BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Moray

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Scotland > Moray

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Moray with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 6 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Moray 100.00% 13.33% -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% 15.38% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £44,000 £25,250
% change year-on-year +47.73% +74.26% -36.48%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Moray

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 Moray.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3 13 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Moray 100.00% 86.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £37,547 -
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -39.09% +10.00% -9.09%

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Moray

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Moray region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Lossiemouth +4 3 - - 2
BPSS Clearance
Scotland

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Moray 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Mathcad
1 1 (33.33%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Mathematical Modeller
1 1 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Software Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Design Patterns
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematical Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Open Source
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Signal Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Test Planning
2 1 (33.33%) UML
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 12207
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) IBM
1 1 (33.33%) MathWorks