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Soft skills needed by security professionals worldwide 2022

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Justina Alexandra Sava,
Jul 29, 2022
When asked which soft skills their company required the most, 57 percent of respondents first listed communications skills, such as listening and speaking. Only 16 percent of respondents selected honesty as one of the top soft skills that security professionals should have in 2022.

Most important soft skills needed by security professionals in companies worldwide in 2022

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Release date

March 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q4 2021

Number of respondents

2,031 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

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Statistics on IT skills

Overview

5

Segment: Most popular tech skills

8

Segment: Software skills

6

Segment: Cybersecurity skills

5

Segment: Demanded IT skills from recruiters' perspective

4

Special focus: IT skills in the United States

4

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