BPSS Clearance Jobs in the UK excluding London

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 288 573 622
Rank change year-on-year +285 +49 -40
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 661 178 230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.93% 0.30% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.40% 0.82% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 536 102 145
10th Percentile £24,807 £24,075 £21,806
25th Percentile £31,500 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,999 £48,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.66% +2.63% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,125 £68,283
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,192 £51,250
% change year-on-year -2.12% +9.64% -6.82%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

BPSS Clearance is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,428 21,804 22,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.42% 36.57% 31.61%
Number of salaries quoted 12,209 8,120 10,332
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,418 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,800 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing BPSS Clearance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for BPSS Clearance in the UK excluding London

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for BPSS Clearance in the UK excluding London

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing BPSS Clearance in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for BPSS Clearance in the UK excluding London

BPSS Clearance
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 BPSS Clearance within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
South West +153 305 £50,000 +5.26% 31
East of England +148 182 £55,000 +5.77% 15
South East +64 71 £52,293 -30.28% 30
Midlands +22 42 £43,750 -35.19% 21
North of England +11 36 £49,000 +22.50% 44
North West -7 27 £28,000 -30.00% 38
West Midlands +13 21 £60,000 +9.09% 7
East Midlands -7 21 £24,811 -63.24% 14
Wales +19 12 £41,067 - 3
Scotland -59 12 £24,240 -34.93% 13
North East -3 6 £65,000 -13.33% 4
Northern Ireland - 5 £28,000 - 1
Yorkshire +73 3 £78,273 +9.86% 2
BPSS Clearance
UK

