Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance Berkshire> Reading
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Reading.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
191
504
312
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
32.26%
43.64%
30.65%
Number of daily rates quoted
109
257
191
10th Percentile
£367
£205
£363
25th Percentile
£475
£438
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£605
£560
Median % change year-on-year
-0.83%
+8.04%
+13.13%
75th Percentile
£700
£663
£639
90th Percentile
-
£719
£721
Berkshire median daily rate
£527
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.18%
-
+12.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
42
14
10th Percentile
-
£42.70
£63.14
25th Percentile
-
£53.74
£63.60
Median hourly rate
£70.00
£61.60
£68.00
Median % change year-on-year
+13.64%
-9.41%
+580.00%
75th Percentile
£71.80
£85.34
£78.09
90th Percentile
£75.03
£87.52
£79.19
Berkshire median hourly rate
£70.00
£61.60
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+13.64%
-5.23%
+209.16%
BPSS Clearance Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
BPSS Clearance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Reading.
BPSS Clearance Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Reading over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
BPSS Clearance Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 21 May 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 Reading region with a requirement for BPSS Clearance.
BPSS Clearance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
