Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 44 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +3 | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes | 0.29% | 1.43% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.69% | 2.78% | 2.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £275 | £448 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £296 | £655 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £368 | £1,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -63.25% | +150.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £448 | £1,075 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £479 | £1,120 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £350 | £420 | £1,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -58.00% | +150.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 144 | 144 | 222 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 41.50% | 51.61% | 45.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 114 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £347 | £267 | £279 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £365 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £464 | £524 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -11.46% | +16.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £530 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £627 | £700 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £517 | £464 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -11.67% | +14.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.34 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £15.35 | £13.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.61 | £18.70 | £14.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.34% | +26.48% | -10.39% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.35 | £17.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.14 | £18.80 |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £25.15 | £18.70 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.49% | +16.88% | -3.03% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
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Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing BPSS Clearance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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: