BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Hampshire

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

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 153 111
Rank change year-on-year +96 -42 +40
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 69 14 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 2.75% 0.51% 0.51%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.91% 0.98% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33 9 9
10th Percentile £44,393 £40,533 £49,500
25th Percentile £48,500 £49,775 £58,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,050 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.10% -21.41% -15.63%
75th Percentile £75,900 £56,325 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £62,000 £84,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,754 £63,856
% change year-on-year -1.35% -12.69% +11.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 774 1,432 721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 30.84% 52.02% 40.83%
Number of salaries quoted 455 864 363
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,783 £31,050
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -0.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £64,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £53,260
% change year-on-year -12.50% +12.65% +2.42%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Hampshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Hampshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Hampshire

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Portsmouth +26 28 £60,000 - 5
Farnborough - 13 £57,500 -
Petersfield +2 9 £68,950 +54.58%
Southsea 0 9 £55,000 -8.33%
Gosport +10 6 £64,600 -
Waterlooville +4 6 £75,900 -
Southampton +12 3 £53,696 +13.04%
Romsey - 1 £26,150 - 1
BPSS Clearance
South East

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 3 (4.35%) WordPress
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (8.70%) CATIA
2 1 (1.45%) GNU Octave
2 1 (1.45%) Mathcad
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.45%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.35%) SaaS
2 1 (1.45%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.45%) Profibus
1 1 (1.45%) SAN
1 1 (1.45%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 21 (30.43%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (13.04%) JIRA
3 3 (4.35%) Apache Continuum
General
1 16 (23.19%) Electronics
2 7 (10.14%) Social Skills
3 3 (4.35%) Agriculture
3 3 (4.35%) Brand Awareness
3 3 (4.35%) Manufacturing
3 3 (4.35%) Marketing
4 2 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Finance
5 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.45%) Legal
5 1 (1.45%) Military
5 1 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (49.28%) Systems Engineer
2 21 (30.43%) Senior
3 12 (17.39%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 11 (15.94%) Principal Engineer
4 11 (15.94%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 8 (11.59%) Electrical Engineer
6 6 (8.70%) Architect
6 6 (8.70%) Software Architect
7 5 (7.25%) Commissioning Engineer
8 4 (5.80%) Senior Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Digital Marketing Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Marketing Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Requirements Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Senior Digital Marketing Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Senior Marketing Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Systems Manager
10 2 (2.90%) Designer
10 2 (2.90%) PCB Designer
10 2 (2.90%) Project Manager
10 2 (2.90%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.70%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (18.84%) Algorithms
2 5 (7.25%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.90%) Acoustics
3 2 (2.90%) Augmented Reality
3 2 (2.90%) FPGA
4 1 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.45%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.45%) Smartphone
4 1 (1.45%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (55.07%) Systems Engineering
2 18 (26.09%) Technical Leadership
3 15 (21.74%) Agile
3 15 (21.74%) Signal Processing
3 15 (21.74%) Systems Thinking
3 15 (21.74%) Waterfall
4 12 (17.39%) Mentoring
5 10 (14.49%) Validation
6 9 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (13.04%) Requirements Management
7 8 (11.59%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (11.59%) Risk Management
7 8 (11.59%) Test Planning
8 6 (8.70%) Configuration Management
8 6 (8.70%) Design Patterns
8 6 (8.70%) DevOps
8 6 (8.70%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 6 (8.70%) Software Engineering
8 6 (8.70%) UML
8 6 (8.70%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.25%) MATLAB
1 5 (7.25%) Python
2 1 (1.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 27 (39.13%) Degree
2 9 (13.04%) Security Cleared
3 8 (11.59%) Chartered Engineer
4 6 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (8.70%) HNC
5 5 (7.25%) Master's Degree
5 5 (7.25%) SC Cleared
6 4 (5.80%) PhD
7 2 (2.90%) HND
8 1 (1.45%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.45%) CCNA
8 1 (1.45%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.45%) CISM
8 1 (1.45%) CISSP
8 1 (1.45%) MCSE
8 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (44.93%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 15 (21.74%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 3 (4.35%) HAZOP
4 2 (2.90%) ISO 9001
4 2 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (2.90%) NIST
5 1 (1.45%) GDPR
5 1 (1.45%) IEC 61131
5 1 (1.45%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.45%) PMO
Systems Management
1 3 (4.35%) Functional Safety
2 1 (1.45%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 21 (30.43%) IBM
2 3 (4.35%) HubSpot
2 3 (4.35%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.45%) ANSYS
3 1 (1.45%) Dell
3 1 (1.45%) EMC
3 1 (1.45%) Keysight
3 1 (1.45%) MathWorks
3 1 (1.45%) Microsoft