BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Cumbria

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 7 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 179 58 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 47.35% 11.86% -
As % of the Qualifications category 70.20% 22.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 56 25 0
10th Percentile £7,000 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £43,000 £40,748 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,000 -
90th Percentile - £70,000 -
North West median annual salary £51,000 £50,909 £62,500
% change year-on-year +0.18% -18.55% +108.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 255 262 105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 67.46% 53.58% 53.03%
Number of salaries quoted 90 91 36
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,802 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,506 £40,000 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £38,734
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +29.09% -17.59%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,750 £55,313
90th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £66,250
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,055 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.11% -4.66% -

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Cumbria

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Cumbria

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Cumbria over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Cumbria

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 27 December 2025. 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
Barrow-in-Furness +21 33 £54,500 -13.02% 4
Kirkby-in-Furness +2 22 £51,636 +12.87% 2
Ulverston +2 20 £46,000 -25.77% 2
Broughton-in-Furness +1 19 £57,500 +26.02% 2
Dalton-in-Furness +1 19 £26,500 -39.77% 2
Grange-over-Sands 0 17 £46,000 +13.93% 2
Millom +1 16 £46,000 -2.13% 2
BPSS Clearance
North West

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (6.70%) Abaqus
2 7 (3.91%) AutoCAD
2 7 (3.91%) SOLIDWORKS
3 6 (3.35%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.68%) Simulink
5 2 (1.12%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (1.12%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.12%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (1.12%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.12%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 2 (1.12%) SAP IBP
1 2 (1.12%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.35%) Profibus
2 3 (1.68%) VoIP
3 2 (1.12%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.35%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (4.47%) JIRA
General
1 27 (15.08%) Manufacturing
2 14 (7.82%) Electronics
3 13 (7.26%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (7.26%) Social Skills
4 9 (5.03%) Aerospace
5 6 (3.35%) Police
6 5 (2.79%) Automotive
6 5 (2.79%) Finance
7 4 (2.23%) Military
8 3 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.68%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.12%) Publishing
10 1 (0.56%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.56%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 86 (48.04%) Senior
2 69 (38.55%) Principal Engineer
3 37 (20.67%) Systems Engineer
4 36 (20.11%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 20 (11.17%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 14 (7.82%) Engineering Manager
7 13 (7.26%) Senior Manager
8 11 (6.15%) Human Factors Engineer
9 10 (5.59%) Analyst
9 10 (5.59%) Architect
10 8 (4.47%) Lead
10 8 (4.47%) Lead Architect
10 8 (4.47%) Lead Solutions Architect
10 8 (4.47%) Solutions Architect
11 7 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (3.91%) Instrumentation Engineer
11 7 (3.91%) Manufacturing Engineer
12 6 (3.35%) Support Analyst
12 6 (3.35%) Systems Analyst
12 6 (3.35%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.35%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.56%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 35 (19.55%) Management Information System
2 3 (1.68%) Acoustics
2 3 (1.68%) CAN bus
3 2 (1.12%) Graphic Design
4 1 (0.56%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.56%) Linux
1 1 (0.56%) SUSE
1 1 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (31.28%) Systems Engineering
2 35 (19.55%) Requirements Management
3 24 (13.41%) Validation
4 22 (12.29%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (11.17%) Mathematics
6 18 (10.06%) Physics
7 17 (9.50%) Project Delivery
7 17 (9.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 16 (8.94%) Manufacturing Engineering
8 16 (8.94%) Verification and Validation
9 15 (8.38%) Finite Element Analysis
10 14 (7.82%) Mentoring
11 13 (7.26%) Ergonomics
11 13 (7.26%) ERP
11 13 (7.26%) Human Factors
12 12 (6.70%) CAD
12 12 (6.70%) Change Management
13 11 (6.15%) PLM
14 10 (5.59%) Agile
14 10 (5.59%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.68%) MATLAB
2 1 (0.56%) ABAP
2 1 (0.56%) Java
2 1 (0.56%) VB
Qualifications
1 111 (62.01%) Degree
2 37 (20.67%) Chartered Engineer
3 24 (13.41%) Master's Degree
4 15 (8.38%) RIBA
5 9 (5.03%) HNC
6 6 (3.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 6 (3.35%) Numerate Degree
7 4 (2.23%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.23%) PMP
8 3 (1.68%) CISSP
9 2 (1.12%) AAT
9 2 (1.12%) ACCA
9 2 (1.12%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (1.12%) CIMA
9 2 (1.12%) CISM
9 2 (1.12%) ICAEW
9 2 (1.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.03%) QA
2 7 (3.91%) IEC 61508
3 6 (3.35%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.23%) Def Stans
5 2 (1.12%) DO-254
5 2 (1.12%) GRC
5 2 (1.12%) IEC 61131
5 2 (1.12%) IFRS
5 2 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.56%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 3 (1.68%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 14 (7.82%) SAP
2 11 (6.15%) Siemens
3 8 (4.47%) EMC
4 6 (3.35%) Oracle
5 2 (1.12%) Adobe
5 2 (1.12%) Microsoft