BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Northampton

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northampton 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 25 24 35
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 12 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton 4.63% 2.51% 0.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.67% 11.76% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £51,180 - -
25th Percentile £60,450 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
75th Percentile £80,800 - -
90th Percentile £83,740 - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £75,900 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northampton

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 Northampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 61 51 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 23.55% 21.34% 17.37%
Number of salaries quoted 29 29 35
10th Percentile - £28,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +13.64% +25.71%
75th Percentile £57,500 £80,000 £63,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £64,500
Northamptonshire median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +7.14% +24.44%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Northampton

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Northampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Northampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Northampton over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Northampton

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
1 3 (25.00%) Legal
1 3 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (16.67%) Electronics
3 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Senior
2 4 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Architect
3 3 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Software Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Instrumentation Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Requirements Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Electrical Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (33.33%) Agile
2 4 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (33.33%) Waterfall
3 3 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (25.00%) Configuration Management
3 3 (25.00%) Design Patterns
3 3 (25.00%) DevOps
3 3 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (25.00%) Open Source
3 3 (25.00%) SDLC
3 3 (25.00%) UML
3 3 (25.00%) Validation
4 2 (16.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 2 (16.67%) Requirements Management
4 2 (16.67%) Signal Processing
4 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (16.67%) Test Planning
4 2 (16.67%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (25.00%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (8.33%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) IBM
2 1 (8.33%) EMC