Top skills for Security Analyst jobs

Based on 128 active Security Analyst postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Security Analyst postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Cybersecurity39%
  • Information Security35%
  • Computer Science29%
  • Automation28%
  • Remediation25%
  • Scripting21%
  • Linux20%
  • Innovation19%
  • Vulnerability Management19%
  • Cloud Security17%
  • Firewalls16%
  • Mitigation13%
  • Intrusion Detection12%
  • Log Analysis12%
  • Telemetry12%
  • Use Cases12%
  • Consulting11%
  • Network Traffic11%
  • Computing9%
  • Data Protection9%
  • Networks9%
  • Hiring Process8%
  • Malware8%
  • Malware Analysis8%
  • Network Protocols8%

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