DBS Check Contract Job Trends in Durham

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Durham 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 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 10 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Durham 2.50% 2.33% -
As % of the Qualifications category 20.00% 5.88% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £192 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £216 - -
75th Percentile £239 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £216 £207 £150
% change year-on-year +4.36% +37.67% -21.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £18.75 -
North East median hourly rate - £11.64 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham

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 Durham.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5 17 9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham 12.50% 39.53% 12.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 14 1
10th Percentile - £153 -
25th Percentile £192 £177 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £216 £381 £525
Median % change year-on-year -43.48% -27.38% +121.05%
75th Percentile £239 £578 £538
90th Percentile - £701 -
North East median daily rate £450 £480 £520
% change year-on-year -6.25% -7.69% -7.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £30.56 - £13.58
25th Percentile £44.42 £18.13 £18.20
Median hourly rate £70.00 £18.75 £20.77
Median % change year-on-year +273.33% -9.73% -68.53%
75th Percentile £72.50 £19.38 -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £65.00 £18.81 £20.77
% change year-on-year +245.56% -9.44% -63.88%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DBS Check relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham.

DBS Check job vacancy trend in Durham

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Daily Rate Trend in Durham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing DBS Check.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing DBS Check

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Hourly Rate Trend in Durham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing DBS Check.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing DBS Check

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science