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vulnerability analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-14, vulnerability analysis appears in 198 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning vulnerability analysis, with demand share up 2.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-14

Postings · last 90 days
198
Demand vs prior month
up 2.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 10.1% of skill postings
Security Engineer
Top hiring metro
Annapolis

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Frequently asked questions about vulnerability analysis

+Is vulnerability analysis in demand in 2026?

Yes. vulnerability analysis appears in 198 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning vulnerability analysis (10.1% of all postings mentioning vulnerability analysis).

+What jobs require vulnerability analysis?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning vulnerability analysis are Cybersecurity Systems Engineer (20.0% of that role’s postings mention vulnerability analysis), Vulnerability Researcher (20.0% of that role’s postings mention vulnerability analysis), Cyber Software Engineer (11.1% of that role’s postings mention vulnerability analysis).

+What skills are commonly paired with vulnerability analysis?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-14), vulnerability analysis most often appears alongside penetration testing, threat modeling, Python, incident response, reverse engineering.

+Where is vulnerability analysis most in demand?

As of 2026-10-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring vulnerability analysis are Annapolis, Cedar Rapids, El Segundo, Washington, João Lisboa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new vulnerability analysis content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after vulnerability analysis?

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 vulnerability analysis — last 90 days

Career paths around vulnerability analysis

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before vulnerability analysis

Before vulnerability analysisXSS → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtest planning → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairdefect triage → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairdefect tracking → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairSanity testing → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork vulnerability assessments → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairFunctional regression testing → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork scans → vulnerability analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerabilityanalysisXSS: 1 movesXSS1 movestest planning: 1 movestest planning1 movesdefect triage: 1 movesdefect triage1 movesdefect tracking: 1 movesdefect tracking1 movesSanity testing: 1 movesSanity testing1 movesnetwork vulnerability assessments: 1 movesnetworkvulnerabilityassessments1 movesFunctional regression testing: 1 movesFunctionalregression testing1 movesnetwork scans: 1 movesnetwork scans1 moves

Skills after vulnerability analysis

After vulnerability analysisvulnerability analysis → Vulnerability Management: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → Data Mining: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → network maintenance: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → static code analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → MYSQL: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → document workflows: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → NLP techniques: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerability analysis → troubleshooting: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairvulnerabilityanalysisVulnerability Management: 1 movesVulnerabilityManagement1 movesData Mining: 1 movesData Mining1 movesnetwork maintenance: 1 movesnetworkmaintenance1 movesstatic code analysis: 1 movesstatic codeanalysis1 movesMYSQL: 1 movesMYSQL1 movesdocument workflows: 1 movesdocument workflows1 movesNLP techniques: 1 movesNLP techniques1 movestroubleshooting: 1 movestroubleshooting1 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: XSS1
Before: test planning1
Before: defect triage1
Before: defect tracking1
Before: Sanity testing1
Before: network vulnerability assessments1
Before: Functional regression testing1
Before: network scans1
After: Vulnerability Management1
After: Data Mining1
After: network maintenance1
After: static code analysis1
After: MYSQL1
After: document workflows1
After: NLP techniques1
After: troubleshooting1

Roles most likely to require vulnerability analysis

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Cybersecurity Systems Engineer420.0%
Vulnerability Researcher420.0%
Cyber Software Engineer311.1%
Product Security Architect14.8%
Security Researcher34.5%
Cybersecurity Manager34.2%
Penetration Tester54.0%
IT Security Specialist14.0%
Application Security Analyst13.7%
SOC Analyst13.7%

Roles with the most vulnerability analysis postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer2010.1%
Software Engineer178.6%
Cybersecurity Engineer168.1%
Information Security Analyst73.5%
Systems Engineer73.5%
Cybersecurity Specialist63.0%
Application Security Engineer52.5%
Cyber Security Engineer52.5%
Penetration Tester52.5%
Cybersecurity Systems Engineer42.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring vulnerability analysis

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring vulnerability analysis
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Northrop Grumman9
Devoteam7
Globalpr6
Cisco6
Bah5
General Dynamics Information Technology5
Accenture Federal Services4
The Swift Group4
Helsing4
Twosixtechnologies4

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 vulnerability analysis

NamePostingsShare
Annapolis115.6%
Cedar Rapids73.5%
El Segundo52.5%
Washington52.5%
João Lisboa42.0%
Linthicum42.0%
Munich42.0%
Pune31.5%
Aveiro21.0%

Skills commonly paired with vulnerability analysis

penetration testing (46)threat modeling (46)Python (45)incident response (38)reverse engineering (27)security architecture (24)cybersecurity (24)Risk Management (23)vulnerability management (21)network security (21)

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. 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 vulnerability analysis by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s vulnerability analysis postings by all vulnerability 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,614 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-16 to 2026-09-14 and 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-12 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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