DBS Check Jobs in the UK excluding London

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 184 316
Rank change year-on-year +74 +132 +18
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,112 1,111 591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.80% 1.48% 1.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.21% 5.60% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 703 790 181
10th Percentile £25,480 £23,875 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £26,675 £30,265
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £35,000 £44,345
Median % change year-on-year +9.50% -21.07% +6.86%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,488 £62,971
90th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £69,649
UK median annual salary £38,325 £37,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year +2.20% -14.77% +3.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,361 19,849 21,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.83% 26.51% 37.41%
Number of salaries quoted 8,719 12,283 7,957
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,900 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £79,600 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
North of England +70 334 £42,000 +29.23% 211
South East +34 328 £38,325 -4.04% 175
Midlands +74 282 £36,925 +13.44% 125
West Midlands +117 209 £36,925 +22.47% 77
North West +51 195 £34,500 +11.29% 102
Yorkshire +37 88 £42,000 +29.23% 81
South West +89 86 £33,500 +8.06% 72
East of England +45 72 £32,500 -13.40% 76
East Midlands +1 68 £25,103 -27.94% 47
North East +72 49 £48,000 +23.08% 30
Scotland +84 16 £65,000 +44.44% 18
Wales +43 13 £38,094 +8.84% 28
Northern Ireland +41 1 - - 5
DBS Check
UK

DBS Check
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 75 (6.74%) Oracle Application Server
2 16 (1.44%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.72%) CMS
5 7 (0.63%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.36%) SAS
7 2 (0.18%) Drupal
7 2 (0.18%) WordPress
8 1 (0.090%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.090%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.090%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 67 (6.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (1.80%) Trello
5 10 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.63%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.090%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.090%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.090%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.090%) Pipeline Pilot
7 1 (0.090%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.27%) Raiser’s Edge
2 2 (0.18%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 2 (0.18%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.090%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.090%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.090%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 222 (19.96%) Azure
2 99 (8.90%) Entra ID
3 84 (7.55%) Power Platform
4 72 (6.47%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (2.61%) SaaS
6 23 (2.07%) IaaS
6 23 (2.07%) PaaS
7 17 (1.53%) AWS
7 17 (1.53%) Power Automate
8 16 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (1.35%) Azure Service Bus
10 14 (1.26%) Azure AI
10 14 (1.26%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 14 (1.26%) Azure Key Vault
10 14 (1.26%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (0.54%) GitHub
12 5 (0.45%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.36%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.36%) Google Tag Manager
13 4 (0.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 32 (2.88%) DNS
2 28 (2.52%) WAN
3 27 (2.43%) Firewall
4 19 (1.71%) VPN
5 15 (1.35%) LAN
5 15 (1.35%) SD-WAN
6 10 (0.90%) DHCP
6 10 (0.90%) VoIP
7 8 (0.72%) Wireless
8 6 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.45%) Internet
10 4 (0.36%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.27%) MPLS
11 3 (0.27%) Network Security
11 3 (0.27%) VLAN
12 2 (0.18%) Intranet
12 2 (0.18%) SAN
12 2 (0.18%) WPA
13 1 (0.090%) BGP
13 1 (0.090%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (7.55%) Power BI
2 80 (7.19%) Data Warehouse
3 75 (6.74%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 75 (6.74%) Oracle Reports
4 54 (4.86%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.80%) Tableau
6 17 (1.53%) MySQL
7 15 (1.35%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.54%) GIS
8 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.45%) Big Data
10 4 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.27%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.27%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.27%) Parquet
11 3 (0.27%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.27%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.27%) Spark SQL
12 2 (0.18%) Looker
12 2 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 27 (2.43%) Git
2 20 (1.80%) JIRA
3 3 (0.27%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.090%) ERwin
4 1 (0.090%) ESLint
4 1 (0.090%) NUnit
4 1 (0.090%) Selenium
4 1 (0.090%) Storybook
4 1 (0.090%) webpack
General
1 292 (26.26%) Social Skills
2 198 (17.81%) Finance
3 158 (14.21%) Organisational Skills
4 154 (13.85%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (7.01%) Esports
6 77 (6.92%) Military
7 34 (3.06%) Retail
8 27 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (2.07%) Legal
11 21 (1.89%) Local Government
12 14 (1.26%) Welsh Language
13 13 (1.17%) Marketing
13 13 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
