BPSS Clearance Jobs in Dorset

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 98 69
Rank change year-on-year +96 -29 -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 177 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 40.14% 0.084% 1.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.03% 0.30% 2.58%
Number of salaries quoted 49 1 8
10th Percentile £37,574 - £35,500
25th Percentile - £74,759 £39,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £78,273 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -39.08% +85.26% -
75th Percentile £61,500 £81,786 £43,375
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% +5.26% -20.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 305 338 310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 69.16% 28.40% 45.45%
Number of salaries quoted 96 130 124
10th Percentile £37,537 £23,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,325 £34,187 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -19.05% +10.53%
75th Percentile £61,500 £57,500 £59,263
90th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £70,600
South West median annual salary £52,600 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.68% +1.90% +5.00%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Dorset

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in Dorset

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Dorset over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Dorset

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Poole - 19 £61,500 - 1
Bridport - 18 £61,500 - 1
Weymouth +13 17 £61,500 -21.43% 5
Dorchester - 16 £61,500 - 2
BPSS Clearance
South West

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 1 (0.56%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (3.39%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (3.39%) Teamcenter
2 2 (1.13%) Infor LN
2 2 (1.13%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (19.77%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.13%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.56%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.56%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 24 (13.56%) Presentation Skills
2 19 (10.73%) Electronics
3 6 (3.39%) Aerospace
3 6 (3.39%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (3.39%) Social Skills
4 5 (2.82%) Finance
5 2 (1.13%) Police
Job Titles
1 84 (47.46%) Principal Engineer
2 47 (26.55%) Senior
3 41 (23.16%) Systems Engineer
4 24 (13.56%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) Engineering Manager
6 11 (6.21%) Senior Electrical Engineer
7 9 (5.08%) Requirements Manager
7 9 (5.08%) Software Assurance Engineer
8 7 (3.95%) Junior
8 7 (3.95%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 6 (3.39%) Junior Systems Engineer
9 6 (3.39%) Lead
10 4 (2.26%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 3 (1.69%) Architect
11 3 (1.69%) Product Architect
11 3 (1.69%) Security Architect
11 3 (1.69%) Security Manager
11 3 (1.69%) Senior Architect
11 3 (1.69%) Senior Manager
11 3 (1.69%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.56%) CSS
1 1 (0.56%) HTML
1 1 (0.56%) JSP
1 1 (0.56%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 7 (3.95%) SCADA
2 5 (2.82%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.56%) Linux
1 1 (0.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (58.19%) Systems Engineering
2 51 (28.81%) Safety Engineering
3 31 (17.51%) UML
4 30 (16.95%) SysML
5 29 (16.38%) Requirements Management
6 25 (14.12%) Agile
7 24 (13.56%) Cybersecurity
7 24 (13.56%) MODAF
8 21 (11.86%) Mathematics
8 21 (11.86%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 19 (10.73%) Situational Awareness
9 19 (10.73%) Supplier Management
10 18 (10.17%) FMEA
11 15 (8.47%) Decision-Making
12 14 (7.91%) Physics
13 13 (7.34%) Problem-Solving
14 10 (5.65%) Software Engineering
14 10 (5.65%) Validation
14 10 (5.65%) Verification and Validation
15 9 (5.08%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (16.95%) MATLAB
2 1 (0.56%) Ada
2 1 (0.56%) C#
2 1 (0.56%) Java
2 1 (0.56%) Python
2 1 (0.56%) Rust
2 1 (0.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 147 (83.05%) Degree
2 61 (34.46%) Master's Degree
3 57 (32.20%) Chartered Engineer
4 7 (3.95%) Numerate Degree
5 3 (1.69%) CISSP
6 2 (1.13%) ACCA
6 2 (1.13%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (53.67%) IEC 61508
2 69 (38.98%) Def Stans
3 7 (3.95%) ARP4754
3 7 (3.95%) DO-254
4 6 (3.39%) HAZOP
5 2 (1.13%) GAAP
5 2 (1.13%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 25 (14.12%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (3.39%) IBM
2 2 (1.13%) Cognos
2 2 (1.13%) Infor
2 2 (1.13%) Oracle
2 2 (1.13%) SAP