malware analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, malware analysis appears in 357 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning malware analysis, with demand down 4% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is malware analysis in demand in 2026?
Yes. malware analysis appears in 357 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 4% vs the prior 4 weeks. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning malware analysis (11.2% of all postings mentioning malware analysis).
+What jobs require malware analysis?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning malware analysis are Security Research Engineer (16.1% of that role’s postings mention malware analysis), Security Researcher (14.0% of that role’s postings mention malware analysis), AI Security Researcher (10.0% of that role’s postings mention malware analysis).
+What skills are commonly paired with malware analysis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), malware analysis most often appears alongside Python, incident response, Threat hunting, SIEM, threat intelligence.
+Where is malware analysis most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring malware analysis are New York City, Hyderabad, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring malware analysis — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require malware analysis
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Security Research Engineer | 9 | 16.1% |
| Security Researcher | 8 | 14.0% |
| AI Security Researcher | 2 | 10.0% |
| Security Analyst | 32 | 8.6% |
| Vulnerability Research Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 15 | 8.0% |
| Safeguards Enforcement Analyst | 2 | 7.4% |
| IT Security Analyst | 3 | 5.9% |
| Information Security Consultant | 2 | 5.6% |
| Security Engineering Manager | 3 | 5.4% |
Roles with the most malware analysis postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 40 | 11.2% |
| Security Analyst | 32 | 9.0% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 15 | 4.2% |
| Software Engineer | 15 | 4.2% |
| Information Security Analyst | 13 | 3.6% |
| Information Security Engineer | 9 | 2.5% |
| Security Research Engineer | 9 | 2.5% |
| Security Researcher | 8 | 2.2% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 7 | 2.0% |
| Threat Researcher | 7 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for malware analysis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 18 | 5.0% |
| Hyderabad | 11 | 3.1% |
| San Francisco | 9 | 2.5% |
| Tel Aviv | 7 | 2.0% |
| Dublin | 6 | 1.7% |
| Livermore | 6 | 1.7% |
| Annapolis | 5 | 1.4% |
| Arlington | 5 | 1.4% |
| Austin | 5 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with malware analysis
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. 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 malware analysis by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s malware analysis postings by all malware analysis 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).
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