cybersecurity jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, cybersecurity appears in 1,146 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about cybersecurity
+Is cybersecurity in demand in 2026?
Yes. cybersecurity appears in 1,146 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (7% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require cybersecurity?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require cybersecurity are Software Engineer (7% of postings list cybersecurity), Cybersecurity Engineer (5% of postings list cybersecurity), Product Manager (4% of postings list cybersecurity).
+What skills are commonly paired with cybersecurity?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), cybersecurity most often appears alongside Python, incident response, AWS, Risk Management, CI/CD.
+Where is cybersecurity most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring cybersecurity are New York City, San Francisco, Costa Mesa, London, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new cybersecurity content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring cybersecurity — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require cybersecurity
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 79 | 6.9% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 59 | 5.1% |
| Product Manager | 45 | 3.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 33 | 2.9% |
| Security Engineer | 27 | 2.4% |
| Sales Specialist | 23 | 2.0% |
| Solutions Architect | 22 | 1.9% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 20 | 1.7% |
| Technical Program Manager | 18 | 1.6% |
| Enterprise Architect | 17 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for cybersecurity
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 44 | 21.3% |
| San Francisco | 26 | 12.6% |
| Costa Mesa | 25 | 12.1% |
| London | 25 | 12.1% |
| Paris | 22 | 10.6% |
| Seattle | 18 | 8.7% |
| Tel Aviv | 18 | 8.7% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 7.2% |
| Pune | 14 | 6.8% |
Skills commonly paired with cybersecurity
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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