Information Security Analyst Workforce Grows 8 Percent in First Quarter
The number of information security analysts in the United States grew by 8 percent in the first three months of 2016, reaching a record 78,300, according to Information Security Media Group’s analysis of U.S. government employment data.
At the same time, the size of the information technology workforce – including occupations with IT security responsibilities such as network and computer administrators and computer systems analysts – inched ahead by 1.7 percent in the first quarter to nearly 5 million, also a record.
Over the past four quarters, the size of the information security analyst workforce increased by nearly 14 percent. During the same period, the IT workforce rose by 2.2 percent.
IT Workforce
Here is the size of the IT workforce during the first quarter of 2016 for each of the computer-related occupations the BLS tracks:
Computer and information systems managers: 655,300
Computer and information research scientists: 22,800
Computer systems analysts: 551,800
Information security analysts: 78,300
Computer programmers: 498,300
Software developers: 1,437,300
Web developers: 205,500
Computer support specialists: 520,000
Database administrators: 91,800
Network and computer systems administrators: 225,000
Computer network architects : 113,500
Computer occupations, all other: 588,000
TOTAL: 4,987,600
Source: ISMG analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data
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SOURCE: Bank Info Security
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