BPSS Clearance Jobs

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 343 546 856
Rank change year-on-year +203 +310 -194
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 846 453 425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.81% 0.48% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.03% 1.42% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 657 261 183
10th Percentile £25,500 £34,000 £21,806
25th Percentile £37,101 £41,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £49,200
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +16.87% -10.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £68,283
90th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +10.53% -13.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

BPSS Clearance is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,927 31,974 45,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.61% 33.78% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,434 19,201
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,503 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.38% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in the UK

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in the UK

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in the UK

BPSS Clearance
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +263 741 £55,000 +4.76% 239
UK excluding London +269 666 £52,000 -0.95% 214
Work from Home +234 418 £57,500 - 126
South West +139 293 £52,500 +10.53% 46
East of England +142 185 £55,000 -31.25% 18
London +41 78 £70,000 +33.33% 29
South East +54 72 £48,500 -37.42% 48
Midlands +8 46 £47,500 -29.63% 27
North of England +21 42 £28,422 -31.10% 60
North West -7 31 £28,000 -30.00% 42
West Midlands -3 25 £60,000 +9.09% 22
East Midlands -8 21 £24,811 -63.24% 5
Wales +10 13 £41,067 -12.93% 8
Scotland -71 13 £24,240 -51.52% 8
North East -7 6 £65,000 -13.33% 8
Northern Ireland - 6 £28,000 - 2
Yorkshire +51 5 £78,273 -7.91% 10

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 81 (9.57%) Confluence
2 19 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (2.13%) Exchange Server 2010
4 14 (1.65%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.71%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.35%) Apache
7 2 (0.24%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.24%) CMS
7 2 (0.24%) WordPress
8 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 41 (4.85%) Simulink
2 23 (2.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.18%) Trello
6 5 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (0.47%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.12%) 1Password
8 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.12%) Blender
8 1 (0.12%) InDesign
8 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 26 (3.07%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 25 (2.96%) Workday HCM
3 9 (1.06%) Primavera
4 5 (0.59%) Maximo
5 2 (0.24%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.12%) ContrOCC
6 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 153 (18.09%) Azure
2 95 (11.23%) AWS
3 53 (6.26%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (5.91%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (3.31%) GitHub
6 26 (3.07%) Power Platform
7 25 (2.96%) GCP
8 24 (2.84%) GitHub Actions
9 23 (2.72%) PaaS
10 19 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
11 15 (1.77%) SaaS
12 14 (1.65%) OCI
13 11 (1.30%) IaaS
14 10 (1.18%) Serverless
15 7 (0.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 6 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
17 5 (0.59%) Amazon EKS
17 5 (0.59%) AWS Lambda
17 5 (0.59%) Slack
18 4 (0.47%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 44 (5.20%) Wi-Fi
2 20 (2.36%) VPN
3 18 (2.13%) Firewall
4 15 (1.77%) 5G
5 12 (1.42%) LAN
6 11 (1.30%) Ethernet
6 11 (1.30%) WAN
7 10 (1.18%) 4G
7 10 (1.18%) MPLS
8 8 (0.95%) Software-Defined Radio
9 5 (0.59%) 5G NR
9 5 (0.59%) 802.11
9 5 (0.59%) LTE
9 5 (0.59%) SAN
9 5 (0.59%) Wireless
10 4 (0.47%) DNS
10 4 (0.47%) Internet
10 4 (0.47%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.47%) VLAN
11 3 (0.35%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (3.90%) Relational Database
2 19 (2.25%) Power BI
3 13 (1.54%) NoSQL
4 12 (1.42%) Oracle Reports
5 10 (1.18%) Tableau
6 8 (0.95%) Big Data
6 8 (0.95%) MongoDB
7 7 (0.83%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 6 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.71%) Redis
8 6 (0.71%) Snowflake Schema
8 6 (0.71%) Star Schema
9 5 (0.59%) SQL Server
10 4 (0.47%) GIS
10 4 (0.47%) Metadata
10 4 (0.47%) Power Query
11 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.24%) MySQL
12 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 94 (11.11%) JIRA
2 89 (10.52%) Git
3 79 (9.34%) Visual Studio
4 72 (8.51%) Bitbucket
5 59 (6.97%) Sourcetree
6 44 (5.20%) Rational Rhapsody
7 42 (4.96%) Rational DOORS
8 15 (1.77%) GitLab
9 13 (1.54%) Rational Team Concert
10 10 (1.18%) SonarQube
11 9 (1.06%) Jenkins
12 6 (0.71%) Postman
13 5 (0.59%) Eclipse
13 5 (0.59%) Subversion
14 4 (0.47%) CircleCI
14 4 (0.47%) Cucumber
14 4 (0.47%) git-flow
14 4 (0.47%) JMeter
15 3 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
16 2 (0.24%) Mockito
General
1 217 (25.65%) Social Skills
2 100 (11.82%) Presentation Skills
3 91 (10.76%) Public Sector
4 85 (10.05%) Games
5 67 (7.92%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (6.50%) Finance
7 46 (5.44%) Manufacturing
8 44 (5.20%) Military
9 34 (4.02%) Aerospace
9 34 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 34 (4.02%) Retail
10 28 (3.31%) Electronics
11 25 (2.96%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (2.72%) French Language
13 17 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (1.54%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.18%) Marketing
16 7 (0.83%) Italian Language
17 4 (0.47%) German Language
17 4 (0.47%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 131 (15.48%) Developer
2 123 (14.54%) Senior
3 96 (11.35%) Architect
4 93 (10.99%) Lead
5 89 (10.52%) Systems Engineer
6 71 (8.39%) 3D Developer
6 71 (8.39%) Games Developer
6 71 (8.39%) Unity 3D Developer
7 61 (7.21%) Software Engineer
8 55 (6.50%) Consultant
9 51 (6.03%) Senior Developer
10 43 (5.08%) Analyst
11 37 (4.37%) Field Engineer
12 33 (3.90%) Field Service Engineer
12 33 (3.90%) Mobile Engineer
13 32 (3.78%) Security Architect
14 30 (3.55%) Senior Games Developer
15 27 (3.19%) Junior
16 26 (3.07%) Full Stack Developer
16 26 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (8.39%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 53 (6.26%) .NET
3 37 (4.37%) HTML
4 34 (4.02%) Node.js
5 31 (3.66%) CSS
6 30 (3.55%) RESTful
7 26 (3.07%) Web Services
8 16 (1.89%) EDI
9 14 (1.65%) ASP.NET
9 14 (1.65%) REST
10 13 (1.54%) ASP.NET Core
11 11 (1.30%) Middleware
12 10 (1.18%) ARM Templates
12 10 (1.18%) Azure Blueprints
12 10 (1.18%) Express.js
12 10 (1.18%) OAuth
12 10 (1.18%) OpenID
13 9 (1.06%) JSON
13 9 (1.06%) PyTorch
14 7 (0.83%) SGML
Miscellaneous
1 85 (10.05%) Driving Licence
2 76 (8.98%) Onboarding
3 75 (8.87%) Virtual Reality
4 55 (6.50%) Management Information System
4 55 (6.50%) Self-Motivation
5 48 (5.67%) Algorithms
6 24 (2.84%) EPoS
7 21 (2.48%) Public Cloud
8 17 (2.01%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.77%) Product Ownership
10 14 (1.65%) Cyberattack
11 11 (1.30%) iPhone
12 10 (1.18%) FPGA
12 10 (1.18%) IoT
12 10 (1.18%) VHDL
13 9 (1.06%) ARM Cortex
14 8 (0.95%) CMDB
14 8 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
14 8 (0.95%) PCIe
15 7 (0.83%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 81 (9.57%) Windows
2 31 (3.66%) Linux
3 7 (0.83%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.47%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.47%) Ubuntu
4 4 (0.47%) Unix
4 4 (0.47%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.12%) Android
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.12%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (25.53%) Software Engineering
2 164 (19.39%) DevOps
3 152 (17.97%) Agile
4 151 (17.85%) Problem-Solving
5 133 (15.72%) UML
6 124 (14.66%) Systems Engineering
7 114 (13.48%) Scrum
8 101 (11.94%) Project Management
9 89 (10.52%) Validation
10 88 (10.40%) Use Case
11 82 (9.69%) ITIL
12 81 (9.57%) Design Patterns
13 74 (8.75%) Roadmaps
14 64 (7.57%) Analytics
14 64 (7.57%) Mentoring
15 60 (7.09%) Stakeholder Management
16 59 (6.97%) Full Stack Development
17 57 (6.74%) Cybersecurity
17 57 (6.74%) Mathematics
18 54 (6.38%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 122 (14.42%) C#
2 59 (6.97%) Python
3 53 (6.26%) C
4 52 (6.15%) JavaScript
5 47 (5.56%) Java
6 45 (5.32%) Ada
7 36 (4.26%) MATLAB
8 31 (3.66%) SQL
9 21 (2.48%) Go
10 13 (1.54%) Scala
11 10 (1.18%) R
12 9 (1.06%) C++
12 9 (1.06%) TypeScript
13 8 (0.95%) Shell Script
14 7 (0.83%) PowerShell
15 6 (0.71%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.47%) VBA
17 3 (0.35%) Rust
17 3 (0.35%) SystemVerilog
18 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 667 (78.84%) Security Cleared
2 254 (30.02%) Degree
3 249 (29.43%) SC Cleared
4 38 (4.49%) DBS Check
5 26 (3.07%) TOGAF Certification
6 16 (1.89%) Master's Degree
7 13 (1.54%) Azure Certification
8 12 (1.42%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.42%) CISM
8 12 (1.42%) CISSP
8 12 (1.42%) CTC Cleared
8 12 (1.42%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.18%) OSCP
10 8 (0.95%) APMG
11 6 (0.71%) IIBA
12 5 (0.59%) PhD
13 4 (0.47%) APMP
13 4 (0.47%) CCSAM
13 4 (0.47%) CEH
13 4 (0.47%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (7.45%) SLA
2 39 (4.61%) PCI DSS
3 33 (3.90%) Accessibility
4 15 (1.77%) QA
5 13 (1.54%) Def Stans
6 12 (1.42%) GDPR
6 12 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 12 (1.42%) NCSC
7 10 (1.18%) COSHH
7 10 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (1.18%) MISRA
8 6 (0.71%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.47%) IEC 61508
9 4 (0.47%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.35%) DO-178B
10 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.35%) NIST
11 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 62 (7.33%) Firmware
2 39 (4.61%) KVM
3 25 (2.96%) Docker
4 19 (2.25%) Active Directory
5 14 (1.65%) Hyper-V
6 10 (1.18%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (2.48%) Ansible
2 20 (2.36%) Terraform
3 18 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (2.01%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.18%) FortiGate
6 6 (0.71%) Grafana
6 6 (0.71%) Kibana
7 4 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.12%) Istio
9 1 (0.12%) Kubeflow
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 219 (25.89%) Microsoft
2 72 (8.51%) Dell
3 64 (7.57%) IBM
4 41 (4.85%) HP
5 26 (3.07%) Sparx
6 25 (2.96%) Workday
7 24 (2.84%) NetApp
7 24 (2.84%) Oracle
8 17 (2.01%) Cisco
9 15 (1.77%) Mercator
10 14 (1.65%) Sun
11 12 (1.42%) ServiceNow
12 11 (1.30%) Google
13 9 (1.06%) Darktrace
13 9 (1.06%) Mitel
13 9 (1.06%) NEC
13 9 (1.06%) Ribbon
14 8 (0.95%) Salesforce
15 5 (0.59%) EMC
15 5 (0.59%) SAP