Cybersecurity Skills
Cybersecurity professionals should be well-versed in computer systems and networks and should have the ability to solve problems and communicate solutions despite the wide variance in job responsibilities across different cybersecurity roles in different industries, studies have shown that specific skills are universally essential for cybersecurity professionals. A recent study from labor market analytics firm Burning Glass showed that application development security and cloud security skills were the most in-demand for cybersecurity professionals, with five-year projected growth rates of 164 and 115 percent respectively. Those skills were also lucrative, each with a $12,000-15,000 average salary premium. With a 60 percent expected growth rate and a $13,000 cybersecurity analyst salary premium, risk management skills were next. Cybersecurity Technical Skills Networking Understanding how computers connect and interact with each other is a key skill to succeed in cybersecurity...