DBS Check Job Trends in the North of England

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North 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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 83 182
Rank change year-on-year -69 +99 +77
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 202 338 226
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.05% 4.27% 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.64% 9.58% 6.38%
Number of salaries quoted 154 243 184
10th Percentile £33,250 £25,480 £24,196
25th Percentile £40,313 £33,250 £25,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +29.23% -29.35%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,625 £42,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £38,325 £35,545
% change year-on-year +10.89% +7.82% -13.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North 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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,353 3,528 3,540
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.60% 44.56% 20.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,540 1,290 2,619
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,390 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.45%
75th Percentile £65,640 £63,845 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

DBS Check job vacancy trend in the North of England

DBS Check
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing DBS Check.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing DBS Check

DBS Check
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the North of England over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the North of England

DBS Check
Job Locations in the North 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
North West +3 166 £50,000 +25.00% 51
Yorkshire -82 32 £42,500 +1.19% 56
North East -77 4 - - 9
DBS Check
England

DBS Check
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (3.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (7.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (0.50%) CapCut
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.97%) Workday HCM
2 3 (1.49%) Magento
3 2 (0.99%) Academy Housing
Cloud Services
1 16 (7.92%) Azure
2 10 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (2.97%) AWS
3 6 (2.97%) GCP
3 6 (2.97%) Power Platform
4 5 (2.48%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.98%) OneDrive
6 3 (1.49%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.49%) Google Analytics
6 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (1.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 2 (0.99%) Azure AI
7 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.50%) Canva
8 1 (0.50%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 29 (14.36%) Wireless
2 13 (6.44%) LAN
3 9 (4.46%) Network Security
4 8 (3.96%) Firewall
4 8 (3.96%) WAN
5 5 (2.48%) Unified Communications
6 4 (1.98%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.49%) Broadband
7 3 (1.49%) DHCP
7 3 (1.49%) DNS
7 3 (1.49%) DSLAM
7 3 (1.49%) VLAN
7 3 (1.49%) VoIP
8 1 (0.50%) Internet
8 1 (0.50%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.97%) Power BI
2 5 (2.48%) MySQL
2 5 (2.48%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.49%) Looker
4 2 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.50%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.49%) Git
2 1 (0.50%) JIRA
General
1 73 (36.14%) Analytical Skills
2 69 (34.16%) Social Skills
3 29 (14.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (11.39%) Finance
5 13 (6.44%) Esports
6 12 (5.94%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (5.45%) Legal
8 8 (3.96%) Law
8 8 (3.96%) Local Government
8 8 (3.96%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.47%) Marketing
10 3 (1.49%) French Language
10 3 (1.49%) Italian Language
10 3 (1.49%) Portuguese Language
10 3 (1.49%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.49%) Spanish Language
11 2 (0.99%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.50%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 40 (19.80%) Senior
2 39 (19.31%) Analyst
3 33 (16.34%) Data Analyst
4 31 (15.35%) Data Manager
4 31 (15.35%) HR Analyst
4 31 (15.35%) HR Data Analyst
4 31 (15.35%) Systems Analyst
5 30 (14.85%) HR Manager
5 30 (14.85%) Systems Manager
6 27 (13.37%) IT Technician
7 24 (11.88%) Senior IT Technician
7 24 (11.88%) Senior Technician
8 9 (4.46%) Consultant
8 9 (4.46%) LAN Engineer
8 9 (4.46%) Lead
9 8 (3.96%) Lecturer
10 6 (2.97%) Category Manager
10 6 (2.97%) IT Manager
11 5 (2.48%) Network Consultant
11 5 (2.48%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.49%) .NET
1 3 (1.49%) CSS
1 3 (1.49%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (13.37%) Data Centre
2 25 (12.38%) Social Media
3 8 (3.96%) Driving Licence
4 4 (1.98%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.49%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.49%) Cyber Security Posture
5 3 (1.49%) Fibre Optics
5 3 (1.49%) IoT
5 3 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.49%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.99%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.50%) Photography
7 1 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 55 (27.23%) Windows
2 32 (15.84%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.97%) Linux
4 4 (1.98%) Android
5 3 (1.49%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.49%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (38.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 71 (35.15%) Decision-Making
3 57 (28.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 55 (27.23%) Dashboard Development
5 54 (26.73%) System Testing
6 39 (19.31%) Customer Service
7 36 (17.82%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (16.34%) Service Delivery
9 21 (10.40%) Collaborative Working
10 15 (7.43%) Computer Science
10 15 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (4.46%) Business Intelligence
11 9 (4.46%) Mathematics
12 8 (3.96%) Analytics
12 8 (3.96%) Mentoring
13 7 (3.47%) Kalman Filter
13 7 (3.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 7 (3.47%) Web Filtering
14 6 (2.97%) Process Improvement
14 6 (2.97%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.96%) Python
2 7 (3.47%) SQL
3 4 (1.98%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.49%) C#
4 3 (1.49%) Java
4 3 (1.49%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (10.40%) Degree
2 8 (3.96%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (2.48%) CCNP
4 3 (1.49%) CCNA
4 3 (1.49%) MCSA
4 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (1.49%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.49%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.99%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (0.50%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.50%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.50%) PMP
6 1 (0.50%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (27.23%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.97%) QA
3 5 (2.48%) GDPR
4 1 (0.50%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 27 (13.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (3.47%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.49%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.49%) vSphere
4 2 (0.99%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.98%) FortiGate
1 4 (1.98%) Jamf Pro
1 4 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.49%) SCCM
3 2 (0.99%) Autotask
4 1 (0.50%) SmoothWall
4 1 (0.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 60 (29.70%) Workday
2 40 (19.80%) Microsoft
3 27 (13.37%) VMware
4 9 (4.46%) Cisco
5 8 (3.96%) Aruba
6 5 (2.48%) Juniper
6 5 (2.48%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.98%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.98%) Google
7 4 (1.98%) Meraki
8 3 (1.49%) Apple
8 3 (1.49%) BT
8 3 (1.49%) Ubiquiti
9 2 (0.99%) Citrix
9 2 (0.99%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.50%) Adobe