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Security Engineering

-12.5%
Security Operations & Engineering
35Live openings
$163,683Median salary
16Roles demanding it
20.2%Avg. posting demand

Demand over time

Where it's in demand

Roles whose live postings ask for this skill most often.

Senior Security Engineer
60%
$148,720
Cloud Security Engineer
40%
$169,253
Application Security Engineer
40%
$123,500
Security Engineer
33%
$173,249
Penetration Tester
20%
$154,674
Security Architect
20%
$142,400
Technical Lead
20%
$167,429
Incident Response Manager
10%
$151,500
VP of Security
10%
$215,000
Security Analyst
10%
$104,000

Pairs with

Skills that show up alongside this one, beyond chance.

EDR8 roles
Security Operations13 roles
Penetration Testing11 roles
Cloud Security14 roles
CrowdStrike5 roles
Security Architecture11 roles
Threat Intelligence10 roles
SIEM9 roles
Vulnerability Management14 roles
Microsoft Sentinel4 roles
MITRE ATT&CK4 roles
CISSP12 roles

Same cluster

Cloud SecuritySecurity OperationsVulnerability ManagementSecurity ArchitectureNetwork Security
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