Cybersecurity Analyst skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of Cybersecurity Analyst postings that mention each skill.

1. Cybersecuritydistinctive89%
2. Auditingdistinctive39%
3. Stakeholder managementdistinctive34%
4. Communication34%
5. Leadership34%
6. AWSdistinctive32%
7. Risk managementdistinctive29%
8. Azuredistinctive29%
9. Pythondistinctive24%
10. Regulatory compliance24%
11. Linuxdistinctive23%
12. Training and coaching17%
13. Problem solving17%
14. Network administrationdistinctive16%
15. Google Clouddistinctive15%

“Distinctive” means Cybersecurity Analyst postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where Cybersecurity Analyst skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Information Security Engineer96% overlapShared: Cybersecurity, Azure, Risk management, AWSHow to switch
• Information Security Analyst82% overlapShared: Cybersecurity, AWS, Azure, Risk managementHow to switch
• Systems Administrator57% overlapShared: Cybersecurity, Azure, Linux, AWSHow to switch
• Systems Engineer48% overlapShared: AWS, Azure, Stakeholder management, PythonHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a Cybersecurity Analyst need?

In 121 current Cybersecurity Analyst job postings, the skills asked for most often are Cybersecurity (89%), Auditing (39%), Stakeholder management (34%), Communication (34%), Leadership (34%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a Cybersecurity Analyst move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Information Security Engineer, Information Security Analyst, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer. Information Security Engineer shares skills such as Cybersecurity, Azure, Risk management.