BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 38 51
Rank change year-on-year +2 +13 -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 10 9 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 2.09% 2.20% 2.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 12.20% 5.29% 10.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 12
10th Percentile £48,090 - -
25th Percentile £52,725 - £24,240
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,450 £47,683 £24,526
Median % change year-on-year +26.77% +94.42% -
75th Percentile £68,175 - £24,816
90th Percentile £72,810 - £24,838
East Midlands median annual salary £75,900 £42,500 £24,811
% change year-on-year +78.59% +71.29% -4.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 82 170 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 17.15% 41.46% 20.32%
Number of salaries quoted 38 43 92
10th Percentile - £28,500 £24,807
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,000 £67,375
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,001
% change year-on-year -11.11% 0.00% -5.26%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 15 February 2026.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Northamptonshire

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 15 February 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
Northampton -10 10 £60,450 +26.77%
BPSS Clearance
East Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 (10.00%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (30.00%) Documentation Skills
1 3 (30.00%) Legal
1 3 (30.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (10.00%) Electronics
2 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Senior
2 3 (30.00%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Software Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Requirements Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (30.00%) Agile
2 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (30.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (30.00%) Validation
2 3 (30.00%) Waterfall
3 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (20.00%) Configuration Management
3 2 (20.00%) Design Patterns
3 2 (20.00%) DevOps
3 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (20.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) Open Source
3 2 (20.00%) Requirements Management
3 2 (20.00%) SDLC
3 2 (20.00%) UML
3 2 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (10.00%) Control Theory
4 1 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (10.00%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (20.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (10.00%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) IBM
2 1 (10.00%) EMC