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security control assessor

Learned from 21 real résumés for this role.

Across 21 real U.S. résumés for a security control assessor, the most distinctive skills are Audit Engagements, Iscp and Security Test And Evaluations (St&Es) — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Audit Engagements
29% have it · 1111.9× vs average
Iscp
14% have it · 1544.4× vs average
Security Test And Evaluations (St&Es)
14% have it · 1544.4× 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.

audit engagements
1111.9×
29% · N=6
iscp
1544.4×
14% · N=3
risk assessments (ras)
1158.3×
14% · N=3
sarbanes-oxley 404
1158.3×
14% · N=3
plan of action & milestones
1158.3×
14% · N=3
incident response plan
712.8×
29% · N=6
nist 800-39
926.6×
14% · N=3
audit logs
926.6×
14% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

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

What skills does a Security Control Assessor need?

In 21 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Audit Engagements (29% have it), Iscp (14% have it), Security Test And Evaluations (St&Es) (14% have it), Standard Operating Procedures (Sops) (14% have it), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox 404) (14% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Security Control Assessor roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are It Security Analyst (80% of moves, N=12), Scrum Master (20% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Security Control Assessor?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Information Assurance Analyst (6% of arrivals, N=3), Information System Analyst (20% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Security Control 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. 21 of them are Security Control 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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