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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 186 322 327
Rank change year-on-year +136 +5 +122
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,106 573 770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.46% 1.01% 1.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.55% 2.69% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 783 179 313
10th Percentile £23,875 £24,400 £26,000
25th Percentile £26,650 £28,875 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,345 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.07% +6.86% +19.43%
75th Percentile £47,500 £62,971 £51,696
90th Percentile £61,250 £69,649 £73,322
UK median annual salary £37,500 £44,173 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.11% +3.94% +7.92%

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 19,915 21,308 23,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.21% 37.69% 32.42%
Number of salaries quoted 12,282 7,936 10,537
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +9.09% -

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +105 414 £40,000 +16.25% 325
North of England +90 237 £32,500 -31.58% 294
Midlands +90 212 £32,550 -34.90% 225
East Midlands +75 117 £34,834 -0.48% 99
Yorkshire +81 110 £32,500 -26.71% 89
South West +65 108 £31,000 -32.97% 165
North West +43 108 £31,000 -32.61% 167
West Midlands +19 95 £30,150 -40.88% 126
East of England -15 72 £37,528 +44.34% 153
Scotland -39 54 £45,000 -32.84% 56
North East -4 19 £39,000 -18.19% 40
Wales 0 11 £35,000 -39.13% 49
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
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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 32 (2.89%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.63%) Confluence
4 6 (0.54%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.36%) CMS
6 1 (0.090%) IIS
6 1 (0.090%) Moodle
6 1 (0.090%) SAS
6 1 (0.090%) WordPress
Applications
1 156 (14.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 155 (14.01%) Microsoft Office
3 74 (6.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.63%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.27%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.18%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 18 (1.63%) NEC Housing
2 9 (0.81%) Primavera
3 6 (0.54%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.54%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.36%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.090%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.090%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.090%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 212 (19.17%) Azure
2 164 (14.83%) Microsoft 365
3 155 (14.01%) Power Platform
4 45 (4.07%) AWS
5 29 (2.62%) Azure Data Factory
5 29 (2.62%) Google Workspace
6 23 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (1.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 16 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (0.99%) GCP
10 11 (0.99%) IaaS
11 10 (0.90%) Google Analytics
11 10 (0.90%) Google Tag Manager
11 10 (0.90%) SaaS
12 9 (0.81%) Entra ID
12 9 (0.81%) PaaS
13 6 (0.54%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.45%) BigCommerce
14 5 (0.45%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 48 (4.34%) TCP/IP
2 42 (3.80%) Wireless
3 41 (3.71%) LAN
4 37 (3.35%) DNS
5 35 (3.16%) WAN
6 33 (2.98%) DHCP
7 31 (2.80%) Network Security
8 27 (2.44%) Firewall
9 21 (1.90%) VoIP
10 19 (1.72%) Internet
11 15 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.72%) Intranet
13 7 (0.63%) SAN
13 7 (0.63%) SMS
13 7 (0.63%) VLAN
14 5 (0.45%) Broadband
14 5 (0.45%) Fibre Channel
14 5 (0.45%) VPN
15 4 (0.36%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.27%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (13.02%) Power BI
2 57 (5.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 44 (3.98%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (3.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 36 (3.25%) SQL Server
6 35 (3.16%) Tableau
7 31 (2.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 13 (1.18%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 12 (1.08%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 11 (0.99%) Big Data
10 11 (0.99%) Data Lake
11 10 (0.90%) Power Query
12 7 (0.63%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.63%) Looker
13 6 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
14 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
14 2 (0.18%) GIS
14 2 (0.18%) Hadoop
14 2 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 26 (2.35%) Git
2 10 (0.90%) JIRA
3 4 (0.36%) gulp
3 4 (0.36%) Katalon Studio
3 4 (0.36%) Postman
3 4 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (0.36%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.18%) Apache Continuum
4 2 (0.18%) JMeter
4 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.090%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.090%) Gradle
5 1 (0.090%) Selenium
5 1 (0.090%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.090%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 585 (52.89%) Social Skills
2 226 (20.43%) Retail
3 194 (17.54%) Analytical Skills
4 187 (16.91%) Finance
5 138 (12.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 114 (10.31%) Organisational Skills
7 86 (7.78%) Marketing
8 80 (7.23%) German Language
9 50 (4.52%) Local Government
10 48 (4.34%) Presentation Skills
11 42 (3.80%) Public Sector
12 35 (3.16%) Police
13 32 (2.89%) Aerospace
14 27 (2.44%) Games
14 27 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
15 26 (2.35%) Legal
16 25 (2.26%) Telecoms
17 21 (1.90%) Advertising
18 20 (1.81%) Billing
18 20 (1.81%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 88 (7.96%) Analyst
2 87 (7.87%) Senior
3 82 (7.41%) IT Support
4 80 (7.23%) Graduate
5 71 (6.42%) Developer
6 70 (6.33%) Lead
6 70 (6.33%) Support Engineer
7 67 (6.06%) IT Engineer
8 52 (4.70%) IT Technician
9 46 (4.16%) IT Support Engineer
10 42 (3.80%) Support Technician
11 41 (3.71%) Consultant
11 41 (3.71%) Field Engineer
12 38 (3.44%) Administrator
13 36 (3.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 34 (3.07%) 2nd Line Support
14 34 (3.07%) Data Analyst
15 33 (2.98%) Project Manager
16 31 (2.80%) Coordinator
17 30 (2.71%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.53%) .NET
2 27 (2.44%) EDI
3 19 (1.72%) CSS
4 16 (1.45%) React
5 14 (1.27%) .NET Core
6 12 (1.08%) HTML
7 11 (0.99%) Web Services
8 7 (0.63%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.45%) Entity Framework
9 5 (0.45%) XML
10 4 (0.36%) Blazor
10 4 (0.36%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.36%) LINQ
10 4 (0.36%) Middleware
10 4 (0.36%) Tailwind CSS
10 4 (0.36%) WPF
10 4 (0.36%) XSLT
11 3 (0.27%) LESS
11 3 (0.27%) Node.js
11 3 (0.27%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 154 (13.92%) Self-Motivation
2 142 (12.84%) Driving Licence
3 63 (5.70%) Management Information System
4 55 (4.97%) NHS
5 42 (3.80%) Onboarding
6 31 (2.80%) Social Media
7 20 (1.81%) Data Centre
7 20 (1.81%) e-Learning
8 19 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (1.45%) CCTV
9 16 (1.45%) Photography
10 15 (1.36%) Renewable Energy
11 13 (1.18%) Smart Meter
12 11 (0.99%) Data Structures
13 10 (0.90%) Learning Management System
13 10 (0.90%) PKI
14 7 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.63%) VLE
15 6 (0.54%) Algorithms
15 6 (0.54%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 221 (19.98%) Windows
2 91 (8.23%) Windows Server
3 51 (4.61%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.89%) Mac OS
5 32 (2.89%) Windows Server 2019
6 29 (2.62%) Windows Server 2016
7 28 (2.53%) Windows Server 2012
8 19 (1.72%) Windows 7
9 15 (1.36%) Android
9 15 (1.36%) Apple iOS
10 10 (0.90%) Linux
11 9 (0.81%) Windows 8
12 4 (0.36%) Windows Vista
13 2 (0.18%) Unix
14 1 (0.090%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 288 (26.04%) Customer Service
2 272 (24.59%) Problem-Solving
3 144 (13.02%) Business Intelligence
4 113 (10.22%) Line Management
5 105 (9.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 100 (9.04%) Project Management
7 90 (8.14%) Agile
8 88 (7.96%) Mentoring
9 78 (7.05%) Project Delivery
10 77 (6.96%) ITIL
11 67 (6.06%) Analytics
12 65 (5.88%) Mathematics
12 65 (5.88%) Migration
13 64 (5.79%) Customer Insight
14 61 (5.52%) Visualisation
15 58 (5.24%) Data Pipeline
16 54 (4.88%) Time Management
17 49 (4.43%) Data Analysis
17 49 (4.43%) Decision-Making
18 48 (4.34%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 192 (17.36%) SQL
2 57 (5.15%) C#
3 47 (4.25%) Python
4 35 (3.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 22 (1.99%) PowerShell
6 21 (1.90%) JavaScript
7 20 (1.81%) Java
8 15 (1.36%) TypeScript
9 14 (1.27%) T-SQL
10 12 (1.08%) VBA
11 5 (0.45%) VB
12 4 (0.36%) C++
12 4 (0.36%) Groovy
12 4 (0.36%) Scala
13 3 (0.27%) JSX
13 3 (0.27%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 283 (25.59%) Degree
2 76 (6.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (6.60%) Security Cleared
4 44 (3.98%) MCP
5 36 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 35 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 30 (2.71%) SC Cleared
8 29 (2.62%) A+ Certification
9 26 (2.35%) CIPD
10 10 (0.90%) Master's Degree
11 8 (0.72%) APMG
11 8 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.54%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.54%) HND
12 6 (0.54%) SnowPro
13 5 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.36%) CEH
14 4 (0.36%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.36%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (4.52%) GDPR
2 42 (3.80%) QA
3 22 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (1.81%) SLA
5 16 (1.45%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.27%) Data Quality
7 10 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.81%) Disclosure Scotland
9 8 (0.72%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.54%) PMO
12 4 (0.36%) NEBOSH
13 3 (0.27%) NCSC
14 1 (0.090%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 132 (11.93%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.63%) Hyper-V
3 15 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.27%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.45%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.36%) VMware Server
7 4 (0.36%) vSphere
8 3 (0.27%) Docker
9 2 (0.18%) KVM
9 2 (0.18%) XenApp
9 2 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 11 (0.99%) SCCM
2 8 (0.72%) Autotask
3 5 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Clustering
3 5 (0.45%) SCOM
4 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.090%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.090%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.090%) SmoothWall
5 1 (0.090%) WSUS
Vendors
1 406 (36.71%) Microsoft
2 49 (4.43%) Google
3 36 (3.25%) Databricks
4 33 (2.98%) Apple
5 30 (2.71%) Thales
6 26 (2.35%) Sun
7 20 (1.81%) VMware
8 18 (1.63%) NEC
8 18 (1.63%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.54%) HP
10 13 (1.18%) Oracle
11 11 (0.99%) Datto
12 9 (0.81%) Veeam
13 8 (0.72%) SAP
14 7 (0.63%) Salesforce
15 6 (0.54%) Aruba
16 5 (0.45%) Dell
16 5 (0.45%) Northgate
17 4 (0.36%) Citrix
17 4 (0.36%) Sage