Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | 149 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -13 | +101 |
| Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.40% | 1.06% | 1.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £50,562 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £61,750 | £52,385 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £63,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.51% | +1.60% | +108.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,188 | £65,250 | £65,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,125 | - | £74,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,818 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.36% | -18.69% | +108.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,002 | 943 | 557 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 36.37% | 34.24% | 24.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 337 | 395 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £30,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,250 | £40,500 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,700 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £48,000 | £50,055 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.10% | -4.66% | -3.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing BPSS Clearance.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: