Cybersecurity Analyst vs Software 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
Software Engineer
$172,500 typical, a year
Most Software Engineers earn $141,900 to $207,500 a year.
From 10,599 postings that list pay
22,254 open jobs now
Software Engineers typically earn about $36,000 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
Software Engineer
- Design and develop software applications using programming languages and frameworks.
- Write and maintain code to ensure functionality, security, and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver solutions.
- Test and debug software to identify and fix defects in development and production.
- Deploy and maintain applications in cloud environments or production systems.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment processes.
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
Software Engineer
More common in Software Engineer postings
- Python 4 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- C++ 2 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 2 in 10 postings
- AWS 2 in 10 postings
- Software Development 2 in 10 postings
- TypeScript 2 in 10 postings
- Java 2 in 10 postings
- React 2 in 10 postings
- Code Review 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
Software Engineer
- $295,250 - $345,040/yrstated San Mateo, CA, United StatesTypeScriptReactJavaPythonC# +4
Software Senior Principal Engineer
Dell EMC$200k - $275k/yrstated Round Rock, TX, United States OnsiteKubernetesDistributed SystemsAWSDesign ReviewsSenior Developer, IT ERP
CECO EnvironmentalPay not stated Addison, TX, USSQLSystem IntegrationAzureEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Microsoft Dynamics 365 +3
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