information assurance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-01, information assurance appears in 181 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Cybersecurity Specialist has the most postings mentioning information assurance.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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Frequently asked questions about information assurance
+Is information assurance in demand in 2026?
Yes. information assurance appears in 181 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. Cybersecurity Specialist accounts for the most postings mentioning information assurance (11.6% of all postings mentioning information assurance).
+What jobs require information assurance?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning information assurance are IT Cybersecurity Specialist (15.2% of that role’s postings mention information assurance), IT Security Specialist (13.2% of that role’s postings mention information assurance), Information Technology Specialist (9.1% of that role’s postings mention information assurance).
+What skills are commonly paired with information assurance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-01), information assurance most often appears alongside cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Risk Management, information security, Python.
+Where is information assurance most in demand?
As of 2026-10-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring information assurance are Arlington, Woburn, Linthicum, Washington, Baltimore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new information assurance content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning information assurance alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new information assurance content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after information assurance?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring information assurance — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around information assurance
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before information assurance
Skills after information assurance
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.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: deployment | 2 |
| Before: automated classroom material | 1 |
| Before: real-time data | 1 |
| Before: managed services | 1 |
| Before: operations security | 1 |
| Before: ServiceNow | 1 |
| Before: firmware | 1 |
| Before: Electronic Warfare | 1 |
| After: Network Infrastructure | 1 |
| After: DODIN operations | 1 |
| After: cyber threats | 1 |
| After: security policy baselining | 1 |
| After: Data Science | 1 |
| After: testing and evaluation | 1 |
| After: program management | 1 |
| After: Grafana | 1 |
Roles most likely to require information assurance
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| IT Cybersecurity Specialist | 5 | 15.2% |
| IT Security Specialist | 5 | 13.2% |
| Information Technology Specialist | 3 | 9.1% |
| Cybersecurity Specialist | 21 | 9.1% |
| IT Specialist | 6 | 9.0% |
| Information Systems Security Engineer | 4 | 7.5% |
| Cybersecurity Manager | 4 | 5.9% |
| Information Security Architect | 1 | 4.3% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 8 | 3.8% |
| Information Security Specialist | 3 | 3.6% |
Roles with the most information assurance postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Specialist | 21 | 11.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 11 | 6.1% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 8 | 4.4% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 7 | 3.9% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 6 | 3.3% |
| IT Specialist | 6 | 3.3% |
| IT Cybersecurity Specialist | 5 | 2.8% |
| IT Security Specialist | 5 | 2.8% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 2.8% |
| Cybersecurity Manager | 4 | 2.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring information assurance
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) | 9 |
| Globalpr | 8 |
| Air National Guard Units | 7 |
| Army National Guard | 7 |
| Bah | 7 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 6 |
| CACI | 5 |
| ProSidian Consulting | 5 |
| Twosixtechnologies | 5 |
| Fearless | 4 |
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 for information assurance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 7 | 3.9% |
| Woburn | 7 | 3.9% |
| Linthicum | 5 | 2.8% |
| Washington | 5 | 2.8% |
| Baltimore | 4 | 2.2% |
| Chantilly | 4 | 2.2% |
| Fort Meade | 4 | 2.2% |
| Huntsville | 4 | 2.2% |
| Norfolk | 4 | 2.2% |
Skills commonly paired with information assurance
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Explore related pages
- IT Cybersecurity Specialist
- IT Security Specialist
- Information Technology Specialist
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- IT Specialist
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- Cybersecurity Manager
- Information Security Architect
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- Risk Management
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning information assurance by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s information assurance postings by all information assurance postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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