14 12 (1.08%) Public Sector
15 6 (0.54%) Billing
15 6 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
16 5 (0.45%) Advertising
16 5 (0.45%) Automotive
16 5 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (8.54%) Analyst
2 70 (6.29%) Technology Specialist
3 68 (6.12%) Developer
4 48 (4.32%) Senior
5 45 (4.05%) SQL Developer
6 39 (3.51%) Identity Management Specialist
7 37 (3.33%) IT Support
8 36 (3.24%) Lead
9 32 (2.88%) Database Developer
9 32 (2.88%) SQL Database Developer
10 27 (2.43%) Administrator
10 27 (2.43%) Instructor
11 26 (2.34%) Support Engineer
12 25 (2.25%) Database Engineer
13 22 (1.98%) IT Engineer
13 22 (1.98%) Support Analyst
14 21 (1.89%) Architect
15 18 (1.62%) Head of IT
16 17 (1.53%) IT Analyst
17 16 (1.44%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.62%) .NET
2 13 (1.17%) Blazor
3 8 (0.72%) Bootstrap
3 8 (0.72%) HTML
3 8 (0.72%) HTML5
4 4 (0.36%) Dask
4 4 (0.36%) EDI
4 4 (0.36%) Polars
4 4 (0.36%) PySpark
4 4 (0.36%) REST
5 3 (0.27%) XGBoost
6 2 (0.18%) JSON
6 2 (0.18%) JWT
6 2 (0.18%) OAuth
7 1 (0.090%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.090%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.090%) Material-UI
7 1 (0.090%) Next.js
7 1 (0.090%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.090%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 582 (52.34%) Social Media
2 91 (8.18%) NHS
3 38 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (2.34%) Management Information System
5 19 (1.71%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 17 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
7 16 (1.44%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.35%) Driving Licence
9 12 (1.08%) Onboarding
10 11 (0.99%) Biopharmaceutical
11 9 (0.81%) iPad
12 8 (0.72%) IoT
13 7 (0.63%) Robotics
14 6 (0.54%) CCTV
14 6 (0.54%) Credit Risk
14 6 (0.54%) Security Posture
15 5 (0.45%) Analytical Mindset
15 5 (0.45%) iPhone
15 5 (0.45%) Public Cloud
16 3 (0.27%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 580 (52.16%) Windows
2 521 (46.85%) Windows Vista
3 17 (1.53%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.90%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.81%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.72%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.54%) Linux
8 5 (0.45%) Android
8 5 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (18.62%) ITIL
2 173 (15.56%) Computer Science
3 170 (15.29%) Problem-Solving
4 145 (13.04%) Analytics
5 124 (11.15%) Agile
6 112 (10.07%) Customer Service
7 107 (9.62%) Customer Experience
8 103 (9.26%) Service Management
9 95 (8.54%) Data Management
10 94 (8.45%) Data Modelling
11 92 (8.27%) DevOps
12 89 (8.00%) Data Integration
13 83 (7.46%) Continuous Improvement
14 79 (7.10%) Business Analysis
15 77 (6.92%) Identity Management
16 75 (6.74%) Business Intelligence
17 64 (5.76%) Line Management
18 60 (5.40%) Project Management
19 59 (5.31%) Collaborative Working
20 54 (4.86%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.16%) SQL
2 47 (4.23%) T-SQL
3 39 (3.51%) Python
4 18 (1.62%) PowerShell
5 15 (1.35%) R
6 14 (1.26%) Bicep
7 11 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.36%) VB
8 4 (0.36%) VBA
9 3 (0.27%) C#
9 3 (0.27%) Java
10 2 (0.18%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.18%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.090%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.090%) C
11 1 (0.090%) C++
11 1 (0.090%) PHP
11 1 (0.090%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 215 (19.33%) Degree
2 32 (2.88%) Master's Degree
3 25 (2.25%) Azure Certification
4 20 (1.80%) PMI Certification
4 20 (1.80%) PMP
5 16 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.08%) MCSA
8 10 (0.90%) HNC
9 9 (0.81%) MCSE
10 8 (0.72%) ACCA
10 8 (0.72%) CIMA
10 8 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (0.72%) MOS
10 8 (0.72%) Security Cleared
11 6 (0.54%) CEH
11 6 (0.54%) CISA
11 6 (0.54%) CISM
11 6 (0.54%) CISSP
11 6 (0.54%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (4.32%) SLA
2 20 (1.80%) QA
3 10 (0.90%) Data Quality
4 9 (0.81%) GDPR
5 8 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.63%) NIST
7 3 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.090%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.090%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.090%) GRC
9 1 (0.090%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.090%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 125 (11.24%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.36%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.27%) Docker
6 1 (0.090%) Firmware
6 1 (0.090%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.090%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (1.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (0.81%) SmoothWall
5 1 (0.090%) Ansible
5 1 (0.090%) Autotask
5 1 (0.090%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.090%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.090%) Grafana
5 1 (0.090%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.090%) SCCM
5 1 (0.090%) Terraform
Vendors
1 257 (23.11%) Microsoft
2 75 (6.74%) Oracle
3 31 (2.79%) Databricks
4 24 (2.16%) Meraki
5 16 (1.44%) Cisco
6 12 (1.08%) Google
7 11 (0.99%) Apple
8 10 (0.90%) Salesforce
9 9 (0.81%) VMware
10 5 (0.45%) Citrix
10 5 (0.45%) SAP
11 4 (0.36%) Cognos
11 4 (0.36%) Logitech
11 4 (0.36%) MobileIron
11 4 (0.36%) NEC
11 4 (0.36%) SonicWALL
11 4 (0.36%) YouTube
12 3 (0.27%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.27%) RedGate
12 3 (0.27%) Talend