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it security analyst/ assessor

Learned from 15 real résumés for this role.

Across 15 real U.S. résumés for a it security analyst/ assessor, the most distinctive skills are Sars, Federal Information Security Management Act (Fisma) and Nist Special Publications — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Sars
40% have it · 4324.2× vs average
Federal Information Security Management Act (Fisma)
40% have it · 2594.5× vs average
Nist Special Publications
60% have it · 1945.9× 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.

sars
4324.2×
40% · N=6
nist special publications
1945.9×
60% · N=9
computer network defense
1081.1×
60% · N=9
poa&ms
926.6×
40% · N=6
security guidelines
1216.2×
20% · N=3
security engineering
525.9×
60% · N=9
it security policies
564.0×
40% · N=6
nist sp 800-53a
347.5×
60% · N=9
r2
381.6×
20% · N=3
security standards
282.0×
20% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Not enough dated career history yet to show real next moves for this role.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Not enough dated career history yet to show feeder roles.

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Common questions

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

What skills does a It Security Analyst/ Assessor need?

In 15 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Sars (40% have it), Federal Information Security Management Act (Fisma) (40% have it), Nist Special Publications (60% have it), Nessus Vulnerability And Compliance Scans (40% have it), Computer Network Defense (60% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in It Security Analyst/ Assessor roles move on to next?

Not enough dated career history exists yet for this role to show real next moves, so we say so rather than invent a path.

What roles lead into It Security Analyst/ Assessor?

Not enough dated career history exists yet to show which roles feed into this one, so we show an honest empty state.

Does this page show It Security Analyst/ Assessor 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 It Security Analyst/ Assessor 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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