Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 301 | 349 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | +32 | -80 |
| Contract jobs citing DBS Check | 90 | 108 | 145 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.18% | 1.36% | 1.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 74 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £139 | £132 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £156 | £160 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £190 | £188 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +1.33% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £305 | £438 | £272 |
| 90th Percentile | £477 | £538 | £446 |
| UK median daily rate | £220 | £190 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | -33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 37 | 11 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £9.50 | £14.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.71 | £11.41 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £20.00 | £16.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +18.26% | -19.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.62 | - | £17.87 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.66 | £28.50 | £20.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £15.00 | £19.75 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.05% | +16.18% | -19.24% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 7,617 | 7,936 | 8,140 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 37.05% | 33.21% | 26.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,398 | 5,327 | 5,282 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £281 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £420 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £530 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £634 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £713 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 933 | 666 | 534 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.54 | £14.13 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £19.28 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.94 | £49.94 | £34.69 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.02% | +43.96% | +0.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.75 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £66.56 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +28.57% | +10.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DBS Check in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 |
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| South East | +33 | 29 | £200 | -11.11% | 284 |
| North of England | +24 | 29 | £160 | -60.00% | 343 |
| North West | +11 | 17 | £159 | -60.19% | 179 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 10 | £160 | -15.79% | 130 |
| Midlands | +20 | 9 | £185 | +12.12% | 269 |
| East of England | +8 | 8 | £250 | +30.72% | 182 |
| Wales | +18 | 6 | £366 | +181.73% | 53 |
| Scotland | +25 | 5 | £200 | +25.00% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 5 | £185 | +29.14% | 148 |
| South West | +19 | 4 | £140 | -69.57% | 184 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 4 | - | - | 121 |
| North East | +20 | 2 | £150 | -21.05% | 37 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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