Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 92 | 82 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | -10 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing DBS Check | 29 | 8 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 6.25% | 0.60% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 16.76% | 2.94% | 4.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,945 | £42,773 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £33,036 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £75,000 | £47,672 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.00% | +57.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,250 | £82,500 | £69,649 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,250 | - | - |
| North East median annual salary | £48,000 | £39,000 | £47,672 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -18.19% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 173 | 272 | 300 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 37.28% | 20.31% | 32.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 102 | 237 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £27,650 | £34,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,500 | £31,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,750 | £42,500 | £48,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.18% | -11.92% | +1.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,250 | £53,750 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,850 | £71,248 | £70,680 |
| North East median annual salary | £56,500 | £43,072 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.18% | -9.32% | +18.75% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
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Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in Tyne and Wear.
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Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | +39 | 8 | £57,500 | -23.33% | 8 |
| Gateshead | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Sunderland | +25 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| South Shields | - | 3 | - | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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: