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cyber security specialist

Learned from 15 real résumés for this role.

Across 15 real U.S. résumés for a cyber security specialist, the most distinctive skills are Automation Development, Proxy Servers and Iis Servers — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Automation Development
40% have it · 3243.2× vs average
Proxy Servers
40% have it · 2993.7× vs average
Iis Servers
20% have it · 3243.2× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

automation development
3243.2×
40% · N=6
proxy servers
2993.7×
40% · N=6
iis servers
3243.2×
20% · N=3
wireless access
1621.6×
40% · N=6
asset reconciliation
2162.1×
20% · N=3
netcool
1621.6×
20% · N=3
malware prevention
1621.6×
20% · N=3
device deployment
1621.6×
20% · N=3
agile implementation
1621.6×
20% · N=3
system deployment
1144.7×
40% · N=6
mobile support
1496.8×
20% · N=3
hp proliant
1297.3×
20% · N=3
server 2003
1024.2×
20% · N=3
ghosting
1024.2×
20% · N=3
network printing
926.6×
20% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

cyber security analyst33% · N=3consultant33% · N=3aircraft carrier cyber program analyst33% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

network security analyst7% · N=6cyber security analyst2% · N=3cyber security technician33% · N=3it administrator2% · N=3senior network security engineer11% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Cyber Security Specialist need?

In 15 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Automation Development (40% have it), Proxy Servers (40% have it), Iis Servers (20% have it), Wireless Access (40% have it), Asset Reconciliation (20% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Cyber Security Specialist roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Cyber Security Analyst (33% of moves, N=3), Consultant (33% of moves, N=3), Aircraft Carrier Cyber Program Analyst (33% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Cyber Security Specialist?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Network Security Analyst (7% of arrivals, N=6), Cyber Security Analyst (2% of arrivals, N=3), Cyber Security Technician (33% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Cyber Security Specialist salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 15 of them are Cyber Security Specialist résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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