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CyberSN report: US cybersecurity job postings fall 26.4% to a four-year low as AI Security Engineer demand rises 268%

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CyberSN's Cybersecurity Jobs Report, built on JobSpikr data, shows US cybersecurity job postings at a four-year low of 235,786 between January and September 2026. That is down 26.4% from 320,210 in the same period of 2025. Demand for AI Security Engineer roles grew 268.3% and Cyber Data Scientist roles grew 203.5%. Just under 15% of all postings reference AI, peaking at 20.0% in September 2026. This is labor-market news with no direct threat or incident component.

Technical Details

  • Postings are mapped to CyberSN's taxonomy of 45 functional roles in ten categories, so demand is measured by skills required rather than job title.
  • The functions that most often reference AI are Research (32.7%), Offense (23.3%), GRC (19.8%) and Plan (18.9%).
  • The largest declines are Cyber Insider Threat Analyst (-55.6%), Cyber Risk Analyst (-51.5%), Penetration Tester (-45.9%), Cybersecurity Lead (-41.0%), Threat Hunter (-40.0%), Cybersecurity Project Manager (-39.4%) and CISO/CSO/BSO/ISO (-38.9%, to 2,832 postings).
  • The CISO decline largely reflects an unusually strong 2025: the 2026 figure is almost identical to 2024's 2,808, and CISO postings rose 19.5% from Q2 to Q3.
  • Remote work is most common in Sales (32.8%), GRC (31.2%) and Offense (24.7%).
  • The report describes the 'what', not the 'why', of the changes.

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  1. securityweek.com ↗ · pub. 18/10/2026 08:00 · coletado 19/10 17:54 primeiro registro

    CyberSN report: US cybersecurity job postings fall 26.4% to a four-year low as AI Security Engineer demand rises 268%

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    CyberSN's Cybersecurity Jobs Report, built on JobSpikr data, shows US cybersecurity job postings at a four-year low of 235,786 between January and September 2026. That is down 26.4% from 320,210 in the same period of 2025. Demand for AI Security Engineer roles grew 268.3% and Cyber Data Scientist roles grew 203.5%. Just under 15% of all postings reference AI, peaking at 20.0% in September 2026. This is labor-market news with no direct threat or incident component.

    Technical Details

    • Postings are mapped to CyberSN's taxonomy of 45 functional roles in ten categories, so demand is measured by skills required rather than job title.
    • The functions that most often reference AI are Research (32.7%), Offense (23.3%), GRC (19.8%) and Plan (18.9%).
    • The largest declines are Cyber Insider Threat Analyst (-55.6%), Cyber Risk Analyst (-51.5%), Penetration Tester (-45.9%), Cybersecurity Lead (-41.0%), Threat Hunter (-40.0%), Cybersecurity Project Manager (-39.4%) and CISO/CSO/BSO/ISO (-38.9%, to 2,832 postings).
    • The CISO decline largely reflects an unusually strong 2025: the 2026 figure is almost identical to 2024's 2,808, and CISO postings rose 19.5% from Q2 to Q3.
    • Remote work is most common in Sales (32.8%), GRC (31.2%) and Offense (24.7%).
    • The report describes the 'what', not the 'why', of the changes.