Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
South Wales > Newport
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport 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 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 7 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +12 | - |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport | - | 5.26% | 1.41% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 14.29% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £473 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £160 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -67.68% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £173 | £160 | £220 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.81% | -27.27% | +17.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport
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 Newport.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 38 | 7 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport | 48.10% | 36.84% | 66.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 3 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £226 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | - | £327 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £160 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +228.13% | -60.00% | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £330 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £432 | £419 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £550 | £331 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.08% | -17.21% | -27.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.30 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.19 | - | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £25.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -32.37% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66.25 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £43.96 | £13.08 | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +236.09% | -48.42% | -27.54% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DBS Check relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing DBS Check.
