BPSS Clearance Contract Job Trends in Southwark

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Central London > Southwark

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southwark with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 6 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing BPSS Clearance 0 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southwark - 5.26% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 12.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £427 -
Central London median daily rate £525 £575 £475
% change year-on-year -8.70% +21.05% -17.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southwark

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 Southwark.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3 8 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southwark 30.00% 42.11% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 1
10th Percentile - £165 -
25th Percentile - £190 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £214 £625
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% -65.73% -13.79%
75th Percentile - £380 £638
90th Percentile - £509 -
Central London median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Southwark

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southwark.

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Southwark