Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 30 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | - | 0.62% | 0.82% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 1.89% | 2.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -31.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £188 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £175 | £163 | £195 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -16.67% | -23.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire
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 contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 60 | 53 | 70 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 27.78% | 32.72% | 28.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 25 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £87 | £121 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £327 | £306 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £513 | £578 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £581 | £662 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | +3.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.15 | £28.80 | £26.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.25 | £30.78 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £87.50 | £45.75 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.26% | -16.82% | -12.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | £55.00 | £56.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59.68 | £57.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £22.79 | £60.00 | £30.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.02% | +96.88% | +45.12% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DBS Check relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing DBS Check.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing DBS Check.
