Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
South Wales > Newport
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newport with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
14 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance |
6 |
4 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Newport |
3.92% |
6.56% |
- |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
10.00% |
9.76% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,700 |
£66,300 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+29.26% |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
- |
- |
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 Newport.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
60 |
41 |
25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport |
39.22% |
67.21% |
36.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
14 |
33 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,325 |
£36,300 |
£32,134 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,563 |
£42,000 |
£37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,250 |
£52,000 |
£45,547 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.48% |
+14.17% |
-12.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,222 |
£65,000 |
£51,463 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,960 |
£98,320 |
£65,938 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£54,537 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.84% |
+15.79% |
+2.15% |
