IT Security Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-06, Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “IT Security Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Security clearance, with demand up 57% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-06
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Frequently asked questions about IT Security Specialist jobs
+How many IT Security Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “IT Security Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-06, with demand up 57% 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 2026-07-06, the skills mentioned most often are Security clearance, Information Technology Management (2210), information security, network security, Secret Clearance.
+Which cities are hiring the most IT Security Specialist?
As of 2026-07-06, IT Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Salt Lake City, Annapolis, Kansas City, Key West, Kittery.
+Is IT Security Specialist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 31 IT Security Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-06, with demand up 57% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in IT Security Specialist postings is Security clearance, 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
Top metros hiring IT Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 3 | 9.7% |
| Annapolis | 1 | 3.2% |
| Kansas City | 1 | 3.2% |
| Key West | 1 | 3.2% |
| Kittery | 1 | 3.2% |
| McConnell AFB | 1 | 3.2% |
| Port Hueneme | 1 | 3.2% |
| San Diego | 1 | 3.2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-06, matching postings whose canonical role is “IT Security Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- IT Security Specialist
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-07-06
- window_days
- 90
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