Cybersecurity Director jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-30, Skillenai has indexed 32 job postings with the title “Cybersecurity Director” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is incident response.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about Cybersecurity Director jobs
+How many Cybersecurity Director jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 32 job postings with the title “Cybersecurity Director” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30.
+What skills do Cybersecurity Director jobs require?
Across Cybersecurity Director postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, the skills mentioned most often are incident response, vulnerability management, Zero Trust, ISO 27001, threat detection.
+Which cities are hiring the most Cybersecurity Director?
As of 2026-10-30, Cybersecurity Director postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Chicago, San Francisco, Airport, Austin, Bloomington.
+Is Cybersecurity Director a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 32 Cybersecurity Director postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. The skill mentioned most often in Cybersecurity Director postings is incident response, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Cybersecurity Director?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Cybersecurity Director postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Cybersecurity Director
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
15 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Cybersecurity Director
Roles after Cybersecurity Director
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Cybersecurity Director (different employer) | 15 |
| Before: Cybersecurity Consultant | 5 |
| Before: Cybersecurity Manager | 4 |
| Before: IT Director | 3 |
| Before: Cybersecurity Instructor | 2 |
| Before: Security & IT Director | 2 |
| Before: Network Security Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Business Development Manager | 2 |
| After: Cybersecurity Director (different employer) | 15 |
| After: Cybersecurity Consultant | 7 |
| After: Cybersecurity Manager | 3 |
| After: Information Security Officer | 3 |
| After: Security Analyst | 2 |
| After: Chief Information Officer | 2 |
| After: Director | 2 |
| After: Cybersecurity Leader | 2 |
Skills most often required for Cybersecurity Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| incident response | 17 | 53.1% |
| vulnerability management | 11 | 34.4% |
| Zero Trust | 10 | 31.3% |
| ISO 27001 | 8 | 25.0% |
| threat detection | 7 | 21.9% |
| security architecture | 7 | 21.9% |
| Risk Management | 6 | 18.8% |
| identity and access management | 6 | 18.8% |
| SIEM | 6 | 18.8% |
| GDPR | 5 | 15.6% |
| security operations | 5 | 15.6% |
| security governance | 5 | 15.6% |
| Cybersecurity Strategy | 5 | 15.6% |
| Cloud Security | 5 | 15.6% |
| EDR | 5 | 15.6% |
Top companies posting Cybersecurity Director jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Business Wire | 2 |
| TIAA | 2 |
| LogicGate | 1 |
| Grantthorntonaus | 1 |
| Sggovterp | 1 |
| LI240 Guidehouse Lithuania UAB | 1 |
| Dyopath | 1 |
| Capital One | 1 |
| Aerospace | 1 |
| Ascend Partner Services | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Cybersecurity Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 2 | 6.3% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 6.3% |
| Airport | 1 | 3.1% |
| Austin | 1 | 3.1% |
| Bloomington | 1 | 3.1% |
| Brisbane | 1 | 3.1% |
| Cambridge | 1 | 3.1% |
| Charlotte | 1 | 3.1% |
| Coppell | 1 | 3.1% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Cybersecurity Director”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Cybersecurity Director
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-10-30
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- 90