BPSS Clearance Contracts in the Midlands

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 95 99
Rank change year-on-year +9 +4 +64
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 25 38 69
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.31% 1.38% 2.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.43% 4.23% 7.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 29 43
10th Percentile £257 £181 £363
25th Percentile £372 £213 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% - -6.10%
75th Percentile £483 £538 £540
90th Percentile £538 £633 £620
England median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 4
10th Percentile - - £11.07
25th Percentile - £13.25 £11.99
Median hourly rate - £13.75 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year - +5.77% -
75th Percentile - £14.00 £13.75
90th Percentile - - £14.20
England median hourly rate £53.75 £16.06 £39.46
% change year-on-year +234.65% -59.30% -14.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 899 970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.47% 32.61% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 556 615
10th Percentile £150 £230 £253
25th Percentile £272 £325 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.21% +15.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £689
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 71 76
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £17.00 £14.30
Median hourly rate £24.50 £24.65 £18.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +32.35% -6.88%
75th Percentile £31.38 £43.13 £26.64
90th Percentile £59.00 £56.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in the Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for BPSS Clearance in the Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for BPSS Clearance in the Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for BPSS Clearance in the Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
West Midlands +11 23 £410 -18.00% 46
East Midlands 0 2 £613 +111.38% 14
BPSS Clearance
England

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (8.00%) Apache
1 2 (8.00%) Apache Airflow
1 2 (8.00%) WebLogic
2 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) SAP PM
1 1 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (4.00%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.00%) Azure
1 4 (16.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (4.00%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (4.00%) VPN
1 1 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 7 (28.00%) JIRA
2 2 (8.00%) Git
2 2 (8.00%) Maven
3 1 (4.00%) Axure RP
General
1 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Automotive
3 3 (12.00%) Finance
4 2 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (24.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (12.00%) Lead
3 2 (8.00%) Consultant
3 2 (8.00%) Data Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Developer
3 2 (8.00%) Java Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Python Data Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Python Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) 1st Line Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Designer
4 1 (4.00%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Facilitator
4 1 (4.00%) Field Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365 Developer
4 1 (4.00%) Operations Support Specialist
4 1 (4.00%) Report Manager
4 1 (4.00%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (4.00%) Support Specialist
4 1 (4.00%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) Apache NiFi
1 2 (8.00%) PySpark
2 1 (4.00%) CSS
2 1 (4.00%) HTML
2 1 (4.00%) React
2 1 (4.00%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.00%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (8.00%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
2 1 (4.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (4.00%) Unix
2 1 (4.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (16.00%) Agile
1 4 (16.00%) Workflow
2 3 (12.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (12.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (12.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (12.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (12.00%) Project Management
2 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (8.00%) Analytics
3 2 (8.00%) Containerisation
3 2 (8.00%) Data Collection
3 2 (8.00%) Data Pipeline
3 2 (8.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (8.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (8.00%) DataOps
3 2 (8.00%) Demand Management
3 2 (8.00%) DevOps
3 2 (8.00%) Storage Management
3 2 (8.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) SQL
2 3 (12.00%) Python
3 2 (8.00%) Java
3 2 (8.00%) PL/SQL
3 2 (8.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (4.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (4.00%) Perl
4 1 (4.00%) Shell Script
4 1 (4.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 9 (36.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (8.00%) Degree
4 1 (4.00%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (4.00%) DBS Check
4 1 (4.00%) MCSE
4 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.00%) SLA
2 1 (4.00%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Docker
2 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (16.00%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.00%) BMC PATROL
2 1 (4.00%) Grafana
2 1 (4.00%) Prometheus
2 1 (4.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.00%) Atlassian
2 2 (8.00%) Oracle
2 2 (8.00%) SAP
2 2 (8.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.00%) Apple
3 1 (4.00%) BMC
3 1 (4.00%) Cisco