Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
West Midlands > Coventry
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Coventry with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 19 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +10 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Coventry | 4.17% | 2.65% | 1.52% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 13.79% | 12.50% | 10.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | £481 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £296 | £498 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £303 | £550 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.00% | +22.22% | -23.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £311 | £600 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £313 | £615 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £478 | £469 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.95% | -14.73% | +10.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Coventry
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 Coventry.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 58 | 24 | 28 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry | 30.21% | 21.24% | 14.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 16 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | £200 | £440 |
| 25th Percentile | £295 | £372 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £429 | £400 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.19% | -20.00% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £536 | £541 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £683 | £573 | £610 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £513 | £523 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -0.48% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £31.06 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £38.65 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £52.59 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £66.83 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74.60 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.46 | £29.00 | £34.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.00% | -16.55% | +73.75% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
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Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing BPSS Clearance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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: