Cleared Colorado Market Index · monthly close
October 2026 Colorado cleared-job market report
Observed Colorado cleared jobs from 2026-10-01 through 2026-10-31. The last recorded observation contained 2,360 jobs—+588 compared with the opening observation.
Closing observation
At the latest recorded observation
Current jobs
2360
+588 from the opening observation.
Active employers
33
Approved direct employers represented.
Locations
22
Colorado cities, installations, and campuses.
Observed days
31
100% of 31 calendar days captured.
Jobs by field at the latest recorded observation
Closing jobs
2,360
Publication-safe direct-employer listings in this measured set.
Systems jobs
630
Remaining titles that explicitly include system or systems.
Software jobs
389
Titles naming software, developer, programmer, DevSecOps, or full-stack work.
Other jobs
1,341
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 October 2026
Newly discovered
1360
First observed by Cleared Colorado during the month.
Returned
241
Previously removed listings that returned to this directory.
Removed
1066
Listings removed from this directory through source checks.
Net movement
+535
New plus returned minus removed posting events.
Closing opportunity mix
18% of closing listings explicitly allowed later clearance timing.
82% disclosed employer-provided compensation.
66% onsite · 6% hybrid among closing normalized work settings.
Advertised salary sample
The closing observation contained 71 advertised annual pay ranges from 2 employers.
Closing median advertised range midpoint: $172,100.
There is not enough comparable salary information to show a change.
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. Historical workplace totals remain as recorded; current views combine known spelling variations, so differences in workplace totals can reflect corrected names.
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.