security assessments jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-20, security assessments appears in 267 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-20
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Frequently asked questions about security assessments
+Is security assessments in demand in 2026?
Yes. security assessments appears in 267 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (11% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require security assessments?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, the job titles most likely to require security assessments are Security Engineer (11% of postings list security assessments), Security Analyst (4% of postings list security assessments), Application Security Engineer (4% of postings list security assessments).
+What skills are commonly paired with security assessments?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-20), security assessments most often appears alongside vulnerability management, threat modeling, incident response, penetration testing, Application security.
+Where is security assessments most in demand?
As of 2026-08-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security assessments are Dublin, London, Arlington, Kansas City, Washington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring security assessments — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require security assessments
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 30 | 11.2% |
| Security Analyst | 12 | 4.5% |
| Application Security Engineer | 11 | 4.1% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 11 | 4.1% |
| Product Security Engineer | 11 | 4.1% |
| Security Architect | 11 | 4.1% |
| Information Security Analyst | 9 | 3.4% |
| Information Security Engineer | 9 | 3.4% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 8 | 3.0% |
| Field CTO | 5 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for security assessments
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 7 | 2.6% |
| London | 7 | 2.6% |
| Arlington | 5 | 1.9% |
| Kansas City | 4 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 4 | 1.5% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.1% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.1% |
| Boston | 3 | 1.1% |
| New York City | 3 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with security assessments
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- Security Engineer
- Security Analyst
- Application Security Engineer
- Cybersecurity Engineer
- Product Security Engineer
- Security Architect
- Information Security Analyst
- Information Security Engineer
- vulnerability management
- threat modeling
- incident response
- penetration testing
- Application security
- Cloud Security
- Security controls
- Python
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20. 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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