Cybersecurity Analyst vs QA Software Tester
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Cybersecurity Analyst
$136,500 typical, a year
Most Cybersecurity Analysts earn $110,000 to $162,000 a year.
From 1,301 postings that list pay
2,945 open jobs now
QA Software Tester
$121,000 typical, a year
Most QA Software Testers earn $102,500 to $145,100 a year.
From 446 postings that list pay
1,451 open jobs now
Cybersecurity Analysts typically earn about $15,500 more a year than QA Software Testers.
What each one does
Cybersecurity Analyst
- Monitor security systems and alerts to identify suspicious behavior and potential threats.
- Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents and security events.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and scans to identify security weaknesses.
- Remediate security vulnerabilities and apply necessary patches.
- Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to implement security controls.
- Document security incidents, investigations, and response actions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
QA Software Tester
- Develop and maintain automated tests for software applications.
- Execute functional and regression testing on software products.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with developers and product teams to identify issues.
- Document test results and track defects through resolution.
- Analyze requirements to design test plans and test cases.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Cybersecurity Analyst
More common in Cybersecurity Analyst postings
- Cybersecurity 5 in 10 postings
- CISSP 4 in 10 postings
- NIST 3 in 10 postings
- Vulnerability Management 3 in 10 postings
- SIEM 3 in 10 postings
- Risk Management 3 in 10 postings
- Incident Management 2 in 10 postings
- Information Security 2 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Security & Compliance 2 in 10 postings
QA Software Tester
More common in QA Software Tester postings
- Test Automation 6 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 5 in 10 postings
- Selenium 4 in 10 postings
- Test Planning 4 in 10 postings
- Software Testing 4 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 4 in 10 postings
- Python 3 in 10 postings
- Jira 3 in 10 postings
- Agile 3 in 10 postings
- Regression Testing 3 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Cybersecurity Analyst
Security Operation Center (SOC) Analyst II
System HighPay not stated Colorado Springs, CO 80912SIEMActive DirectoryIncident ManagementDHCPFirewalls +14Cybersecurity Analyst
Boeing$87k - $155k/yrstated AL- HuntsvilleVulnerability ManagementAuditingScrumRisk ManagementCybersecurity +2
QA Software Tester
QA Automation Engineer II
7-ElevenPay not stated Irving, TX, USAJiraTest AutomationRegression TestingTest PlanningSoftware Testing +2- $91,619 - $134,375/yrstated United States - Shakopee, MN (GHQ) HybridJiraCI/CDC#PowerShellGit +14
Software System Tester
DEKA Research & DevelopmentPay not stated Mancheser, NH OnsiteSoftware TestingAndroid Debug BridgeIntegration TestingTest PlanningDefect Tracking +12
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