DBS Check Jobs in the West Midlands

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 156 196
Rank change year-on-year +112 +40 +1
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 217 93 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.86% 1.28% 1.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.59% 4.89% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 128 83 16
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,696 £23,750
25th Percentile - £25,750 £26,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £32,600 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.27% -35.45% +93.11%
75th Percentile - £39,000 £63,438
90th Percentile £57,000 £47,490 £82,751
England median annual salary £38,325 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +9.50% -17.65% +6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,525 1,901 2,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.55% 26.26% 41.19%
Number of salaries quoted 572 1,277 969
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,344 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.69% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,475 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
% change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for DBS Check in the West Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the West Midlands

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Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Staffordshire +64 164 £36,925 +12.30% 21
Birmingham +18 27 £57,500 +90.71% 31
Warwickshire -13 6 £61,000 +106.78% 4
Shropshire +16 5 £41,000 +36.67% 2
Worcestershire +16 2 - - 4
Herefordshire - 1 £25,500 - 2
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 10 (4.61%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.30%) CMS
3 1 (0.46%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (6.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 12 (5.53%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.46%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 15 (6.91%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 9 (4.15%) Azure
1 9 (4.15%) Power Platform
2 2 (0.92%) Google Analytics
2 2 (0.92%) Google Tag Manager
2 2 (0.92%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.46%) Azure Storage
3 1 (0.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (0.46%) Dropbox
3 1 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (0.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.15%) Power BI
2 7 (3.23%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.84%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (1.84%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.92%) Looker
5 1 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.46%) ERwin
General
1 30 (13.82%) Finance
2 18 (8.29%) Local Government
2 18 (8.29%) Public Sector
3 15 (6.91%) Police
4 11 (5.07%) Legal
5 9 (4.15%) Social Skills
6 7 (3.23%) Social Housing
7 6 (2.76%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (12.44%) Instructor
2 16 (7.37%) Consultant
3 11 (5.07%) Implementation Consultant
4 10 (4.61%) Development Manager
5 7 (3.23%) Database Developer
5 7 (3.23%) Developer
5 7 (3.23%) SQL Database Developer
5 7 (3.23%) SQL Developer
6 6 (2.76%) Lead
7 5 (2.30%) Senior
8 4 (1.84%) Contracts Manager
8 4 (1.84%) Product Manager
8 4 (1.84%) Senior Consultant
8 4 (1.84%) Senior Support Consultant
8 4 (1.84%) Support Consultant
8 4 (1.84%) Technical Consultant
8 4 (1.84%) Technical Implementation Consultant
9 3 (1.38%) Analyst
10 2 (0.92%) Performance Analyst
10 2 (0.92%) Performance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.84%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 174 (80.18%) Social Media
2 7 (3.23%) Housing Association
3 4 (1.84%) Management Information System
4 3 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.46%) Animation
5 1 (0.46%) CCTV
5 1 (0.46%) Graphic Design
5 1 (0.46%) iPhone
5 1 (0.46%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (0.46%) Photography
5 1 (0.46%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 179 (82.49%) Windows
2 174 (80.18%) Windows Vista
3 7 (3.23%) Unix
4 4 (1.84%) Linux
4 4 (1.84%) Solaris
5 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (9.22%) Analytics
2 14 (6.45%) Contract Management
2 14 (6.45%) Cost Control
2 14 (6.45%) Project Management
3 12 (5.53%) Project Delivery
4 11 (5.07%) Housing Management
5 10 (4.61%) Budgeting
5 10 (4.61%) Business Case
5 10 (4.61%) Creative Thinking
6 9 (4.15%) Business Intelligence
6 9 (4.15%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (3.23%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (3.23%) Critical Thinking
7 7 (3.23%) Database Optimisation
7 7 (3.23%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 6 (2.76%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (2.30%) Customer Requirements
9 5 (2.30%) Data Migration
9 5 (2.30%) Migration
10 4 (1.84%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 25 (11.52%) SQL
2 7 (3.23%) T-SQL
3 4 (1.84%) PL/SQL
4 2 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.92%) Python
5 1 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (1.84%) MRICS
2 3 (1.38%) Degree
3 1 (0.46%) Azure Certification
3 1 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (0.46%) SC Cleared
3 1 (0.46%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.91%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.84%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.46%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.46%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.46%) BitLocker
1 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 27 (12.44%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.76%) NEC
3 4 (1.84%) Citrix
3 4 (1.84%) Oracle
3 4 (1.84%) SAP
3 4 (1.84%) YouTube
4 2 (0.92%) Google
5 1 (0.46%) Adobe
5 1 (0.46%) Apple
5 1 (0.46%) Databricks
5 1 (0.46%) Sony
5 1 (0.46%) TOWER Software
5 1 (0.46%) VMware