Chief Information Security Officer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-17, Skillenai has indexed 54 job postings with the title “Chief Information Security Officer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is incident response, with demand up 16% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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+How many Chief Information Security Officer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 54 job postings with the title “Chief Information Security Officer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand up 16% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Chief Information Security Officer jobs require?
Across Chief Information Security Officer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the skills mentioned most often are incident response, information security, vulnerability management, Cloud Security, Risk Management.
+Which cities are hiring the most Chief Information Security Officer?
As of 2026-09-17, Chief Information Security Officer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Austin, Arlington, Boadilla del Monte, Cambridge.
+Is Chief Information Security Officer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 54 Chief Information Security Officer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand up 16% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Chief Information Security Officer postings is incident response, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Chief Information Security Officer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Chief Information Security Officer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| incident response | 35 | 64.8% |
| information security | 21 | 38.9% |
| vulnerability management | 18 | 33.3% |
| Cloud Security | 14 | 25.9% |
| Risk Management | 13 | 24.1% |
| CISSP | 11 | 20.4% |
| data protection | 10 | 18.5% |
| security operations | 10 | 18.5% |
| ISO 27001 | 10 | 18.5% |
| cyber resilience | 8 | 14.8% |
| security architecture | 8 | 14.8% |
| CISM | 8 | 14.8% |
| cybersecurity | 8 | 14.8% |
| third-party risk management | 8 | 14.8% |
| security awareness training | 7 | 13.0% |
Top metros hiring Chief Information Security Officer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 5 | 9.3% |
| Austin | 3 | 5.6% |
| Arlington | 2 | 3.7% |
| Boadilla del Monte | 2 | 3.7% |
| Cambridge | 2 | 3.7% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2 | 3.7% |
| Atlanta | 1 | 1.9% |
| Bend | 1 | 1.9% |
| Berkeley | 1 | 1.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Chief Information Security Officer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Chief Information Security Officer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-17
- window_days
- 90
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