DBS Check Jobs with Work from Home Options

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

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 164 343 506
Rank change year-on-year +179 +163 +29
Permanent jobs citing DBS Check 695 323 437
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.96% 0.86% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.06% 3.29% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 321 81 225
10th Percentile £26,750 £35,000 £28,473
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,345 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.53% +16.67% +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,775 £65,000 £61,588
90th Percentile £65,000 £85,977 £87,338
UK median annual salary £37,917 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.74% +5.88% +13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,839 9,831 17,591
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.68% 26.23% 23.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5,921 5,996 8,910
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £59,407
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +1.00% +8.01%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -

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 13 June 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 8 (1.15%) Confluence
2 6 (0.86%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.58%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.58%) CMS
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.29%) WordPress
6 1 (0.14%) Moodle
6 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 99 (14.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (11.94%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.01%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.29%) LaTeX
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 21 (3.02%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.58%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.43%) iTrent
3 3 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.29%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.29%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.29%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 182 (26.19%) AWS
2 162 (23.31%) Azure
3 113 (16.26%) Power Platform
4 42 (6.04%) Serverless
5 41 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (5.76%) AWS Lambda
7 30 (4.32%) Azure Data Factory
8 23 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (2.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 12 (1.73%) Google Analytics
11 10 (1.44%) Google Tag Manager
12 9 (1.29%) Asana
12 9 (1.29%) GCP
13 7 (1.01%) IaaS
14 6 (0.86%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.86%) Snowflake
15 5 (0.72%) BigCommerce
15 5 (0.72%) Google Workspace
16 4 (0.58%) MailChimp
16 4 (0.58%) Storyblok
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.58%) Firewall
1 11 (1.58%) Internet
1 11 (1.58%) TCP/IP
1 11 (1.58%) Wireless
2 10 (1.44%) WAN
3 9 (1.29%) DHCP
4 8 (1.15%) LAN
5 7 (1.01%) DNS
5 7 (1.01%) Fibre Channel
5 7 (1.01%) SAN
6 5 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.58%) VLAN
8 3 (0.43%) HTTP
9 2 (0.29%) 4G
9 2 (0.29%) DMVPN
9 2 (0.29%) Network Security
9 2 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.29%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.29%) VPN
9 2 (0.29%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 193 (27.77%) Tableau
2 113 (16.26%) Power BI
3 53 (7.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 39 (5.61%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (5.18%) Amazon RDS
5 36 (5.18%) DynamoDB
6 33 (4.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 30 (4.32%) SQL Server
8 27 (3.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 18 (2.59%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 12 (1.73%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.01%) Big Data
11 7 (1.01%) BigQuery
11 7 (1.01%) Looker
12 3 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.43%) Power Query
13 2 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.29%) GIS
14 1 (0.14%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 210 (30.22%) Git
2 39 (5.61%) GitLab
3 10 (1.44%) JIRA
4 4 (0.58%) gulp
4 4 (0.58%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.58%) Postman
4 4 (0.58%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Continuum
6 2 (0.29%) JMeter
6 2 (0.29%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.14%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.14%) fastlane
General
1 447 (64.32%) Social Skills
2 194 (27.91%) Analytical Skills
3 188 (27.05%) Retail
4 144 (20.72%) Presentation Skills
5 71 (10.22%) Marketing
6 58 (8.35%) Finance
7 57 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (6.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 36 (5.18%) Police
10 35 (5.04%) Legal
11 33 (4.75%) Games
11 33 (4.75%) Public Sector
12 30 (4.32%) Aerospace
13 28 (4.03%) Local Government
14 27 (3.88%) Pharmaceutical
15 19 (2.73%) Billing
16 10 (1.44%) Back Office
17 9 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.29%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.15%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 191 (27.48%) Senior
2 171 (24.60%) Analyst
3 141 (20.29%) Data Analyst
4 109 (15.68%) Senior Analyst
5 102 (14.68%) Senior Data Analyst
6 67 (9.64%) Developer
7 66 (9.50%) Lead
8 46 (6.62%) Data Scientist
9 45 (6.47%) Administrator
9 45 (6.47%) Senior Data Scientist
