BPSS Clearance Jobs with Work from Home Options

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 347 406 728
Rank change year-on-year +59 +322 -314
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 199 179 184
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.71% 0.55% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.58% 2.01% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 166 137 78
10th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £44,625
25th Percentile £48,813 £40,319 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.20% +11.36%
75th Percentile £65,938 £71,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £85,000 £102,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% +12.00% -9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,707 8,918 18,247
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.59% 27.17% 23.24%
Number of salaries quoted 4,422 5,570 9,177
10th Percentile £33,755 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,999 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £58,454
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +2.64% +6.28%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

BPSS Clearance
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

BPSS Clearance trend for jobs with a WFH option

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing BPSS Clearance.

BPSS Clearance salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing BPSS Clearance over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

BPSS Clearance salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (0.50%) Confluence
1 1 (0.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (7.04%) Simulink
2 3 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.01%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.01%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.50%) 1Password
4 1 (0.50%) Blender
Business Applications
1 1 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 58 (29.15%) Azure
2 31 (15.58%) AWS
3 21 (10.55%) PaaS
4 20 (10.05%) GitHub
4 20 (10.05%) GitHub Actions
5 18 (9.05%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (8.54%) SaaS
7 16 (8.04%) IaaS
8 12 (6.03%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (4.52%) Azure Service Bus
10 8 (4.02%) Azure AKS
10 8 (4.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 6 (3.02%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (2.51%) Slack
13 4 (2.01%) Entra ID
13 4 (2.01%) GCP
14 3 (1.51%) OCI
14 3 (1.51%) Power Platform
15 2 (1.01%) Azure Cognitive Services
15 2 (1.01%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.53%) Firewall
2 10 (5.03%) TCP/IP
2 10 (5.03%) VLAN
3 5 (2.51%) SAN
4 4 (2.01%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.01%) 5G
5 2 (1.01%) 5G NR
5 2 (1.01%) 802.11
5 2 (1.01%) LTE
5 2 (1.01%) Software-Defined Radio
5 2 (1.01%) Wireless
6 1 (0.50%) Internet
6 1 (0.50%) Modbus
6 1 (0.50%) Network Security
6 1 (0.50%) OpenVPN
6 1 (0.50%) RS-232
6 1 (0.50%) RS-422
6 1 (0.50%) RS-485
6 1 (0.50%) Tactical Data Link
6 1 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (9.55%) Relational Database
2 4 (2.01%) Redis
3 3 (1.51%) MySQL
3 3 (1.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.01%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (1.01%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.50%) Power BI
5 1 (0.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (7.54%) SonarQube
2 13 (6.53%) Rational DOORS
3 11 (5.53%) Rational Rhapsody
4 5 (2.51%) GitLab
4 5 (2.51%) Postman
4 5 (2.51%) Rational Team Concert
5 3 (1.51%) JIRA
6 2 (1.01%) Git
6 2 (1.01%) Subversion
6 2 (1.01%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.50%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.50%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.50%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.50%) Moq
7 1 (0.50%) Selenium
7 1 (0.50%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.50%) SpecFlow
General
1 69 (34.67%) Social Skills
2 44 (22.11%) Public Sector
3 23 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.54%) Military
5 7 (3.52%) French Language
5 7 (3.52%) Games
6 5 (2.51%) Electronics
6 5 (2.51%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.01%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.01%) Finance
7 4 (2.01%) Local Government
8 3 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.51%) Law
8 3 (1.51%) Turkish Language
9 2 (1.01%) Marketing
9 2 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.01%) Welsh Language
10 1 (0.50%) Billing
10 1 (0.50%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 26 (13.07%) Developer
2 24 (12.06%) Lead
3 23 (11.56%) Systems Engineer
4 21 (10.55%) Architect
4 21 (10.55%) Senior
5 18 (9.05%) Consultant
6 17 (8.54%) Full Stack Developer
7 15 (7.54%) Technical Consultant
8 13 (6.53%) .NET Developer
8 13 (6.53%) Full Stack .NET Developer
9 12 (6.03%) Software Engineer
10 10 (5.03%) IT Consultant
10 10 (5.03%) Solutions Consultant
10 10 (5.03%) Technical Architect
11 8 (4.02%) DevOps Engineer
12 7 (3.52%) Documentation Writer
12 7 (3.52%) ITSM Consultant
12 7 (3.52%) Senior Developer
12 7 (3.52%) Senior Full Stack Developer
12 7 (3.52%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (9.55%) .NET
1 19 (9.55%) CSS
1 19 (9.55%) HTML
2 18 (9.05%) Web Services
3 17 (8.54%) RESTful
4 16 (8.04%) Node.js
5 15 (7.54%) ARM Templates
5 15 (7.54%) Azure Blueprints
6 14 (7.04%) ASP.NET
7 13 (6.53%) ASP.NET Core
8 7 (3.52%) SGML
9 5 (2.51%) Express.js
9 5 (2.51%) OAuth
9 5 (2.51%) OpenID
10 4 (2.01%) Middleware
10 4 (2.01%) WebdriverIO
11 3 (1.51%) .NET Framework
11 3 (1.51%) PyTorch
11 3 (1.51%) XML
12 2 (1.01%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 57 (28.64%) Onboarding
2 29 (14.57%) Management Information System
3 16 (8.04%) Algorithms
4 8 (4.02%) CMDB
5 7 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.02%) Public Cloud
7 4 (2.01%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.51%) Augmented Reality
8 3 (1.51%) FPGA
8 3 (1.51%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.51%) PCIe
8 3 (1.51%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.51%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.51%) VHDL
8 3 (1.51%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (1.01%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.01%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.01%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (1.01%) Robotics
10 1 (0.50%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.03%) Linux
2 6 (3.02%) Windows
3 3 (1.51%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.01%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.01%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.01%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.50%) Android
5 1 (0.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.50%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.50%) Unix
5 1 (0.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (33.17%) Software Engineering
2 61 (30.65%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (22.11%) Agile
4 41 (20.60%) DevOps
5 40 (20.10%) Systems Engineering
6 34 (17.09%) Mentoring
7 33 (16.58%) Validation
8 30 (15.08%) Continuous Delivery
9 28 (14.07%) Project Management
9 28 (14.07%) Software Testing
10 27 (13.57%) Migration
11 26 (13.07%) TDD
12 24 (12.06%) Continuous Integration
12 24 (12.06%) Cybersecurity
13 23 (11.56%) Roadmaps
13 23 (11.56%) Test Automation
14 22 (11.06%) BDD
15 21 (10.55%) Technical Architecture
15 21 (10.55%) Verification and Validation
16 20 (10.05%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 30 (15.08%) C#
2 26 (13.07%) JavaScript
3 15 (7.54%) Python
4 13 (6.53%) C
4 13 (6.53%) Java
5 12 (6.03%) SQL
6 11 (5.53%) MATLAB
7 9 (4.52%) Go
8 8 (4.02%) Ada
9 4 (2.01%) PowerShell
10 2 (1.01%) C++
11 1 (0.50%) Rust
11 1 (0.50%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.50%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 182 (91.46%) Security Cleared
2 49 (24.62%) SC Cleared
3 47 (23.62%) Degree
4 16 (8.04%) DBS Check
5 11 (5.53%) CEH
6 10 (5.03%) CompTIA Security+
6 10 (5.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (3.52%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.01%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.51%) PhD
10 2 (1.01%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.01%) CISM
10 2 (1.01%) CISSP
10 2 (1.01%) HNC
11 1 (0.50%) ACCA
11 1 (0.50%) APMP
11 1 (0.50%) CIMA
11 1 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.50%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.55%) Accessibility
2 18 (9.05%) NCSC
3 6 (3.02%) QA
4 3 (1.51%) Def Stans
4 3 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.51%) MISRA
4 3 (1.51%) NIST
5 1 (0.50%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.50%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.50%) MISRA C
5 1 (0.50%) WCAG
System Software
1 21 (10.55%) Docker
2 15 (7.54%) Firmware
3 10 (5.03%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.01%) Active Directory
5 3 (1.51%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (1.51%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (10.05%) Ansible
1 20 (10.05%) Terraform
2 16 (8.04%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.01%) Grafana
3 4 (2.01%) Kibana
4 2 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.50%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 28 (14.07%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.03%) IBM
2 10 (5.03%) VMware
3 5 (2.51%) ServiceNow
4 4 (2.01%) Mercator
4 4 (2.01%) Splunk
5 3 (1.51%) Oracle
6 2 (1.01%) Automation Anywhere
6 2 (1.01%) Blue Prism
6 2 (1.01%) Dell
6 2 (1.01%) OpenAI
6 2 (1.01%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.01%) UiPath
7 1 (0.50%) Apple
7 1 (0.50%) CA
7 1 (0.50%) EMC
7 1 (0.50%) IBM Sterling
7 1 (0.50%) Intel
7 1 (0.50%) Microsemi
7 1 (0.50%) Red Hat