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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 435 493 577
Rank change year-on-year +58 +84 -82
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 102 158 199
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.28% 0.33% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.91% 1.19% 1.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 106 154
10th Percentile £149 £123 £125
25th Percentile £160 £141 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £273 £201 £200
Median % change year-on-year +35.65% +0.63% +14.29%
75th Percentile £431 £452 £438
90th Percentile £474 £550 £550
UK median daily rate £235 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +23.68% -5.00% -27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 10 23
10th Percentile £11.71 £9.50 £14.00
25th Percentile £12.49 £10.45 £15.16
Median hourly rate £15.00 £16.69 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.11% -1.84% -19.24%
75th Percentile £19.62 £20.00 £20.05
90th Percentile £26.66 - £25.30
UK median hourly rate £15.00 £16.69 £17.00
% change year-on-year -10.11% -1.84% -19.24%

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 11,227 13,261 15,262
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.86% 27.52% 21.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,936 8,905 10,075
10th Percentile £313 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £715
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 968 682 681
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.53 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.31 £19.06
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +29.63% +6.58%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.06 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.25 £68.30
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.56 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.69% +24.14% +16.73%

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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 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +65 32 £325 +78.08% 351
North of England +25 27 £160 -60.00% 330
South East +18 23 £225 - 278
North West +11 16 £159 -60.38% 163
Yorkshire +21 10 £160 - 128
Midlands +19 9 £293 +85.71% 252
East of England +6 7 £300 +57.89% 152
West Midlands +20 5 £293 +95.00% 139
East Midlands +11 4 - - 113
South West +5 3 £160 -65.22% 162
North East +11 1 - - 42
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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 4 (3.92%) CMS
1 4 (3.92%) WordPress
2 3 (2.94%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (12.75%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (8.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (8.82%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (2.94%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.98%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (1.96%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.98%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.98%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 18 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (3.92%) MailChimp
3 3 (2.94%) Google Workspace
4 2 (1.96%) Azure
4 2 (1.96%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.98%) GCP
5 1 (0.98%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.98%) Google Docs
5 1 (0.98%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.98%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.88%) Firewall
2 4 (3.92%) DHCP
2 4 (3.92%) DNS
2 4 (3.92%) Wireless
3 2 (1.96%) Network Security
3 2 (1.96%) SMS
3 2 (1.96%) VLAN
4 1 (0.98%) ATM
4 1 (0.98%) Internet
4 1 (0.98%) Intranet
4 1 (0.98%) SAN
4 1 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.98%) Power BI
1 1 (0.98%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.98%) Hudson
General
1 35 (34.31%) Social Skills
2 14 (13.73%) Finance
3 10 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (8.82%) Public Sector
5 8 (7.84%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (6.86%) Legal
7 3 (2.94%) Local Government
7 3 (2.94%) Publishing
8 2 (1.96%) Billing
8 2 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.96%) Retail
9 1 (0.98%) Advertising
9 1 (0.98%) Banking
9 1 (0.98%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.98%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.98%) Marketing
9 1 (0.98%) Military
9 1 (0.98%) Police
Job Titles
1 15 (14.71%) IT Support
2 12 (11.76%) Support Engineer
3 10 (9.80%) IT Engineer
3 10 (9.80%) Lead
4 9 (8.82%) Project Manager
5 7 (6.86%) IT Support Engineer
5 7 (6.86%) IT Technician
6 6 (5.88%) Analyst
6 6 (5.88%) Designer
6 6 (5.88%) Team Leader
7 5 (4.90%) Administrator
7 5 (4.90%) Field Engineer
7 5 (4.90%) Network Engineer
8 4 (3.92%) IT Support Technician
8 4 (3.92%) Senior
8 4 (3.92%) Support Technician
9 3 (2.94%) Content Designer
9 3 (2.94%) Database Engineer
9 3 (2.94%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (2.94%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.98%) CSS
1 1 (0.98%) HTML
1 1 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.73%) Management Information System
2 10 (9.80%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.94%) Data Centre
3 3 (2.94%) NHS
3 3 (2.94%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.96%) SCADA
5 1 (0.98%) Handset
5 1 (0.98%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.98%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 17 (16.67%) Windows
2 8 (7.84%) Windows Server
3 7 (6.86%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.92%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (3.92%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.94%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.98%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (11.76%) Project Management
3 9 (8.82%) Housing Management
4 7 (6.86%) Case Management
4 7 (6.86%) Decision-Making
4 7 (6.86%) Service Delivery
4 7 (6.86%) Time Management
5 6 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (5.88%) Customer Service
5 6 (5.88%) Data Protection
5 6 (5.88%) Document Management
5 6 (5.88%) User Experience
6 5 (4.90%) Agile
6 5 (4.90%) Coaching
6 5 (4.90%) Network Management
6 5 (4.90%) Resource Management
6 5 (4.90%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (3.92%) Business Analysis
7 4 (3.92%) Project Delivery
8 3 (2.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.98%) JavaScript
1 1 (0.98%) PowerShell
1 1 (0.98%) SQL
1 1 (0.98%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (9.80%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (8.82%) Degree
3 4 (3.92%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (3.92%) Security Cleared
4 3 (2.94%) CCNA
5 1 (0.98%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.98%) CCDA
5 1 (0.98%) CCIE
5 1 (0.98%) CCNP
5 1 (0.98%) CISSP
5 1 (0.98%) CTC Cleared
5 1 (0.98%) JNCIA
5 1 (0.98%) MCDST
5 1 (0.98%) MCP
5 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.98%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (10.78%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.90%) GDPR
3 3 (2.94%) QA
4 1 (0.98%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.98%) NIST
4 1 (0.98%) PMO
4 1 (0.98%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (15.69%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.90%) Hyper-V
2 5 (4.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (6.86%) SCCM
2 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.98%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 29 (28.43%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.80%) Google
3 5 (4.90%) Cisco
3 5 (4.90%) SAP
3 5 (4.90%) VMware
4 4 (3.92%) Apple
4 4 (3.92%) Hootsuite
4 4 (3.92%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.94%) Remedy
6 2 (1.96%) Aruba
6 2 (1.96%) NEC
6 2 (1.96%) Northgate
7 1 (0.98%) Adobe
7 1 (0.98%) AlgoSec
7 1 (0.98%) Citrix
7 1 (0.98%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.98%) Juniper
7 1 (0.98%) Oracle
7 1 (0.98%) Veeam