10 41 (5.90%) Coordinator
11 32 (4.60%) Lead Data Analyst
12 29 (4.17%) DBA
13 26 (3.74%) SQL DBA
14 24 (3.45%) Data Manager
15 21 (3.02%) Business Intelligence Manager
16 19 (2.73%) Software Engineer
17 18 (2.59%) Engineering Manager
17 18 (2.59%) Project Manager
17 18 (2.59%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (6.47%) Pandas
1 45 (6.47%) PySpark
1 45 (6.47%) scikit-learn
1 45 (6.47%) TensorFlow
2 40 (5.76%) GraphQL
3 39 (5.61%) Django
4 36 (5.18%) RESTful
5 34 (4.89%) .NET
6 16 (2.30%) React
7 14 (2.01%) .NET Core
7 14 (2.01%) Web Services
8 13 (1.87%) CSS
9 5 (0.72%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.72%) Next.js
10 4 (0.58%) Apollo GraphQL
10 4 (0.58%) Blazor
10 4 (0.58%) Entity Framework
10 4 (0.58%) LINQ
10 4 (0.58%) Tailwind CSS
10 4 (0.58%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 58 (8.35%) Self-Motivation
2 52 (7.48%) Algorithms
3 40 (5.76%) Management Information System
4 30 (4.32%) NHS
5 13 (1.87%) Social Media
6 12 (1.73%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.58%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
8 8 (1.15%) Replication
9 7 (1.01%) Clustering
10 6 (0.86%) Chip and PIN
10 6 (0.86%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.72%) Acoustics
12 4 (0.58%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.43%) CCTV
13 3 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.43%) Security Posture
13 3 (0.43%) Smart City
13 3 (0.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 32 (4.60%) Windows
2 21 (3.02%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.58%) Windows 10
4 10 (1.44%) Linux
5 8 (1.15%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.86%) Android
6 6 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.29%) Unix
7 2 (0.29%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.29%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (42.59%) Problem-Solving
2 207 (29.78%) Visualisation
3 206 (29.64%) Actionable Insight
4 196 (28.20%) Storytelling
5 192 (27.63%) Mathematics
6 182 (26.19%) Analytics
7 180 (25.90%) Root Cause Analysis
8 178 (25.61%) Statistics
9 171 (24.60%) Data Pipeline
10 151 (21.73%) Data Analysis
11 133 (19.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 132 (18.99%) Business Strategy
13 126 (18.13%) Customer Intelligence
14 118 (16.98%) Business Intelligence
15 111 (15.97%) Agile
16 79 (11.37%) Decision-Making
17 76 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
18 75 (10.79%) Project Management
19 73 (10.50%) Customer Service
20 68 (9.78%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 304 (43.74%) SQL
2 234 (33.67%) Python
3 44 (6.33%) C#
4 24 (3.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 18 (2.59%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.30%) PowerShell
7 15 (2.16%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.44%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.29%) Java
10 4 (0.58%) C++
10 4 (0.58%) Groovy
11 3 (0.43%) JSX
11 3 (0.43%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.29%) C
12 2 (0.29%) VBA
13 1 (0.14%) PHP
Qualifications
1 266 (38.27%) Degree
2 51 (7.34%) Master's Degree
3 50 (7.19%) Security Cleared
4 46 (6.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (3.45%) CIPD
6 18 (2.59%) SC Cleared
7 13 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.15%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.15%) PMP
10 6 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.86%) SnowPro
11 5 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.58%) CEH
12 4 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.43%) ACCA
13 3 (0.43%) CIMA
13 3 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.29%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (6.62%) QA
2 21 (3.02%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.45%) GDPR
4 12 (1.73%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.15%) SLA
6 6 (0.86%) Disclosure Scotland
6 6 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.86%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.58%) PMO
8 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.29%) NCSC
8 2 (0.29%) NIST
9 1 (0.14%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.14%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 20 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.01%) Terminal Services
3 7 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.86%) vSphere
5 4 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.58%) VMware Server
6 2 (0.29%) Docker
6 2 (0.29%) XenApp
6 2 (0.29%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (1.44%) SCCM
2 7 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Clustering
2 7 (1.01%) SCOM
3 5 (0.72%) Autotask
4 3 (0.43%) Consul
4 3 (0.43%) Packer
4 3 (0.43%) Terraform
5 2 (0.29%) Ansible
5 2 (0.29%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.29%) Rundeck
6 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.14%) MobiControl
6 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 200 (28.78%) Microsoft
2 189 (27.19%) Databricks
3 30 (4.32%) Thales
4 23 (3.31%) Google
5 21 (3.02%) NEC
6 14 (2.01%) VMware
7 8 (1.15%) Adobe
7 8 (1.15%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.15%) Sun
8 6 (0.86%) Veeam
9 5 (0.72%) Facebook
9 5 (0.72%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.58%) Alteryx
10 4 (0.58%) Cisco
10 4 (0.58%) Datto
10 4 (0.58%) YouTube
11 3 (0.43%) Aruba
11 3 (0.43%) Dell
11 3 (0.43%) New Relic
11 3 (0.43%) RedGate