Information Security Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-04, Skillenai has indexed 68 job postings with the title “Information Security Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is information security, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-04
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+How many Information Security Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 68 job postings with the title “Information Security Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-04, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Information Security Specialist jobs require?
Across Information Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-04, the skills mentioned most often are information security, ISO 27001, incident response, Security compliance, risk register.
+Which cities are hiring the most Information Security Specialist?
As of 2026-08-04, Information Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Toronto, London, Pune, Des Moines, Trenton.
+Is Information Security Specialist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 68 Information Security Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-04, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Information Security Specialist postings is information security, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Information Security Specialist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Information Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| information security | 21 | 30.9% |
| ISO 27001 | 13 | 19.1% |
| incident response | 10 | 14.7% |
| Security compliance | 8 | 11.8% |
| risk register | 8 | 11.8% |
| SOC 2 | 7 | 10.3% |
| Risk Management | 7 | 10.3% |
| risk assessments | 7 | 10.3% |
| Risk Management Framework (RMF) | 6 | 8.8% |
| remediation planning | 6 | 8.8% |
| information security policies | 5 | 7.4% |
| cybersecurity | 5 | 7.4% |
| dashboards | 5 | 7.4% |
| Privacy compliance | 5 | 7.4% |
| vulnerability assessment | 5 | 7.4% |
Top metros hiring Information Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 4 | 5.9% |
| London | 3 | 4.4% |
| Pune | 3 | 4.4% |
| Des Moines | 2 | 2.9% |
| Trenton | 2 | 2.9% |
| Zagreb | 2 | 2.9% |
| Alexandria | 1 | 1.5% |
| Boise | 1 | 1.5% |
| Doral | 1 | 1.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-04, matching postings whose canonical role is “Information Security Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Information Security Specialist
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-04
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- 90
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