BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 79 76
Rank change year-on-year +12 -3 +19
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 11 15 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.29% 1.01% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.73% 2.72% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -25.00% -
75th Percentile £53,750 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £76,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +68.89% -25.00% +50.38%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 295 552 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 34.67% 37.07% 35.53%
Number of salaries quoted 167 165 164
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,550 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,085 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £54,000 £65,000 £63,188
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £71,750
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% -4.55% +10.00%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 4 October 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
Stevenage +5 11 £52,500 +16.67% 23
BPSS Clearance
East of England

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 (27.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (27.27%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Big Data
1 1 (9.09%) Hadoop
1 1 (9.09%) MongoDB
1 1 (9.09%) Neo4j
1 1 (9.09%) NoSQL
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (63.64%) Aerospace
2 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
3 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation
2 1 (9.09%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Algorithms
2 3 (27.27%) Arduino
2 3 (27.27%) IoT
2 3 (27.27%) Raspberry Pi
2 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 10 (90.91%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
3 7 (63.64%) Mathematics
3 7 (63.64%) Physics
3 7 (63.64%) Software Engineering
4 4 (36.36%) Digital Signal Processing
4 4 (36.36%) Signal Processing
4 4 (36.36%) Validation
5 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (27.27%) Data Acquisition
5 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
5 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
5 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
5 3 (27.27%) Predictive Maintenance
5 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (9.09%) Containerisation
6 1 (9.09%) Data Pipeline
6 1 (9.09%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 7 (63.64%) C
3 6 (54.55%) C++
3 6 (54.55%) Java
4 3 (27.27%) Assembly Language
4 3 (27.27%) JavaScript
4 3 (27.27%) MATLAB
4 3 (27.27%) Objective-C
4 3 (27.27%) Swift
5 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
1 10 (90.91%) SC Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) Firmware
2 1 (9.09%) Docker