CTC Cleared Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley citing CTC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	210	-	185
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-2
Permanent jobs citing CTC Cleared	5	0	14
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley	0.064%	-	0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category	0.34%	-	0.96%
Number of salaries quoted	5	0	10
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£40,000	-	£43,911
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£58,346	-	£45,039
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+5.24%
75^th Percentile	£65,000	-	£46,086
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
South East median annual salary	£65,000	-	£45,039
% change year-on-year	-	-	+5.24%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

CTC 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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	1,455	1,382	1,460
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley	18.68%	37.16%	33.49%
Number of salaries quoted	803	497	571
10^th Percentile	£33,523	£29,000	£35,750
25^th Percentile	£42,000	£35,500	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£56,000	£47,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+17.89%	-20.83%	+11.47%
75^th Percentile	£73,750	£66,250	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£97,000	£79,250	£88,000
South East median annual salary	£60,000	£51,300	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+16.96%	-10.78%	+9.52%

CTC Cleared Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CTC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

CTC Cleared Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CTC Cleared.

CTC Cleared Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CTC Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.

Salary histogram for CTC Cleared in the Thames Valley

CTC Cleared Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CTC Cleared within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 31 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Berkshire	-	4	£52,500	-
Oxfordshire	-	1	£58,346	-	3
CTC Cleared South East

CTC Cleared Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, job vacancies citing CTC Cleared also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region citing CTC Cleared.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Security Cleared	100.0%	5
2	CA Agile Central	80.0%	4
2	CISSP	80.0%	4
2	Cyber Threat Intelligence	80.0%	4
2	Cybersecurity	80.0%	4
2	Information Security	80.0%	4
2	Threat and Vulnerability Management	80.0%	4
2	Threat Intelligence	80.0%	4
2	Vulnerability Management	80.0%	4
10	(ISC)2 CCSP	40.0%	2
10	Application Security	40.0%	2
10	CISA	40.0%	2
10	Cloud Security	40.0%	2
10	COBIT	40.0%	2
10	Continuous Improvement	40.0%	2
10	COSO	40.0%	2
10	CRISC	40.0%	2
10	Cryptography	40.0%	2
10	Data Security	40.0%	2
10	GDPR	40.0%	2
10	Identity Access Management	40.0%	2
10	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	40.0%	2
10	ISO/IEC 27001	40.0%	2
10	IT Audit	40.0%	2
10	Offensive Security	40.0%	2
10	OSCP	40.0%	2
10	PCI DSS	40.0%	2
10	Problem-Solving	40.0%	2
10	Security Architecture	40.0%	2
10	Security Testing	40.0%	2

CTC Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Security Cleared	100.0%	5
2	CISSP	80.0%	4
3	(ISC)2 CCSP	40.0%	2
3	CISA	40.0%	2
3	CRISC	40.0%	2
3	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	40.0%	2
3	OSCP	40.0%	2
8	BPSS Clearance	20.0%	1
8	Degree	20.0%	1
8	PhD	20.0%	1