Cybersecurity skills gaps

Statistics report on cybersecurity skills gaps

Cybersecurity skills gaps

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about cybersecurity skills gaps worldwide. It starts with an overview of the information security market, before diving into cybersecurity budget and investment priorities for 2024. The report also provides key insights about the state of the global cybersecurity workforce and focuses on the most important cybersecurity skills gaps, reasons for staff shortages, as well as challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals. Additionally, it provides an overview of recent layoffs and cutbacks in the tech sector. Last but not least, the report concludes with possible measures to mitigate staff shortages and the most needed skills in the future for artificial intelligence in cybersecurity.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Total revenue global information security market 2011-2024
  • Premium Statistic Total spending on global information security market 2017-2024, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Global IT security spending growth 2024, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Expectations for IT budget increases worldwide 2023, by sector

Budgets & priorities

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  • Premium Statistic Main spending priorities for cyber resilience 2023, by priority level
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity investment priorities for business leaders worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global board members on cybersecurity budget increase 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Share of companies with proper cybersecurity investments 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity budget changes for companies worldwide 2024

Cybersecurity workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of cybersecurity professionals worldwide 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Main observations regarding the state of cybersecurity work worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Diversity among cybersecurity teams in selected countries 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Companies' cybersecurity staffing worldwide 2023 vs. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Cybersecurity workforce gap worldwide 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Cybersecurity gap assessment worldwide 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Factors determining qualification for a cybersecurity job worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Reasons why professionals worldwide originally entered the cybersecurity sector 2023

Skills gaps

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  • Premium Statistic Top skills sought in cybersecurity professionals by hiring managers worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Soft skills needed by security professionals worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Top cybersecurity skills worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Skill gaps among cybersecurity personnel worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Most in-demand technical cybersecurity skills worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Cybersecurity areas where professional training is most needed 2024, by career stage
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for skills gaps among cybersecurity teams worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Skills gaps among recent university graduates worldwide 2023 vs. 2024

Other challenges

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  • Premium Statistic Leading challenges for cybersecurity professionals worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Cyber risk assessment challenges worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Reasons why companies worldwide are facing a shortage of cybersecurity staff 2024
  • Premium Statistic Factors for resigning from cybersecurity job worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Time to fill a cybersecurity position in companies worldwide by level 2024
  • Premium Statistic Readiness of cybersecurity graduates for work worldwide in 2024
  • Premium Statistic Challenges in building cybersecurity skills in the United States 2023

Tech layoffs

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  • Premium Statistic Tech layoffs worldwide 2020-2024, by quarter
  • Premium Statistic Share of organizations that experienced layoffs in cyber in selected countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Excepted cybersecurity cutbacks in selected industries worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Cutbacks in cybersecurity teams worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Impact of cutbacks on cybersecurity organizations worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Impact of cutbacks on cybersecurity staff and teams worldwide 2023

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Measures taken by global companies to mitigate cybersecurity staff shortages 2023
  • Premium Statistic Future hiring demand in cybersecurity worldwide by job type 2024
  • Premium Statistic Most needed skills and training for AI in cybersecurity 2023

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