BPSS Clearance Jobs in Bristol

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 33 151
Rank change year-on-year +24 +118 -9
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 180 176 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 15.27% 5.38% 0.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.15% 16.33% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 76 141 10
10th Percentile £42,588 £42,000 £37,850
25th Percentile £47,683 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% +7.32% -43.06%
75th Percentile £58,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,625 - £67,500
South West median annual salary £48,918 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.82% +10.53% -20.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 543 1,078 904
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 46.06% 32.96% 35.44%
Number of salaries quoted 343 776 446
10th Percentile £37,574 £35,375 £28,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £47,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £60,000 £57,078
Median % change year-on-year -12.33% +5.12% +7.47%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £85,625
South West median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year -4.36% +0.22% +9.76%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Bristol

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Bristol.

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in Bristol

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Bristol over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Bristol

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.67%) Apache
Applications
1 17 (9.44%) Mathcad
1 17 (9.44%) Mathematica
2 8 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (4.44%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (8.33%) Teamcenter
2 2 (1.11%) Infor LN
2 2 (1.11%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (10.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (1.67%) Eclipse
2 3 (1.67%) Eclipse RCP
3 2 (1.11%) Oracle Forms
General
1 50 (27.78%) Electronics
2 26 (14.44%) Presentation Skills
3 23 (12.78%) Aerospace
4 9 (5.00%) Finance
5 8 (4.44%) Aeronautics
5 8 (4.44%) Automotive
6 7 (3.89%) Social Skills
7 6 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.67%) Military
9 2 (1.11%) Police
Job Titles
1 60 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
2 53 (29.44%) Senior
3 41 (22.78%) Principal Engineer
4 23 (12.78%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 19 (10.56%) Engineering Manager
5 19 (10.56%) Software Engineer
6 15 (8.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 14 (7.78%) Lead
8 12 (6.67%) Lead Systems Engineer
9 10 (5.56%) Requirements Manager
9 10 (5.56%) Team Leader
10 9 (5.00%) Software Assurance Engineer
11 8 (4.44%) Junior
12 7 (3.89%) Junior Systems Engineer
13 5 (2.78%) Senior Electrical Engineer
14 3 (1.67%) Product Architect
14 3 (1.67%) Research Scientist
14 3 (1.67%) Security Architect
14 3 (1.67%) Senior Architect
14 3 (1.67%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.67%) CSS
1 3 (1.67%) HTML
1 3 (1.67%) JSP
1 3 (1.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (2.78%) Management Information System
2 4 (2.22%) e-Learning
3 1 (0.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.22%) Linux
1 4 (2.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (87.78%) Systems Engineering
2 45 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 43 (23.89%) Mathematics
4 42 (23.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 42 (23.33%) Software Engineering
5 39 (21.67%) Software Assurance
6 36 (20.00%) UML
7 33 (18.33%) SysML
8 29 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
8 29 (16.11%) Requirements Management
9 28 (15.56%) Physics
10 27 (15.00%) Agile
11 26 (14.44%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (14.44%) MODAF
12 25 (13.89%) Coaching
13 17 (9.44%) Finite Element Analysis
14 16 (8.89%) Mentoring
15 15 (8.33%) PLM
16 14 (7.78%) Validation
17 12 (6.67%) FMEA
Programming Languages
1 42 (23.33%) MATLAB
2 3 (1.67%) C#
2 3 (1.67%) Java
2 3 (1.67%) Python
2 3 (1.67%) SQL
3 1 (0.56%) Ada
3 1 (0.56%) C
3 1 (0.56%) C++
3 1 (0.56%) Rust
3 1 (0.56%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 118 (65.56%) Degree
2 16 (8.89%) Chartered Engineer
3 12 (6.67%) Master's Degree
4 8 (4.44%) HNC
4 8 (4.44%) HND
5 4 (2.22%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.67%) CISSP
6 3 (1.67%) PhD
7 2 (1.11%) ACCA
7 2 (1.11%) CIMA
8 1 (0.56%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (10.56%) IEC 61508
2 12 (6.67%) Def Stans
3 7 (3.89%) ARP4754
3 7 (3.89%) DO-254
4 6 (3.33%) HAZOP
5 2 (1.11%) GAAP
5 2 (1.11%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 6 (3.33%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (4.44%) ANSYS
1 8 (4.44%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.89%) IBM
3 2 (1.11%) Cognos
3 2 (1.11%) Infor
3 2 (1.11%) Oracle
3 2 (1.11%) SAP