DBS Check Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 69 94
Rank change year-on-year +14 +25 +30
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 4 8 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 0.62% 1.27% 1.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.48% 2.04% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £55,000 £30,625
Median % change year-on-year -29.09% +79.59% +7.33%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £38,906
90th Percentile - - £56,250
South West median annual salary £29,000 £10,258 £30,000
% change year-on-year +182.71% -65.81% -6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 270 393 564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 41.67% 62.38% 57.73%
Number of salaries quoted 174 160 334
10th Percentile £35,375 £41,250 £29,533
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,395 £57,500 £50,300
Median % change year-on-year +10.25% +14.31% -8.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £69,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,150 £82,125
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DBS Check relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

DBS Check job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

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Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing DBS Check.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing DBS Check

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Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Gloucester +9 2 £40,000 -27.27% 4
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South West

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Coaching
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) FTK