Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance Hampshire> Portsmouth
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
25
38
15
Rank change year-on-year
+13
-23
+27
DemandTrendContract jobs citing BPSS Clearance
7
2
36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
123
105
217
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
62.76%
50.97%
77.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
94
48
148
10th Percentile
-
£360
£273
25th Percentile
£200
£458
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£624
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-15.80%
+24.70%
-
75th Percentile
£556
£700
£600
90th Percentile
£584
£850
£670
Hampshire median daily rate
£540
£580
£525
% change year-on-year
-6.90%
+10.48%
-4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
45
10
10th Percentile
-
-
£28.98
25th Percentile
£25.15
£53.40
£51.21
Median hourly rate
£41.00
£57.35
£59.45
Median % change year-on-year
-28.51%
-3.54%
-6.00%
75th Percentile
£56.25
£61.30
£68.73
90th Percentile
£59.50
£68.77
£70.13
Hampshire median hourly rate
£25.15
£57.35
£62.00
% change year-on-year
-56.15%
-7.50%
+3.33%
BPSS Clearance Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
BPSS Clearance Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BPSS Clearance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
