DBS Check Jobs with Work from Home Options

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) 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 191 338 453
Rank change year-on-year +147 +115 +38
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 564 406 436
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.67% 0.94% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.96% 3.67% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 294 85 216
10th Percentile £26,936 £31,277 £27,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,976 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.05% -4.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,000 £63,066
90th Percentile £70,500 £65,262 £87,338
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year -17.65% +4.94% +1.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,458 11,067 15,253
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.03% 25.65% 22.85%
Number of salaries quoted 5,903 6,702 8,578
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £59,732
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +0.45% +8.60%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

DBS Check
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

DBS Check trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing DBS Check.

DBS Check salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing DBS Check over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

DBS Check salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (1.77%) Confluence
2 6 (1.06%) WordPress
3 2 (0.35%) CMS
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.18%) Moodle
4 1 (0.18%) SAS
4 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 97 (17.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (11.88%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.35%) LaTeX
6 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.35%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (0.71%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.53%) iTrent
2 3 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.35%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.35%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.35%) Shopify
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 151 (26.77%) Azure
2 125 (22.16%) AWS
3 111 (19.68%) Power Platform
4 36 (6.38%) Serverless
5 34 (6.03%) AWS Lambda
6 30 (5.32%) Azure Data Factory
7 21 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (3.55%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 13 (2.30%) GCP
11 11 (1.95%) Google Analytics
12 9 (1.60%) Asana
12 9 (1.60%) Google Tag Manager
13 6 (1.06%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.06%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.89%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (0.89%) Amazon SQS
14 5 (0.89%) AWS Step Functions
14 5 (0.89%) GitHub
15 4 (0.71%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.13%) Wireless
2 11 (1.95%) Internet
3 9 (1.60%) Firewall
3 9 (1.60%) WAN
4 8 (1.42%) LAN
5 6 (1.06%) VPN
6 5 (0.89%) DHCP
7 4 (0.71%) DNS
7 4 (0.71%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 4 (0.71%) Fibre Channel
7 4 (0.71%) SAN
7 4 (0.71%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.53%) HTTP
9 2 (0.35%) 4G
9 2 (0.35%) DMVPN
9 2 (0.35%) Network Security
9 2 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.35%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.35%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (21.81%) Tableau
2 111 (19.68%) Power BI
3 53 (9.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (5.85%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (5.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (5.32%) SQL Server
6 27 (4.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 26 (4.61%) Amazon RDS
7 26 (4.61%) DynamoDB
8 18 (3.19%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 12 (2.13%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.24%) BigQuery
10 7 (1.24%) Looker
11 5 (0.89%) Amazon Aurora
11 5 (0.89%) MySQL
12 4 (0.71%) Big Data
13 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
14 2 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
14 2 (0.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 137 (24.29%) Git
2 29 (5.14%) GitLab
3 13 (2.30%) JIRA
4 4 (0.71%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.71%) Postman
4 4 (0.71%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.35%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.35%) gulp
5 2 (0.35%) JMeter
5 2 (0.35%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.18%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.18%) fastlane
General
1 347 (61.52%) Social Skills
2 143 (25.35%) Analytical Skills
3 121 (21.45%) Retail
4 92 (16.31%) Presentation Skills
5 55 (9.75%) Marketing
6 52 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
7 45 (7.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (6.56%) Finance
9 30 (5.32%) Aerospace
10 23 (4.08%) Games
10 23 (4.08%) Legal
11 22 (3.90%) Pharmaceutical
12 15 (2.66%) Police
13 13 (2.30%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.60%) Billing
14 9 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.60%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.42%) Back Office
15 8 (1.42%) Electronics
16 7 (1.24%) Military
Job Titles
1 118 (20.92%) Analyst
2 113 (20.04%) Senior
3 89 (15.78%) Data Analyst
4 68 (12.06%) Lead
5 58 (10.28%) Developer
6 57 (10.11%) Senior Analyst
7 50 (8.87%) Senior Data Analyst
8 45 (7.98%) Administrator
9 41 (7.27%) Coordinator
10 32 (5.67%) Lead Data Analyst
11 29 (5.14%) Data Scientist
