Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
43
60
73
Rank change year-on-year
+17
+13
+4
Contract jobs citing DBS Check
5
2
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
158
188
217
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
30.38%
24.64%
24.30%
Number of daily rates quoted
109
102
110
10th Percentile
£148
£263
£259
25th Percentile
£263
£325
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£425
£520
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
-18.27%
+18.86%
75th Percentile
£603
£550
£668
90th Percentile
£700
£663
£701
West Midlands median daily rate
£498
£500
£540
% change year-on-year
-0.50%
-7.41%
+13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
13
14
10th Percentile
£18.73
£14.00
£11.30
25th Percentile
£18.87
£21.25
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£30.29
£26.00
£16.75
Median % change year-on-year
+16.50%
+55.22%
-16.25%
75th Percentile
£48.25
£28.75
£20.89
90th Percentile
£55.10
£50.75
£32.69
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£28.50
£20.00
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
+42.50%
+37.93%
DBS Check Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
DBS Check Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in Birmingham.
DBS Check Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in Birmingham.
DBS Check Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DBS Check also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for DBS Check.
DBS Check Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
