DBS Check Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 2.42% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 11.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £192 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £204 - -
75th Percentile £217 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £196 - £200
% change year-on-year - - +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.75 - -
Median hourly rate £28.50 - -
75th Percentile £30.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £28.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 35 27 48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 21.21% 27.27% 27.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 18 34
10th Percentile £169 £225 £313
25th Percentile £222 £366 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £505
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +2.97% +12.22%
75th Percentile £594 £715 £575
90th Percentile £662 £722 £693
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £425 £500
% change year-on-year - -15.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £21.96 - -
25th Percentile £22.95 - -
Median hourly rate £26.75 - -
75th Percentile £30.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.94 £24.18 £17.83
% change year-on-year -9.28% +35.60% +5.96%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

DBS Check job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

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Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

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Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBS Check within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 12 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicester - 2 £204 - 4
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East Midlands

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Lecturer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Mathematics