DBS Check Jobs in England

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 144 368
Rank change year-on-year +26 +224 +124
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,280 1,737 784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.60% 2.02% 0.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.14% 7.12% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 730 1,022 201
10th Percentile £25,480 £24,196 £24,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £27,965 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.50% -17.65% +4.94%
75th Percentile £47,580 £48,058 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £69,649
UK median annual salary £38,325 £36,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year +6.46% -14.29% +1.20%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,918 24,393 29,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.64% 28.41% 32.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,162 15,737 13,221
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,500 £31,466
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,688 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.40% +8.36%

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in England.

Salary trend for DBS Check in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in England

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Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 16 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
North of England +72 339 £42,000 +29.23% 195
South East +33 318 £38,325 -3.87% 163
Midlands +78 289 £36,925 +12.30% 105
North West +67 212 £40,000 +29.83% 99
West Midlands +117 211 £36,925 +22.47% 68
London -118 184 £37,643 -2.23% 222
South West +94 93 £33,500 +11.67% 56
Yorkshire +41 79 £47,500 +46.15% 76
East Midlands -6 73 £25,103 -27.94% 36
East of England +31 65 £32,500 -13.40% 71
North East +63 46 £48,000 +23.08% 23
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 60 (4.69%) Oracle Application Server
2 23 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.25%) CMS
4 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.47%) Drupal
7 4 (0.31%) SAS
7 4 (0.31%) WordPress
8 1 (0.078%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.078%) IIS
8 1 (0.078%) nginx
8 1 (0.078%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 75 (5.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (1.88%) Trello
4 21 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.23%) InDesign
7 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.078%) 3ds Max
8 1 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.078%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.078%) Blender
8 1 (0.078%) Maya
8 1 (0.078%) Pipeline Pilot
8 1 (0.078%) Pro Tools
8 1 (0.078%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (1.56%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 13 (1.02%) Raiser’s Edge
3 5 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.16%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.078%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.078%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 222 (17.34%) Azure
2 104 (8.13%) Entra ID
3 103 (8.05%) Power Platform
4 68 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (2.66%) SaaS
6 32 (2.50%) AWS
7 18 (1.41%) Power Automate
8 17 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (1.25%) Azure Service Bus
9 16 (1.25%) IaaS
9 16 (1.25%) PaaS
10 15 (1.17%) Azure AI
10 15 (1.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 15 (1.17%) Azure Key Vault
10 15 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
11 11 (0.86%) Serverless
12 10 (0.78%) Google Analytics
13 5 (0.39%) GitHub
13 5 (0.39%) Google Workspace
14 4 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 37 (2.89%) Firewall
2 26 (2.03%) WAN
3 24 (1.88%) DNS
4 20 (1.56%) WPA
5 19 (1.48%) VPN
6 15 (1.17%) SD-WAN
7 14 (1.09%) Intrusion Detection
7 14 (1.09%) VoIP
8 12 (0.94%) LAN
9 9 (0.70%) DHCP
10 7 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.47%) Internet
11 6 (0.47%) Wireless
12 3 (0.23%) Intranet
12 3 (0.23%) Network Security
12 3 (0.23%) SMS
12 3 (0.23%) VLAN
13 2 (0.16%) MPLS
13 2 (0.16%) SAN
13 2 (0.16%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (7.66%) Power BI
2 70 (5.47%) Data Warehouse
3 60 (4.69%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 60 (4.69%) Oracle Reports
4 59 (4.61%) Tableau
5 52 (4.06%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.41%) MySQL
7 17 (1.33%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.47%) Big Data
8 6 (0.47%) GIS
9 5 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.23%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.23%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.23%) Parquet
10 3 (0.23%) Power Query
10 3 (0.23%) Spark SQL
11 2 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.16%) Looker
Development Applications
1 64 (5.00%) Git
2 23 (1.80%) JIRA
3 3 (0.23%) GitLab
4 1 (0.078%) Android Studio
4 1 (0.078%) ERwin
4 1 (0.078%) ESLint
4 1 (0.078%) NUnit
4 1 (0.078%) Selenium
4 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.078%) Storybook
4 1 (0.078%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.078%) webpack
General
1 395 (30.86%) Social Skills
2 232 (18.13%) Finance
3 214 (16.72%) Analytical Skills
4 146 (11.41%) Organisational Skills
5 74 (5.78%) Retail
6 66 (5.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 64 (5.00%) Esports
8 62 (4.84%) Military
