Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
London > South London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South London with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 36 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South London | - | 1.65% | 2.31% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 2.92% | 5.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £166 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £178 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £190 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +35.71% | -52.74% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £195 | £161 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £198 |
| London median daily rate | £450 | £325 | £171 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.46% | +90.06% | -57.25% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
South London
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 South London.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 62 | 137 | 164 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South London | 35.43% | 56.61% | 42.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 93 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £447 | £284 | £379 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £400 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £575 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | £630 | £725 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £539 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.60% | -6.26% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £70.24 | £26.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.40 | £48.12 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £78.40 | £82.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.97% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82.00 | £83.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £82.72 | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £29.07 | £25.00 | £48.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | -48.72% | +9.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in South London.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in South London.