# IT & security careers — counted from open postings

Source: https://careerversion.com/careers/it-security  
Counted: 2026-10-18T14:15:05.713549+00:00 from employers' own job boards; refreshed nightly. Only open roles. USD; posted bands only, where eight or more posted one, and a figure that could not be a year's pay is left out. Never estimated.

Running and protecting the systems a business works on — helpdesk, networks, cloud and infrastructure, cybersecurity and IT audit.

## Facts
- Open roles: 14,132 across 1,513 employers
- Entry level (titled junior/intern, or a year or less asked and not titled senior): 802 (452 titled)
- Postings stating no level: 9,795
- New in the last 30 days (dated first publish): 2,063
- Median posted band at entry: $92K median (10th $54K, 90th $142K; 303 posted bands)
- Median posted band, all levels: $132K median (10th $78K, 90th $200K; 5341 posted bands)
- Work mode: remote 877, hybrid 552, on site 10524, not stated 2179

## The roles
| Role | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Network Engineer | 391 | 236 | $140K |
| Computer Field Technician | 318 | 0 | — |
| Technical Support Engineer | 263 | 59 | $103K |
| Systems Administrator | 178 | 134 | $116K |
| It Specialist | 163 | 150 | $116K |
| Cloud Engineer | 157 | 92 | $154K |
| Business Systems Analyst | 138 | 53 | $124K |
| System Engineer | 131 | 40 | $146K |
| Manager | 129 | 82 | $193K |
| It Project Manager | 122 | 47 | $121K |
| Stage | 105 | 0 | — |
| Director | 97 | 61 | $220K |

## The ladder
| Level | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Intern | 195 | 35 | $66K |
| Junior | 257 | 73 | $97K |
| Mid | 222 | 128 | $100K |
| Senior | 2104 | 686 | $144K |
| Staff | 192 | 103 | $175K |
| Principal | 321 | 199 | $177K |
| Management | 1046 | 519 | $180K |

## Skills postings name most
- Cybersecurity: 3641 postings, 184 at entry level
- Cloud Infrastructure: 2466 postings, 104 at entry level
- Python: 2252 postings, 128 at entry level
- Linux Administration: 1981 postings, 145 at entry level
- Help Desk Support: 1949 postings, 179 at entry level
- Investigation: 1935 postings, 137 at entry level
- SQL: 1903 postings, 112 at entry level
- Continuous Improvement: 1875 postings, 90 at entry level
- Risk Management: 1599 postings, 74 at entry level
- TypeScript: 1537 postings, 95 at entry level
- Emergency Response: 1521 postings, 67 at entry level
- Project Management: 1485 postings, 86 at entry level

## Employers with the most open roles
- USM: 1236 open, 41 entry level
- Bosch Group: 420 open, 49 entry level
- Gdit: 407 open, 52 entry level
- Sonoma Consulting Inc.: 379 open, 26 entry level
- Bah: 332 open, 20 entry level
- BC Tech Pro: 322 open, 0 entry level
- Booz Allen Hamilton: 305 open, 19 entry level
- CACI: 299 open, 15 entry level
- Procom Consultants Group: 293 open, 6 entry level
- Thales: 274 open, 2 entry level

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