Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance South Wales> Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
63
56
53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
31.50%
21.62%
23.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
42
45
10th Percentile
£233
£123
£174
25th Percentile
£305
£162
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£406
£445
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-8.71%
-15.24%
+1.45%
75th Percentile
£486
£569
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£634
£653
South Wales median daily rate
£413
£400
£550
% change year-on-year
+3.13%
-27.27%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
2
0
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£16.62
-
Median % change year-on-year
-21.28%
-
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£13.08
£25.36
£18.14
% change year-on-year
-48.42%
+39.80%
-23.62%
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.
BPSS Clearance Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 26 July 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance 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:
