Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > Work from Home
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 316 | 431 | 549 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +115 | +118 | -117 |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 25 | 37 | 66 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 30 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £273 | £296 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £358 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £408 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.44% | -10.00% | +18.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £500 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £450 | £550 | £641 |
| UK median daily rate | £220 | £190 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | -24.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £9.44 | - | £17.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.75 | - | £19.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.71 | - | £20.40 |
| 75th Percentile | £26.92 | - | £26.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £15.00 | £19.75 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.05% | +16.18% | -19.24% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home
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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 4,100 | 6,366 | 8,706 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 27.20% | 25.37% | 19.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,587 | 4,286 | 6,114 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £381 | £369 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +8.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 262 | 275 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.85 | £19.25 | £19.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.13 | £42.50 | £35.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £64.68 | £48.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.51% | +32.56% | +21.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £65.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.20 | £83.40 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +28.57% | +11.55% |
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
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing DBS Check.
DBS Check
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing DBS Check over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
DBS Check
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing DBS Check.
DBS Check
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing DBS Check over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
DBS Check
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: