Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 65 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -6 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.83% | 0.43% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.79% | 1.96% | 4.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £422 |
| 25th Percentile | £258 | - | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -6.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | - | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | - | £585 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £470 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.06% | -14.55% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £13.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £39.25 | - | £13.50 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 215 | 153 | 220 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 29.61% | 22.17% | 30.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 146 | 104 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £165 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £334 | £397 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £448 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +17.12% | -10.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £656 | £593 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £734 | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £515 | £523 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.44% | -0.48% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 7 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.16 | £23.54 | £20.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.15 | £27.28 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.26% | -23.08% | +283.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.72 | £54.40 | £68.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £23.58 | £35.00 | £34.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.64% | +0.72% | +73.75% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing BPSS Clearance.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Birmingham over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing BPSS Clearance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: