Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance County Antrim> Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
BPSS Clearance 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 Belfast.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
48
36
23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
32.65%
29.03%
14.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
26
26
11
10th Percentile
£135
£205
£160
25th Percentile
£200
£328
£250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£369
£516
£350
Median % change year-on-year
-28.57%
+47.50%
-19.08%
75th Percentile
£523
£594
£438
90th Percentile
£588
£663
£500
County Antrim median daily rate
£369
£516
£350
% change year-on-year
-28.57%
+47.50%
-19.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
0
4
10th Percentile
£22.50
-
-
25th Percentile
£24.00
-
-
Median hourly rate
£32.13
-
£13.91
75th Percentile
£36.84
-
£14.65
90th Percentile
£44.65
-
£15.99
County Antrim median hourly rate
£32.13
£31.25
£13.91
% change year-on-year
+2.80%
+124.66%
-26.79%
BPSS Clearance Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
BPSS Clearance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Belfast.
BPSS Clearance Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Belfast.
BPSS Clearance Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BPSS Clearance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region with a requirement for BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:
