Cybersecurity job ads demanding AI skills double in a year
AI skill requirements in G7 cybersecurity job postings doubled year-over-year to 28.5%, with AI-skill roles paying a 14.9% salary premium.
Research from the AI Workforce Consortium, Cornerstone and Indeed covering April 2024 to March 2026 found that 28.5% of G7 cybersecurity job postings between October 2025 and March 2026 required AI skills, double the 14.2% a year earlier. Lightcast salary data put median advertised pay for AI-skill postings 14.9% above the overall cybersecurity median in the US. Senior-titled postings grew 65% in six months while junior titles only recently returned to growth, and a Cisco survey of 8,000 security leaders flagged hands-on AI-agent experience and technical depth as the biggest entry-level gaps.
- AI skill demand in G7 cybersecurity postings doubled to 28.5% between October 2025 and March 2026.
- AI-skill postings command a 14.9% salary premium over the cybersecurity median in the US.
- Recurring skills: Python, prompt and context engineering, AI security, agent orchestration, and MLOps.
- Senior-titled postings grew 65% in six months; junior titles only just returned to growth.
- Cisco survey of 8,000 leaders named securing autonomous AI systems the top 2030 entry-level skill.
- Organizations
- AI Workforce Consortium
- Countries
- United States
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Job postings asking for AI skills in cybersecurity have doubled in a single year in G7 countries according to new research from the Cisco-founded AI Workforce Consortium. Analysis from recruitment firms Cornerstone and Indeed covering 24 months, from April 2024 to March 2026, spans G7 markets. It found that 28.
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