Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex 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 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | - | - | 1.63% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 5.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.77% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £605 |
| East of England median daily rate | £200 | £230 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -58.18% | +5.77% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 19 | 40 | 76 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 20.88% | 17.70% | 31.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 18 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £104 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £416 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +4.76% | +1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £639 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £605 | £675 | £652 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.08 | £12.37 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.19 | £35.65 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.83 | £55.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.68% | -8.33% | +93.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.74 | £74.13 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.20 | £80.00 | £69.66 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £53.75 | £40.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.38% | +90.48% | +6.01% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
BPSS Clearance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Essex.