BPSS Clearance Jobs in South Ayrshire

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Scotland > South Ayrshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Ayrshire with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 81 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 56.25% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 57.04% - -
Number of salaries quoted 26 0 0
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile £40,101 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £51,645 £24,240 £50,000
% change year-on-year +113.06% -51.52% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Ayrshire

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 South Ayrshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 142 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 98.61% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 79 2 0
10th Percentile - £54,625 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £55,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £61,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% - -
75th Percentile £60,265 £65,938 -
90th Percentile - £66,875 -
Scotland median annual salary £51,645 £49,225 £50,139
% change year-on-year +4.92% -1.82% +5.56%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in South Ayrshire

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in South Ayrshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in South Ayrshire

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

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in South Ayrshire

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in South Ayrshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in South Ayrshire over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in South Ayrshire

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in South Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Prestwick - 81 £47,683 - 5
BPSS Clearance
Scotland

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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 (1.23%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (8.64%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (8.64%) Teamcenter
2 2 (2.47%) Infor LN
2 2 (2.47%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (20.99%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.47%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (1.23%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.23%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 21 (25.93%) Presentation Skills
2 17 (20.99%) Electronics
3 7 (8.64%) Aerospace
3 7 (8.64%) Finance
3 7 (8.64%) Social Skills
4 6 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.47%) Police
Job Titles
1 39 (48.15%) Systems Engineer
2 32 (39.51%) Senior
3 14 (17.28%) Engineering Manager
4 11 (13.58%) Principal Engineer
5 9 (11.11%) Requirements Manager
6 8 (9.88%) Junior
7 7 (8.64%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 7 (8.64%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 6 (7.41%) Lead
8 6 (7.41%) Software Assurance Engineer
9 5 (6.17%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 5 (6.17%) Security Manager
9 5 (6.17%) Senior Manager
10 4 (4.94%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 4 (4.94%) Senior Electrical Engineer
11 3 (3.70%) Architect
11 3 (3.70%) Product Architect
11 3 (3.70%) Security Architect
11 3 (3.70%) Senior Architect
11 3 (3.70%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.23%) CSS
1 1 (1.23%) HTML
1 1 (1.23%) JSP
1 1 (1.23%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.64%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.23%) Linux
1 1 (1.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (77.78%) Systems Engineering
2 29 (35.80%) UML
3 28 (34.57%) SysML
4 22 (27.16%) Agile
5 21 (25.93%) Cybersecurity
5 21 (25.93%) MODAF
6 16 (19.75%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 15 (18.52%) Mathematics
7 15 (18.52%) Physics
8 14 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (14.81%) Decision-Making
9 12 (14.81%) Project Management
10 10 (12.35%) Requirements Management
10 10 (12.35%) Validation
10 10 (12.35%) Verification and Validation
11 9 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (9.88%) FMEA
13 7 (8.64%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 7 (8.64%) PLM
13 7 (8.64%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 28 (34.57%) MATLAB
2 1 (1.23%) Ada
2 1 (1.23%) C#
2 1 (1.23%) Java
2 1 (1.23%) Python
2 1 (1.23%) Rust
2 1 (1.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 54 (66.67%) Degree
2 5 (6.17%) CISSP
3 4 (4.94%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.47%) ACCA
4 2 (2.47%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (18.52%) IEC 61508
2 8 (9.88%) Def Stans
3 7 (8.64%) ARP4754
3 7 (8.64%) DO-254
4 6 (7.41%) HAZOP
5 2 (2.47%) GAAP
5 2 (2.47%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 6 (7.41%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (8.64%) IBM
2 2 (2.47%) Cognos
2 2 (2.47%) Infor
2 2 (2.47%) Oracle
2 2 (2.47%) SAP