 74 | 82 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 2.16% | 1.17% | 1.63% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 4.13% | 4.66% | 3.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 72 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,000 | £22,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,599 | £25,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £37,528 | £26,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.40% | +44.34% | -34.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £49,450 | £42,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,775 | £61,000 | £55,625 |
| England median annual salary | £38,325 | £36,065 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.27% | -15.14% | +2.41% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England
DBS Check falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the East of England.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,721 | 1,589 | 2,148 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 52.45% | 25.11% | 42.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 604 | 1,096 | 596 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £26,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,280 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £47,500 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.58% | -12.84% | +9.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,219 | £62,813 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,750 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £54,793 | £54,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | -9.17% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Salary Trend in the East of England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in the East of England.
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Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the East of England region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire | +39 | 27 | £27,500 | -38.55% | 34 |
| Essex | +14 | 22 | £30,000 | - | 47 |
| Hertfordshire | +20 | 11 | £37,500 | +44.23% | 59 |
| Norfolk | - | 5 | £32,533 | - | 20 |
| Suffolk | - | 5 | £32,500 | - | 14 |
| Bedfordshire | -10 | 1 | £53,000 | +49.72% | 27 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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: