Hiring now
Roles employers are filling today
- SOC Analyst
- Penetration Tester
- Incident Responder
- Cloud Security Engineer
Your cyber career, mapped
Cyber security is one of the fastest-growing, best-paid fields in tech. Here's what the roles pay, where demand is heading, and how to get there.
The Market
A field with more jobs than people
The talent gap is real — and it's exactly why skilled, certified professionals are in such high demand.
4.8M
Cyber roles unfilled worldwide
88%
Orgs hit by skills-gap incidents
22%
Average pay premium when certified
33%
Projected role growth this decade
Salary Explorer
What cyber roles pay
Indicative US salary ranges across core security roles — and the skills that drive them.
SOC AnalystMonitoring · Triage · SIEM
$70k–$110k
High
Penetration TesterExploitation · Web apps · Reporting
$90k–$140k
High
Incident ResponderForensics · Containment · Hunting
$95k–$150k
High
Security EngineerArchitecture · Hardening · Automation
$100k–$150k
High
Cloud Security EngineerIAM · Zero Trust · DevSecOps
$110k–$160k
Very High
GRC AnalystRisk · Audit · Compliance
$80k–$130k
Steady
Security ArchitectDesign · Strategy · Zero Trust
$140k–$200k
High
Security Leader / CISOLeadership · Risk · Governance
$180k–$290k
Selective
Indicative US ranges, blended across experience levels. Actual pay varies by region, sector, and certification.
Where Demand Is Heading
Roles that are hiring now — and next
We map our training to where the market is moving, so your skills stay in demand.
Building
Skills moving from nice-to-have to essential
- AI Security Specialist
- DevSecOps Engineer
- Threat Hunter
- Detection Engineer
On the horizon
Emerging roles worth watching
- AI Red Teamer
- ML Security Engineer
- OT / ICS Security
- Quantum-safe Cryptographer
Get There
Pick a path and start building
Every role has a clear route — ordered courses, hands-on labs, and a target certification.
SOC Analyst
$70k – $110k1IT Foundations2Security+3SOC Operations4Incident Response
Target certification CSA / CySA+
Penetration Tester
$90k – $140k1Security+2Ethical Hacking3Web App Pentest4Exploit Dev
Target certification CEH / OSCP
Cloud Security Engineer
$110k – $160k1Cloud Essentials2Cloud Security3IAM & Zero Trust4DevSecOps
Target certification CCSP
Incident Responder
$95k – $150k1SOC Operations2Digital Forensics3Threat Hunting4Malware Analysis
Target certification GCFA / GCIH
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