Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
Wales > West Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Wales with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 30 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +10 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Wales | - | 1.90% | 0.82% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 12.12% | 2.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41,455 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £43,159 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £51,997 | £47,164 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £59,444 | £51,443 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,849 | £53,312 |
| Wales median annual salary | £65,000 | £41,067 | £47,164 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.28% | -12.93% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Wales
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 West Wales.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 19 | 33 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Wales | 29.69% | 15.71% | 37.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 23 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £21,250 | £33,677 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,733 | £51,997 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.43% | +29.99% | -15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,555 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,857 | £64,500 | £67,606 |
| Wales median annual salary | £62,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.78% | +5.88% | -5.56% |
BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales
Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Wales.
BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in West Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in West Wales.