BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Bolton

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bolton with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 1.10% - 2.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.41% - 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £50,000
25th Percentile - - £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £58,000
75th Percentile - - £63,000
90th Percentile - - £66,000
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £63,500 £53,847
% change year-on-year -5.51% +17.93% +79.49%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 71 110 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 78.02% 84.62% 48.96%
Number of salaries quoted 45 86 39
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £27,100
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,125 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -2.08% -4.00%
75th Percentile £53,835 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £66,750 - £82,500
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.86%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Bolton

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Twin
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508