DBS Check Jobs in the UK excluding London

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 189 297 320
Rank change year-on-year +108 +23 +114
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,075 657 780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.52% 1.09% 1.09%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.52% 2.99% 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 773 180 311
10th Percentile £23,875 £24,450 £25,733
25th Percentile £26,750 £30,265 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +4.94% +14.63%
75th Percentile £46,293 £58,125 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £69,649 £73,322
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year -17.65% +2.41% +3.75%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,460 21,953 22,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.47% 36.52% 31.62%
Number of salaries quoted 12,205 8,200 10,324
10th Percentile £27,118 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,603 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% +3.21% +2.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,563 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.34% +8.30% -

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

DBS Check
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
South East +106 424 £39,870 +15.87% 258
North of England +60 218 £32,500 -29.35% 311
Midlands +74 202 £32,882 -31.44% 240
East Midlands +69 112 £34,834 -0.47% 107
South West +73 104 £30,000 -20.00% 154
North West +38 100 £31,000 -32.61% 162
Yorkshire +71 99 £32,500 -26.71% 119
West Midlands +32 90 £30,150 -40.30% 133
East of England +17 81 £37,528 +44.34% 154
Scotland -42 39 £40,000 -40.30% 24
North East -4 19 £39,000 -18.19% 32
Wales +3 9 £35,000 -39.13% 42
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 4
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DBS Check
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 30 (2.79%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.56%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.47%) Confluence
5 2 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.093%) IIS
6 1 (0.093%) Moodle
6 1 (0.093%) SAS
6 1 (0.093%) WordPress
Applications
1 155 (14.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 149 (13.86%) Microsoft Office
3 73 (6.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (3.16%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.19%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 12 (1.12%) NEC Housing
2 9 (0.84%) Primavera
3 6 (0.56%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.56%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.37%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.19%) SystmOne
7 1 (0.093%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.093%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.093%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 208 (19.35%) Azure
2 156 (14.51%) Microsoft 365
3 155 (14.42%) Power Platform
4 43 (4.00%) AWS
5 29 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
6 27 (2.51%) Google Workspace
7 22 (2.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 21 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (1.02%) Entra ID
11 11 (1.02%) GCP
12 10 (0.93%) IaaS
12 10 (0.93%) SaaS
13 9 (0.84%) Google Analytics
13 9 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
13 9 (0.84%) PaaS
14 6 (0.56%) Snowflake
15 5 (0.47%) OCI
15 5 (0.47%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 46 (4.28%) TCP/IP
2 41 (3.81%) Wireless
3 40 (3.72%) LAN
4 38 (3.53%) DNS
5 34 (3.16%) DHCP
5 34 (3.16%) WAN
6 30 (2.79%) Network Security
7 28 (2.60%) Firewall
8 25 (2.33%) VoIP
9 18 (1.67%) Internet
10 17 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (0.74%) Intranet
12 7 (0.65%) SMS
12 7 (0.65%) VPN
13 6 (0.56%) SAN
13 6 (0.56%) VLAN
14 5 (0.47%) Broadband
15 4 (0.37%) Fibre Channel
15 4 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.28%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (13.40%) Power BI
2 57 (5.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 43 (4.00%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (3.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 38 (3.53%) SQL Server
6 33 (3.07%) Tableau
7 31 (2.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 13 (1.21%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 12 (1.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 11 (1.02%) Big Data
11 10 (0.93%) Power Query
12 9 (0.84%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.65%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.65%) Looker
14 6 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
15 2 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
15 2 (0.19%) GIS
15 2 (0.19%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 22 (2.05%) Git
2 9 (0.84%) JIRA
3 4 (0.37%) Katalon Studio
3 4 (0.37%) Postman
3 4 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.19%) gulp
5 2 (0.19%) JMeter
5 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.093%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.093%) Gradle
6 1 (0.093%) Selenium
6 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.093%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 574 (53.40%) Social Skills
2 208 (19.35%) Retail
3 190 (17.67%) Analytical Skills
4 182 (16.93%) Finance
5 137 (12.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 106 (9.86%) Organisational Skills
7 81 (7.53%) Marketing
8 80 (7.44%) German Language
9 56 (5.21%) Public Sector
10 46 (4.28%) Presentation Skills
11 43 (4.00%) Local Government
12 31 (2.88%) Aerospace
