BPSS Clearance Jobs in the South East

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 323 386
Rank change year-on-year +319 +63 +53
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 1,569 70 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 16.20% 0.40% 0.093%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.16% 1.18% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,050 36 12
10th Percentile £47,683 £29,761 £40,988
25th Percentile £55,000 £46,293 £51,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £48,500 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year +34.02% -36.39% +52.50%
75th Percentile £70,600 £62,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £73,200 £74,375 £86,125
England median annual salary £54,793 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.38% +4.76% +6.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,571 5,921 5,531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 57.52% 33.60% 39.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,514 3,643 2,485
10th Percentile £34,988 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,125 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,293 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +14.74% +1.84% -0.29%
75th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,375 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in the South East

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in the South East

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the South East over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in the South East

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in the South East

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 East region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Isle of Wight - 1,080 £68,000 - 19
Hampshire +183 311 £50,000 +66.67% 32
Kent +83 130 £47,683 -17.39% 8
Surrey +76 28 £46,000 -23.33% 30
West Sussex - 17 £55,000 -
Thames Valley +25 3 £57,500 +24.21% 12
Berkshire +36 1 £57,500 -31.34% 4
Buckinghamshire +17 1 £75,500 - 2
Oxfordshire +16 1 £34,965 -24.47% 6
BPSS Clearance
England

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 5 (0.32%) Apache
2 1 (0.064%) Anypoint
2 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.064%) Mule
2 1 (0.064%) SharePoint
Applications
1 138 (8.80%) Simulink
2 81 (5.16%) Mathcad
3 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.064%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.064%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 35 (2.23%) Teamcenter
2 8 (0.51%) Infor LN
2 8 (0.51%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.064%) Maximo
3 1 (0.064%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.064%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.064%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (0.45%) AWS
2 3 (0.19%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.064%) Azure
3 1 (0.064%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (0.064%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.064%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.064%) OneDrive
3 1 (0.064%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.47%) Wireshark
2 1 (0.064%) SAN
2 1 (0.064%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.89%) SQL Server
1 14 (0.89%) Tableau
2 3 (0.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 530 (33.78%) Rational DOORS
2 18 (1.15%) JIRA
3 14 (0.89%) MagicDraw
4 8 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.32%) Eclipse
5 5 (0.32%) Eclipse RCP
6 2 (0.13%) Git
6 2 (0.13%) Subversion
7 1 (0.064%) LabVIEW
General
1 576 (36.71%) Electronics
2 155 (9.88%) Social Skills
3 129 (8.22%) Presentation Skills
4 54 (3.44%) Finance
5 48 (3.06%) Aerospace
6 34 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (1.91%) Manufacturing
8 25 (1.59%) Military
9 17 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (0.51%) Police
11 6 (0.38%) Automotive
12 3 (0.19%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.13%) Avionics
13 2 (0.13%) Legal
14 1 (0.064%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 684 (43.59%) Systems Engineer
2 518 (33.01%) Senior
3 372 (23.71%) Principal Engineer
4 263 (16.76%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 240 (15.30%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 134 (8.54%) Engineering Manager
7 122 (7.78%) Architect
8 96 (6.12%) Lead
9 85 (5.42%) Software Engineer
10 67 (4.27%) Mathematical Modeller
11 63 (4.02%) Principal Software Engineer
11 63 (4.02%) Test Engineer
12 58 (3.70%) Software Architect
13 51 (3.25%) Project Manager
14 48 (3.06%) Systems Architect
15 46 (2.93%) Software Assurance Engineer
16 44 (2.80%) Requirements Manager
17 40 (2.55%) Junior
18 39 (2.49%) Senior Test Engineer
18 39 (2.49%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (4.02%) Middleware
2 27 (1.72%) XML
3 14 (0.89%) .NET
3 14 (0.89%) .NET Core
3 14 (0.89%) ASP.NET
4 5 (0.32%) CSS
4 5 (0.32%) HTML
4 5 (0.32%) JSP
5 1 (0.064%) JSON
5 1 (0.064%) MUnit
5 1 (0.064%) REST
5 1 (0.064%) RESTful
5 1 (0.064%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.064%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 418 (26.64%) Algorithms
2 88 (5.61%) Management Information System
3 14 (0.89%) Acoustics
4 12 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (0.38%) Analogue Electronics
6 3 (0.19%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (0.19%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.13%) Pricing Data
8 1 (0.064%) CCTV
8 1 (0.064%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.064%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.064%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.064%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 28 (1.78%) Linux
1 28 (1.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,058 (67.43%) Systems Engineering
2 460 (29.32%) Signal Processing
3 433 (27.60%) Technical Leadership
4 353 (22.50%) UML
5 324 (20.65%) Agile
6 259 (16.51%) Mentoring
7 236 (15.04%) Computer Science
8 212 (13.51%) Configuration Management
9 206 (13.13%) Test Planning
10 204 (13.00%) SysML
11 190 (12.11%) Validation
11 190 (12.11%) Verification and Validation
12 186 (11.85%) Mathematics
13 174 (11.09%) Software Engineering
13 174 (11.09%) Waterfall
14 169 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
15 164 (10.45%) Cybersecurity
16 150 (9.56%) Project Management
16 150 (9.56%) Requirements Management
17 146 (9.31%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 311 (19.82%) MATLAB
2 101 (6.44%) R
3 91 (5.80%) Python
4 75 (4.78%) Ada
5 36 (2.29%) Ada 95
5 36 (2.29%) C#
6 16 (1.02%) C
7 7 (0.45%) C++
8 5 (0.32%) Java
8 5 (0.32%) Rust
8 5 (0.32%) SQL
9 1 (0.064%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 764 (48.69%) Degree
2 283 (18.04%) Chartered Engineer
3 70 (4.46%) Computer Science Degree
4 58 (3.70%) Master's Degree
5 40 (2.55%) HNC
6 15 (0.96%) CISSP
7 14 (0.89%) NVQ Level 3
8 13 (0.83%) HND
9 12 (0.76%) PhD
10 8 (0.51%) ACCA
10 8 (0.51%) CIMA
11 7 (0.45%) Security Cleared
12 5 (0.32%) SC Cleared
13 2 (0.13%) Numerate Degree
14 1 (0.064%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.064%) CTC Cleared
14 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.064%) Network+ Certification
14 1 (0.064%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 1 (0.064%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 547 (34.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 132 (8.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 97 (6.18%) IEC 61508
4 62 (3.95%) Def Stans
5 35 (2.23%) ARP4754
5 35 (2.23%) DO-254
6 28 (1.78%) HAZOP
7 8 (0.51%) GAAP
7 8 (0.51%) IFRS
8 3 (0.19%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.13%) NIST
9 2 (0.13%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.064%) COSHH
10 1 (0.064%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.064%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.064%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 28 (1.78%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 459 (29.25%) IBM
2 81 (5.16%) MathWorks
3 14 (0.89%) Siemens
4 11 (0.70%) SAP
5 9 (0.57%) Oracle
6 8 (0.51%) Cognos
6 8 (0.51%) Infor
7 6 (0.38%) Mentor Graphics
8 5 (0.32%) Microsoft
9 2 (0.13%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.064%) Ariba
10 1 (0.064%) Concur
10 1 (0.064%) Dell
10 1 (0.064%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.064%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.064%) Sage
10 1 (0.064%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.064%) Snow