Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 166 374 523
Rank change year-on-year +208 +149 +51
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,718 918 1,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.75% 0.88% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.30% 2.68% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,067 246 403
10th Percentile £24,500 £24,250 £25,524
25th Percentile £27,965 £30,265 £29,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +4.94% +1.25%
75th Percentile £48,317 £54,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £69,649 £72,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £40,455
% change year-on-year -17.65% +5.05% +15.59%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

DBS Check is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,286 34,290 41,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.83% 32.76% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17,237 15,306 18,961
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,296 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +0.59% -

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in the UK

DBS Check
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check.

Salary trend for DBS Check in the UK

DBS Check
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the UK

DBS Check
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England +228 1,633 £35,000 -17.65% 494
UK excluding London +104 1,043 £35,000 -17.65% 399
London +348 620 £37,934 +22.37% 129
Work from Home +147 564 £45,000 +0.05% 170
South East +99 417 £39,870 +15.87% 114
North of England +54 203 £32,500 -29.35% 113
Midlands +65 196 £34,834 -22.99% 73
South West +93 108 £30,000 -13.67% 45
East Midlands +51 102 £35,000 +7.69% 39
West Midlands +33 94 £32,741 -35.17% 34
North West +41 93 £31,500 -31.52% 58
Yorkshire +67 92 £32,500 -26.71% 38
East of England +14 76 £37,528 +44.34% 32
Scotland -54 35 £39,000 -41.79% 18
North East -3 18 £57,000 +19.57% 19
Wales 0 10 £35,000 -22.18% 15
Northern Ireland - 2 - -

DBS Check
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 40 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.58%) Confluence
4 6 (0.35%) WordPress
5 3 (0.17%) Apache
5 3 (0.17%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.17%) CMS
5 3 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.058%) Drupal
6 1 (0.058%) Moodle
6 1 (0.058%) nginx
6 1 (0.058%) SAS
Applications
1 325 (18.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 215 (12.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 206 (11.99%) Microsoft Office
4 97 (5.65%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.41%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.23%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.12%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 9 (0.52%) Primavera
2 7 (0.41%) NEC Housing
3 6 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (0.35%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.35%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.23%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.17%) iTrent
5 3 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
5 3 (0.17%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.12%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
6 2 (0.12%) SystmOne
7 1 (0.058%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.058%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.058%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.058%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 235 (13.68%) Azure
2 181 (10.54%) Microsoft 365
3 169 (9.84%) Power Platform
4 140 (8.15%) AWS
5 39 (2.27%) Serverless
6 36 (2.10%) Azure Data Factory
7 34 (1.98%) AWS Lambda
8 31 (1.80%) Google Workspace
9 29 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 23 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
11 20 (1.16%) GCP
12 18 (1.05%) Entra ID
13 16 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (0.64%) Google Analytics
15 11 (0.64%) SaaS
16 10 (0.58%) IaaS
17 9 (0.52%) Asana
17 9 (0.52%) Google Tag Manager
17 9 (0.52%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.49%) Wireless
2 48 (2.79%) DNS
3 47 (2.74%) TCP/IP
4 44 (2.56%) LAN
5 43 (2.50%) DHCP
6 39 (2.27%) WAN
7 38 (2.21%) Firewall
8 34 (1.98%) Network Security
9 27 (1.57%) VoIP
10 26 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
11 23 (1.34%) Internet
12 16 (0.93%) Broadband
13 12 (0.70%) VLAN
14 11 (0.64%) VPN
15 10 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
16 8 (0.47%) Intranet
17 7 (0.41%) SMS
18 6 (0.35%) SAN
19 4 (0.23%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
19 4 (0.23%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (9.20%) Power BI
2 124 (7.22%) Tableau
3 57 (3.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 45 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (2.50%) SQL Server
6 39 (2.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 31 (1.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 29 (1.69%) Amazon RDS
9 26 (1.51%) DynamoDB
10 18 (1.05%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 12 (0.70%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.64%) Data Lake
13 10 (0.58%) Power Query
14 9 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
15 8 (0.47%) Big Data
16 7 (0.41%) BigQuery
16 7 (0.41%) Looker
16 7 (0.41%) MySQL
17 6 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
18 5 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 140 (8.15%) Git
2 29 (1.69%) GitLab
3 14 (0.81%) JIRA
4 4 (0.23%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.23%) Postman
4 4 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.17%) Hudson
5 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.12%) Apache Continuum
6 2 (0.12%) gulp
6 2 (0.12%) JMeter
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.12%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.058%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.058%) fastlane
7 1 (0.058%) Gradle
7 1 (0.058%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.058%) MSI
7 1 (0.058%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.058%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 970 (56.46%) Social Skills
2 448 (26.08%) Analytical Skills
3 432 (25.15%) Retail
4 260 (15.13%) Finance
5 245 (14.26%) German Language
6 179 (10.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 150 (8.73%) Organisational Skills
8 142 (8.27%) Marketing
9 127 (7.39%) Public Sector
10 111 (6.46%) Presentation Skills
11 59 (3.43%) Advertising
12 49 (2.85%) Legal
13 43 (2.50%) Local Government
14 38 (2.21%) Games
15 35 (2.04%) Telecoms
16 31 (1.80%) Aerospace
17 25 (1.46%) Police
18 22 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
19 19 (1.11%) Fire and Rescue
20 12 (0.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 239 (13.91%) Graduate
2 178 (10.36%) Senior
3 155 (9.02%) Analyst
4 115 (6.69%) Lead
5 95 (5.53%) Data Analyst
6 83 (4.83%) IT Support
7 79 (4.60%) Developer
8 73 (4.25%) Support Engineer
9 70 (4.07%) IT Engineer
10 64 (3.73%) IT Technician
11 57 (3.32%) Senior Analyst
12 51 (2.97%) Administrator
13 50 (2.91%) Senior Data Analyst
14 47 (2.74%) Coordinator
14 47 (2.74%) IT Support Engineer
15 45 (2.62%) Consultant
15 45 (2.62%) Field Engineer
16 44 (2.56%) IT Manager
17 40 (2.33%) Project Manager
