Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
South East > Kent
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 96 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +9 | -45 |
| Permanent jobs citing DBS Check | 62 | 8 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 4.15% | 0.70% | 1.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 18.40% | 1.95% | 4.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27,965 | £23,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £39,939 | £34,250 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.61% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £44,637 | £45,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £50,427 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £39,870 | £34,409 | £45,251 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.87% | -23.96% | +0.56% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent
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 advertised in Kent with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 337 | 410 | 368 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 22.57% | 35.68% | 28.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 237 | 161 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,000 | £27,750 | £26,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,750 | £31,250 | £35,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,250 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.94% | -5.56% | +26.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £57,500 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,285 | £67,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £51,350 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.70% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in Kent.
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Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in Kent over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the Kent region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks | - | 20 | £41,250 | - | 2 |
| Canterbury | -3 | 5 | £27,965 | - | 5 |
| Tonbridge | - | 5 | £36,000 | - | 1 |
| Chatham | - | 4 | £27,965 | - | 1 |
| Aylesford | - | 4 | £27,965 | - | 3 |
| Birchington | - | 4 | £27,965 | - | |
| Broadstairs | - | 4 | £27,965 | - | 1 |
| Maidstone | +13 | 3 | £49,737 | +111.64% | 11 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: