Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheltenham with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | - | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham | 1.10% | - | 2.17% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.78% | - | 3.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,350 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33,625 | - | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,500 | - | £70,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £38,625 | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £39,450 | - | - |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £80,000 | £65,000 | £36,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | +80.56% | -28.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 72 | 94 | 256 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheltenham | 39.56% | 61.44% | 69.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 45 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,550 | £44,750 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +22.73% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £80,000 | £71,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,750 | £88,750 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £62,500 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +15.00% | -9.09% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Cheltenham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing BPSS Clearance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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: