BPSS Clearance Jobs in the East Midlands

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 180 165
Rank change year-on-year +178 -15 +25
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 717 21 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 26.52% 0.43% 0.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 44.81% 2.04% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 65 21 5
10th Percentile £37,574 - £41,700
25th Percentile - £24,240 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £24,811 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +92.18% -63.24% +42.11%
75th Percentile - £53,250 £71,250
90th Percentile - £81,786 £73,500
England median annual salary £54,793 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.38% +4.76% +6.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,600 1,027 1,060
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 59.17% 21.14% 38.31%
Number of salaries quoted 264 578 279
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,175 £26,200
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,000 £56,238 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £70,600
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in the East Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in the East Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in the East Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 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
Leicestershire +104 348 £45,000 -42.51% 3
Northamptonshire +62 271 £47,683 +92.18%
Lincolnshire - 98 £47,683 - 3
BPSS Clearance
England

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 9 (1.26%) Confluence
2 2 (0.28%) Apache
Applications
1 82 (11.44%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (1.95%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.56%) Infor LN
2 4 (0.56%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.14%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.26%) MySQL
1 9 (1.26%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 50 (6.97%) Rational DOORS
2 19 (2.65%) JIRA
3 9 (1.26%) Bitbucket
3 9 (1.26%) Git
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.28%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.28%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 97 (13.53%) Automotive
2 82 (11.44%) Aerospace
3 53 (7.39%) Law
3 53 (7.39%) Presentation Skills
4 45 (6.28%) Social Skills
5 40 (5.58%) Electronics
6 35 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
7 34 (4.74%) Legal
8 29 (4.04%) Telecoms
9 26 (3.63%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.81%) Analytical Skills
11 10 (1.39%) Finance
12 5 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.56%) Police
14 2 (0.28%) Advertising
15 1 (0.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 371 (51.74%) Principal Engineer
2 281 (39.19%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 209 (29.15%) Systems Engineer
4 183 (25.52%) Senior
5 65 (9.07%) Security Engineer
6 52 (7.25%) Engineering Manager
7 49 (6.83%) Principal Security Engineer
8 45 (6.28%) Requirements Engineer
9 44 (6.14%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 38 (5.30%) Software Engineer
11 33 (4.60%) Development Engineer
11 33 (4.60%) Integration Engineer
11 33 (4.60%) Software Development Engineer
11 33 (4.60%) System Verification Engineer
11 33 (4.60%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 33 (4.60%) Validation Engineer
12 30 (4.18%) Analyst
13 28 (3.91%) Principal Security Analyst
13 28 (3.91%) Product Analyst
13 28 (3.91%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.26%) .NET
2 2 (0.28%) CSS
2 2 (0.28%) HTML
2 2 (0.28%) JSP
2 2 (0.28%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.77%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.14%) Data Centre
2 1 (0.14%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.53%) Linux
1 11 (1.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 562 (78.38%) Systems Engineering
2 209 (29.15%) Validation
3 200 (27.89%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 162 (22.59%) Agile
5 154 (21.48%) SysML
6 137 (19.11%) Mathematics
7 127 (17.71%) Collaborative Working
8 118 (16.46%) Cybersecurity
9 113 (15.76%) Physics
10 99 (13.81%) Verification and Validation
11 97 (13.53%) Software Testing
12 92 (12.83%) Project Planning
13 87 (12.13%) Software Engineering
14 71 (9.90%) Project Management
15 69 (9.62%) UML
16 65 (9.07%) Risk Management
17 55 (7.67%) Information Security
18 53 (7.39%) Chemistry
18 53 (7.39%) Logistics
18 53 (7.39%) MODAF
Programming Languages
1 135 (18.83%) MATLAB
2 11 (1.53%) C#
3 2 (0.28%) Ada
3 2 (0.28%) Java
3 2 (0.28%) Python
3 2 (0.28%) Rust
3 2 (0.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 444 (61.92%) Degree
2 55 (7.67%) CISSP
3 49 (6.83%) CESG Certified Professional
3 49 (6.83%) CISM
4 44 (6.14%) Chartered Engineer
5 33 (4.60%) ISTQB
6 24 (3.35%) Numerate Degree
7 19 (2.65%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.56%) ACCA
8 4 (0.56%) CIMA
9 1 (0.14%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (6.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 49 (6.83%) JSP 440
1 49 (6.83%) NIST
1 49 (6.83%) RMADS
2 42 (5.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 39 (5.44%) IEC 61508
4 25 (3.49%) Def Stans
5 14 (1.95%) ARP4754
5 14 (1.95%) DO-254
6 11 (1.53%) HAZOP
7 4 (0.56%) GAAP
7 4 (0.56%) IFRS
8 1 (0.14%) QA
Systems Management
1 11 (1.53%) Functional Safety
2 9 (1.26%) Ansible
Vendors
1 29 (4.04%) Siemens
2 14 (1.95%) IBM
3 9 (1.26%) Atlassian
4 4 (0.56%) Cognos
4 4 (0.56%) Infor
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle
4 4 (0.56%) SAP
5 3 (0.42%) Microsoft
6 2 (0.28%) ServiceNow