Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 159 377 541
Rank change year-on-year +218 +164 +54
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 1,833 836 1,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.79% 0.86% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.62% 2.58% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,072 251 411
10th Percentile £24,196 £25,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,965 £30,265 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,300 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.59% - +9.65%
75th Percentile £48,449 £57,500 £53,125
90th Percentile £61,250 £69,649 £73,322
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £44,345 £41,500
% change year-on-year -21.07% +6.86% +19.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,701 32,451 45,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.99% 33.33% 27.16%
Number of salaries quoted 17,227 14,614 19,248
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

DBS Check
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in the UK

DBS Check
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBS Check.

Salary trend for DBS Check in the UK

DBS Check
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DBS Check over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for DBS Check in the UK

DBS Check
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 28 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
England +233 1,737 £36,000 -15.29% 1,501
UK excluding London +128 1,093 £35,000 -21.07% 1,215
Work from Home +178 680 £44,589 -5.13% 246
London +358 679 £40,000 +3.23% 365
South East +105 416 £39,904 +15.97% 311
North of England +87 233 £32,500 -30.48% 279
Midlands +93 213 £32,600 -33.44% 228
East Midlands +74 117 £34,834 -0.47% 103
Yorkshire +87 109 £32,500 -26.71% 94
South West +66 107 £30,500 -28.24% 166
North West +49 105 £30,905 -32.82% 151
West Midlands +35 96 £30,150 -40.88% 125
East of England -13 74 £37,528 +44.34% 155
Scotland -41 42 £40,000 -40.30% 42
North East -1 19 £39,000 -18.19% 35
Wales -7 10 £35,000 -39.13% 45
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1

