Industry-wide intelligence engine tracking skill inflation across all cybersecurity domains — powered by real job listings, updated automatically.
Scores measure industry-wide requirement trends from public job data. No editorial judgement is made about any individual employer.
🔴 HIGH INFLATION — Global score 3.32, above the 3.0 threshold. 60% of all listings flagged for requirement signals.
| Metric | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| 📈 Global Skill Inflation Score | 3.32 | 🔴 High — above threshold |
| 📅 Avg Years Required | 4.2 yrs | 🔴 Rising across all domains |
| 🧠 Avg Certifications Demanded | 3.0 | 🟡 Cert creep industry-wide |
| 🛠️ Avg Tools Required | 2.4 | 🔴 High tool complexity |
| 60% | 🔴 Majority of listings flagged | |
| 💰 Avg Salary (USD) | ~$58,627 | 🟡 Varies significantly by market |
| 💼 Total Jobs Analyzed | 76 | ✅ 10 domains · 6 countries |
| Domain | Avg Years | Avg Certs | Score | Signal | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Security | 6.0 | 3.0 | 🔴 4.65 | every listing flagged; 4.5 avg tools per listing | 2 |
| DFIR | 4.5 | 4.0 | 🔴 4.35 | every listing flagged; 4.0 avg certs — above market norm | 2 |
| Data Privacy | 5.0 | 5.0 | 🔴 4.25 | $39,000 avg vs 5+ yrs — below market; 5.0 certs avg — extreme stacking | 2 |
| IAM | 4.8 | 2.2 | 🔴 3.57 | 5 yrs + 2.2 certs now baseline | 10 |
| OT/ICS Security | 4.7 | 3.0 | 🔴 3.37 | $49,500 avg vs 5+ yrs — below market | 3 |
| Cloud Security | 3.9 | 3.4 | 🔴 3.35 | 4 yrs + 3.4 certs now baseline | 8 |
| AppSec | 4.2 | 2.5 | 🔴 3.20 | 4 yrs + 2.5 certs now baseline | 8 |
| SOC | 3.8 | 2.7 | 🔴 3.03 | 4 yrs + 2.7 certs now baseline | 12 |
| GRC | 4.0 | 3.1 | 🟡 2.91 | $51,812 avg vs 4+ yrs — below market | 17 |
| Penetration Testing | 3.8 | 2.1 | 🟡 2.88 | most balanced — 4 yrs avg, 2.1 certs | 12 |
Domains in the top-left (high salary, low score) represent better market value. Bottom-right (low salary, high score) indicates high requirement pressure relative to compensation.
| Flag | Triggered When |
|---|---|
EXPERIENCE_INFLATION |
Junior title + 5+ years demanded |
CERT_OVERLOAD |
5+ certifications in one posting |
TOOL_STACK_ABUSE |
4+ tools demanded simultaneously |
UNDERPAID_EXPERIENCED |
3+ yrs required + salary < $30K USD |
SENIOR_EXPLOITATION |
8+ yrs + 3+ certs + 2+ tools |
| Month | Avg Years | Avg Certs | Avg Tools | Skill Score | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 4.15 | 2.59 | 2.37 | 3.14 | 41 |
| 2026-03 | 4.20 | 3.03 | 2.43 | 3.32 | 35 |
The Cybersecurity Skill Inflation Index measures whether employers across cybersecurity domains are raising job requirements faster than compensation — a structural market trend that affects career planning, hiring, and salary benchmarking.
Domains Tracked:
| Domain | Focus |
|---|---|
| 🔵 GRC | Governance, Risk, Compliance, Audit |
| 🔴 SOC | Threat Detection, Incident Response, SIEM |
| 🟠 Penetration Testing | Offensive Security, Red Team, Vulnerability Assessment |
| 🩵 Cloud Security | AWS/Azure/GCP Security, DevSecOps, CSPM |
| 🟣 AppSec | Secure SDLC, SAST/DAST, Code Review |
| 🟢 IAM | Identity Governance, PAM, SSO, Zero Trust |
| 🔶 Network Security | Firewall, IDS/IPS, SASE, Network Architecture |
| 🟤 DFIR | Digital Forensics, Malware Analysis, Incident Response |
| ⚫ OT/ICS Security | SCADA, Industrial Control Systems, Critical Infrastructure |
| 🩷 Data Privacy | GDPR, DPDP Act, DLP, Data Governance |
Scoring Formula:
Skill_Score = (Avg_Years × 0.4) + (Avg_Certs × 0.3) + (Avg_Tools × 0.3)
| Score | Signal |
|---|---|
< 2.0 |
🟢 Healthy market |
2.0 – 3.0 |
🟡 Moderate inflation |
> 3.0 |
🔴 High inflation — requirements rising faster than value |
data/raw/YYYY-MM/*.txt
↓ extract_metrics.py
→ Domain auto-classifier (6 domains)
→ Seniority classifier (Junior / Mid / Senior)
→ Salary normalizer (→ USD)
→ Country extractor (20+ markets)
→ Requirement signal detector (5 flags)
↓ calculate_index.py
→ Global index
→ Domain index (per-domain scores)
→ Country index (per-market scores)
↓ generate_report.py
→ 12 charts (dark theme, auto-generated)
→ README badges auto-updated
→ Monthly report committed
↓ GitHub Actions (daily 6am UTC)
Cybersecurity-Skill-Inflation-Index/
├── data/
│ ├── raw/YYYY-MM/ ← Job listings (auto-collected + manual)
│ └── processed/
│ ├── YYYY-MM.csv ← Per-job metrics
│ ├── monthly_index.csv ← Global scores over time
│ ├── domain_index.csv ← Per-domain scores over time
│ └── country_index.csv ← Per-country scores over time
├── reports/ ← 12 auto-generated charts + monthly report
├── scripts/
│ ├── collect.py ← Multi-source job collector (Adzuna, JSearch, Remotive, Arbeitnow)
│ ├── extract_metrics.py ← Domain-aware extraction engine
│ ├── calculate_index.py ← Global + domain + country scoring
│ └── generate_report.py ← 12-chart report generator
├── requirements.txt
└── .github/workflows/csii.yml ← Daily automation
Title: SOC Analyst Level 2
Company: Company Name
Location: City, Country
Salary: USD 90,000 annually
Domain: SOC
Source: Adzuna
Collected: 2026-02-24
Job Description:
Full text here.
Supported domains: GRC · SOC · Penetration Testing · Cloud Security · AppSec · IAM · Network Security · DFIR · OT/ICS Security · Data Privacy
- 6-domain tracking engine
- Domain auto-classifier
- Seniority classifier (Junior / Mid / Senior)
- Salary normalizer (→ USD, multi-currency)
- Country segmentation (20+ markets)
- Requirement signal detector (5 flags)
- 12 automated dark-theme charts
- README badge auto-update
- Daily automated collection (Adzuna + JSearch + Remotive + Arbeitnow)
- 6-month trend forecast model
- GitHub Pages live dashboard
- Domain-specific cert ROI scoring
Built by Regan Temudo · Tracking the cybersecurity job market · Auto-updated daily via GitHub Actions