BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 25 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 2.94% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 17.99% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £35,000 £76,000 £28,000
% change year-on-year -53.95% +171.43% -53.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 139 352 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 16.33% 66.79% 16.96%
Number of salaries quoted 77 24 41
10th Percentile £27,000 - £31,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £52,030 £66,313 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,000 £68,950 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £51,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.43% -16.00% -9.09%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Luton - 22 - - 53
BPSS Clearance
East of England

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Primavera
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 2 (8.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 25 (100.00%) Aerospace
2 22 (88.00%) Finance
2 22 (88.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (32.00%) Electronics
4 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
5 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
5 3 (12.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Lead
2 6 (24.00%) Lead Software Engineer
2 6 (24.00%) Software Engineer
3 5 (20.00%) Project Manager
4 4 (16.00%) Consultant
4 4 (16.00%) Security Consultant
4 4 (16.00%) Senior
4 4 (16.00%) Senior Consultant
4 4 (16.00%) Senior Security Consultant
5 3 (12.00%) Embedded Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Real Time Embedded Software Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Real Time Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Real Time Software Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) FPGA Design Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) FPGA Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) Lead Project Manager
6 2 (8.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Operational Technology
2 3 (12.00%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (8.00%) FPGA
3 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.00%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.00%) Linux
1 3 (12.00%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (28.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (28.00%) Project Management
4 6 (24.00%) Agile
4 6 (24.00%) Decision-Making
4 6 (24.00%) Test Automation
5 5 (20.00%) ERP
5 5 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 5 (20.00%) Risk Management
6 4 (16.00%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (16.00%) Information Security
6 4 (16.00%) Open Source
6 4 (16.00%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (16.00%) SDLC
6 4 (16.00%) Systems Engineering
6 4 (16.00%) Threat Modelling
7 3 (12.00%) DevOps
7 3 (12.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
7 3 (12.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) Ada
1 3 (12.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 25 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 25 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 22 (88.00%) DV Cleared
3 8 (32.00%) Degree
4 2 (8.00%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) HNC
4 2 (8.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (88.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 8 (32.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (20.00%) SAP