security governance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, security governance appears in 272 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning security governance.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about security governance
+Is security governance in demand in 2026?
Yes. security governance appears in 272 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning security governance (5.1% of all postings mentioning security governance).
+What jobs require security governance?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning security governance are Business Information Security Officer (30.4% of that role’s postings mention security governance), Head of Information Security (25.0% of that role’s postings mention security governance), Cybersecurity Director (22.2% of that role’s postings mention security governance).
+What skills are commonly paired with security governance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), security governance most often appears alongside Risk Management, information security, incident response, ISO 27001, vulnerability management.
+Where is security governance most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security governance are New York City, Lisbon, London, Bengaluru, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new security governance content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning security governance alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new security governance content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after security governance?
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 security governance — last 90 days
Career paths around security governance
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before security governance
Skills after security governance
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: product issues | 1 |
| Before: spark | 1 |
| Before: Precision targeting | 1 |
| Before: retail analytics | 1 |
| Before: agile Teams | 1 |
| Before: location-based advertising | 1 |
| Before: IT security plans | 1 |
| Before: operational security | 1 |
| After: Identity Governance and Administration | 1 |
| After: IoT devices | 1 |
| After: due diligence | 1 |
| After: risk assessments | 1 |
| After: governance frameworks | 1 |
| After: network programmability | 1 |
| After: AI-driven intelligence | 1 |
| After: cloud infrastructure | 1 |
Roles most likely to require security governance
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Business Information Security Officer | 7 | 30.4% |
| Head of Information Security | 6 | 25.0% |
| Cybersecurity Director | 6 | 22.2% |
| Information Security Officer | 13 | 18.6% |
| Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | 5 | 17.2% |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 9 | 15.0% |
| Cyber Security Architect | 4 | 11.8% |
| Cyber Systems Engineer | 10 | 11.2% |
| Information Security Advisor | 2 | 9.1% |
| Information Security Manager | 8 | 7.1% |
Roles with the most security governance postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 14 | 5.1% |
| Information Security Officer | 13 | 4.8% |
| Security Architect | 13 | 4.8% |
| Cyber Systems Engineer | 10 | 3.7% |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 9 | 3.3% |
| Information Security Analyst | 8 | 2.9% |
| Information Security Manager | 8 | 2.9% |
| Security Analyst | 8 | 2.9% |
| Business Information Security Officer | 7 | 2.6% |
| Solution Architect | 7 | 2.6% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring security governance
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 9 |
| Barclays | 8 |
| Capco | 7 |
| Inetum | 4 |
| Wavestone | 4 |
| Cisco | 4 |
| Jane Street | 3 |
| Allianz | 3 |
| NECSWS | 3 |
| CarGurus | 3 |
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 security governance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 9 | 3.3% |
| Lisbon | 6 | 2.2% |
| London | 6 | 2.2% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 1.8% |
| Boston | 5 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 1.8% |
| Austin | 4 | 1.5% |
| Chicago | 4 | 1.5% |
| Pune | 4 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with security governance
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- Business Information Security Officer
- Head of Information Security
- Cybersecurity Director
- Information Security Officer
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Cyber Security Architect
- Cyber Systems Engineer
- Risk Management
- information security
- incident response
- ISO 27001
- vulnerability management
- security architecture
- Cloud Security
- cybersecurity
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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 security governance by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s security governance postings by all security governance 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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