BPSS Clearance Contracts in Plymouth

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Plymouth with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 4 9
Rank change year-on-year -7 +5 -
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 2 6 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth 5.26% 9.38% 6.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.67% 31.58% 36.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £470
25th Percentile - - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £750 £750
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate - £165 £650
% change year-on-year - -74.62% +42.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £63.68 - -
25th Percentile £65.44 £62.50 -
Median hourly rate £71.75 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.38% +18.18% -
75th Percentile £78.94 £67.50 -
90th Percentile £81.23 - -
Devon median hourly rate £71.75 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +10.38% +18.18% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 19 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth 78.95% 29.69% 18.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - £304 £470
25th Percentile £153 £453 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £700 £750
Median % change year-on-year -77.86% -6.67% +14.50%
75th Percentile £158 £725 -
90th Percentile - £740 -
Devon median daily rate £450 £470 £600
% change year-on-year -4.15% -21.75% +20.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 10 4
10th Percentile £33.14 £37.50 £56.50
25th Percentile £55.00 £40.63 £58.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £73.00 £80.50
Devon median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% -

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Plymouth

BPSS Clearance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

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

Daily rate trend for BPSS Clearance in Plymouth

BPSS Clearance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth

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

Hourly rate trend for BPSS Clearance in Plymouth

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Process Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Integration Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) HAZOP