Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 233 | 248 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +93 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 370 | 573 | 555 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 1.00% | 1.13% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.20% | 4.08% | 3.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 279 | 395 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £631 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £720 | £670 |
| UK median daily rate | £503 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.50% | +1.85% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 32 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.99 | £14.25 | £19.81 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £14.44 | £26.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.06 | £39.46 | £46.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.30% | -14.68% | +50.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.41 | £59.26 | £56.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.50 | £70.00 | £65.16 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.06 | £38.35 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.12% | -19.26% | +90.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
England
BPSS Clearance is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 11,579 | 14,027 | 15,366 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 31.33% | 27.75% | 21.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,111 | 9,398 | 10,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £330 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +4.76% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £637 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £713 |
| UK median daily rate | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 976 | 756 | 690 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £15.23 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £20.00 | £18.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £52.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +40.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.48 | £68.33 | £55.72 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.25 | £80.25 | £67.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +30.12% | +5.06% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing BPSS Clearance in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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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 27 April 2024. 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 |
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| London | +54 | 117 | £500 | -7.45% | 15 |
| North of England | -15 | 69 | £625 | +13.64% | 33 |
| South West | +17 | 60 | £459 | -23.56% | 37 |
| North West | -19 | 46 | £625 | +13.64% | 28 |
| South East | -60 | 45 | £550 | -6.14% | 35 |
| Midlands | -4 | 38 | £500 | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 26 | £500 | -1.96% | 5 |
| East of England | +20 | 18 | £230 | -53.77% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 18 | £650 | +19.27% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 12 | £290 | -42.00% | 15 |
| North East | +12 | 9 | £563 | -6.25% | 4 |
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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:
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