cybersecurity jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-25, cybersecurity appears in 149 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 177% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-25
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Frequently asked questions about cybersecurity
+Is cybersecurity in demand in 2026?
Yes. cybersecurity appears in 149 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, with demand up 177% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (9% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require cybersecurity?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, the job titles most likely to require cybersecurity are Product Manager (9% of postings list cybersecurity), Cybersecurity Specialist (9% of postings list cybersecurity), Software Engineer (7% of postings list cybersecurity).
+What skills are commonly paired with cybersecurity?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-25), cybersecurity most often appears alongside incident response, Python, AWS, Agile, Azure.
+Where is cybersecurity most in demand?
As of 2026-08-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring cybersecurity are San Francisco, Arlington, Tel Aviv, Fort Meade, Washington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring cybersecurity — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require cybersecurity
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 14 | 9.4% |
| Cybersecurity Specialist | 13 | 8.7% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 6.7% |
| Cybersecurity Consultant | 7 | 4.7% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 6 | 4.0% |
| Cyber Investigator | 3 | 2.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | 2.0% |
| AI Red Teamer | 2 | 1.3% |
| Channel Systems Engineer | 2 | 1.3% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 2 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for cybersecurity
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 8 | 5.4% |
| Arlington | 7 | 4.7% |
| Tel Aviv | 6 | 4.0% |
| Fort Meade | 5 | 3.4% |
| Washington | 5 | 3.4% |
| Levallois-Perret | 3 | 2.0% |
| Paris | 3 | 2.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 2.0% |
| Alexandria | 2 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with cybersecurity
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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