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 with a requirement for CTC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 - 189
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CTC Cleared 4 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.060% - 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% - 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 16
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £50,048
75th Percentile £65,000 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 - £55,000

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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,295 1,478 1,665
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.56% 41.10% 32.04%
Number of salaries quoted 764 484 916
10th Percentile £33,163 £30,000 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,982 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £50,000 £53,659
Median % change year-on-year +17.46% -6.82% +3.19%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,125 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £50,803 £52,500
% change year-on-year +18.10% -3.23% -

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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 job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CTC Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Salary histogram for CTC Cleared in the Thames Valley

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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 8 August 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire - 4 £52,500 -
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South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Tester
1 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (50.00%) Application Security
2 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Cryptography
2 2 (50.00%) Data Security
2 2 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) IT Audit
2 2 (50.00%) Offensive Security
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 2 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Test Assurance
2 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CISSP
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 2 (50.00%) CISA
2 2 (50.00%) CRISC
2 2 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (50.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) COBIT
1 2 (50.00%) COSO
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) CA Agile Central