Skill gaps among cybersecurity personnel worldwide 2023

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Alexandra Borgeaud,
Jan 5, 2024
Soft skills such as communication, flexibility and leadership were considered to be the biggest skill gap among cybersecurity professionals in 2023. By contrast, only ten percent of respondents stated computing devices skill as disparity.

Biggest skill gaps among cybersecurity professionals in 2023

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Release date

October 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q2 2023

Number of respondents

2,178 respondents

Special properties

cybersecurity professionals who hold the ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification or have registered information security job titles

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What are the biggest skill gaps you see in today’s cybersecurity professionals?"

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Overview

5

Segment: Most popular tech skills

8

Segment: Software skills

7

Segment: Cybersecurity skills

5

Segment: Demanded IT skills from recruiters' perspective

5

Special focus: IT skills & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

4

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