13 29 (2.70%) Police
14 27 (2.51%) Games
15 24 (2.23%) Legal
15 24 (2.23%) Telecoms
16 23 (2.14%) Pharmaceutical
17 21 (1.95%) Advertising
18 18 (1.67%) Fire and Rescue
19 17 (1.58%) Billing
Job Titles
1 82 (7.63%) Analyst
2 80 (7.44%) Graduate
3 78 (7.26%) IT Support
4 77 (7.16%) Senior
5 69 (6.42%) Lead
5 69 (6.42%) Support Engineer
6 67 (6.23%) Developer
7 66 (6.14%) IT Engineer
8 45 (4.19%) IT Support Engineer
9 43 (4.00%) Field Engineer
9 43 (4.00%) IT Technician
10 38 (3.53%) Administrator
10 38 (3.53%) Support Technician
11 36 (3.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 36 (3.35%) Consultant
12 33 (3.07%) 2nd Line Support
13 32 (2.98%) Data Analyst
14 31 (2.88%) Coordinator
14 31 (2.88%) IT Manager
15 30 (2.79%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.26%) .NET
2 27 (2.51%) EDI
3 17 (1.58%) CSS
4 13 (1.21%) .NET Core
4 13 (1.21%) React
5 11 (1.02%) HTML
5 11 (1.02%) Web Services
6 6 (0.56%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.47%) Entity Framework
7 5 (0.47%) XML
8 4 (0.37%) Blazor
8 4 (0.37%) Gherkin
8 4 (0.37%) LINQ
8 4 (0.37%) Middleware
8 4 (0.37%) WPF
8 4 (0.37%) XSLT
9 2 (0.19%) LESS
9 2 (0.19%) Next.js
9 2 (0.19%) Sass
9 2 (0.19%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 153 (14.23%) Self-Motivation
2 143 (13.30%) Driving Licence
3 61 (5.67%) Management Information System
4 50 (4.65%) NHS
5 42 (3.91%) Onboarding
6 33 (3.07%) Social Media
7 20 (1.86%) Data Centre
7 20 (1.86%) e-Learning
8 19 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (1.49%) Photography
10 15 (1.40%) CCTV
11 14 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
12 10 (0.93%) Data Structures
12 10 (0.93%) Learning Management System
13 9 (0.84%) PKI
14 7 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.65%) VLE
15 6 (0.56%) Algorithms
15 6 (0.56%) Chip and PIN
16 5 (0.47%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 216 (20.09%) Windows
2 85 (7.91%) Windows Server
3 51 (4.74%) Windows 10
4 42 (3.91%) Mac OS
5 32 (2.98%) Windows Server 2019
6 29 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 28 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
8 19 (1.77%) Windows 7
9 15 (1.40%) Android
9 15 (1.40%) Apple iOS
10 9 (0.84%) Linux
10 9 (0.84%) Windows 8
11 6 (0.56%) Windows Vista
12 2 (0.19%) Unix
13 1 (0.093%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (25.12%) Customer Service
2 255 (23.72%) Problem-Solving
3 142 (13.21%) Business Intelligence
4 112 (10.42%) Line Management
5 104 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 95 (8.84%) Project Management
7 87 (8.09%) Agile
8 85 (7.91%) Mentoring
9 77 (7.16%) Project Delivery
10 75 (6.98%) ITIL
11 64 (5.95%) Customer Insight
12 61 (5.67%) Analytics
12 61 (5.67%) Mathematics
12 61 (5.67%) Migration
13 59 (5.49%) Visualisation
14 54 (5.02%) Time Management
15 53 (4.93%) Data Pipeline
16 48 (4.47%) Coaching
16 48 (4.47%) Decision-Making
17 47 (4.37%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 186 (17.30%) SQL
2 54 (5.02%) C#
3 42 (3.91%) Python
4 35 (3.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 21 (1.95%) PowerShell
6 19 (1.77%) JavaScript
7 18 (1.67%) Java
8 14 (1.30%) T-SQL
9 13 (1.21%) TypeScript
10 12 (1.12%) VBA
11 5 (0.47%) VB
12 4 (0.37%) C++
12 4 (0.37%) Groovy
13 3 (0.28%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.19%) C
14 2 (0.19%) JSX
14 2 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 273 (25.40%) Degree
2 74 (6.88%) Microsoft Certification
3 70 (6.51%) Security Cleared
4 43 (4.00%) MCP
5 33 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 28 (2.60%) A+ Certification
8 27 (2.51%) SC Cleared
9 23 (2.14%) CIPD
10 10 (0.93%) Master's Degree
11 8 (0.74%) APMG
11 8 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.56%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.56%) HND
13 5 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.37%) AAT
14 4 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.37%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (6.33%) GDPR
2 38 (3.53%) QA
3 21 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (1.67%) SLA
5 12 (1.12%) Data Quality
6 10 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 10 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.74%) Disclosure Scotland
7 8 (0.74%) PCI DSS
8 7 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (0.56%) PMO
10 4 (0.37%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.28%) NCSC
12 1 (0.093%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 131 (12.19%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.58%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.30%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.56%) vSphere
7 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.37%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.37%) VMware Server
8 3 (0.28%) Docker
9 2 (0.19%) KVM
9 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.19%) XenApp
9 2 (0.19%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (0.93%) SCCM
2 8 (0.74%) Autotask
3 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
4 4 (0.37%) SCOM
5 3 (0.28%) SmoothWall
5 3 (0.28%) WSUS
6 2 (0.19%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 389 (36.19%) Microsoft
2 46 (4.28%) Google
3 33 (3.07%) Databricks
4 31 (2.88%) Apple
5 30 (2.79%) Thales
6 26 (2.42%) Sun
7 21 (1.95%) VMware
8 19 (1.77%) HP
9 18 (1.67%) ServiceNow
10 13 (1.21%) Oracle
11 12 (1.12%) NEC
12 11 (1.02%) Datto
13 9 (0.84%) Veeam
14 8 (0.74%) Aruba
14 8 (0.74%) SAP
15 7 (0.65%) Dell
15 7 (0.65%) Salesforce
16 6 (0.56%) Cisco
17 5 (0.47%) Meraki
17 5 (0.47%) Northgate