BPSS Clearance Job Trends in East Sussex

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South East > East Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in East Sussex with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 53 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.25% 0.68% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.61% 2.70% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £86,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - -
75th Percentile £88,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £55,160 £55,754 £63,856
% change year-on-year -1.07% -12.69% +11.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 62 111 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 15.46% 25.00% 25.43%
Number of salaries quoted 34 59 105
10th Percentile £26,500 £34,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,670 £46,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £63,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.01% +29.59% -10.91%
75th Percentile £59,000 £88,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,250 £95,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £59,385 £53,130
% change year-on-year -11.59% +11.77% +2.17%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in East Sussex

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft