BPSS Clearance Job Trends in the Midlands

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 137 278
Rank change year-on-year -69 +141 -34
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 54 97 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.41% 1.73% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.55% 4.64% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 18 28 50
10th Percentile £38,926 £46,000 £24,240
25th Percentile £42,215 £51,296 £24,815
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +35.42% -4.00%
75th Percentile £57,688 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £97,656 £80,000 £65,876
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,660 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.31% +1.20% +4.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,115 2,091 3,314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 15.98% 37.31% 25.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 837 1,789
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,594 £35,000 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - -6.97%
75th Percentile £65,148 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,043
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.93%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in the Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in the Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
West Midlands -34 46 £52,500 -28.81% 20
East Midlands -54 8 £42,215 -8.90% 6
BPSS Clearance
England

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 6 (11.11%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.85%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 6 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (7.41%) Azure
2 4 (7.41%) Entra ID
3 2 (3.70%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.41%) DHCP
1 4 (7.41%) DNS
1 4 (7.41%) LAN
1 4 (7.41%) VPN
1 4 (7.41%) WAN
1 4 (7.41%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.85%) Git
2 1 (1.85%) GitLab
General
1 20 (37.04%) Legal
2 19 (35.19%) Social Skills
3 17 (31.48%) Finance
3 17 (31.48%) Manufacturing
4 16 (29.63%) Aerospace
5 9 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (9.26%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (53.70%) Senior
2 9 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
3 7 (12.96%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 6 (11.11%) Human Factors Engineer
4 6 (11.11%) IT Engineer
4 6 (11.11%) Principal Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) Developer
5 4 (7.41%) Hardware Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) Operations Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) Principal Hardware Engineer
6 3 (5.56%) Software Developer
7 2 (3.70%) IT Support
7 2 (3.70%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (3.70%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 2 (3.70%) Support Engineer
7 2 (3.70%) Test Engineer
8 1 (1.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.85%) React
1 1 (1.85%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.11%) Virtual Reality
2 5 (9.26%) Podcast
2 5 (9.26%) Virtual Team
2 5 (9.26%) Web Conferencing
3 4 (7.41%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.70%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (3.70%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (20.37%) Mathematics
2 10 (18.52%) Systems Engineering
3 8 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (14.81%) Project Planning
4 7 (12.96%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 7 (12.96%) Validation
4 7 (12.96%) Verification and Validation
5 6 (11.11%) CAD
5 6 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (11.11%) Ergonomics
5 6 (11.11%) Human Factors
5 6 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 6 (11.11%) Situational Awareness
6 5 (9.26%) Customer Service
6 5 (9.26%) SFIA
6 5 (9.26%) SysML
7 4 (7.41%) Cloud Security
7 4 (7.41%) Cost Management
7 4 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 4 (7.41%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.56%) Python
2 1 (1.85%) Java
2 1 (1.85%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 28 (51.85%) Degree
2 13 (24.07%) Security Cleared
3 11 (20.37%) Numerate Degree
4 9 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 4 (7.41%) DBS Check
5 4 (7.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.85%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 6 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (7.41%) ISO 14001
3 4 (7.41%) ISO 9001
3 4 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.85%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.85%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (7.41%) Functional Safety
1 4 (7.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.41%) Cisco
2 4 (7.41%) Meraki
3 2 (3.70%) Infor
3 2 (3.70%) Peregrine