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 4 November 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
80
80
31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
37.91%
49.69%
22.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
36
36
18
10th Percentile
£300
£155
£209
25th Percentile
£381
£275
£353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£525
£485
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
+8.25%
-7.62%
75th Percentile
£600
£600
£628
90th Percentile
£629
£650
£671
County Antrim median daily rate
£500
£525
£485
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
+8.25%
-7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
12
0
10th Percentile
£13.57
£21.19
-
25th Percentile
£13.60
£23.43
-
Median hourly rate
£15.05
£24.18
-
Median % change year-on-year
-37.76%
-
-
75th Percentile
£17.62
-
-
90th Percentile
£24.50
-
-
County Antrim median hourly rate
£25.15
£24.18
-
% change year-on-year
+4.01%
-
-
BPSS Clearance Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
BPSS Clearance Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BPSS Clearance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of 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 & Capabilities in Belfast by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
