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 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 34 46 48
Rank change year-on-year +12 +2 -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 12 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 2.97% 1.33% 0.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.58% 3.57% 4.76%
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 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £75,900 £42,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year +78.59% +34.92% +28.57%

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 77 168 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 19.06% 37.17% 19.95%
Number of salaries quoted 40 49 56
10th Percentile - £28,500 £34,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +8.11% +23.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £80,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,750 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +1.01%

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 11 January 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 11 January 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 -1 12 £75,900 - 3
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 (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