DBS Check Job Trends 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 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 109 29 168
Rank change year-on-year -80 +139 +26
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 95 211 90
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.13% 6.57% 1.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.02% 16.58% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 87 134 79
10th Percentile £26,375 £26,375 £24,696
25th Percentile £27,694 - £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £36,925 £30,150
Median % change year-on-year +5.62% +22.47% -40.30%
75th Percentile £43,000 - £39,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £54,625 £48,960
England median annual salary £42,500 £38,325 £35,000
% change year-on-year +10.89% +9.50% -17.65%

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 2,364 1,273 1,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 28.11% 39.62% 26.61%
Number of salaries quoted 635 575 1,287
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,750 £25,650
25th Percentile £34,212 £36,925 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.77% +3.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £63,125
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,021 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.05% +0.04% -7.60%

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

DBS Check job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing DBS Check.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing DBS Check

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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 11 May 2026.

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 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
Worcestershire +9 43 £39,000 - 3
Staffordshire -35 42 £27,694 -25.00% 9
Birmingham -15 4 £42,039 -26.89% 7
DBS Check
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (4.21%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.11%) CMS
2 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.11%) Umbraco
2 2 (2.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (12.63%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.37%) Azure
1 7 (7.37%) Dynamics 365
1 7 (7.37%) Entra ID
1 7 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.11%) Canva
2 2 (2.11%) Power Automate
2 2 (2.11%) Power Platform
2 2 (2.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (20.00%) Internet
2 5 (5.26%) Firewall
2 5 (5.26%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (5.26%) Network Security
3 3 (3.16%) Wireless
4 2 (2.11%) Intranet
4 2 (2.11%) LAN
4 2 (2.11%) WAN
5 1 (1.05%) Broadband
5 1 (1.05%) DSLAM
5 1 (1.05%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.26%) GIS
2 2 (2.11%) Power BI
General
1 47 (49.47%) Social Skills
2 7 (7.37%) Finance
3 2 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (2.11%) Legal
3 2 (2.11%) Public Sector
3 2 (2.11%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.05%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (35.79%) Instructor
2 5 (5.26%) Architect
2 5 (5.26%) Digital Architect
3 2 (2.11%) Analyst
3 2 (2.11%) Cabling Engineer
3 2 (2.11%) Coordinator
3 2 (2.11%) Data Engineer
3 2 (2.11%) Developer
3 2 (2.11%) Head of Business Intelligence
3 2 (2.11%) IT Analyst
3 2 (2.11%) IT Operations Analyst
3 2 (2.11%) Operations Analyst
3 2 (2.11%) Senior
3 2 (2.11%) Senior Manager
3 2 (2.11%) Web Developer
3 2 (2.11%) Website Developer
4 1 (1.05%) Data Architect
4 1 (1.05%) Exchange Engineer
4 1 (1.05%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (1.05%) Principal Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.11%) .NET
1 2 (2.11%) .NET Framework
1 2 (2.11%) ASP.NET
1 2 (2.11%) ASP.NET Core
1 2 (2.11%) CSS
1 2 (2.11%) HTML
1 2 (2.11%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 79 (83.16%) Social Media
2 44 (46.32%) Digital Media
3 4 (4.21%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.11%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (2.11%) Life Science
4 2 (2.11%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.05%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 79 (83.16%) Windows
2 2 (2.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (25.26%) Pedagogy
2 21 (22.11%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (7.37%) ITIL
4 5 (5.26%) Impact Assessments
4 5 (5.26%) TOGAF
5 4 (4.21%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (4.21%) Time Management
6 3 (3.16%) Line Management
7 2 (2.11%) Coaching
7 2 (2.11%) Decision-Making
7 2 (2.11%) Digital Transformation Strategy
7 2 (2.11%) Intelligent Automation
7 2 (2.11%) Mentoring
7 2 (2.11%) Operational Stability
7 2 (2.11%) Performance Monitoring
7 2 (2.11%) Root Cause Analysis
7 2 (2.11%) Security Patching
7 2 (2.11%) User Experience
7 2 (2.11%) Web Accessibility
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.11%) C#
1 2 (2.11%) JavaScript
1 2 (2.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (7.37%) Security Cleared
2 6 (6.32%) SC Cleared
3 5 (5.26%) CTC Cleared
4 2 (2.11%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.11%) MCSE
4 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.05%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.11%) Accessibility
1 2 (2.11%) Data Quality
1 2 (2.11%) WCAG
2 1 (1.05%) ISO 14001
2 1 (1.05%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (7.37%) Active Directory
1 7 (7.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (2.11%) SCCM
2 1 (1.05%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 9 (9.47%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.37%) VMware
3 5 (5.26%) Cisco
3 5 (5.26%) HP
3 5 (5.26%) Juniper
4 2 (2.11%) Veeam
5 1 (1.05%) BT