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Security Fundamentals

-1.4%
Cybersecurity (PenTesting)
71Live openings
$178,320Median salary
36Roles demanding it
17.9%Avg. posting demand

Demand over time

Where it's in demand

Roles whose live postings ask for this skill most often.

Application Security Engineer
100%
$166,042
Senior Security Engineer
50%
$213,027
Security Architect
50%
$231,987
Cloud Security Engineer
41%
$150,000
Penetration Tester
40%
$154,689
VP of Security
30%
$215,000
Identity & Access Management Engineer
20%
—
Director of Security
20%
$150,000
Junior Software Engineer
20%
$132,125
Product Manager
10%
$176,500

Pairs with

Skills that show up alongside this one, beyond chance.

Vulnerability Management18 roles
Penetration Testing10 roles
Security Architecture5 roles
Okta4 roles
Security Operations5 roles
Cloud Infrastructure27 roles
DevSecOps22 roles
.NET9 roles
Embedded Systems3 roles
Identity & Access Management21 roles
PowerShell11 roles
Cloud Security10 roles

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