DBS Check Contracts in the UK excluding London

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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 308 343 368
Rank change year-on-year +35 +25 -48
Contract jobs citing DBS Check 77 104 137
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.38% 0.45% 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.04% 1.38% 1.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 74 107
10th Percentile £147 £132 £123
25th Percentile £160 £160 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £190 £190
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +8.57%
75th Percentile £250 £438 £284
90th Percentile £436 £535 £471
UK median daily rate £235 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +23.68% -5.00% -30.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 9 15
10th Percentile £11.71 - £14.25
25th Percentile £11.97 £9.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £15.00 £13.88 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -17.53% -20.07%
75th Percentile £19.62 £20.00 £17.16
90th Percentile £26.66 - £20.00
UK median hourly rate £15.00 £16.69 £17.00
% change year-on-year -10.11% -1.84% -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 7,432 7,526 8,007
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.57% 32.76% 26.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,312 5,033 5,208
10th Percentile £270 £286 £260
25th Percentile £425 £421 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £631 £600
90th Percentile £725 £705 £675
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 605 527
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.78 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.33 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +42.86% +1.33%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £56.14
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £68.06
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.28 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.31% +23.50% +17.20%

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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.

Job vacancy trend for DBS Check 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.

Daily rate trend for 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 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

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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.

Hourly rate trend for 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 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for DBS Check in the UK excluding London

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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 17 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
North of England +26 27 £160 -60.00% 324
South East +21 23 £225 - 282
North West +9 16 £159 -60.38% 163
Yorkshire +20 10 £160 - 125
Midlands +23 9 £293 +95.00% 255
East of England +6 7 £300 +57.89% 152
West Midlands +19 5 £293 +95.00% 139
Scotland +29 4 £200 +25.00% 22
Wales +22 4 £220 +69.23% 45
East Midlands +12 4 - - 116
South West -3 3 £160 -65.22% 161
North East +15 1 - - 39
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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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (5.19%) WordPress
2 2 (2.60%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.30%) CMS
Applications
1 11 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (11.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (11.69%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.60%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.30%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (2.60%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 15 (19.48%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (5.19%) Azure
2 4 (5.19%) MailChimp
3 2 (2.60%) Entra ID
3 2 (2.60%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.30%) GCP
4 1 (1.30%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.30%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.30%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.79%) Firewall
2 3 (3.90%) DHCP
2 3 (3.90%) DNS
2 3 (3.90%) Wireless
3 2 (2.60%) LAN
3 2 (2.60%) Network Security
3 2 (2.60%) SMS
3 2 (2.60%) VLAN
3 2 (2.60%) WLAN
4 1 (1.30%) ATM
4 1 (1.30%) Internet
4 1 (1.30%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.30%) Power BI
1 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Hudson
General
1 32 (41.56%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.29%) Finance
3 7 (9.09%) Legal
3 7 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (5.19%) Public Sector
5 3 (3.90%) Local Government
6 2 (2.60%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.60%) Billing
6 2 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.60%) Retail
7 1 (1.30%) Advertising
7 1 (1.30%) Fire and Rescue
7 1 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.30%) Marketing
7 1 (1.30%) Military
7 1 (1.30%) Police
Job Titles
1 11 (14.29%) IT Support
2 9 (11.69%) Lead
2 9 (11.69%) Support Engineer
3 8 (10.39%) Field Engineer
3 8 (10.39%) Project Manager
4 7 (9.09%) IT Engineer
5 6 (7.79%) IT Technician
5 6 (7.79%) Team Leader
6 5 (6.49%) Network Engineer
7 4 (5.19%) Analyst
7 4 (5.19%) Database Engineer
7 4 (5.19%) IT Support Engineer
7 4 (5.19%) Senior
8 3 (3.90%) Desktop Engineer
8 3 (3.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (3.90%) IT Support Technician
8 3 (3.90%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (3.90%) Support Technician
9 2 (2.60%) 1st Line Support
9 2 (2.60%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.30%) CSS
1 1 (1.30%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.58%) Driving Licence
2 11 (14.29%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.90%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.60%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.60%) SCADA
5 1 (1.30%) Handset
5 1 (1.30%) NHS
5 1 (1.30%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (19.48%) Windows
2 7 (9.09%) Windows 10
3 6 (7.79%) Windows Server
4 5 (6.49%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (5.19%) Mac OS
6 3 (3.90%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (1.30%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
1 10 (12.99%) Project Management
2 9 (11.69%) Decision-Making
2 9 (11.69%) Housing Management
3 7 (9.09%) Case Management
3 7 (9.09%) Customer Service
4 5 (6.49%) Resource Management
4 5 (6.49%) Time Management
5 4 (5.19%) Document Management
6 3 (3.90%) Agile
6 3 (3.90%) Budget Management
6 3 (3.90%) Business Analysis
6 3 (3.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (3.90%) ITIL
6 3 (3.90%) Line Management
6 3 (3.90%) Performance Monitoring
6 3 (3.90%) Service Delivery
7 2 (2.60%) Break/Fix
7 2 (2.60%) Business Strategy
7 2 (2.60%) Virtual Infrastructure
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.30%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.30%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.30%) SQL
1 1 (1.30%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (7.79%) Degree
2 4 (5.19%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (3.90%) CCNA
4 2 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.60%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.30%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.30%) CCDA
5 1 (1.30%) CCIE
5 1 (1.30%) CCNP
5 1 (1.30%) JNCIA
5 1 (1.30%) MCDST
5 1 (1.30%) MCP
5 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.09%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.90%) GDPR
3 2 (2.60%) SLA
4 1 (1.30%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.30%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (18.18%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.79%) Hyper-V
2 6 (7.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (9.09%) SCCM
2 5 (6.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.30%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 24 (31.17%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.09%) Cisco
3 6 (7.79%) VMware
4 5 (6.49%) Google
5 4 (5.19%) Hootsuite
5 4 (5.19%) Salesforce
5 4 (5.19%) SAP
6 2 (2.60%) Aruba
6 2 (2.60%) Dell
6 2 (2.60%) NEC
6 2 (2.60%) Northgate
6 2 (2.60%) Remedy
6 2 (2.60%) SonicWALL
6 2 (2.60%) WatchGuard
7 1 (1.30%) Adobe
7 1 (1.30%) AlgoSec
7 1 (1.30%) Apple
7 1 (1.30%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.30%) Juniper
7 1 (1.30%) Veeam