BPSS Clearance Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - 91
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.083% - 0.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.35% - 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
North East median annual salary £60,000 - £78,273

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 287 139 246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 23.80% 33.82% 20.52%
Number of salaries quoted 161 97 210
10th Percentile - £28,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £55,000 £44,094
Median % change year-on-year -25.45% +24.73% -7.51%
75th Percentile £60,750 £70,000 £57,188
90th Percentile £71,106 £85,000 £73,250
North East median annual salary £44,000 £56,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -22.12% +18.95% -

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPSS Clearance within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 22 March 2026. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £60,000 - 10
BPSS Clearance
North East

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Java Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Java Developer
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared