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 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - 43
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 10 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 1.81% - 1.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.91% - 4.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £53,326 - -
25th Percentile £61,792 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
75th Percentile £80,800 - -
90th Percentile £83,740 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £75,900 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%

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 256 211 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 46.38% 23.09% 27.25%
Number of salaries quoted 35 97 52
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,400 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% - +14.87%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £62,500
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £44,225 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.21% -11.55% +8.11%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance 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 17 September 2025.

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 17 September 2025. 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 £75,900 - 3
BPSS Clearance
East Midlands

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (20.00%) Law
1 2 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (10.00%) Electronics
2 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Systems Engineer
2 5 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
2 5 (50.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Senior
4 1 (10.00%) Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Requirements Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Software Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (40.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (30.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (30.00%) SysML
3 3 (30.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Chemistry
4 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Logistics
4 2 (20.00%) Physics
4 2 (20.00%) Project Planning
4 2 (20.00%) UML
4 2 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Waterfall
5 1 (10.00%) Design Patterns
5 1 (10.00%) Safety Engineering
5 1 (10.00%) SDLC
5 1 (10.00%) Systems Thinking
5 1 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 2 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) IBM