BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Stevenage

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stevenage with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 20 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 11 15 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stevenage 10.48% 5.23% -
As % of the Qualifications category 17.74% 13.89% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -25.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 62 108 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stevenage 59.05% 37.63% 59.29%
Number of salaries quoted 47 60 62
10th Percentile £41,050 £45,000 £27,630
25th Percentile £41,280 £46,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,250 £52,500 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +14.75% -3.68%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,938
90th Percentile £64,550 £72,625 £70,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £42,085 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.83% -4.76% -4.55%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Stevenage

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Stevenage

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (27.27%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Big Data
1 1 (9.09%) Hadoop
1 1 (9.09%) MongoDB
1 1 (9.09%) Neo4j
1 1 (9.09%) NoSQL
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (63.64%) Aerospace
2 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
3 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation
2 1 (9.09%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Algorithms
2 3 (27.27%) Arduino
2 3 (27.27%) IoT
2 3 (27.27%) Raspberry Pi
2 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 10 (90.91%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
3 7 (63.64%) Mathematics
3 7 (63.64%) Physics
3 7 (63.64%) Software Engineering
4 4 (36.36%) Digital Signal Processing
4 4 (36.36%) Signal Processing
4 4 (36.36%) Validation
5 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (27.27%) Data Acquisition
5 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
5 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
5 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
5 3 (27.27%) Predictive Maintenance
5 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (9.09%) Containerisation
6 1 (9.09%) Data Pipeline
6 1 (9.09%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 7 (63.64%) C
3 6 (54.55%) C++
3 6 (54.55%) Java
4 3 (27.27%) Assembly Language
4 3 (27.27%) JavaScript
4 3 (27.27%) MATLAB
4 3 (27.27%) Objective-C
4 3 (27.27%) Swift
5 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
1 10 (90.91%) SC Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) Firmware
2 1 (9.09%) Docker