DBS Check Contracts in England

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 415 489 567
Rank change year-on-year +74 +78 -89
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 121 171 222
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.34% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.04% 1.21% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 113 174
10th Percentile £139 £125 £123
25th Percentile £157 £146 £146
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £210 £200
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £414 £438 £426
90th Percentile £451 £538 £525
UK median daily rate £200 £193 £200
% change year-on-year +3.90% -3.75% -36.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 12 26
10th Percentile £11.71 £9.50 £12.88
25th Percentile £12.49 £12.36 £15.08
Median hourly rate £15.00 £19.75 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.05% +16.18% -19.24%
75th Percentile £19.62 £20.00 £20.31
90th Percentile £26.66 £27.65 £26.50
UK median hourly rate £15.00 £19.75 £17.00
% change year-on-year -24.05% +16.18% -15.95%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,688 14,114 15,479
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.40% 27.77% 21.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,204 9,441 10,111
10th Percentile £301 £325 £315
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 971 770 698
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.25
25th Percentile £17.94 £20.00 £18.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -1.81%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.56 £55.82
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £40.93
% change year-on-year -25.93% +31.94% +6.31%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in England.

Daily rate trend for DBS Check in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DBS Check in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in England.

Hourly rate trend for DBS Check in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DBS Check in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for DBS Check in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the England region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +63 36 £325 +78.08% 135
North of England +41 30 £160 -60.00% 124
South East +23 30 £225 - 123
North West +11 17 £159 -62.53% 65
Yorkshire +34 11 £160 -15.79% 39
Midlands +25 9 £185 +12.12% 73
East of England +14 9 £200 +10.34% 33
West Midlands +27 5 £185 +29.14% 37
South West +15 5 £143 -69.02% 53
East Midlands +5 4 - - 36
North East +19 2 £150 -21.05% 23
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.31%) CMS
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (13.22%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (7.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (7.44%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (2.48%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.83%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (1.65%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 26 (21.49%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (4.96%) Azure
3 4 (3.31%) Google Workspace
3 4 (3.31%) MailChimp
4 2 (1.65%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.65%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.83%) GCP
5 1 (0.83%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.83%) Google Docs
5 1 (0.83%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.79%) Firewall
2 5 (4.13%) DHCP
2 5 (4.13%) DNS
2 5 (4.13%) Wireless
3 4 (3.31%) Network Security
4 2 (1.65%) ATM
4 2 (1.65%) SMS
4 2 (1.65%) VLAN
4 2 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.83%) Intranet
5 1 (0.83%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.83%) Power BI
1 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.83%) Hudson
General
1 39 (32.23%) Social Skills
2 14 (11.57%) Finance
3 11 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (8.26%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.79%) Legal
5 7 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.48%) Local Government
6 3 (2.48%) Publishing
7 2 (1.65%) Billing
7 2 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.65%) Retail
8 1 (0.83%) Advertising
8 1 (0.83%) Banking
8 1 (0.83%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (0.83%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.83%) Marketing
8 1 (0.83%) Military
8 1 (0.83%) Police
Job Titles
1 19 (15.70%) IT Support
2 15 (12.40%) Support Engineer
3 12 (9.92%) IT Technician
4 10 (8.26%) IT Engineer
4 10 (8.26%) Lead
5 9 (7.44%) Project Manager
6 7 (5.79%) IT Support Engineer
6 7 (5.79%) IT Support Technician
6 7 (5.79%) Support Technician
7 6 (4.96%) 1st Line Support
7 6 (4.96%) Analyst
7 6 (4.96%) Database Engineer
7 6 (4.96%) Designer
7 6 (4.96%) Field Engineer
7 6 (4.96%) Network Engineer
7 6 (4.96%) Team Leader
8 5 (4.13%) Administrator
8 5 (4.13%) Break Fix Engineer
8 5 (4.13%) Computer Engineer
8 5 (4.13%) Mobile Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.65%) CSS
1 2 (1.65%) HTML
2 1 (0.83%) .NET
2 1 (0.83%) CSS3
2 1 (0.83%) HTML5
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.83%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.40%) Management Information System
2 11 (9.09%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.48%) Data Centre
3 3 (2.48%) NHS
3 3 (2.48%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.65%) SCADA
4 2 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.83%) Handset
5 1 (0.83%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.83%) Social Media
5 1 (0.83%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 22 (18.18%) Windows
2 10 (8.26%) Windows Server
3 8 (6.61%) Windows 10
4 5 (4.13%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (4.13%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.48%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.83%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (23.14%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (10.74%) Project Management
3 10 (8.26%) Time Management
4 9 (7.44%) Data Protection
4 9 (7.44%) Housing Management
5 8 (6.61%) Customer Service
6 7 (5.79%) Case Management
6 7 (5.79%) Decision-Making
6 7 (5.79%) Service Delivery
7 6 (4.96%) Agile
7 6 (4.96%) Coaching
7 6 (4.96%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (4.96%) Document Management
7 6 (4.96%) Network Management
7 6 (4.96%) User Experience
8 5 (4.13%) Break/Fix
8 5 (4.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (4.13%) Resource Management
8 5 (4.13%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (3.31%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.83%) JavaScript
1 1 (0.83%) PowerShell
1 1 (0.83%) SQL
1 1 (0.83%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (7.44%) Degree
3 5 (4.13%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.31%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.48%) CCNA
6 2 (1.65%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.83%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.83%) CCDA
7 1 (0.83%) CCIE
7 1 (0.83%) CCNP
7 1 (0.83%) CISSP
7 1 (0.83%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (0.83%) IRCA
7 1 (0.83%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.83%) MCDST
7 1 (0.83%) MCP
7 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.09%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.13%) GDPR
3 3 (2.48%) QA
4 1 (0.83%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.83%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.83%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.83%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.83%) NIST
4 1 (0.83%) PMO
4 1 (0.83%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (17.36%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.96%) Hyper-V
2 6 (4.96%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (6.61%) SCCM
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.83%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 36 (29.75%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.92%) Google
3 6 (4.96%) Cisco
3 6 (4.96%) VMware
4 5 (4.13%) Apple
4 5 (4.13%) SAP
5 4 (3.31%) Hootsuite
5 4 (3.31%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.48%) Remedy
7 2 (1.65%) Aruba
7 2 (1.65%) Juniper
7 2 (1.65%) NEC
7 2 (1.65%) Northgate
8 1 (0.83%) Adobe
8 1 (0.83%) AlgoSec
8 1 (0.83%) Citrix
8 1 (0.83%) Extreme Networks
8 1 (0.83%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.83%) Ruckus Wireless
8 1 (0.83%) Veeam