Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South Wales > Cardiff
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for BPSS Clearance 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 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +10 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 1.90% | 1.19% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 9.76% | 5.26% | 2.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £618 | £407 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £623 | £432 | £158 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £478 | £165 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.13% | +189.39% | -66.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £527 | £173 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £554 | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £564 | £565 | £391 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.22% | +44.41% | -17.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | - | - | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +25.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff
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 contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 41 | 76 | 102 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 19.52% | 22.69% | 19.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 61 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £203 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £549 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.19% | +9.80% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £691 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £550 | £549 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.18% | -0.18% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.03 | £16.22 | £19.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.64 | £16.45 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -26.91% | +36.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £12.25 | £16.67 | £24.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.35 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £23.93 | £18.14 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.92% | -60.78% | +118.52% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
BPSS Clearance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Cardiff.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: