BPSS Clearance Contracts in England

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
UK > England

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

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 219 249 246
Rank change year-on-year +30 -3 +91
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 323 357 487
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.22% 0.96% 1.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.93% 3.15% 3.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 242 300
10th Percentile £308 £200 £363
25th Percentile £400 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +3.29%
75th Percentile £610 £588 £625
90th Percentile £713 £650 £705
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 49 26
10th Percentile £18.50 £13.99 £13.25
25th Percentile £23.30 - £18.50
Median hourly rate £47.00 £16.06 £44.33
Median % change year-on-year +192.65% -63.77% +7.46%
75th Percentile £73.13 £33.00 £62.63
90th Percentile £76.38 £77.50 £74.60
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £16.06 £44.33
% change year-on-year +173.97% -63.77% +7.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,216 11,342 13,105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.94% 30.48% 27.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,177 7,037 8,723
10th Percentile £282 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +3.77%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £650
90th Percentile £716 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £521 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.76% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 551 987 645
10th Percentile £17.87 £14.16 £14.67
25th Percentile £20.07 £20.75 £22.51
Median hourly rate £28.18 £42.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.69% -22.73% +35.80%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.19 £77.19 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £27.65 £40.94 £55.50
% change year-on-year -32.47% -26.23% +24.72%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in England

BPSS Clearance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England.

Daily rate trend for BPSS Clearance in England

BPSS Clearance
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for BPSS Clearance in England

BPSS Clearance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England.

Hourly rate trend for BPSS Clearance in England

BPSS Clearance
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for BPSS Clearance in England

BPSS Clearance
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 6 July 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
London +29 97 £475 -5.00% 73
North of England +21 83 £492 -14.43% 175
North West +22 60 £500 -16.67% 159
South East +62 47 £515 +3.52% 123
Midlands +13 45 £507 +13.18% 32
West Midlands +6 30 £453 +1.34% 25
South West -12 19 £350 -25.71% 94
East of England +21 18 £200 -13.98% 57
East Midlands +2 15 £700 +33.33% 7
North East +4 13 £435 -13.00% 5
Yorkshire +7 11 £495 -15.74% 11
BPSS Clearance
UK

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.72%) Confluence
2 5 (1.55%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.24%) Apache
3 4 (1.24%) NetWeaver
4 3 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.93%) SAP EP
5 2 (0.62%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.31%) Appian
6 1 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.31%) nginx
Applications
1 20 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (2.17%) Siemens NX
3 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.24%) Simulink
4 3 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.93%) Fusion 360
4 3 (0.93%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.93%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.62%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.62%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.62%) Revit
5 2 (0.62%) Sketch
6 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (2.48%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (2.17%) Teamcenter
3 5 (1.55%) SAP PS
4 4 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.24%) SAP CRM
4 4 (1.24%) SAP HCM
4 4 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle ASCP
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle SCM
5 2 (0.62%) Primavera
5 2 (0.62%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.31%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.31%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 34 (10.53%) Azure
2 31 (9.60%) AWS
3 15 (4.64%) Power Platform
4 11 (3.41%) SuccessFactors
5 10 (3.10%) GitHub
5 10 (3.10%) Serverless
6 9 (2.79%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.17%) Entra ID
8 7 (2.17%) Power Automate
8 7 (2.17%) PowerApps
9 6 (1.86%) Amazon S3
9 6 (1.86%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (1.86%) GCP
10 5 (1.55%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (1.24%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.24%) Amazon SQS
11 4 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.24%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.24%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.48%) Firewall
2 6 (1.86%) Network Security
3 4 (1.24%) 5G
4 3 (0.93%) DNS
4 3 (0.93%) LTE
5 2 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.62%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.62%) VPN
6 1 (0.31%) HTTP
6 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.31%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.48%) Power BI
2 7 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.86%) DynamoDB
4 4 (1.24%) BigQuery
4 4 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.93%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.93%) MySQL
5 3 (0.93%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.93%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (0.93%) SAP HANA
5 3 (0.93%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.93%) Tableau
6 2 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.62%) Big Data
6 2 (0.62%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.62%) Looker
6 2 (0.62%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.31%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 16 (4.95%) JIRA
2 14 (4.33%) Cucumber
3 11 (3.41%) Jenkins
4 10 (3.10%) Git
5 7 (2.17%) JUnit
6 6 (1.86%) GitLab
7 5 (1.55%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.55%) Maven
8 4 (1.24%) Axure RP
9 3 (0.93%) Selenium
10 2 (0.62%) Grunt
10 2 (0.62%) gulp
10 2 (0.62%) MSI
10 2 (0.62%) Rational Statemate
11 1 (0.31%) ERwin
11 1 (0.31%) Snyk
11 1 (0.31%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.31%) TestRail
11 1 (0.31%) webpack
11 1 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 109 (33.75%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.00%) Finance
3 36 (11.15%) Public Sector
4 30 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (3.72%) Aerospace
7 6 (1.86%) Aviation
7 6 (1.86%) Banking
8 5 (1.55%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.55%) Military
9 4 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.24%) Legal
9 4 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.93%) Health Technology
11 2 (0.62%) Local Government
11 2 (0.62%) Marketing
11 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.31%) French Language
12 1 (0.31%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 59 (18.27%) Developer
2 39 (12.07%) Consultant
3 27 (8.36%) SAP Consultant
4 25 (7.74%) Architect
5 24 (7.43%) Administrator
6 19 (5.88%) Senior
7 17 (5.26%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
8 15 (4.64%) Lead
9 14 (4.33%) Project Manager
10 9 (2.79%) ABAP Developer
10 9 (2.79%) Analyst
10 9 (2.79%) Data Engineer
10 9 (2.79%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.48%) Delivery Manager
11 8 (2.48%) Tester
12 7 (2.17%) Designer
12 7 (2.17%) Power Platform Developer
12 7 (2.17%) SAP Developer
13 6 (1.86%) Senior Developer
13 6 (1.86%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.33%) .NET
1 14 (4.33%) React
2 13 (4.02%) REST
3 12 (3.72%) Node.js
4 11 (3.41%) CSS
4 11 (3.41%) HTML
5 9 (2.79%) Web Services
6 8 (2.48%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.86%) PySpark
7 6 (1.86%) RESTful
7 6 (1.86%) Spring
8 5 (1.55%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (1.24%) Jest
9 4 (1.24%) jQuery
9 4 (1.24%) SAP PI
9 4 (1.24%) SOAP
10 3 (0.93%) .NET Core
10 3 (0.93%) BAPI
10 3 (0.93%) Kafka
10 3 (0.93%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.91%) Onboarding
2 13 (4.02%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.79%) CMDB
3 9 (2.79%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.17%) Virtual Team
5 6 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.24%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.24%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.24%) NHS
7 4 (1.24%) Replication
8 3 (0.93%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.93%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.93%) Driving Licence
8 3 (0.93%) e-Learning
8 3 (0.93%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.93%) Shadow IT
9 2 (0.62%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.10%) Windows
2 9 (2.79%) Linux
3 3 (0.93%) Mac OS
3 3 (0.93%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.62%) Android
4 2 (0.62%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.62%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (22.29%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (21.36%) Agile
3 41 (12.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 33 (10.22%) Process Improvement
5 27 (8.36%) Migration
6 26 (8.05%) CI/CD
6 26 (8.05%) Validation
7 24 (7.43%) DevOps
8 23 (7.12%) Cloud Security
9 22 (6.81%) Budget Management
9 22 (6.81%) Test Automation
10 21 (6.50%) User Acceptance Testing
11 20 (6.19%) Data Modelling
12 19 (5.88%) Scrum
13 18 (5.57%) Data Migration
14 17 (5.26%) Microservices
14 17 (5.26%) Roadmaps
15 16 (4.95%) Project Management
16 15 (4.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 15 (4.64%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 37 (11.46%) SQL
2 31 (9.60%) Python
3 30 (9.29%) Java
4 22 (6.81%) JavaScript
5 17 (5.26%) ABAP
6 12 (3.72%) C#
7 10 (3.10%) TypeScript
8 8 (2.48%) PL/SQL
8 8 (2.48%) PowerShell
9 4 (1.24%) Bash
9 4 (1.24%) Perl
10 3 (0.93%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.93%) Ruby
10 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.62%) C
11 2 (0.62%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.62%) SystemVerilog
12 1 (0.31%) C++
12 1 (0.31%) PHP
12 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 179 (55.42%) Security Cleared
2 114 (35.29%) SC Cleared
3 29 (8.98%) Degree
4 7 (2.17%) DBS Check
4 7 (2.17%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.86%) CISM
6 4 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 3 (0.93%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (0.62%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.62%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.62%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.62%) CISSP
8 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.62%) RIBA
9 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Developer
9 1 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.31%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.31%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.31%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (8.98%) QA
2 13 (4.02%) Accessibility
3 7 (2.17%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.55%) PMO
6 3 (0.93%) SLA
6 3 (0.93%) WCAG
7 2 (0.62%) GDPR
8 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.31%) ECSS
8 1 (0.31%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.31%) NIST
8 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (4.95%) Docker
2 7 (2.17%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.62%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (3.72%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.79%) Terraform
3 5 (1.55%) SCCM
4 3 (0.93%) Ansible
5 2 (0.62%) Grafana
5 2 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.62%) Packer
5 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.31%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.31%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.31%) Consul
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
6 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 59 (18.27%) SAP
2 41 (12.69%) Microsoft
3 20 (6.19%) Oracle
4 14 (4.33%) ServiceNow
5 11 (3.41%) Ariba
6 8 (2.48%) Adobe
6 8 (2.48%) Siemens
7 6 (1.86%) Databricks
8 5 (1.55%) Google
8 5 (1.55%) Twitter
9 4 (1.24%) OutSystems
9 4 (1.24%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.93%) Apple
10 3 (0.93%) Autodesk
10 3 (0.93%) Brio
10 3 (0.93%) CA Agile Central
10 3 (0.93%) VMware
11 2 (0.62%) EMC
11 2 (0.62%) IBM
11 2 (0.62%) Intel