IT Security Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-08-25, Skillenai has indexed 13 job postings with the title “IT Security Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is network security.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-25

Postings · last 90 days
13
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Suitland

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+How many IT Security Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 13 job postings with the title “IT Security Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25.

+What skills do IT Security Specialist jobs require?

Across IT Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, the skills mentioned most often are network security, security audits, vulnerability management, security directives, risk and vulnerability assessments.

+Which cities are hiring the most IT Security Specialist?

As of 2026-08-25, IT Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Suitland, Alexandria, Honolulu, Jacksonville, La Argentina.

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Skillenai indexes 13 IT Security Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25. The skill mentioned most often in IT Security Specialist postings is network security, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly IT Security Specialist postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for IT Security Specialist

NamePostingsShare
network security430.8%
security audits215.4%
vulnerability management215.4%
security directives215.4%
risk and vulnerability assessments215.4%
vulnerability assessments215.4%
security clearance215.4%
InfoSec215.4%
DoD information systems215.4%
information system security requirements215.4%
patching215.4%
Personnel Management215.4%
systems security evaluations215.4%
EEO principles215.4%
security contingency plans215.4%

Top metros hiring IT Security Specialist

NamePostingsShare
Suitland215.4%
Alexandria17.7%
Honolulu17.7%
Jacksonville17.7%
La Argentina17.7%
McConnell AFB17.7%
San Diego17.7%
Stafford17.7%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, matching postings whose canonical role is “IT Security Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
IT Security Specialist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-08-25
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index