BPSS Clearance Jobs in Portsmouth

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 49 61
Rank change year-on-year +48 +12 -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 151 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 38.04% 0.39% 1.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 49.67% 1.27% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 58 2 4
10th Percentile £37,574 £53,625 £79,750
25th Percentile - £55,313 £83,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £61,250 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.15% -27.94% -
75th Percentile £55,750 £67,813 -
90th Percentile £63,000 £69,875 -
Hampshire median annual salary £48,842 £30,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +62.81% -62.50% +18.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 304 157 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 76.57% 30.43% 41.84%
Number of salaries quoted 115 120 86
10th Percentile £41,250 £34,625 £28,625
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £30,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +23.66% -2.11%
75th Percentile £70,625 £68,750 £64,063
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £81,875
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.84% +7.37% -5.00%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Portsmouth

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

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

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in Portsmouth

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Portsmouth

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 1 (0.66%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (4.64%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (4.64%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.66%) Infor LN
2 1 (0.66%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.66%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.64%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.97%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.65%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.66%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (16.56%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (2.65%) MagicDraw
3 1 (0.66%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.66%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (0.66%) Oracle Forms
General
1 26 (17.22%) Presentation Skills
2 21 (13.91%) Electronics
3 13 (8.61%) Social Skills
4 10 (6.62%) Finance
5 8 (5.30%) Aerospace
6 7 (4.64%) Military
7 5 (3.31%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.66%) Police
Job Titles
1 66 (43.71%) Systems Engineer
2 59 (39.07%) Senior
3 28 (18.54%) Principal Engineer
4 18 (11.92%) Engineering Manager
4 18 (11.92%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 17 (11.26%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 10 (6.62%) Requirements Manager
6 10 (6.62%) Software Assurance Engineer
7 9 (5.96%) Senior Electrical Engineer
8 8 (5.30%) Junior
9 7 (4.64%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 6 (3.97%) Delivery Project Manager
10 6 (3.97%) Lead
10 6 (3.97%) Product Delivery Manager
10 6 (3.97%) Project Manager
11 5 (3.31%) Developer
11 5 (3.31%) Software Engineer
12 4 (2.65%) Senior Developer
12 4 (2.65%) Senior Software Engineer
12 4 (2.65%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.65%) .NET
1 4 (2.65%) .NET Core
1 4 (2.65%) ASP.NET
1 4 (2.65%) XML
2 1 (0.66%) CSS
2 1 (0.66%) HTML
2 1 (0.66%) JSP
2 1 (0.66%) Middleware
2 1 (0.66%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.66%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.31%) SCADA
2 4 (2.65%) Acoustics
2 4 (2.65%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.64%) Linux
1 7 (4.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (69.54%) Systems Engineering
2 38 (25.17%) UML
3 37 (24.50%) SysML
4 27 (17.88%) Agile
5 26 (17.22%) Cybersecurity
5 26 (17.22%) MODAF
6 24 (15.89%) Mathematics
7 22 (14.57%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 22 (14.57%) Requirements Management
8 19 (12.58%) Physics
9 18 (11.92%) Validation
9 18 (11.92%) Verification and Validation
10 16 (10.60%) FMEA
10 16 (10.60%) Project Management
11 15 (9.93%) Decision-Making
11 15 (9.93%) Software Engineering
12 14 (9.27%) Problem-Solving
13 11 (7.28%) Computer Science
14 10 (6.62%) Software Assurance
14 10 (6.62%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (21.85%) MATLAB
2 9 (5.96%) C#
3 5 (3.31%) Ada
4 2 (1.32%) C++
5 1 (0.66%) ABAP
5 1 (0.66%) Java
5 1 (0.66%) Python
5 1 (0.66%) Rust
5 1 (0.66%) SQL
Qualifications
1 96 (63.58%) Degree
2 11 (7.28%) Chartered Engineer
3 9 (5.96%) Master's Degree
4 5 (3.31%) Numerate Degree
5 4 (2.65%) NVQ Level 3
6 3 (1.99%) CISSP
6 3 (1.99%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.99%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.32%) HNC
7 2 (1.32%) HND
8 1 (0.66%) ACCA
8 1 (0.66%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (15.23%) IEC 61508
2 16 (10.60%) Def Stans
3 7 (4.64%) ARP4754
3 7 (4.64%) DO-254
4 5 (3.31%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.66%) GAAP
5 1 (0.66%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 5 (3.31%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (4.64%) IBM
2 4 (2.65%) SAP
3 1 (0.66%) Ariba
3 1 (0.66%) Cognos
3 1 (0.66%) Infor
3 1 (0.66%) Oracle