The demand for cyber workers kept steady in recent months as the broader tech industry suffered from a wave of cost-cutting layoffs, according to data.
The total number of employed cybersecurity workers in 2022 remained relatively unchanged from previous estimates at around 1.1 million, according to new data from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, trade group CompTIA and data firm Lightcast.
At the same time, employers posted 755,743 cyber job openings throughout all of 2022 — down roughly 2% from the 769,736 posted between October 2021 and September 2022, the last time these groups compiled such data. Public-sector cybersecurity demand grew 25% throughout 2022 with 45,708 job postings, the report says. Private-sector demand grew roughly 21% to about 710,000 listings.Will Markow, vice president of applied research at Lightcast, told Axios that although demand for new cyber hires didn't skyrocket, it "definitely still remains as strong as it has ever been."
The two most in-demand roles remain cybersecurity engineers and cybersecurity analysts, Markow said, adding that there is also strong demand for penetration testers and network security architects.In 2022, there were 68 cybersecurity workers for every 100 open roles, according to the new data. The U.S. needs nearly 530,000 additional cybersecurity workers to bridge the gap.
"There's still going to be attacks coming from every angle," Markow said. "Laying off cybersecurity workers feels a lot like firing the sheriff when Billy the Kid is riding into town."
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