Archive and correction, 5 October 2026: This page records figures originally reported from Cybersecurity Jobs List on 11 August 2026. It is not a list of jobs open today or an estimate of the whole cybersecurity labor market. The original analysis combined several seniority labels, counted unknown work arrangements with on-site records, and calculated salary bounds from potentially different samples. Those limits change how the figures can be used.
If you're looking for work now, start with jobs carrying the entry-level filter and check each employer's requirements. Our guide to finding entry-level cybersecurity jobs explains additional search routes and how to build a shortlist.
What the August report recorded
The original report recorded 5,323 published listings. A title-based exclusion rule removed 63 records, leaving 5,260. That remaining group was not a manually verified set of practitioner vacancies: excluding certain sales titles does not establish the relevance, availability or uniqueness of every other listing.
| Original reported group | Reported count |
|---|---|
| Published listings scanned | 5,323 |
| Listings remaining after title exclusions | 5,260 |
| Entry group | 318 |
| Mid group | 1,598 |
| Senior group | 3,344 |
The saved analysis grouped entry_level, internship and junior together as entry; mid_level and associate as mid; and senior, lead, staff, principal, manager, director and executive labels as senior. Calling all 318 records “entry-level labeled roles” concealed those grouping rules.
The reported groups add to 5,260. The entry group represents about 6.0% of that reported remainder, and the senior-to-entry count ratio is about 10.5 to one. These are arithmetic relationships within the archived report, not hiring rates or the odds of getting a first job. A seniority label also doesn't establish whether an employer accepts applicants with no relevant experience.
Why the work-arrangement figures need caution
The original entry-group breakdown was 26 remote, 74 hybrid and 218 described as on-site. The saved script counted any arrangement other than remote or hybrid in the last bucket, including missing or unrecognized values.
We therefore cannot describe all 218 as confirmed on-site jobs. The retained breakdown is 26 remote-labeled records, 74 hybrid-labeled records, and 218 other or unspecified arrangements in the original calculation. It does not establish that 69% of entry opportunities required on-site work.
Even a remote label is only a starting point. Check the employer's eligible countries or states, work authorization, time-zone expectations, shifts and travel requirements. The August counts say nothing about whether those jobs remain open.
Salary and specialty conclusions withdrawn
The earlier version presented an entry “median posted band” of $75,000 to $106,300 and compared it with an all-board band. The saved method collected valid minimum and maximum salary values separately and accepted a record when either bound was available. The two medians could therefore describe different sets of listings. A reported sample of 27 does not establish 27 complete, comparable salary ranges.
We have withdrawn those salary benchmarks and the specialty-level pay conclusions. The saved summaries and method do not let us reproduce the original row-level sample or verify its location mix and source values. We have also removed the comparison with an all-level national wage figure; it did not validate this entry-group sample.
The original title-group table reported 51 SOC/cyber operations, 50 security analyst, 22 security engineer, 18 GRC/risk/compliance, two application security, one penetration testing/red team and 174 other records. Those figures add to 318, but a title-matching rule is not a review of the work in every posting. It can miss relevant roles or put mixed responsibilities into one category.
We have withdrawn the career rankings drawn from those buckets. They do not show that a specialty is unavailable to beginners or that another offers an easier route. The original charts have been removed so the disputed labels and conclusions are not repeated visually.
Use employer requirements to plan your search
For each opening you're considering, write down the minimum experience, essential skills, eligible location and evidence you can offer. Separate required qualifications from preferences. If the title says “junior” but the description asks for several years of specific work, use the description to assess the fit.
- Confirm that the employer's own posting is still available before preparing an application.
- Read the responsibilities as well as the title. Similar titles can describe different work.
- For advertised pay, check currency, pay period, location, employment type and whether the figures refer to base pay or total compensation.
- Keep internships, apprenticeships and permanent entry roles distinct; eligibility and training arrangements can differ.
Our guide to getting into cybersecurity can help you connect those requirements to a preparation plan. Use the annotated resume examples to describe the evidence you already have.
This correction preserves the original August publication date and historical figures where clearly labeled. It does not replace them with a new October inventory count. For current opportunities, return to the cybersecurity jobs list.
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