BPSS Clearance Jobs 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 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 76 -
Rank change year-on-year +73 - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 224 13 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 28.18% 1.20% -
As % of the Qualifications category 42.75% 5.73% -
Number of salaries quoted 26 13 0
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile £40,101 £24,240 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £24,811 -
Median % change year-on-year +92.18% - -
75th Percentile - £24,816 -
90th Percentile - £24,835 -
East Midlands median annual salary £47,683 £24,811 £50,000
% change year-on-year +92.18% -50.38% +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 524 227 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 65.91% 20.90% 33.18%
Number of salaries quoted 58 123 58
10th Percentile £31,250 £24,240 £33,951
25th Percentile £37,574 £27,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.21% -20.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £59,688
90th Percentile £69,125 £70,000 £63,750
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +9.20%

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Northamptonshire.

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in Northamptonshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 2 July 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 2 July 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 +37 224 £47,683 +92.18% 4
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.34%) Confluence
2 1 (0.45%) Apache
Applications
1 27 (12.05%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (3.13%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.89%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.89%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.34%) MySQL
1 3 (1.34%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.89%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (9.82%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (3.13%) JIRA
3 3 (1.34%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.34%) Git
4 2 (0.89%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.45%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.45%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 28 (12.50%) Automotive
2 27 (12.05%) Aerospace
3 21 (9.38%) Presentation Skills
4 17 (7.59%) Documentation Skills
4 17 (7.59%) Electronics
4 17 (7.59%) Legal
4 17 (7.59%) Social Skills
5 13 (5.80%) Manufacturing
6 12 (5.36%) Law
7 9 (4.02%) Finance
8 8 (3.57%) Telecoms
9 6 (2.68%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (0.89%) Police
11 1 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 93 (41.52%) Principal Engineer
2 79 (35.27%) Systems Engineer
3 73 (32.59%) Senior
4 69 (30.80%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 17 (7.59%) Engineering Manager
5 17 (7.59%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (5.80%) Software Engineer
7 12 (5.36%) Requirements Engineer
8 11 (4.91%) Development Engineer
8 11 (4.91%) Principal Security Engineer
8 11 (4.91%) Security Engineer
8 11 (4.91%) Software Development Engineer
9 8 (3.57%) Instrumentation Engineer
9 8 (3.57%) Junior
9 8 (3.57%) Requirements Manager
10 7 (3.13%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 7 (3.13%) Lead
10 7 (3.13%) Principal Software Engineer
10 7 (3.13%) Product Engineer
10 7 (3.13%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.34%) .NET
2 1 (0.45%) CSS
2 1 (0.45%) HTML
2 1 (0.45%) JSP
2 1 (0.45%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.91%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.79%) Linux
1 4 (1.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (72.32%) Systems Engineering
2 61 (27.23%) Agile
3 55 (24.55%) Validation
4 50 (22.32%) Mathematics
5 49 (21.88%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 48 (21.43%) SysML
7 37 (16.52%) Physics
8 35 (15.63%) Software Testing
9 32 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
9 32 (14.29%) Software Engineering
10 30 (13.39%) Collaborative Working
11 29 (12.95%) UML
12 25 (11.16%) Project Management
12 25 (11.16%) Verification and Validation
13 24 (10.71%) Project Planning
14 21 (9.38%) MODAF
15 18 (8.04%) Information Security
16 17 (7.59%) Requirements Management
17 16 (7.14%) SDLC
18 15 (6.70%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 48 (21.43%) MATLAB
2 4 (1.79%) C#
3 1 (0.45%) Ada
3 1 (0.45%) Java
3 1 (0.45%) Python
3 1 (0.45%) Rust
3 1 (0.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 140 (62.50%) Degree
2 18 (8.04%) CISSP
3 13 (5.80%) Numerate Degree
4 11 (4.91%) CESG Certified Professional
4 11 (4.91%) CISM
5 5 (2.23%) Chartered Engineer
5 5 (2.23%) ISTQB
6 4 (1.79%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.89%) ACCA
7 2 (0.89%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.25%) IEC 61508
2 11 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (4.91%) JSP 440
2 11 (4.91%) NIST
2 11 (4.91%) RMADS
3 10 (4.46%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 8 (3.57%) HAZOP
5 7 (3.13%) ARP4754
5 7 (3.13%) Def Stans
5 7 (3.13%) DO-254
6 2 (0.89%) GAAP
6 2 (0.89%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 8 (3.57%) Functional Safety
2 3 (1.34%) Ansible
Vendors
1 15 (6.70%) Siemens
2 7 (3.13%) IBM
3 3 (1.34%) Atlassian
4 2 (0.89%) Cognos
4 2 (0.89%) Infor
4 2 (0.89%) Oracle
4 2 (0.89%) SAP