Leading the Way in Cyber Security Skills
The cyber security industry is suffering from a serious shortage of skilled professionals, calculated to be in excess of 4 million worlwide in 2020 with a 1.8 shortfall in the US alone, prompting a major effort on the part of leading US technology businesses to invest heavily in skills training
Now the identification verification firm Veriff has analysed the global cyber security workforce to reveal the top 10 leading nations, as well as the companies leading in recruitment and the most in-demand cyber security job roles.
Countries With The Largest Cyber Security Workforce
The United States has the biggest cyber security workforce in the world at 879,000, followed by Brazil, Mexico and the UK
Rank Country Workforce Size (000)
1 United States 879.1
2 Brazil 626.7
3 Mexico 421.8
4 United Kingdom 365.8
5 South Korea 232.3
6 Japan 226.3
7 Germany 175.2
8 Spain 122.3
9 France 118.3
10 Australia 108.9
Other key points include:
- Jobs in engineering and sales are the most sought after, making up nearly half of the total job openings, featuring roles such as software engineer and sales engineer.
- Over a quarter of the total job openings fall under the Engineering department, with the top job opening being Senior Software Engineer.
- 70% of the top 10 cyber security companies leading the way in recruitment are based in the United States, 20% are UK-based
- Learning skills in software is a great way to get into a cybersecurity job, with 30% of the department’s top jobs being software-based.
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