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NIST CSF jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-29, NIST CSF appears in 407 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning NIST CSF.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
407
Top role · 11.5% of skill postings
Security Engineer
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about NIST CSF

+Is NIST CSF in demand in 2026?

Yes. NIST CSF appears in 407 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning NIST CSF (11.5% of all postings mentioning NIST CSF).

+What jobs require NIST CSF?

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 NIST CSF are Security Solution Architect (44.4% of that role’s postings mention NIST CSF), Cybersecurity Director (16.7% of that role’s postings mention NIST CSF), Cybersecurity Manager (16.3% of that role’s postings mention NIST CSF).

+What skills are commonly paired with NIST CSF?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), NIST CSF most often appears alongside ISO 27001, SOC 2, CISSP, vulnerability management, AWS.

+Where is NIST CSF most in demand?

As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring NIST CSF are New York City, London, Bengaluru, Mountain View, Seoul, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new NIST CSF content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning NIST CSF alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new NIST CSF content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after NIST CSF?

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 NIST CSF — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around NIST CSF

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before NIST CSF

Before NIST CSFISO 27001 → NIST CSF: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST → NIST CSF: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → NIST CSF: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairSOC 2 → NIST CSF: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairci/cd → NIST CSF: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSAST → NIST CSF: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → NIST CSF: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairDLP → NIST CSF: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSFISO 27001: 5 movesISO 270015 movesNIST: 3 movesNIST3 movesAWS: 3 movesAWS3 movesSOC 2: 2 movesSOC 22 movesci/cd: 2 movesci/cd2 movesSAST: 2 movesSAST2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesDLP: 2 movesDLP2 moves

Skills after NIST CSF

After NIST CSFNIST CSF → SOC 2: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → ServiceNow GRC: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → GDPR: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → CCPA: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → RSA Archer: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → machine learning: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → SSPs: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSF → OAuth2: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST CSFSOC 2: 3 movesSOC 23 movesServiceNow GRC: 2 movesServiceNow GRC2 movesGDPR: 2 movesGDPR2 movesCCPA: 2 movesCCPA2 movesRSA Archer: 2 movesRSA Archer2 movesmachine learning: 2 movesmachine learning2 movesSSPs: 1 movesSSPs1 movesOAuth2: 1 movesOAuth21 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: ISO 270015
Before: NIST3
Before: AWS3
Before: SOC 22
Before: ci/cd2
Before: SAST2
Before: python2
Before: DLP2
After: SOC 23
After: ServiceNow GRC2
After: GDPR2
After: CCPA2
After: RSA Archer2
After: machine learning2
After: SSPs1
After: OAuth21

Roles most likely to require NIST CSF

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Security Solution Architect1244.4%
Cybersecurity Director516.7%
Cybersecurity Manager1416.3%
Application Security Architect313.0%
Business Information Security Officer310.7%
Information Security Consultant48.5%
Cloud Security Architect47.8%
Information Security Director37.0%
Cybersecurity Consultant106.4%
Information Security Officer56.0%

Roles with the most NIST CSF postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer4711.5%
Security Analyst204.9%
Cybersecurity Manager143.4%
Information Security Analyst143.4%
Security Architect143.4%
Cybersecurity Engineer122.9%
Security Solution Architect122.9%
Cybersecurity Consultant102.5%
Information Security Engineer92.2%
Cyber Security Engineer61.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring NIST CSF

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring NIST CSF
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Devoteam13
Coupanginternal10
Stripe9
SIA9
Coupang7
Cisco7
Capital One6
PwC5
AbbVie5
xAI4

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 NIST CSF

NamePostingsShare
New York City204.9%
London122.9%
Bengaluru82.0%
Mountain View82.0%
Seoul71.7%
Singapore71.7%
Chicago61.5%
Dallas51.2%
Madrid51.2%

Skills commonly paired with NIST CSF

ISO 27001 (223)SOC 2 (123)CISSP (90)vulnerability management (76)AWS (76)incident response (74)CISM (71)SIEM (64)Cloud Security (58)Python (57)

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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 NIST CSF by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s NIST CSF postings by all NIST CSF 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index