BPSS Clearance Contract Job Trends in the Home Counties

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South East > Home Counties

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Home Counties with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Home Counties

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 the Home Counties.

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.

BPSS Clearance
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, contractor job vacancies citing BPSS Clearance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for BPSS Clearance.

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: