Cleared Colorado Market Index · monthly close
September 2026 Colorado cleared-job market report
Available Colorado cleared jobs from 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. The directory ended with 1,770 jobs—+221 compared with the opening observation.
Closing observation
At the end of the month
Current jobs
1770
+221 from the opening observation.
Active employers
20
Approved direct employers represented.
Locations
24
Colorado cities, installations, and campuses.
Observed days
30
100% of 30 calendar days captured.
Jobs by field at month’s end
Closing jobs
1,770
Publication-safe direct-employer listings in this measured set.
Systems jobs
487
Remaining titles that explicitly include system or systems.
Software jobs
314
Titles naming software, developer, programmer, DevSecOps, or full-stack work.
Other jobs
969
Every other employer-published title in the measured set.
Posting activity during the month
These are addition and removal events, not the change between the opening and closing job totals. They can differ because the observations and event records measure different parts of the directory.
Employer-source activity
What changed during September 2026
Newly discovered
1174
First observed by Cleared Colorado during the month.
Returned
254
Previously removed listings observed again.
Removed
1190
Listings no longer present at the approved source.
Net movement
+238
New plus returned minus removed posting events.
Closing opportunity mix
14% of closing listings explicitly allowed later clearance timing.
77% disclosed employer-provided compensation.
90% onsite · 10% hybrid among closing normalized work settings.
Advertised salary sample
The closing observation contained 1358 advertised annual pay ranges from 14 employers.
Closing median advertised range midpoint: $142,500.
From opening to closing, the median range midpoint moved +$2,400 and median range width moved +$2,900.
These are posted ranges, not accepted compensation or a causal clearance premium.
Report methodology
How to read this report
Population. Jobs must be active, come from an approved direct-employer source, name a Colorado workplace, require Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI eligibility, and state active-required or obtainable clearance timing. Remote-only jobs are excluded.
Daily records. Each daily snapshot is preserved. Missing days are not filled in from today’s listings.
Counting. A multi-location posting counts once statewide and once at every employer-named workplace, so workplace counts are not additive.
Interpretation. Source additions, removals, employer approvals, and parser coverage can change the measured directory. The report does not infer why a posting appeared or disappeared.
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A monthly report is historical context. Current jobs and saved alerts always use the current job listings.