Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
North East > Northumberland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northumberland with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northumberland | 37.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 75.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £444 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £473 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £448 | £441 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.56% | +1.42% | -4.08% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northumberland
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 Northumberland.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland | 50.00% | 23.08% | 70.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £444 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £473 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | - | £450 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £453 | £480 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.63% | +6.67% | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £18.87 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.49% | -59.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.50 | - | £54.43 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69.27 |
| North East median hourly rate | £65.00 | £15.26 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +326.09% | -69.49% | +92.31% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.
BPSS Clearance
Daily Rate Trend in Northumberland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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: