Despite a recession and budget and staff cuts across industries, cybersecurity talent remains in high demand.
In welcome contrast to the job uncertainty and layoffs dominating other areas of tech, demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow, with Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2023 providing a useful roadmap. Looking at the top 100 cybersecurity companies’ Glassdoor scores provides additional insight for job-seeking cybersecurity professionals.
Despite adding more than 464,000 new workers in the last year, the cybersecurity workforce gap is growing twice as fast as hiring, with a 26.2% increase last year, according to the (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. The study estimates the global cybersecurity workforce at 4.7 million, the highest on record. (ISC)2 further reports that organizations are trying to fill a worldwide gap of 3.4 million cybersecurity workers.
“As a result of geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic instability, alongside high-profile data breaches and growing physical security challenges, there is a greater focus on cybersecurity and increasing demand for professionals within the field,” said Clar Rosso, (ISC)2 CEO.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Information Security Analyst’s Outlook predicts that cybersecurity jobs will grow 35% through 2031, more than eight times faster than the national average job growth of 4%.
Today, Glassdoor announced the winners of its 15th annual Employees’ Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work 2023 across the U.S. and four other countries.
Differentiated from many other workplace awards, these are based on the input of employees who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback on Glassdoor by completing a company review about their job, work environment and employer over the past year. Winners are then determined using Glassdoor’s proprietary algorithm, led by the company’s economic research team, and are based upon reviews and ratings employees shared during the past year.
Tech companies dominate the 100 companies included on Best Places to Work 2023, comprising 41% of the list.
