information security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, information security appears in 500 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about information security
+Is information security in demand in 2026?
Yes. information security appears in 500 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (7% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require information security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require information security are Security Engineer (7% of postings list information security), Information Security Engineer (6% of postings list information security), Software Engineer (3% of postings list information security).
+What skills are commonly paired with information security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), information security most often appears alongside incident response, Python, Risk Management, ISO 27001, AWS.
+Where is information security most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring information security are New York City, San Francisco, Mountain View, London, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new information security content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring information security — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require information security
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 36 | 7.2% |
| Information Security Engineer | 30 | 6.0% |
| Software Engineer | 17 | 3.4% |
| Information Security Manager | 15 | 3.0% |
| Information Security Specialist | 11 | 2.2% |
| Technical Program Manager | 10 | 2.0% |
| Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | 9 | 1.8% |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 8 | 1.6% |
| Information Security Director | 8 | 1.6% |
| Information Security Analyst | 7 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for information security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 23 | 19.5% |
| San Francisco | 23 | 19.5% |
| Mountain View | 18 | 15.3% |
| London | 15 | 12.7% |
| Seattle | 9 | 7.6% |
| Washington | 9 | 7.6% |
| Toronto | 8 | 6.8% |
| Austin | 7 | 5.9% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 5.1% |
Skills commonly paired with information security
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- Security Engineer
- Information Security Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Information Security Manager
- Information Security Specialist
- Technical Program Manager
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Chief Information Security Officer
- incident response
- Python
- Risk Management
- ISO 27001
- AWS
- SOC 2
- vulnerability management
- compliance
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23. 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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