Cybersecurity Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-24, Skillenai has indexed 228 job postings with the title “Cybersecurity Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is cybersecurity, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-24
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+How many Cybersecurity Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 228 job postings with the title “Cybersecurity Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Cybersecurity Specialist jobs require?
Across Cybersecurity Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, the skills mentioned most often are cybersecurity, incident response, vulnerability management, Risk Management, information security.
+Which cities are hiring the most Cybersecurity Specialist?
As of 2026-09-24, Cybersecurity Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Fort Meade, Arlington, Washington, Alexandria, Norfolk.
+Is Cybersecurity Specialist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 228 Cybersecurity Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Cybersecurity Specialist postings is cybersecurity, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Cybersecurity Specialist postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Cybersecurity Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| cybersecurity | 48 | 21.1% |
| incident response | 44 | 19.3% |
| vulnerability management | 33 | 14.5% |
| Risk Management | 24 | 10.5% |
| information security | 22 | 9.6% |
| network security | 21 | 9.2% |
| information assurance | 21 | 9.2% |
| Risk Management Framework (RMF) | 18 | 7.9% |
| SIEM | 17 | 7.5% |
| Security controls | 17 | 7.5% |
| NIST | 15 | 6.6% |
| penetration testing | 14 | 6.1% |
| CISSP | 13 | 5.7% |
| security architecture | 13 | 5.7% |
| Information Technology (IT) | 13 | 5.7% |
Top metros hiring Cybersecurity Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Meade | 19 | 8.3% |
| Arlington | 8 | 3.5% |
| Washington | 7 | 3.1% |
| Alexandria | 5 | 2.2% |
| Norfolk | 4 | 1.8% |
| Chennai | 3 | 1.3% |
| Ford Island | 3 | 1.3% |
| Fort Dix | 3 | 1.3% |
| Lackland Air Force Base | 3 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, matching postings whose canonical role is “Cybersecurity Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-24
- window_days
- 90
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