Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Hertfordshire > Stevenage
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage 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 | 29 | 33 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +3 | +3 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 13 | 17 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage | 6.25% | 4.59% | 4.12% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 11.82% | 9.14% | 6.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £480 | £181 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £481 | £188 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.68% | +156.27% | -65.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £481 | £194 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £525 | £481 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.26% | +156.27% | -65.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.00 | £22.80 | £44.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.63 | £45.38 | £60.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.98 | £60.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.04% | -4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.64 | £65.00 | £84.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.63 | - | £86.62 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £23.98 | £60.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.04% | -4.00% | +4.17% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stevenage
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 Stevenage.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 110 | 186 | 158 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage | 52.88% | 50.27% | 59.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 54 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £336 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £518 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +22.22% | -14.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | - | £633 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 57 | 76 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.63 | £38.40 | £46.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.48 | - | £49.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -28.33% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.50 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.75 | £85.00 | £84.43 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £42.50 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.16% | -28.33% | +7.14% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing BPSS Clearance.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing BPSS Clearance.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Stevenage over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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: