BPSS Clearance Contracts in Newport

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport 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 14 24 22
Rank change year-on-year +10 -2 +22
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 3 1 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 5.36% 1.09% 5.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.32% 3.03% 6.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £513 £700
Median % change year-on-year - -26.79% +13.36%
South Wales median daily rate - £564 £565
% change year-on-year - -0.22% +44.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
South Wales median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 41 33 101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 73.21% 35.87% 76.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 66
10th Percentile £146 £434 £298
25th Percentile £192 £536 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -30.21% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £590 £625 £650
90th Percentile £634 £728 £700
South Wales median daily rate £400 £550 £549
% change year-on-year -27.27% +0.18% -0.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 15
10th Percentile - £11.84 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £15.81 £16.98
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.18 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -8.66% +38.81% -60.78%
75th Percentile £41.25 £86.00 £20.23
90th Percentile £44.25 £87.80 £49.50
South Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £23.93 £18.14
% change year-on-year -5.98% +31.92% -60.78%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Newport

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Daily rate trend for BPSS Clearance in Newport

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Hourly rate trend for BPSS Clearance in Newport

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Firewall
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
General
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Blog
2 2 (66.67%) Cyberattack
2 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
2 2 (66.67%) CCNA
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco