DBS Check Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Sussex with a requirement for DBS Check qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - 46
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 1.04% - 0.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.08% - 3.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £156 - -
25th Percentile £161 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £196 - £250
75th Percentile £226 - -
90th Percentile £228 - -
South East median daily rate £200 £145 £175
% change year-on-year +37.93% -17.14% +20.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Sussex

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 Sussex.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 49 38 56
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 25.39% 25.33% 18.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 25 41
10th Percentile £192 £354 £356
25th Percentile £288 £405 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +4.44%
75th Percentile £537 £550 £550
90th Percentile £567 £628 £706
South East median daily rate £501 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.00% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £50.21
25th Percentile £21.50 - £53.52
Median hourly rate £23.00 - £59.04
Median % change year-on-year - - +175.99%
75th Percentile £24.50 - £64.55
90th Percentile - - £67.86
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £60.00
% change year-on-year -57.00% -2.52% +33.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Job postings citing DBS Check as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check in West Sussex

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Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

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

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Innovation
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving