Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance Merseyside> Liverpool
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Liverpool.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
47
55
39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
30.92%
29.10%
19.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
30
26
20
10th Percentile
£303
£151
£268
25th Percentile
£408
£177
£369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£406
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+35.38%
-18.75%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£753
£600
£565
90th Percentile
£775
-
£763
Merseyside median daily rate
£550
£550
£506
% change year-on-year
-
+8.64%
+9.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
11
6
10th Percentile
-
£16.50
£14.69
25th Percentile
-
£18.03
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£12.21
£21.59
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-43.45%
+23.37%
-
75th Percentile
£17.44
£23.53
£18.75
90th Percentile
-
£24.18
£19.13
Merseyside median hourly rate
£14.83
£22.00
£17.50
% change year-on-year
-32.61%
+25.71%
-
BPSS Clearance Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
BPSS Clearance Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 27 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BPSS Clearance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Liverpool region with a requirement for BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
