DBS Check Contract Job Trends in West London

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
London > West London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West 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 10 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 33 53
Rank change year-on-year -9 +20 +5
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in West London 0.68% 0.45% 0.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.90% 2.50% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £160 - -
25th Percentile £168 £168 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £175 £175
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% - -12.50%
75th Percentile £203 £183 £188
90th Percentile £210 - -
London median daily rate £210 £190 £190
% change year-on-year +10.53% - -15.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West 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 West London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 105 40 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London 35.96% 17.94% 23.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 28 92
10th Percentile £203 £165 £268
25th Percentile £215 £235 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £375 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -31.82% +15.79%
75th Percentile £438 £588 £645
90th Percentile £460 £650 £712
London median daily rate £540 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 3 6
10th Percentile £25.00 £55.20 £36.88
25th Percentile - £60.00 £52.19
Median hourly rate £25.15 £68.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -63.01% +8.80% +108.33%
75th Percentile - £84.00 £70.25
90th Percentile - £93.60 £81.00
London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.71 £53.25
% change year-on-year -38.21% -23.56% +16.39%

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Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

DBS Check job vacancy trend in West London

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Daily Rate Trend in West London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing DBS Check

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Hourly Rate Trend in West London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing DBS Check

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Contract Job Locations in West 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 West London region over the 6 months to 10 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
Hounslow - 2 £185 - 1
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London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science