BPSS Clearance Contract Job Trends in the Highlands
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Highlands citing BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Highlands | 12.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 35.90% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £495 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £498 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £418 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.78% | -24.09% | +10.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Highlands
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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Highlands.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications | 39 | 11 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Highlands | 34.82% | 73.33% | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £456 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £175 | £276 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +185.71% | -36.59% | +93.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £479 | £450 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.44% | +2.86% | -12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £25.15 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £37.50 | £19.69 | £21.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.45% | -7.07% | -63.29% |
BPSS Clearance Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
BPSS Clearance Daily Rate Trend in the Highlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Daily Rate Histogram in the Highlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the Highlands over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
BPSS Clearance Contract Job Locations in the Highlands
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 Highlands region over the 6 months to 13 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | - | 14 | £520 | - | 2 |
| BPSS Clearance Scotland |
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BPSS Clearance Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 7.1% | 1 |