DBS Check
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 41 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.55%) Confluence
4 6 (0.33%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.27%) CMS
6 4 (0.22%) WordPress
7 3 (0.16%) Apache
7 3 (0.16%) IIS
8 1 (0.055%) Drupal
8 1 (0.055%) Moodle
8 1 (0.055%) nginx
8 1 (0.055%) SAS
Applications
1 326 (17.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 221 (12.06%) Microsoft Office
3 216 (11.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 54 (2.95%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.38%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.16%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.11%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 19 (1.04%) NEC Housing
2 9 (0.49%) Primavera
3 6 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (0.33%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.33%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.22%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.22%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.16%) iTrent
5 3 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.11%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.11%) Shopify
7 1 (0.055%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.055%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.055%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.055%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 236 (12.88%) Azure
2 199 (10.86%) AWS
3 192 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
4 170 (9.27%) Power Platform
5 47 (2.56%) Serverless
6 42 (2.29%) AWS Lambda
7 36 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
8 34 (1.85%) Google Workspace
9 29 (1.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 26 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
11 16 (0.87%) GCP
12 14 (0.76%) Entra ID
13 12 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
13 12 (0.65%) Google Analytics
14 11 (0.60%) IaaS
14 11 (0.60%) SaaS
15 10 (0.55%) Google Tag Manager
16 9 (0.49%) Asana
16 9 (0.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.27%) Wireless
2 47 (2.56%) TCP/IP
3 45 (2.45%) DNS
4 44 (2.40%) LAN
5 41 (2.24%) DHCP
6 40 (2.18%) WAN
7 35 (1.91%) Network Security
8 34 (1.85%) Firewall
9 24 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (1.25%) Internet
10 23 (1.25%) VoIP
11 16 (0.87%) Broadband
12 11 (0.60%) Structured Cabling
13 10 (0.55%) VLAN
14 8 (0.44%) Intranet
15 7 (0.38%) SAN
15 7 (0.38%) SMS
15 7 (0.38%) VPN
16 5 (0.27%) Fibre Channel
17 4 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 194 (10.58%) Tableau
2 159 (8.67%) Power BI
3 57 (3.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 51 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (2.24%) SQL Server
6 39 (2.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 36 (1.96%) Amazon RDS
7 36 (1.96%) DynamoDB
8 31 (1.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 18 (0.98%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 12 (0.65%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 12 (0.65%) Data Lake
11 11 (0.60%) Big Data
12 10 (0.55%) Power Query
13 8 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
14 7 (0.38%) BigQuery
14 7 (0.38%) Looker
15 6 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
16 5 (0.27%) MySQL
17 3 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 213 (11.62%) Git
2 39 (2.13%) GitLab
3 13 (0.71%) JIRA
4 4 (0.22%) gulp
4 4 (0.22%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.22%) Postman
4 4 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.22%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.16%) Hudson
6 2 (0.11%) Apache Continuum
6 2 (0.11%) JMeter
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.11%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.055%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.055%) Gradle
7 1 (0.055%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.055%) MSI
7 1 (0.055%) Selenium
7 1 (0.055%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.055%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 1,070 (58.37%) Social Skills
2 502 (27.39%) Retail
3 496 (27.06%) Analytical Skills
4 282 (15.38%) Finance
5 245 (13.37%) German Language
6 185 (10.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 163 (8.89%) Presentation Skills
8 160 (8.73%) Organisational Skills
9 157 (8.57%) Marketing
10 97 (5.29%) Public Sector
11 60 (3.27%) Advertising
12 58 (3.16%) Local Government
13 57 (3.11%) Legal
14 43 (2.35%) Games
15 39 (2.13%) Police
16 36 (1.96%) Telecoms
17 31 (1.69%) Aerospace
18 27 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
19 21 (1.15%) Billing
19 21 (1.15%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 259 (14.13%) Senior
2 239 (13.04%) Graduate
3 212 (11.57%) Analyst
4 147 (8.02%) Data Analyst
5 115 (6.27%) Lead
6 109 (5.95%) Senior Analyst
7 102 (5.56%) Senior Data Analyst
8 90 (4.91%) IT Support
9 88 (4.80%) Developer
10 75 (4.09%) IT Technician
11 74 (4.04%) Support Engineer
12 70 (3.82%) IT Engineer
13 51 (2.78%) Administrator
14 48 (2.62%) Coordinator
14 48 (2.62%) IT Support Engineer
15 47 (2.56%) Consultant
16 46 (2.51%) Data Scientist
17 45 (2.45%) Senior Data Scientist
17 45 (2.45%) Support Technician
18 43 (2.35%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (2.56%) PySpark
2 46 (2.51%) .NET
3 45 (2.45%) Pandas
3 45 (2.45%) scikit-learn
3 45 (2.45%) TensorFlow
4 41 (2.24%) GraphQL
5 39 (2.13%) Django
6 36 (1.96%) RESTful
7 33 (1.80%) EDI
8 23 (1.25%) CSS
9 19 (1.04%) React
10 17 (0.93%) .NET Core
11 15 (0.82%) Web Services
12 13 (0.71%) HTML
13 7 (0.38%) .NET Framework
14 6 (0.33%) REST
14 6 (0.33%) XML
15 5 (0.27%) Entity Framework
15 5 (0.27%) Next.js
15 5 (0.27%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 326 (17.79%) Self-Motivation
2 290 (15.82%) Driving Licence
3 112 (6.11%) Management Information System
4 85 (4.64%) Social Media
5 66 (3.60%) NHS
6 63 (3.44%) Analytical Mindset
7 60 (3.27%) Photography
8 52 (2.84%) Algorithms
9 51 (2.78%) Onboarding
10 28 (1.53%) CCTV
11 26 (1.42%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.09%) e-Learning
13 15 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
14 14 (0.76%) Educational Technology
15 12 (0.65%) Learning Management System
16 11 (0.60%) Data Structures
17 9 (0.49%) PKI
18 8 (0.44%) Video\Live Streaming
19 7 (0.38%) Hybrid Cloud
19 7 (0.38%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 255 (13.91%) Windows
2 102 (5.56%) Windows Server
3 68 (3.71%) Windows 10
4 45 (2.45%) Mac OS
4 45 (2.45%) Windows Server 2019
5 42 (2.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 28 (1.53%) Windows Server 2012
7 19 (1.04%) Windows 7
8 17 (0.93%) Android
8 17 (0.93%) Apple iOS
9 13 (0.71%) Linux
10 9 (0.49%) Windows 8
11 5 (0.27%) Windows Vista
12 2 (0.11%) Unix
13 1 (0.055%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (27.17%) Problem-Solving
2 324 (17.68%) Customer Service
3 225 (12.27%) Mathematics
4 223 (12.17%) Visualisation
5 208 (11.35%) Actionable Insight
6 200 (10.91%) Analytics
7 198 (10.80%) Storytelling
8 187 (10.20%) Customer Insight
9 180 (9.82%) Root Cause Analysis
9 180 (9.82%) Statistics
10 175 (9.55%) Data Analysis
11 174 (9.49%) Data Pipeline
12 163 (8.89%) Business Intelligence
13 162 (8.84%) Agile
14 148 (8.07%) Project Management
14 148 (8.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 144 (7.86%) Line Management
16 140 (7.64%) Business Strategy
17 126 (6.87%) Customer Intelligence
18 124 (6.76%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 367 (20.02%) SQL
2 247 (13.48%) Python
3 62 (3.38%) C#
4 35 (1.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 31 (1.69%) PowerShell
6 24 (1.31%) JavaScript
7 20 (1.09%) Java
8 18 (0.98%) TypeScript
9 14 (0.76%) T-SQL
10 12 (0.65%) VBA
11 5 (0.27%) VB
12 4 (0.22%) C++
12 4 (0.22%) Groovy
12 4 (0.22%) PHP
13 3 (0.16%) JSX
13 3 (0.16%) MATLAB
13 3 (0.16%) Scala
14 2 (0.11%) C
14 2 (0.11%) FoxPro (VFP)
14 2 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 676 (36.88%) Degree
2 77 (4.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (3.98%) Security Cleared
4 60 (3.27%) Master's Degree
5 46 (2.51%) MCP
6 45 (2.45%) A+ Certification
7 41 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 36 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 29 (1.58%) CIPD
9 29 (1.58%) SC Cleared
10 22 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
12 12 (0.65%) CEH
12 12 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (0.60%) CCNP
13 11 (0.60%) CISSP
14 10 (0.55%) CCNA
15 8 (0.44%) APMG
15 8 (0.44%) PMI Certification
15 8 (0.44%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (5.56%) GDPR
2 65 (3.55%) QA
3 30 (1.64%) SLA
4 21 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (0.98%) Accessibility
6 17 (0.93%) Data Quality
7 12 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
9 8 (0.44%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.38%) PMO
11 5 (0.27%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.16%) NCSC
12 3 (0.16%) NIST
13 1 (0.055%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 160 (8.73%) Active Directory
2 28 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.09%) Hyper-V
4 14 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
5 10 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.33%) vSphere
7 5 (0.27%) Terminal Services
8 4 (0.22%) Docker
8 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.22%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.11%) KVM
9 2 (0.11%) XenApp
9 2 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.53%) SCCM
2 11 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.44%) Autotask
4 6 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (0.27%) SCOM
6 3 (0.16%) Consul
6 3 (0.16%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.16%) Packer
6 3 (0.16%) Terraform
7 2 (0.11%) Ansible
7 2 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
7 2 (0.11%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.11%) Rundeck
8 1 (0.055%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.055%) MobiControl
8 1 (0.055%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.055%) WSUS
Vendors
1 519 (28.31%) Microsoft
2 195 (10.64%) Databricks
3 72 (3.93%) Google
4 48 (2.62%) Apple
5 32 (1.75%) VMware
6 31 (1.69%) ServiceNow
7 30 (1.64%) Thales
8 26 (1.42%) Sun
9 19 (1.04%) Cisco
9 19 (1.04%) NEC
9 19 (1.04%) Oracle
10 18 (0.98%) HP
11 12 (0.65%) Salesforce
12 11 (0.60%) Datto
12 11 (0.60%) Veeam
13 10 (0.55%) Adobe
14 9 (0.49%) SAP
15 8 (0.44%) Aruba
15 8 (0.44%) Meraki
15 8 (0.44%) Sage