11 29 (5.14%) DBA
12 28 (4.96%) Senior Data Scientist
13 26 (4.61%) SQL DBA
14 24 (4.26%) Data Manager
15 20 (3.55%) Business Intelligence Manager
16 19 (3.37%) Project Manager
17 18 (3.19%) Engineering Manager
18 17 (3.01%) Systems Engineer
19 16 (2.84%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.50%) .NET
2 30 (5.32%) GraphQL
3 29 (5.14%) Django
4 28 (4.96%) Pandas
4 28 (4.96%) PySpark
4 28 (4.96%) scikit-learn
4 28 (4.96%) TensorFlow
5 26 (4.61%) RESTful
6 16 (2.84%) React
7 12 (2.13%) .NET Core
7 12 (2.13%) Web Services
8 10 (1.77%) CSS
9 5 (0.89%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.89%) Laravel
9 5 (0.89%) Next.js
10 4 (0.71%) Apollo GraphQL
10 4 (0.71%) Blazor
10 4 (0.71%) Entity Framework
10 4 (0.71%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.71%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.11%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (6.21%) Algorithms
3 27 (4.79%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.43%) NHS
5 13 (2.30%) Social Media
6 12 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.06%) Chip and PIN
7 6 (1.06%) Data Centre
8 5 (0.89%) Acoustics
8 5 (0.89%) Data Structures
8 5 (0.89%) Educational Technology
9 4 (0.71%) Clustering
9 4 (0.71%) Onboarding
9 4 (0.71%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.71%) Replication
10 3 (0.53%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.53%) CCTV
10 3 (0.53%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.53%) Security Posture
10 3 (0.53%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.90%) Windows
2 15 (2.66%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.42%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.24%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.06%) Android
5 6 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.71%) Linux
7 2 (0.35%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.35%) Unix
7 2 (0.35%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.35%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (39.54%) Problem-Solving
2 138 (24.47%) Visualisation
3 137 (24.29%) Actionable Insight
4 127 (22.52%) Analytics
4 127 (22.52%) Storytelling
5 123 (21.81%) Mathematics
6 118 (20.92%) Root Cause Analysis
7 116 (20.57%) Business Intelligence
8 113 (20.04%) Data Pipeline
9 109 (19.33%) Statistics
10 105 (18.62%) Data Analysis
11 104 (18.44%) Agile
12 88 (15.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 86 (15.25%) Business Strategy
14 81 (14.36%) Customer Intelligence
15 76 (13.48%) Stakeholder Management
16 61 (10.82%) Customer Service
17 58 (10.28%) Project Management
18 55 (9.75%) CI/CD
19 53 (9.40%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 226 (40.07%) SQL
2 149 (26.42%) Python
3 40 (7.09%) C#
4 23 (4.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 19 (3.37%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.84%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.95%) Java
7 11 (1.95%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.77%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.89%) PHP
10 4 (0.71%) C++
10 4 (0.71%) Groovy
11 3 (0.53%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.35%) C
12 2 (0.35%) JSX
12 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 189 (33.51%) Degree
2 43 (7.62%) Security Cleared
3 38 (6.74%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (6.03%) Master's Degree
5 20 (3.55%) CIPD
6 14 (2.48%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.13%) ITIL Certification
8 10 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.42%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.42%) PMP
10 6 (1.06%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.71%) CCNP
12 4 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.53%) ACCA
13 3 (0.53%) CIMA
13 3 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.35%) HNC
14 2 (0.35%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.85%) QA
2 13 (2.30%) GDPR
3 8 (1.42%) SLA
4 6 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.06%) PCI DSS
5 5 (0.89%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.89%) Disclosure Scotland
6 4 (0.71%) PMO
7 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.35%) NCSC
7 2 (0.35%) NIST
8 1 (0.18%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 17 (3.01%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.77%) vSphere
4 7 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.71%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.71%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.53%) Docker
7 2 (0.35%) XenApp
7 2 (0.35%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 7 (1.24%) SCCM
2 4 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.71%) Autotask
2 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Clustering
2 4 (0.71%) SCOM
3 3 (0.53%) Consul
3 3 (0.53%) Packer
3 3 (0.53%) Terraform
4 2 (0.35%) Ansible
4 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.35%) Rundeck
5 1 (0.18%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.18%) MobiControl
5 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 168 (29.79%) Microsoft
2 114 (20.21%) Databricks
3 30 (5.32%) Thales
4 21 (3.72%) Google
5 14 (2.48%) VMware
6 8 (1.42%) Adobe
6 8 (1.42%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.42%) Sun
7 7 (1.24%) Cisco
8 6 (1.06%) Veeam
9 5 (0.89%) Aruba
9 5 (0.89%) Facebook
9 5 (0.89%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.71%) CheckPoint
10 4 (0.71%) Datto
10 4 (0.71%) F5
10 4 (0.71%) YouTube
11 3 (0.53%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.53%) New Relic
11 3 (0.53%) RedGate