18 38 (2.21%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.33%) .NET
2 33 (1.92%) EDI
3 31 (1.80%) GraphQL
4 30 (1.75%) PySpark
5 29 (1.69%) Django
6 28 (1.63%) Pandas
6 28 (1.63%) scikit-learn
6 28 (1.63%) TensorFlow
7 26 (1.51%) RESTful
8 19 (1.11%) CSS
9 16 (0.93%) React
10 14 (0.81%) .NET Core
11 13 (0.76%) Web Services
12 12 (0.70%) HTML
13 7 (0.41%) AngularJS
14 6 (0.35%) .NET Framework
14 6 (0.35%) REST
14 6 (0.35%) XML
15 5 (0.29%) Entity Framework
15 5 (0.29%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 326 (18.98%) Self-Motivation
2 294 (17.11%) Driving Licence
3 102 (5.94%) Management Information System
4 88 (5.12%) Social Media
5 63 (3.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 61 (3.55%) NHS
7 60 (3.49%) Photography
8 51 (2.97%) Onboarding
9 35 (2.04%) Algorithms
10 26 (1.51%) CCTV
11 25 (1.46%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.16%) e-Learning
13 15 (0.87%) Educational Technology
14 12 (0.70%) Learning Management System
15 9 (0.52%) PKI
15 9 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
16 7 (0.41%) Hybrid Cloud
16 7 (0.41%) VLE
17 6 (0.35%) 3D Graphics
17 6 (0.35%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 249 (14.49%) Windows
2 95 (5.53%) Windows Server
3 68 (3.96%) Windows 10
4 46 (2.68%) Windows Server 2019
5 43 (2.50%) Mac OS
5 43 (2.50%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (1.69%) Windows Server 2012
7 19 (1.11%) Windows 7
8 17 (0.99%) Android
9 16 (0.93%) Apple iOS
10 10 (0.58%) Windows Vista
11 9 (0.52%) Windows 8
12 7 (0.41%) Linux
13 2 (0.12%) Unix
14 1 (0.058%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 418 (24.33%) Problem-Solving
2 308 (17.93%) Customer Service
3 187 (10.88%) Customer Insight
4 161 (9.37%) Business Intelligence
5 155 (9.02%) Visualisation
6 153 (8.91%) Mathematics
7 149 (8.67%) Agile
8 143 (8.32%) Analytics
9 140 (8.15%) Line Management
10 139 (8.09%) Actionable Insight
11 135 (7.86%) Project Management
12 128 (7.45%) Data Analysis
12 128 (7.45%) Storytelling
13 119 (6.93%) Stakeholder Management
14 118 (6.87%) Root Cause Analysis
15 115 (6.69%) Data Pipeline
16 111 (6.46%) Statistics
17 103 (6.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 101 (5.88%) Mentoring
19 100 (5.82%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 290 (16.88%) SQL
2 161 (9.37%) Python
3 58 (3.38%) C#
4 35 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 30 (1.75%) PowerShell
6 23 (1.34%) JavaScript
7 19 (1.11%) Java
8 16 (0.93%) TypeScript
9 14 (0.81%) T-SQL
10 12 (0.70%) VBA
11 6 (0.35%) PHP
12 5 (0.29%) VB
13 4 (0.23%) C++
13 4 (0.23%) Groovy
14 3 (0.17%) MATLAB
15 2 (0.12%) C
15 2 (0.12%) FoxPro (VFP)
15 2 (0.12%) JSX
15 2 (0.12%) R
15 2 (0.12%) Scala
Qualifications
1 602 (35.04%) Degree
2 76 (4.42%) Microsoft Certification
3 72 (4.19%) Security Cleared
4 45 (2.62%) Master's Degree
4 45 (2.62%) MCP
5 44 (2.56%) A+ Certification
6 40 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
8 28 (1.63%) SC Cleared
9 26 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
10 25 (1.46%) CIPD
11 15 (0.87%) CCNP
11 15 (0.87%) Network+ Certification
12 12 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (0.58%) CCNA
13 10 (0.58%) CISSP
14 9 (0.52%) CEH
15 8 (0.47%) APMG
15 8 (0.47%) PMI Certification
15 8 (0.47%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (8.21%) GDPR
2 53 (3.08%) QA
3 24 (1.40%) SLA
4 21 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.58%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
7 8 (0.47%) PCI DSS
8 7 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.41%) PMO
9 6 (0.35%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.29%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.17%) NCSC
11 3 (0.17%) NIST
12 1 (0.058%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 159 (9.25%) Active Directory
2 35 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.28%) Hyper-V
4 14 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
5 10 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.58%) vSphere
6 4 (0.23%) Docker
6 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 4 (0.23%) Terminal Services
6 4 (0.23%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.12%) KVM
8 2 (0.12%) XenApp
8 2 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 26 (1.51%) SCCM
2 14 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.47%) Autotask
4 6 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.29%) PaperCut
6 4 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Clustering
6 4 (0.23%) SCOM
6 4 (0.23%) SmoothWall
6 4 (0.23%) WSUS
7 3 (0.17%) Consul
7 3 (0.17%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.17%) Packer
7 3 (0.17%) Terraform
8 2 (0.12%) Ansible
8 2 (0.12%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.058%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.058%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.058%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 489 (28.46%) Microsoft
2 120 (6.98%) Databricks
3 69 (4.02%) Google
4 44 (2.56%) Apple
5 37 (2.15%) VMware
6 30 (1.75%) ServiceNow
6 30 (1.75%) Thales
7 26 (1.51%) Sun
8 22 (1.28%) Cisco
9 20 (1.16%) HP
9 20 (1.16%) Oracle
10 12 (0.70%) Salesforce
11 11 (0.64%) Datto
11 11 (0.64%) Meraki
11 11 (0.64%) Veeam
12 10 (0.58%) Adobe
12 10 (0.58%) Aruba
13 9 (0.52%) SAP
14 8 (0.47%) Sage
15 7 (0.41%) NEC