cyber security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-19, cyber security appears in 229 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 20% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-19
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+Is cyber security in demand in 2026?
Yes. cyber security appears in 229 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand up 20% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (7% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require cyber security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, the job titles most likely to require cyber security are Software Engineer (7% of postings list cyber security), Systems Security Engineer (7% of postings list cyber security), Cyber Security Engineer (5% of postings list cyber security).
+What skills are commonly paired with cyber security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-19), cyber security most often appears alongside Python, information security, Risk Management, automation, incident response.
+Where is cyber security most in demand?
As of 2026-09-19, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring cyber security are Tewksbury, Melbourne, Bengaluru, Singapore, Sydney, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring cyber security — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require cyber security
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 15 | 6.6% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 15 | 6.6% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 12 | 5.2% |
| Security Engineer | 12 | 5.2% |
| Systems Engineer | 12 | 5.2% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 7 | 3.1% |
| Cyber Security Architect | 4 | 1.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
| Enterprise Architect | 4 | 1.7% |
| Inside Systems Engineer | 3 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for cyber security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tewksbury | 7 | 3.1% |
| Melbourne | 6 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 2.2% |
| Singapore | 4 | 1.7% |
| Sydney | 4 | 1.7% |
| Dublin | 3 | 1.3% |
| New York City | 3 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 2 | 0.9% |
| Berkeley | 2 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with cyber security
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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