BPSS Clearance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 85 (12.86%) Confluence
2 18 (2.72%) Exchange Server 2010
2 18 (2.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.82%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.30%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.15%) Apache
5 1 (0.15%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 41 (6.20%) Simulink
2 19 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.91%) Trello
6 5 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (0.61%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.15%) 1Password
8 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.15%) InDesign
8 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 28 (4.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 9 (1.36%) Primavera
3 6 (0.91%) Maximo
4 1 (0.15%) ContrOCC
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.15%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.15%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 90 (13.62%) Azure
2 54 (8.17%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (6.81%) AWS
4 43 (6.51%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (2.72%) Azure Monitor
6 17 (2.57%) Power Platform
7 14 (2.12%) GitHub
7 14 (2.12%) GitHub Actions
8 10 (1.51%) SaaS
9 9 (1.36%) IaaS
9 9 (1.36%) PaaS
10 7 (1.06%) OCI
11 5 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.76%) Slack
12 4 (0.61%) Serverless
13 3 (0.45%) Entra ID
14 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 2 (0.30%) SuccessFactors
15 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 1 (0.15%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 43 (6.51%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (2.72%) VPN
3 15 (2.27%) 5G
4 14 (2.12%) Firewall
5 11 (1.66%) Ethernet
6 10 (1.51%) 4G
7 9 (1.36%) MPLS
7 9 (1.36%) WAN
8 8 (1.21%) Software-Defined Radio
9 6 (0.91%) Wireless
10 5 (0.76%) 5G NR
10 5 (0.76%) 802.11
10 5 (0.76%) LTE
10 5 (0.76%) SAN
11 4 (0.61%) DNS
11 4 (0.61%) Internet
12 3 (0.45%) RS-232
12 3 (0.45%) RS-422
12 3 (0.45%) RS-485
12 3 (0.45%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.66%) Power BI
2 10 (1.51%) Tableau
3 9 (1.36%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.21%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.21%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.06%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (0.91%) Big Data
6 6 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.91%) GIS
6 6 (0.91%) Snowflake Schema
6 6 (0.91%) Star Schema
7 4 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.15%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database 11g
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database 12c
9 1 (0.15%) OrientDB
9 1 (0.15%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 93 (14.07%) Git
2 92 (13.92%) JIRA
3 86 (13.01%) Visual Studio
4 84 (12.71%) Bitbucket
5 59 (8.93%) Sourcetree
6 45 (6.81%) Rational Rhapsody
7 42 (6.35%) Rational DOORS
8 13 (1.97%) Rational Team Concert
9 8 (1.21%) SonarQube
10 7 (1.06%) GitLab
11 6 (0.91%) Team Foundation Server
12 5 (0.76%) Jenkins
12 5 (0.76%) Subversion
13 4 (0.61%) Eclipse
14 3 (0.45%) Cucumber
15 2 (0.30%) Cypress.io
15 2 (0.30%) JUnit
15 2 (0.30%) Mockito
16 1 (0.15%) Bugzilla
16 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 142 (21.48%) Social Skills
2 95 (14.37%) Games
3 91 (13.77%) Presentation Skills
4 53 (8.02%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (6.51%) Military
6 42 (6.35%) Manufacturing
7 34 (5.14%) Aerospace
8 31 (4.69%) Finance
9 28 (4.24%) Electronics
10 27 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (3.48%) Retail
12 18 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (2.42%) Public Sector
14 13 (1.97%) Telecoms
15 12 (1.82%) French Language
16 7 (1.06%) Italian Language
17 5 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
18 4 (0.61%) German Language
18 4 (0.61%) Law
18 4 (0.61%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 105 (15.89%) Developer
2 89 (13.46%) Systems Engineer
3 87 (13.16%) Senior
4 83 (12.56%) 3D Developer
4 83 (12.56%) Games Developer
4 83 (12.56%) Unity 3D Developer
5 78 (11.80%) Lead
6 75 (11.35%) Architect
7 59 (8.93%) Software Engineer
8 33 (4.99%) Analyst
9 32 (4.84%) Mobile Engineer
9 32 (4.84%) Senior Developer
10 30 (4.54%) Senior Games Developer
11 28 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
12 27 (4.08%) Field Engineer
13 25 (3.78%) Junior
14 23 (3.48%) Field Service Engineer
15 20 (3.03%) Security Architect
15 20 (3.03%) Support Engineer
16 18 (2.72%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (12.56%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 35 (5.30%) .NET
3 15 (2.27%) EDI
4 11 (1.66%) Middleware
5 8 (1.21%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.21%) ARM Templates
5 8 (1.21%) Azure Blueprints
5 8 (1.21%) PyTorch
6 7 (1.06%) REST
7 6 (0.91%) SGML
8 5 (0.76%) 802.1X
8 5 (0.76%) Node.js
9 4 (0.61%) ONNX
9 4 (0.61%) Spring
9 4 (0.61%) Spring Boot
9 4 (0.61%) TensorFlow
10 3 (0.45%) Qt
10 3 (0.45%) React
10 3 (0.45%) Windows Identity Foundation
11 2 (0.30%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (13.16%) Virtual Reality
2 72 (10.89%) Driving Licence
3 45 (6.81%) Algorithms
3 45 (6.81%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (5.30%) Management Information System
5 18 (2.72%) Public Cloud
6 17 (2.57%) EPoS
7 15 (2.27%) Onboarding
8 13 (1.97%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.51%) FPGA
9 10 (1.51%) VHDL
10 9 (1.36%) ARM Cortex
10 9 (1.36%) IoT
11 8 (1.21%) CMDB
11 8 (1.21%) PCIe
12 5 (0.76%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.76%) Robotics
12 5 (0.76%) Verilog
13 4 (0.61%) Augmented Reality
13 4 (0.61%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 73 (11.04%) Windows
2 27 (4.08%) Linux
3 6 (0.91%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.76%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.61%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.61%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.61%) Unix
6 3 (0.45%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.15%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (28.74%) Software Engineering
2 148 (22.39%) UML
3 129 (19.52%) DevOps
4 118 (17.85%) Systems Engineering
5 104 (15.73%) Agile
6 103 (15.58%) Scrum
7 97 (14.67%) Problem-Solving
8 96 (14.52%) Use Case
9 90 (13.62%) Design Patterns
10 87 (13.16%) Project Management
10 87 (13.16%) Validation
11 68 (10.29%) ITIL
12 57 (8.62%) Analytics
12 57 (8.62%) Mathematics
13 52 (7.87%) Verification and Validation
14 50 (7.56%) Mentoring
15 47 (7.11%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
16 43 (6.51%) Asset Management
17 40 (6.05%) Physics
17 40 (6.05%) Proactive Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 109 (16.49%) C#
2 54 (8.17%) C
3 46 (6.96%) Ada
4 36 (5.45%) MATLAB
5 25 (3.78%) Python
6 18 (2.72%) JavaScript
7 14 (2.12%) Java
8 12 (1.82%) SQL
9 11 (1.66%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.51%) C++
10 10 (1.51%) R
11 6 (0.91%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.61%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.61%) VBA
13 3 (0.45%) Rust
13 3 (0.45%) SystemVerilog
14 2 (0.30%) PowerShell
15 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
15 1 (0.15%) ProC
15 1 (0.15%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 543 (82.15%) Security Cleared
2 255 (38.58%) Degree
3 190 (28.74%) SC Cleared
4 31 (4.69%) DBS Check
5 28 (4.24%) TOGAF Certification
6 15 (2.27%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.82%) CTC Cleared
7 12 (1.82%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.21%) APMG
9 6 (0.91%) IIBA
10 4 (0.61%) APMP
10 4 (0.61%) PhD
11 3 (0.45%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.45%) HNC
12 2 (0.30%) CSPO
13 1 (0.15%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.15%) CISSP
13 1 (0.15%) MAPM
13 1 (0.15%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (8.32%) SLA
2 38 (5.75%) PCI DSS
3 24 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 13 (1.97%) Def Stans
5 12 (1.82%) GDPR
6 10 (1.51%) COSHH
6 10 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.51%) MISRA
7 8 (1.21%) NCSC
7 8 (1.21%) QA
8 6 (0.91%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.61%) IEC 61508
9 4 (0.61%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.45%) DO-178B
10 3 (0.45%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.15%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.15%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 55 (8.32%) Firmware
2 38 (5.75%) KVM
3 11 (1.66%) Docker
3 11 (1.66%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.51%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 4 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.45%) Active Directory
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.27%) Ansible
3 14 (2.12%) Terraform
4 10 (1.51%) FortiGate
4 10 (1.51%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.15%) Grafana
6 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.15%) Kibana
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 220 (33.28%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.23%) Dell
3 55 (8.32%) IBM
4 30 (4.54%) HP
5 28 (4.24%) Sparx
6 17 (2.57%) NetApp
7 16 (2.42%) Cisco
8 14 (2.12%) Sun
9 11 (1.66%) Oracle
10 9 (1.36%) Darktrace
10 9 (1.36%) Mitel
10 9 (1.36%) NEC
10 9 (1.36%) Ribbon
11 7 (1.06%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.76%) EMC
12 5 (0.76%) Meraki
12 5 (0.76%) SAP
13 4 (0.61%) NVIDIA
13 4 (0.61%) OpenAI
13 4 (0.61%) SIMUL8