- Report security complaints The architects earn about $ 200,000 and more per year
- The American and northeast companies are paying the best, finds the
- However, many workers believe that there is not enough career progression
Although cybersecurity workers are not satisfied with their employers, they still get high remuneration for their employment, said new research.
A report by Ians Research and Artico Search revealed that security engineers earn an average of $ 191,000, security architects earning an even higher average of $ 206,000.
Research confirms skills specializing in areas such as cloud safety, applications security and threats to order the highest wages.
Cybersecurity continues to pay well
Despite high wages, the report revealed that regional remuneration gaps in the United States, with the West (which houses a considerable part of Big Tech) leading. The northeast follows in second place, the Southeast and the Center of the United States reporting lower wages.
The study also included Canada, which is lagging behind all American regions in terms of total remuneration.
Even with attractive wages, cybersecurity workers continue to be dissatisfied with their employers, with only one in three to recommend their employer. Limited career growth has been highlighted as a main concern, with less than two out of five satisfied with their opportunities for career progress and almost half (45%) frustrated by slow progression. Consequently, three in five cybersecurity professionals are considering a job change.
The two companies also examined the impact of these factors on employers. Organizations with gaps in remuneration, limited career growth and strict return to the office (which have swept the industry in recent months) tend to have problems of acquisition and retention of talent.
“The CISOs that create growth opportunities for their high -performance team members thanks to leadership training, mentoring and skills development have much greater capacity to attract and preserve the best security professionals,” said Steve Martano, member of the teaching room of IANS and partner at Artico Search.
