BPSS Clearance Job Trends in the North East

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 - 111
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 3 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.19% - 0.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.73% - 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £74,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £78,273
75th Percentile - - £81,786
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% - +5.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 409 226 346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 26.47% 38.05% 20.62%
Number of salaries quoted 167 112 276
10th Percentile - £29,350 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £56,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.12% +18.95% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,125 £62,200
90th Percentile £77,500 £84,850 £73,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in the North East

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the North East region over the 6 months to 22 March 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
Northumberland - 2 - -
Tyne and Wear - 1 £60,000 - 10
BPSS Clearance
England

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) LabVIEW
General
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
2 2 (66.67%) Electronics Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Senior Test Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Test Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Developer
3 1 (33.33%) Java Developer
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Developer
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Java Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) VB
2 1 (33.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared