Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | - | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton | 6.11% | - | 0.57% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 12.31% | - | 2.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £520 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | - | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £550 |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £508 | - | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.91% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 65 | 53 | 50 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 49.62% | 32.72% | 28.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 31 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £224 | £200 | £237 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £250 | £257 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £360 | £498 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.40% | -27.64% | -5.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £600 | £542 |
| 90th Percentile | £697 | £638 | £601 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £598 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.95% | +13.81% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +166.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £46.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £61.50 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £62.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | -7.87% | +3.75% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Southampton over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.
BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: