BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - 75
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.23% - 0.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.97% - 2.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 206 92 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 23.28% 30.98% 19.47%
Number of salaries quoted 115 72 152
10th Percentile - £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £44,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £60,000 £44,094
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +36.07% -7.51%
75th Percentile £60,000 £82,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £93,125 £69,914
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £44,000 £55,000 £44,094
% change year-on-year -20.00% +24.73% -7.51%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Java Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Java Developer
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared