Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Scotland > Aberdeen
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 31 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | - | 0.67% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 4.76% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £24,240 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £24,240 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +113.06% | -51.52% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Aberdeen
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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Aberdeen.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 16 | 42 | 95 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 37.21% | 14.14% | 45.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 32 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,125 | £41,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,938 | £27,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,000 | £35,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.14% | -41.67% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,625 | £41,563 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £56,900 | £58,875 | £69,180 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,910 | £50,593 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.51% | +1.19% | +5.26% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
