DBS Check Job Trends 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 11 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 79 175
Rank change year-on-year -94 +96 +106
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 686 1,079 1,073
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.05% 3.74% 1.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.36% 8.73% 5.89%
Number of salaries quoted 524 684 773
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,480 £23,875
25th Percentile £32,000 £33,250 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% +9.50% -17.65%
75th Percentile £53,750 £47,520 £46,293
90th Percentile £64,450 £62,500 £61,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £38,325 £35,000
% change year-on-year +10.89% +9.50% -16.67%

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 15,739 12,363 18,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 24.06% 42.90% 26.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6,000 5,287 12,166
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,085 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% +4.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,268 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £78,875
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -7.19%

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

DBS Check job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DBS Check.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DBS Check

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 11 May 2026.

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 11 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 of England -65 200 £45,000 +7.14% 103
South East -72 179 £38,500 +0.46% 108
North West -13 161 £47,500 +18.75% 52
East of England +43 134 £59,450 +82.74% 37
Midlands -98 134 £39,000 +5.62% 55
West Midlands -80 95 £39,000 +5.62% 35
East Midlands -60 38 £27,500 +9.55% 20
Yorkshire -83 34 £42,500 -15.00% 41
South West -117 22 £32,000 -4.48% 36
Wales -23 15 £32,456 -14.80% 17
North East -72 5 £50,000 +4.17% 15
Scotland -15 4 - - 3
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DBS Check
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 17 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.60%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.17%) SAS
4 4 (0.58%) CMS
5 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.29%) WordPress
6 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 27 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (3.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.04%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.15%) CapCut
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (0.87%) Workday HCM
2 4 (0.58%) Academy Housing
3 3 (0.44%) Magento
3 3 (0.44%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 67 (9.77%) Microsoft 365
2 54 (7.87%) Azure
3 52 (7.58%) AWS
4 34 (4.96%) Power Platform
5 19 (2.77%) Entra ID
6 17 (2.48%) GCP
7 16 (2.33%) Google Workspace
8 12 (1.75%) Serverless
9 9 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.02%) dbt
11 6 (0.87%) Dataform
12 5 (0.73%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.58%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 3 (0.44%) Canva
14 3 (0.44%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.44%) OCI
14 3 (0.44%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.44%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 62 (9.04%) Wireless
2 33 (4.81%) Firewall
3 28 (4.08%) Internet
4 27 (3.94%) LAN
5 24 (3.50%) WAN
6 18 (2.62%) Network Security
7 17 (2.48%) VoIP
8 15 (2.19%) DHCP
8 15 (2.19%) DNS
9 12 (1.75%) TCP/IP
10 11 (1.60%) Broadband
11 9 (1.31%) Intrusion Detection
11 9 (1.31%) VPN
12 7 (1.02%) IMAP
12 7 (1.02%) POP3
12 7 (1.02%) SMTP
12 7 (1.02%) VLAN
12 7 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.58%) Wireshark
13 4 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.52%) Power BI
2 12 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.31%) Looker
4 8 (1.17%) Big Data
4 8 (1.17%) GIS
4 8 (1.17%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.17%) Tableau
5 6 (0.87%) Metabase
6 5 (0.73%) MySQL
7 3 (0.44%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.29%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (0.58%) JIRA
2 3 (0.44%) Git
2 3 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.15%) JMeter
3 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.15%) Selenium
3 1 (0.15%) Snyk
General
1 295 (43.00%) Social Skills
2 129 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
3 83 (12.10%) Organisational Skills
4 72 (10.50%) Finance
5 54 (7.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (3.94%) Legal
7 19 (2.77%) Local Government
8 18 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (2.62%) Retail
9 17 (2.48%) Public Sector
10 13 (1.90%) Esports
10 13 (1.90%) Telecoms
11 11 (1.60%) Law
12 9 (1.31%) Marketing
13 8 (1.17%) Publishing
14 7 (1.02%) Police
15 6 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (0.87%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.73%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 83 (12.10%) Lead
2 75 (10.93%) IT Support
3 70 (10.20%) Analyst
4 58 (8.45%) IT Technician
5 53 (7.73%) Senior
6 49 (7.14%) Support Engineer
7 46 (6.71%) IT Engineer
8 40 (5.83%) IT Support Engineer
9 36 (5.25%) Data Analyst
9 36 (5.25%) Instructor
10 34 (4.96%) Systems Analyst
10 34 (4.96%) Systems Manager
11 31 (4.52%) HR Analyst
11 31 (4.52%) HR Data Analyst
12 30 (4.37%) Data Manager
12 30 (4.37%) HR Manager
12 30 (4.37%) Support Technician
13 27 (3.94%) IT Support Technician
14 25 (3.64%) Senior Technician
15 24 (3.50%) Senior IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.90%) React
1 13 (1.90%) Web Services
2 6 (0.87%) Pandas
2 6 (0.87%) PyTorch
2 6 (0.87%) scikit-learn
3 5 (0.73%) .NET
3 5 (0.73%) CSS
3 5 (0.73%) HTML
4 2 (0.29%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.29%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.29%) ASP.NET Core
4 2 (0.29%) EDI
4 2 (0.29%) Flash
4 2 (0.29%) PySpark
4 2 (0.29%) Razor View Engine
5 1 (0.15%) JSON
5 1 (0.15%) TAPI
5 1 (0.15%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 147 (21.43%) Social Media
2 60 (8.75%) Driving Licence
3 48 (7.00%) Digital Media
4 30 (4.37%) Product Ownership
5 28 (4.08%) Data Centre
6 23 (3.35%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.48%) Cloud Native
8 16 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.90%) e-Learning
9 13 (1.90%) Legacy Applications
10 9 (1.31%) CCTV
10 9 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.02%) Taxonomies
12 6 (0.87%) Onboarding
13 5 (0.73%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 4 (0.58%) CMDB
14 4 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (0.58%) Fibre Optics
14 4 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
15 3 (0.44%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 249 (36.30%) Windows
2 70 (10.20%) Windows Server
3 23 (3.35%) Windows 10
4 11 (1.60%) Linux
5 8 (1.17%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.73%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.58%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (29.45%) Problem-Solving
2 124 (18.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 110 (16.03%) Decision-Making
4 106 (15.45%) Customer Service
5 93 (13.56%) Stakeholder Management
6 75 (10.93%) Project Management
7 66 (9.62%) Project Delivery
8 63 (9.18%) Agile
9 59 (8.60%) Logistics
10 57 (8.31%) Service Delivery
10 57 (8.31%) System Testing
11 56 (8.16%) Dashboard Development
12 51 (7.43%) Mentoring
13 50 (7.29%) ITIL
14 48 (7.00%) Collaborative Working
14 48 (7.00%) Computer Science
15 47 (6.85%) AI
16 44 (6.41%) Creative Thinking
17 37 (5.39%) Time Management
18 36 (5.25%) Pedagogy
Programming Languages
1 43 (6.27%) Python
2 38 (5.54%) SQL
3 19 (2.77%) JavaScript
4 17 (2.48%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.33%) Java
6 13 (1.90%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.46%) R
8 6 (0.87%) Julia
8 6 (0.87%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.73%) VB
10 4 (0.58%) C#
11 3 (0.44%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.15%) Clojure
Qualifications
1 106 (15.45%) Degree
2 22 (3.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 20 (2.92%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.48%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (1.90%) CCNA
7 11 (1.60%) PMI Certification
8 9 (1.31%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.31%) PMP
9 8 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.02%) CCNP
10 7 (1.02%) CTC Cleared
10 7 (1.02%) MCSE
10 7 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (0.73%) APMP
11 5 (0.73%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.73%) CRISC
12 4 (0.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (10.93%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.12%) QA
3 15 (2.19%) GDPR
4 14 (2.04%) ISO 9001
5 13 (1.90%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.31%) GRC
8 8 (1.17%) SLA
9 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.73%) ISO 31000
10 5 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 5 (0.73%) NIST
11 2 (0.29%) GMP
11 2 (0.29%) WCAG
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (7.00%) Active Directory
2 36 (5.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.58%) vSphere
4 3 (0.44%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.44%) Docker
4 3 (0.44%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.46%) Jamf Pro
1 10 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
1 10 (1.46%) SCCM
2 5 (0.73%) SmoothWall
3 3 (0.44%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.29%) Terraform
5 1 (0.15%) Autotask
5 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.15%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 122 (17.78%) Microsoft
2 60 (8.75%) Workday
3 40 (5.83%) VMware
4 34 (4.96%) Google
5 26 (3.79%) Cisco
6 14 (2.04%) Meraki
7 10 (1.46%) Apple
7 10 (1.46%) Databricks
8 9 (1.31%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.31%) Oracle
9 8 (1.17%) Juniper
10 7 (1.02%) HP
11 6 (0.87%) Adobe
11 6 (0.87%) Facebook
11 6 (0.87%) Instagram
11 6 (0.87%) Salesforce
11 6 (0.87%) SonicWALL
11 6 (0.87%) Sophos
12 5 (0.73%) Aruba
12 5 (0.73%) Veeam