Analyst View: How To Manage Info/Cybersec Careers in a Pandemic Recession
summary
Data from 3,700 North American employers shows a 3.5–4 million shortfall in cybersecurity roles and a 37% CAGR in hiring demand 2012–2022, with 3.5–4 million unfilled jobs driving employers to pay outside-salary premiums (average certification premium ~6.6% of base). Employers report 51 high-demand roles they urgently need, recommend 18 certifications and 25 non-certified skills for the next three years, note one-third of job titles saw pandemic pay erosion, and flag AI experience and soft communication skills as must-haves.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:55What we'll cover today
- 8:22With COVID, these disruptors continue to change everything we know about running a business...
- 10:002021 Corporate Spending Priorities
- 14:18Assumption: Cybersecurity/Risk
- 19:04Assumption: Managing the Post-pandemic tech workforce
- 20:55Benchmark Research Demographics Where the data you're about to see comes from
- 21:38Compensation trends: Pandemic Erosion Elect
- 31:25Tech Certification Market Pay Vectors
- 33:46Noncertified Skills: Security Cash Pay Premiums
- 37:11Expanding Definition of Tech Professional
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