BPSS Clearance Contract Job Trends in Blackburn

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Lancashire > Blackburn

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Blackburn with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Blackburn 5.88% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £660 £535 £575
% change year-on-year +23.48% -7.04% -14.81%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Blackburn

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 Blackburn.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn 5.88% 12.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £585 £550 £484
% change year-on-year +6.36% +13.64% -12.00%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Blackburn

BPSS Clearance
Daily Rate Trend in Blackburn

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing BPSS Clearance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Security Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Security Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared