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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 324 389
Rank change year-on-year +319 +65 +62
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 1,420 71 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.07% 0.42% 0.097%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.56% 1.23% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 930 39 13
10th Percentile £44,605 £29,761 £41,975
25th Percentile £50,600 £46,293 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £52,293 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.56% -30.28% +50.00%
75th Percentile £70,600 £63,178 £85,000
90th Percentile £73,000 £78,750 -
England median annual salary £50,818 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.60% +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 5,347 5,783 5,695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.73% 34.49% 39.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,435 3,636 2,539
10th Percentile £34,988 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.65% +1.98% -3.81%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +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 15 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 15 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 - 894 £65,000 - 50
Hampshire +179 340 £50,000 -9.09% 33
Kent +82 137 £47,683 -17.39% 6
Surrey +80 28 £46,000 -23.33% 36
West Sussex - 19 £55,000 - 7
Thames Valley +23 2 £34,965 -24.47% 15
Oxfordshire +13 2 £34,965 -24.47% 7
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 (0.35%) Apache
2 1 (0.070%) Anypoint
2 1 (0.070%) Mule
Applications
1 130 (9.15%) Simulink
2 73 (5.14%) Mathcad
3 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.070%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.070%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 35 (2.46%) Teamcenter
2 8 (0.56%) Infor LN
2 8 (0.56%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.070%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.070%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 23 (1.62%) AWS
2 2 (0.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.62%) Wireshark
2 1 (0.070%) SAN
2 1 (0.070%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.99%) SQL Server
1 14 (0.99%) Tableau
2 2 (0.14%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 455 (32.04%) Rational DOORS
2 14 (0.99%) MagicDraw
3 8 (0.56%) Oracle Forms
4 6 (0.42%) JIRA
5 5 (0.35%) Eclipse
5 5 (0.35%) Eclipse RCP
6 2 (0.14%) Git
6 2 (0.14%) Subversion
7 1 (0.070%) LabVIEW
General
1 461 (32.46%) Electronics
2 155 (10.92%) Social Skills
3 119 (8.38%) Presentation Skills
4 52 (3.66%) Finance
5 48 (3.38%) Aerospace
6 41 (2.89%) Military
7 33 (2.32%) Analytical Skills
8 30 (2.11%) Manufacturing
9 17 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (0.56%) Police
11 6 (0.42%) Automotive
12 3 (0.21%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.14%) Avionics
13 2 (0.14%) Legal
14 1 (0.070%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 596 (41.97%) Systems Engineer
2 535 (37.68%) Senior
3 317 (22.32%) Principal Engineer
4 226 (15.92%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 215 (15.14%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 122 (8.59%) Engineering Manager
7 94 (6.62%) Architect
8 84 (5.92%) Lead
9 67 (4.72%) Software Engineer
10 64 (4.51%) Mathematical Modeller
11 63 (4.44%) Test Engineer
12 50 (3.52%) Senior Electrical Engineer
13 48 (3.38%) Systems Architect
14 46 (3.24%) Software Assurance Engineer
15 45 (3.17%) Principal Software Engineer
16 44 (3.10%) Project Manager
16 44 (3.10%) Requirements Manager
17 40 (2.82%) Junior
18 39 (2.75%) Senior Test Engineer
18 39 (2.75%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.46%) Middleware
2 27 (1.90%) XML
3 14 (0.99%) .NET
3 14 (0.99%) .NET Core
3 14 (0.99%) ASP.NET
4 5 (0.35%) CSS
4 5 (0.35%) HTML
4 5 (0.35%) JSP
5 1 (0.070%) JSON
5 1 (0.070%) MUnit
5 1 (0.070%) REST
5 1 (0.070%) RESTful
5 1 (0.070%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.070%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 315 (22.18%) Algorithms
2 88 (6.20%) Management Information System
3 30 (2.11%) SCADA
4 14 (0.99%) Acoustics
5 12 (0.85%) Embedded Systems
6 6 (0.42%) Analogue Electronics
7 3 (0.21%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.14%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.14%) Pricing Data
9 1 (0.070%) CCTV
9 1 (0.070%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.070%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.070%) Robotics
9 1 (0.070%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.070%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 28 (1.97%) Linux
1 28 (1.97%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 958 (67.46%) Systems Engineering
2 345 (24.30%) Signal Processing
3 315 (22.18%) Technical Leadership
4 297 (20.92%) UML
5 256 (18.03%) Agile
6 231 (16.27%) Mentoring
7 208 (14.65%) Mathematics
8 198 (13.94%) Validation
8 198 (13.94%) Verification and Validation
9 194 (13.66%) SysML
10 177 (12.46%) Computer Science
11 166 (11.69%) Requirements Management
12 162 (11.41%) Problem-Solving
13 154 (10.85%) Configuration Management
14 153 (10.77%) Test Planning
15 144 (10.14%) Software Engineering
16 142 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
17 134 (9.44%) Physics
18 130 (9.15%) Project Management
19 121 (8.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 281 (19.79%) MATLAB
2 101 (7.11%) R
3 83 (5.85%) Python
4 57 (4.01%) Ada
5 36 (2.54%) C#
6 18 (1.27%) Ada 95
7 16 (1.13%) C
8 7 (0.49%) C++
9 5 (0.35%) Java
9 5 (0.35%) Rust
9 5 (0.35%) SQL
10 1 (0.070%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 735 (51.76%) Degree
2 225 (15.85%) Chartered Engineer
3 56 (3.94%) Master's Degree
4 42 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 40 (2.82%) HNC
6 32 (2.25%) Numerate Degree
7 15 (1.06%) CISSP
8 14 (0.99%) NVQ Level 3
9 13 (0.92%) HND
10 10 (0.70%) PhD
11 8 (0.56%) ACCA
11 8 (0.56%) CIMA
12 4 (0.28%) Security Cleared
13 3 (0.21%) SC Cleared
14 1 (0.070%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.070%) CCNA
14 1 (0.070%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.070%) CTC Cleared
14 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.070%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 433 (30.49%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 117 (8.24%) IEC 61508
3 86 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 82 (5.77%) Def Stans
5 35 (2.46%) ARP4754
5 35 (2.46%) DO-254
6 28 (1.97%) HAZOP
7 8 (0.56%) GAAP
7 8 (0.56%) IFRS
8 3 (0.21%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.14%) NIST
9 2 (0.14%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.070%) COSHH
Systems Management
1 28 (1.97%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 368 (25.92%) IBM
2 73 (5.14%) MathWorks
3 14 (0.99%) Siemens
4 11 (0.77%) SAP
5 9 (0.63%) Oracle
6 8 (0.56%) Cognos
6 8 (0.56%) Infor
7 6 (0.42%) Mentor Graphics
8 4 (0.28%) Microsoft
9 2 (0.14%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.070%) Ariba
10 1 (0.070%) Dell
10 1 (0.070%) MuleSoft