Cybersecurity Analyst vs Security Engineer
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
Security Engineer
$170,000 typical, a year
Most Security Engineers earn $144,300 to $200,000 a year.
From 829 postings that list pay
1,706 open jobs now
Security Engineers typically earn about $33,500 more a year than Cybersecurity Analysts.
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
Security Engineer
- Design and implement security controls, tools, and processes to protect systems and data.
- Monitor systems and networks to detect and respond to security threats and incidents.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle.
- Perform security assessments and penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities in applications.
- Conduct vulnerability scanning and analysis to find and fix security weaknesses.
- Manage identity and access controls to ensure secure authentication and authorization.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Cybersecurity Analyst
Asked for in both
- Cybersecurity 5 in 10 postings
- CISSP 4 in 10 postings
- Vulnerability Management 3 in 10 postings
More common in Cybersecurity Analyst postings
- NIST 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
Security Engineer
Asked for in both
- Cybersecurity 2 in 10 postings
- CISSP 2 in 10 postings
- Vulnerability Management 3 in 10 postings
More common in Security Engineer postings
- Security Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Threat Modeling 3 in 10 postings
- Cloud Security 3 in 10 postings
- AWS 3 in 10 postings
- Python 3 in 10 postings
- Network Security 3 in 10 postings
- Secure Architecture 2 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
Security Engineer
Senior Security Engineer
Fanaticsfbg$128k - $160k/yrstated New York, NY, United States RemoteTerraformBashPatch ManagementEmail SecurityPython +16- Pay not stated Hoover, Alabama, United States of AmericaTerraformAWSPythonJenkinsGit +13
- $127k - $142k/yrstated Ashburn, VirginiaSTIGsVulnerability ManagementCISSPCybersecurityRisk Management +6
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