[ Tech - News ] Top 10 Highest-Paying Cybersecurity Jobs

Dinesh Vishwakarma

Demand for cybersecurity roles jumped over 7% in the last year, leading to increasing salaries, according to Indeed.[br][br][br] [br][br]Indeed analyzed its salary data to determine the 10 highest-paid job titles in cybersecurity in the US, almost all of which top $100,000 annually:[br][br][ul][li]Application security engineer (Average salary: $128,128)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Director of information security (Average salary: $127,855)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Senior security consultant (Average salary: $126,628)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Cloud engineer (Average salary: $126,365)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Software architect (Average salary: $117,633)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Penetration tester (Average salary: $114,431)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Risk manager (Average salary: $108,465)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Chief information officer (Average salary: $103,690)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Security engineer (Average salary: $101,808)[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Information manager (Average salary: $99,930)[br][/li][/ul]How to attract cybersecurity talent to your organization[br][br]Often times, prospective cybersecurity job candidates come across cybersecurity roles unintentionally, the report found. The top tech-related searches that lead to the most clicks on cybersecurity postings include "Information technology," "Amazon," and "engineer," it found. Other terms that lead to a high number of clicks on security job postings included "security," "full-time," "entry level" and "government."[br][br]This suggests that there are a number of job seekers with related interests out there, and that employers should consider taking a broad approach to hiring in this field, according to the report.[br][br]"As our digital footprints grow and the security of our data becomes increasingly vital, demand for cybersecurity jobs will no doubt continue to rise," the report stated.[br][br][br]Source: Tech Republic

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