DBS Check Job Trends in Kent

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 69 38
Rank change year-on-year +15 -31 +82
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 25 21 31
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 3.10% 2.27% 5.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.91% 11.54% 18.90%
Number of salaries quoted 21 4 23
10th Percentile £27,750 - -
25th Percentile £29,750 £38,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £40,000 £23,108
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% +73.10% -1.67%
75th Percentile £45,000 £43,892 £39,085
90th Percentile - £48,197 -
South East median annual salary £41,000 £38,810 £39,085
% change year-on-year +5.64% -0.70% -8.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 316 182 164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 39.16% 19.68% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 136 74 123
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,175 £21,250
25th Percentile £30,250 £35,500 £23,108
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +21.53% -21.83%
75th Percentile £62,719 £71,875 £53,750
90th Percentile £69,625 £75,000 £60,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +1.94%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

DBS Check job vacancy trend in Kent

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Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing DBS Check.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing DBS Check

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Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in Kent over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in Kent

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Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the Kent region over the 6 months to 15 November 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
Maidstone +11 8 £34,413 -30.81% 3
Sittingbourne - 3 £45,000 - 1
Folkestone - 2 £41,663 -
Broadstairs - 1 - -
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South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
General
1 5 (20.00%) Advertising
2 4 (16.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (24.00%) Break Fix Engineer
1 6 (24.00%) Field Engineer
1 6 (24.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 3 (12.00%) Internal Sales Executive
2 3 (12.00%) Sales Executive
3 2 (8.00%) IT Support
3 2 (8.00%) IT Support Technician
3 2 (8.00%) IT Technician
3 2 (8.00%) Support Technician
4 1 (4.00%) Analyst
4 1 (4.00%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
4 1 (4.00%) Lecturer
4 1 (4.00%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 12 (48.00%) Social Media
2 11 (44.00%) Driving Licence
3 4 (16.00%) Data Centre
3 4 (16.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (56.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (24.00%) Break/Fix
1 6 (24.00%) ITSM
2 4 (16.00%) Hardware Maintenance
2 4 (16.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (12.00%) B2B
3 3 (12.00%) Business Development
3 3 (12.00%) CRM
3 3 (12.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (12.00%) Telesales
4 1 (4.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (24.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.00%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Dell
1 6 (24.00%) HP
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (16.00%) IBM
4 2 (8.00%) Apple
5 1 (4.00%) Facebook
5 1 (4.00%) Instagram