Basic Check (BC) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for BC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 513 | 566 | 531 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | -35 | +237 |
| Permanent jobs citing BC Cleared | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.010% | 0.034% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.028% | 0.093% | 0.031% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £32,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +80.77% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £35,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £35,750 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £58,750 | £32,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +80.77% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
BC Cleared 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 UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 14,481 | 13,995 | 9,618 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 34.56% | 36.38% | 34.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,196 | 5,552 | 6,546 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £28,290 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £42,000 | £38,130 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,765 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.15% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,625 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £58,875 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +2.39% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing BC Cleared.
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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing BC Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
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Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England | - | 2 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 2 | £32,500 | - | 2 |
| BC Cleared UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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