BPSS Clearance Contract Job Trends in Devon

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 25 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 5 11 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 3.29% 4.82% -
As % of the Qualifications category 5.62% 9.73% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £150 -
Median % change year-on-year +300.00% - -
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £33.34 - -
25th Percentile £40.16 - -
Median hourly rate £53.65 - -
75th Percentile £69.26 - -
90th Percentile £77.35 - -
South West median hourly rate £33.50 - £52.50
% change year-on-year - - +5.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Devon

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 Devon.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 89 113 82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 58.55% 49.56% 45.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 77 72
10th Percentile - £156 £465
25th Percentile £145 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -54.17% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £550 £656 £675
90th Percentile £588 £685 £725
South West median daily rate £550 £560 £575
% change year-on-year -1.79% -2.61% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 9 2
10th Percentile - £32.97 £42.50
25th Percentile - £50.00 £46.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -58.08% +14.29% +54.41%
75th Percentile - £70.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £43.27 £71.00 £62.50
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £70.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -64.07% +12.00% +4.17%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Devon

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Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing BPSS Clearance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing BPSS Clearance

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Devon over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for BPSS Clearance in Devon

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Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Devon region over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Plymouth - 3 - - 2
Exeter +6 1 - - 2
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South West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Maximo
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Change Manager
1 1 (20.00%) Consultant
1 1 (20.00%) Maximo Consultant
1 1 (20.00%) Process Manager
1 1 (20.00%) SIAM Manager
1 1 (20.00%) Training Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Security
2 1 (20.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Line Management
2 1 (20.00%) SIAM
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) HAZOP
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) IBM
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow