Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Scotland > Edinburgh
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 101 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +23 | -19 |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | - | 0.68% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 4.74% | 1.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £159 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £160 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £475 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £525 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £171 | £160 | £410 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.03% | -60.98% | -13.68% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 158 | 190 | 259 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 19.34% | 14.33% | 13.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 127 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £156 | £167 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £375 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -2.17% | +8.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £512 | £566 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £638 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £21.47 | £18.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £28.63 | £26.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £52.25 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.55% | +34.84% | +121.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £64.25 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.60 | £67.50 | £53.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £40.94 | £21.47 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.73% | -38.66% | -4.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in Edinburgh.