Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Highlands with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 9 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing DBS Check | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | - | 5.66% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 75.00% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £48,000 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | - | £48,000 | £67,003 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -28.36% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Highlands
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 Highlands.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 50.00% | 7.55% | 12.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £48,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £55,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59,200 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £49,225 | £50,139 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.92% | -1.82% | +5.56% |
DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
