Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
North East > Durham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Durham with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Durham | 3.33% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 33.33% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £238 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £247 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £255 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £460 | £358 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.67% | -37.83% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham
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 Durham.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham | 10.00% | 19.30% | 10.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £225 | £404 |
| 25th Percentile | £241 | £338 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £248 | £413 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.82% | -5.71% | -23.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £254 | £453 | £481 |
| 90th Percentile | £254 | £504 | £493 |
| North East median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -18.18% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £35.44 | £48.09 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +84.96% | -50.48% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Durham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing BPSS Clearance.
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Contract Job Locations in Durham
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 Durham region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | - | 1 | £247 | - | |
| BPSS Clearance North East |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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:
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