BPSS Clearance Jobs in Preston

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -15
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 252 0 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 65.28% - 6.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 67.38% - 21.95%
Number of salaries quoted 174 0 18
10th Percentile £47,683 - £23,750
25th Percentile £48,869 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.93%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £42,500
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £28,422 £40,000
% change year-on-year +76.11% -28.95% +37.93%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 374 110 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 96.89% 50.69% 29.82%
Number of salaries quoted 251 104 51
10th Percentile - £26,250 £25,004
25th Percentile £47,683 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% +25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £54,793 £57,625 £53,750
90th Percentile £59,081 £62,500 £62,412
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% +5.26% +25.00%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in Preston

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in Preston

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in Preston over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in Preston

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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 (1.19%) Confluence
2 1 (0.40%) Apache
Applications
1 34 (13.49%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (9.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (6.75%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 46 (18.25%) Teamcenter
2 10 (3.97%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (1.19%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.79%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.40%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.19%) Tableau
2 1 (0.40%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 33 (13.10%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (2.38%) JIRA
3 3 (1.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (1.19%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.40%) ClearCase
5 1 (0.40%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.40%) Eclipse RCP
5 1 (0.40%) Git
General
1 91 (36.11%) Aerospace
2 55 (21.83%) Social Skills
3 38 (15.08%) Automotive
4 28 (11.11%) Avionics
5 24 (9.52%) Aeronautics
6 23 (9.13%) Electronics
6 23 (9.13%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (5.95%) Finance
8 12 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.19%) Aviation
10 2 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.79%) Police
Job Titles
1 156 (61.90%) Systems Engineer
2 129 (51.19%) Senior
3 82 (32.54%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 31 (12.30%) Lead
5 29 (11.51%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 23 (9.13%) Team Leader
7 17 (6.75%) Engineering Manager
8 14 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
9 11 (4.37%) Senior Electrical Engineer
10 10 (3.97%) Platform Engineer
10 10 (3.97%) Requirements Manager
11 9 (3.57%) Software Assurance Engineer
12 8 (3.17%) Junior
12 8 (3.17%) Security Engineer
13 7 (2.78%) Junior Systems Engineer
13 7 (2.78%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
14 6 (2.38%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 6 (2.38%) Security Specialist
15 5 (1.98%) Integration Engineer
15 5 (1.98%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) CSS
1 1 (0.40%) HTML
1 1 (0.40%) JSP
1 1 (0.40%) Middleware
1 1 (0.40%) XML
1 1 (0.40%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.16%) Product Ownership
2 11 (4.37%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.78%) SCADA
4 2 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.40%) Linux
1 1 (0.40%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (74.60%) Systems Engineering
2 60 (23.81%) Agile
3 57 (22.62%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 57 (22.62%) SysML
4 52 (20.63%) Mathematics
5 45 (17.86%) Physics
6 42 (16.67%) Coaching
7 37 (14.68%) Requirements Management
8 36 (14.29%) PLM
9 35 (13.89%) UML
10 33 (13.10%) MODAF
11 28 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
11 28 (11.11%) Hazard Analysis
12 25 (9.92%) Project Management
13 24 (9.52%) SDLC
14 23 (9.13%) Business Case
14 23 (9.13%) Customer Requirements
14 23 (9.13%) Feasibility Study
15 22 (8.73%) Problem-Solving
15 22 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (24.21%) MATLAB
2 4 (1.59%) Ada
2 4 (1.59%) C#
2 4 (1.59%) Java
3 3 (1.19%) C
3 3 (1.19%) VB
4 2 (0.79%) SQL
5 1 (0.40%) Python
5 1 (0.40%) Rust
Qualifications
1 196 (77.78%) Degree
2 46 (18.25%) HND
3 32 (12.70%) HNC
4 10 (3.97%) TOGAF Certification
5 9 (3.57%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.78%) Numerate Degree
7 5 (1.98%) ACCA
7 5 (1.98%) Chartered Engineer
7 5 (1.98%) CIMA
8 3 (1.19%) CEH
8 3 (1.19%) CISSP
9 2 (0.79%) CISM
9 2 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.40%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (9.52%) IEC 61508
2 19 (7.54%) Def Stans
3 10 (3.97%) DO-254
4 7 (2.78%) ARP4754
5 5 (1.98%) HAZOP
6 4 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.59%) NIST
7 3 (1.19%) IFRS
8 2 (0.79%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.79%) GAAP
8 2 (0.79%) NCSC
8 2 (0.79%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.79%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (1.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.98%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 34 (13.49%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.71%) ANSYS
3 10 (3.97%) MathWorks
3 10 (3.97%) Sparx
4 7 (2.78%) IBM
5 5 (1.98%) SAP
6 4 (1.59%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.19%) Infor
7 3 (1.19%) Oracle
8 2 (0.79%) Cognos
9 1 (0.40%) Hyperion