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US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand Soars
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US cybersecurity job postings fell 26.4% in 2026, while AI security roles surged.
CyberSN’s analysis of deduplicated JobSpikr data finds US cybersecurity job postings at a four-year low. There were 235,786 postings from January through September 2026, down 26.4% from 320,210 in the same period of 2025. Despite the overall decline, AI Security Engineer demand rose 268.3% and Cyber Data Scientist demand rose 203.5% year over year. Roles were mapped to CyberSN’s taxonomy of 45 functions across ten categories.
- US cyber postings fell 26.4% to a four-year low.
- 235,786 roles were posted from January through September 2026.
- AI Security Engineer demand rose 268.3% year over year.
- Cyber Data Scientist demand grew 203.5%.
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