cyber security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-29, cyber security appears in 317 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning cyber security, with demand share up 14.9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about cyber security
+Is cyber security in demand in 2026?
Yes. cyber security appears in 317 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning cyber security (6.0% of all postings mentioning cyber security).
+What jobs require cyber security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning cyber security are Systems Security Engineer (19.8% of that role’s postings mention cyber security), Security Solution Architect (14.8% of that role’s postings mention cyber security), Cyber Security Architect (14.3% of that role’s postings mention cyber security).
+What skills are commonly paired with cyber security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), cyber security most often appears alongside Python, Risk Management, information security, vulnerability management, CI/CD.
+Where is cyber security most in demand?
As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring cyber security are Melbourne, Bengaluru, Tewksbury, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new cyber security content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning cyber security alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new cyber security content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after cyber security?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring cyber security — last 90 days
Career paths around cyber security
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before cyber security
Skills after cyber security
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Java | 2 |
| Before: team metrics | 1 |
| Before: Vulnerability Management | 1 |
| Before: Fortran | 1 |
| Before: Oracle DB | 1 |
| Before: Dell | 1 |
| Before: procedures | 1 |
| Before: Tech Support | 1 |
| After: python | 3 |
| After: network security | 2 |
| After: cold calling | 1 |
| After: C# | 1 |
| After: RFP | 1 |
| After: INDEX-MATCH | 1 |
| After: Python's scikit-maad library | 1 |
| After: student services | 1 |
Roles most likely to require cyber security
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Security Engineer | 17 | 19.8% |
| Security Solution Architect | 4 | 14.8% |
| Cyber Security Architect | 6 | 14.3% |
| AI Security Specialist | 2 | 8.3% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 18 | 7.6% |
| Business Information Security Officer | 2 | 7.1% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 9 | 6.2% |
| Information Security Intern | 2 | 6.2% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 3 | 4.8% |
| Head of Information Security | 1 | 3.7% |
Roles with the most cyber security postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 19 | 6.0% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 18 | 5.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 18 | 5.7% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 17 | 5.4% |
| Security Engineer | 16 | 5.0% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 9 | 2.8% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 8 | 2.5% |
| Cyber Security Architect | 6 | 1.9% |
| Program Manager | 6 | 1.9% |
| Cyber Security Manager | 5 | 1.6% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring cyber security
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 11 |
| Spektrum | 9 |
| NBCUniversal | 8 |
| Bosch | 8 |
| GlobaliD | 8 |
| Globalpr | 6 |
| Accenture Federal Services | 6 |
| RTX | 6 |
| Boeing | 6 |
| PA Consulting | 5 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for cyber security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 11 | 3.5% |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 2.8% |
| Tewksbury | 7 | 2.2% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 6 | 1.9% |
| Sydney | 6 | 1.9% |
| New York City | 5 | 1.6% |
| Boston | 4 | 1.3% |
| Leesburg | 4 | 1.3% |
| London | 4 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with cyber security
Explore related pages
- Systems Security Engineer
- Security Solution Architect
- Cyber Security Architect
- AI Security Specialist
- Cyber Security Engineer
- Business Information Security Officer
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Information Security Intern
- Python
- Risk Management
- information security
- vulnerability management
- CI/CD
- systems engineering
- incident response
- Agile
How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning cyber security by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s cyber security postings by all cyber security postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,482 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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