US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26%, Hitting Four Year Low
News Source : Infosecurity Magazine
News Summary
- A total of 235,786 cybersecurity roles were posted on the job market intelligence platform JobSpikr in 2026.
- This is the lowest amount of US-based cybersecurity jobs advertised in the four years CyberSN has undertaken its analysis.
- There was a particularly significant drop in leadership roles, with CISO postings falling by 38.9%.
- AI security engineer roles, grouped in the cybersecurity function of “defense” by CyberSN, jumped by 268.3% in January to September 2026 compared to the same period of 2025.
Cybersecurity job postings in the US fell by 26.4% yearoveryear from January to September 2026, according to analysis by CyberSN.
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