Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 23 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | - |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | - | 0.68% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 2.17% | 4.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £139 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £150 | £143 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £146 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £175 | £150 | £143 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +5.26% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 54 | 46 | 48 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 31.95% | 31.51% | 30.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 35 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £84 | £200 | £165 |
| 25th Percentile | £398 | £238 | £251 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £420 | £494 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -14.94% | -16.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £589 | £588 | £542 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £600 | £575 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £554 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -2.76% | +0.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | - | £31.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.83 | - | £35.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +58.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.56 | - | £39.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £97.53 | - | £50.00 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £23.04 | £35.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.18% | -41.67% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DBS Check relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing DBS Check.
