IT Cybersecurity Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-08-31, Skillenai has indexed 34 job postings with the title “IT Cybersecurity Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is information technology systems, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-31

Postings · last 90 days
34
Demand vs prior month
up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Arlington

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+How many IT Cybersecurity Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 34 job postings with the title “IT Cybersecurity Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do IT Cybersecurity Specialist jobs require?

Across IT Cybersecurity Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, the skills mentioned most often are information technology systems, information assurance, Risk Management Framework (RMF), cybersecurity, project management.

+Which cities are hiring the most IT Cybersecurity Specialist?

As of 2026-08-31, IT Cybersecurity Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Arlington, Fort Meade, Anacostia, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Falls Church.

+Is IT Cybersecurity Specialist a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 34 IT Cybersecurity Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in IT Cybersecurity Specialist postings is information technology systems, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly IT Cybersecurity Specialist postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for IT Cybersecurity Specialist

NamePostingsShare
information technology systems720.6%
information assurance411.8%
Risk Management Framework (RMF)411.8%
cybersecurity411.8%
project management38.8%
Information Systems Security38.8%
Information technology project management38.8%
information technology operations38.8%
system administration38.8%
vulnerability management25.9%
testing25.9%
information technology (IT) security25.9%
Information System Security Officer (ISSO)25.9%
disaster recovery25.9%
Operating system hardening25.9%

Top metros hiring IT Cybersecurity Specialist

NamePostingsShare
Arlington411.8%
Fort Meade38.8%
Anacostia12.9%
Elmendorf Air Force Base12.9%
Falls Church12.9%
Indianapolis12.9%
Orlando12.9%
Susquehanna12.9%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, matching postings whose canonical role is “IT Cybersecurity Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
IT Cybersecurity Specialist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-08-31
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index