IT Security Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-31, Skillenai has indexed 49 job postings with the title “IT Security Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is network security, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-31
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+How many IT Security Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 49 job postings with the title “IT Security Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do IT Security Specialist jobs require?
Across IT Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, the skills mentioned most often are network security, information assurance, Risk Management Framework (RMF), continuous monitoring, information security.
+Which cities are hiring the most IT Security Specialist?
As of 2026-08-31, IT Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Rockville, Fort Meade, Jacksonville, San Diego, Tokyo.
+Is IT Security Specialist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 49 IT Security Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in IT Security Specialist postings is network security, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly IT Security Specialist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for IT Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| network security | 7 | 14.3% |
| information assurance | 7 | 14.3% |
| Risk Management Framework (RMF) | 7 | 14.3% |
| continuous monitoring | 6 | 12.2% |
| information security | 6 | 12.2% |
| DLP | 5 | 10.2% |
| Risk Management | 5 | 10.2% |
| incident response | 5 | 10.2% |
| Information Systems Security | 5 | 10.2% |
| vulnerability management | 4 | 8.2% |
| risk assessment | 4 | 8.2% |
| SaaS security | 4 | 8.2% |
| DNS | 4 | 8.2% |
| SAML | 4 | 8.2% |
| cybersecurity requirements | 3 | 6.1% |
Top metros hiring IT Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rockville | 3 | 6.1% |
| Fort Meade | 2 | 4.1% |
| Jacksonville | 2 | 4.1% |
| San Diego | 2 | 4.1% |
| Tokyo | 2 | 4.1% |
| Bethesda | 1 | 2.0% |
| Honolulu | 1 | 2.0% |
| Key West | 1 | 2.0% |
| Kittery | 1 | 2.0% |
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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 Security Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- IT Security Specialist
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-31
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- 90
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