Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 | 35 | 64 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +10 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing DBS Check | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 1.52% | 1.38% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 4.63% | 6.45% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,250 | £39,166 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39,375 | £42,547 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £51,875 | £61,250 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £53,750 | £62,188 | - |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £41,250 | £40,410 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.08% | +7.76% | -40.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 108 | 186 | 206 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 32.93% | 21.45% | 27.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70 | 158 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,150 | £30,350 | £25,645 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,063 | £32,500 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | +17.65% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £61,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,375 | £82,500 | £72,500 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.77% | +9.47% | -5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in Southampton.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: