Information Security Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 84 job postings with the title “Information Security Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is information security.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+How many Information Security Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 84 job postings with the title “Information Security Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Information Security Specialist jobs require?
Across Information Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are information security, ISO 27001, incident response, vulnerability management, CISSP.
+Which cities are hiring the most Information Security Specialist?
As of 2026-09-30, Information Security Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Pune, Toronto, Bengaluru, Berlin, Lima.
+Is Information Security Specialist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 84 Information Security Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Information Security Specialist postings is information security, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Information Security Specialist?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Information Security Specialist postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Information Security Specialist
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
41 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Information Security Specialist
Roles after Information Security Specialist
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Information Security Specialist (different employer) | 41 |
| Before: Information Security Analyst | 13 |
| Before: Cyber Security Analyst | 9 |
| Before: Information Security Engineer | 9 |
| Before: Security Analyst | 8 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 7 |
| Before: System Administrator | 6 |
| Before: IT Support Specialist | 6 |
| After: Information Security Specialist (different employer) | 41 |
| After: Information Security Analyst | 19 |
| After: Security Engineer | 11 |
| After: Information Security Engineer | 7 |
| After: Information Security Consultant | 4 |
| After: Cybersecurity Analyst | 4 |
| After: Cyber Security Analyst | 4 |
| After: Information Security Architect | 3 |
Skills most often required for Information Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| information security | 29 | 34.5% |
| ISO 27001 | 16 | 19.0% |
| incident response | 15 | 17.9% |
| vulnerability management | 13 | 15.5% |
| CISSP | 13 | 15.5% |
| Security controls | 13 | 15.5% |
| AWS | 10 | 11.9% |
| Risk Management | 9 | 10.7% |
| CISM | 9 | 10.7% |
| access control | 7 | 8.3% |
| Risk Management Framework (RMF) | 7 | 8.3% |
| SOC 2 | 6 | 7.1% |
| network security | 6 | 7.1% |
| risk assessment | 6 | 7.1% |
| cybersecurity | 6 | 7.1% |
Top companies posting Information Security Specialist jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Air National Guard Units | 8 |
| Db | 4 |
| TD | 3 |
| Platacard | 3 |
| Experian | 3 |
| United States Air Force | 2 |
| F337 Deutsche India Private Limited, Pune Branch | 2 |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology | 2 |
| Halcyon | 2 |
| U.S. Department of Education | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Information Security Specialist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 4 | 4.8% |
| Toronto | 3 | 3.6% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 2.4% |
| Berlin | 2 | 2.4% |
| Lima | 2 | 2.4% |
| Tokyo | 2 | 2.4% |
| Aarau | 1 | 1.2% |
| Alexandria | 1 | 1.2% |
| Basel | 1 | 1.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Information Security Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Information Security Specialist
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-30
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