Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 141 | 161 | 143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -18 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 65 | 16 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 0.88% | 0.46% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 5.22% | 1.25% | 2.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 11 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £47,683 | £24,240 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,250 | £52,200 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,750 | £76,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.64% | +68.89% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,350 | £79,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75,900 | - | £70,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,490 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.16% | - | -4.35% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England
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 of England.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,246 | 1,283 | 1,086 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 16.94% | 37.00% | 23.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 634 | 494 | 551 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,802 | £36,395 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,500 | £48,900 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -13.09% | -11.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -8.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing BPSS Clearance.
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Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.
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Job Locations in the East of England
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 of England region over the 6 months to 18 August 2026. 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 |
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| Essex | 0 | 25 | £75,900 | -0.13% | 6 |
| Bedfordshire | - | 24 | £42,500 | - | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | - | 14 | £35,000 | - | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | -21 | 2 | £41,250 | -23.18% | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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: