The cybersecurity jobs market is robust. As cyber threats have proliferated, so have jobs in the cybersecurity industry.
In the private sector, that includes roles at cybersecurity startups and public companies; governments around the world have also staffed up their cyber defense units to combat cyber crime and national security threats.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the job market for information security analysts will grow 35% between 2021 and 2031, with about 19,500 new job openings in the sector added each year — a much faster growth rate than the overall job market. Information security analysts in the U.S. earn on average $102,600 per year, according to the BLS.