9 56 (4.38%) Presentation Skills
10 46 (3.59%) Marketing
11 45 (3.52%) Local Government
12 43 (3.36%) Legal
13 16 (1.25%) Public Sector
14 12 (0.94%) Billing
15 10 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
16 6 (0.47%) Police
16 6 (0.47%) Welsh Language
17 4 (0.31%) Arabic Language
Job Titles
1 133 (10.39%) Analyst
2 105 (8.20%) Senior
3 72 (5.63%) Technology Specialist
4 67 (5.23%) Developer
5 52 (4.06%) Lead
6 45 (3.52%) Senior Analyst
7 44 (3.44%) SQL Developer
8 39 (3.05%) Identity Management Specialist
9 38 (2.97%) Data Analyst
10 37 (2.89%) IT Support
11 35 (2.73%) Instructor
12 33 (2.58%) Architect
13 32 (2.50%) Database Developer
13 32 (2.50%) SQL Database Developer
14 31 (2.42%) Project Manager
15 30 (2.34%) Administrator
16 27 (2.11%) Senior Data Analyst
17 26 (2.03%) Development Manager
18 25 (1.95%) IT Engineer
19 23 (1.80%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.56%) .NET
2 14 (1.09%) PySpark
3 13 (1.02%) Blazor
4 12 (0.94%) HTML
5 11 (0.86%) React Native
6 10 (0.78%) Flutter
7 9 (0.70%) Pandas
7 9 (0.70%) scikit-learn
7 9 (0.70%) TensorFlow
8 8 (0.63%) Bootstrap
8 8 (0.63%) EDI
8 8 (0.63%) HTML5
9 4 (0.31%) CSS
9 4 (0.31%) Dask
9 4 (0.31%) JSON
9 4 (0.31%) OAuth
9 4 (0.31%) Polars
9 4 (0.31%) REST
10 3 (0.23%) XGBoost
11 2 (0.16%) React
Miscellaneous
1 617 (48.20%) Social Media
2 95 (7.42%) NHS
3 55 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (3.36%) Management Information System
5 27 (2.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 22 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
7 18 (1.41%) Data Centre
8 17 (1.33%) Credit Risk
9 16 (1.25%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.09%) Security Posture
11 13 (1.02%) Onboarding
12 10 (0.78%) Algorithms
13 7 (0.55%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (0.55%) Biopharmaceutical
13 7 (0.55%) Robotics
14 6 (0.47%) CCTV
14 6 (0.47%) iPad
15 5 (0.39%) Freedom of Information
16 4 (0.31%) Blog
16 4 (0.31%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 598 (46.72%) Windows
2 545 (42.58%) Windows Vista
3 11 (0.86%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.78%) Windows Server
5 9 (0.70%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.63%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.55%) Android
7 7 (0.55%) Linux
8 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
2 193 (15.08%) ITIL
3 176 (13.75%) Analytics
4 169 (13.20%) Computer Science
5 144 (11.25%) Agile
6 123 (9.61%) Customer Experience
7 122 (9.53%) Continuous Improvement
8 121 (9.45%) Customer Service
9 98 (7.66%) DevOps
10 89 (6.95%) Project Management
11 88 (6.88%) Business Intelligence
12 87 (6.80%) Identity Management
13 86 (6.72%) Data Modelling
14 83 (6.48%) Mathematics
14 83 (6.48%) Service Management
15 79 (6.17%) Data Management
16 76 (5.94%) Data Integration
17 74 (5.78%) Visualisation
18 73 (5.70%) Line Management
19 68 (5.31%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 156 (12.19%) SQL
2 87 (6.80%) Python
3 45 (3.52%) T-SQL
4 21 (1.64%) PowerShell
5 18 (1.41%) R
6 15 (1.17%) Bicep
7 14 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 9 (0.70%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.31%) PHP
10 3 (0.23%) C#
10 3 (0.23%) VB
10 3 (0.23%) VBA
11 2 (0.16%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.078%) Dart
12 1 (0.078%) Java
12 1 (0.078%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 276 (21.56%) Degree
2 49 (3.83%) Master's Degree
3 25 (1.95%) PMI Certification
4 24 (1.88%) PMP
5 20 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (1.48%) Azure Certification
7 17 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (1.25%) CISA
8 16 (1.25%) CISSP
9 14 (1.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 14 (1.09%) ACCA
9 14 (1.09%) CEH
9 14 (1.09%) CIMA
9 14 (1.09%) CISM
10 11 (0.86%) HNC
11 9 (0.70%) MOS
12 7 (0.55%) HND
12 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.55%) NVQ Level 3
12 7 (0.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (3.28%) SLA
2 35 (2.73%) GDPR
3 33 (2.58%) QA
4 16 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (1.17%) NIST
6 13 (1.02%) Data Quality
7 12 (0.94%) Accessibility
8 8 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.23%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.078%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.078%) DICOM
10 1 (0.078%) GRC
10 1 (0.078%) HL7
10 1 (0.078%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.078%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.078%) PMO
System Software
1 124 (9.69%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.16%) Docker
5 2 (0.16%) Firmware
6 1 (0.078%) Forefront TMG
6 1 (0.078%) ISA Server
6 1 (0.078%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.078%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (0.70%) SmoothWall
5 3 (0.23%) SCCM
6 2 (0.16%) Ansible
6 2 (0.16%) Terraform
7 1 (0.078%) Autotask
7 1 (0.078%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.078%) Grafana
Vendors
1 282 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 68 (5.31%) Databricks
3 60 (4.69%) Oracle
4 25 (1.95%) Meraki
5 21 (1.64%) Google
6 15 (1.17%) Cisco
7 13 (1.02%) Salesforce
8 10 (0.78%) Adobe
8 10 (0.78%) Apple
8 10 (0.78%) VMware
8 10 (0.78%) YouTube
9 9 (0.70%) NEC
10 8 (0.63%) SAP
11 5 (0.39%) Citrix
11 5 (0.39%) Facebook
12 4 (0.31%) Cognos
12 4 (0.31%) MobileIron
12 4 (0.31%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.23%) Palo Alto
13 3 (0.23%) Zoho