Cyber Salary Survey 2019 USA Report

According to Beecher Madden, cybersecurity salaries have dramatically increased and talent gap continues to grow. Some key results:

• All salary levels increased particularly the architect role
• Retention is a problem with more than half look and find jobs that pay 10% more compared to 6% for those who stay with current employer
• "those responding feel very positive about the outlook for cybersecurity jobs in 2019"
• Salary ranges for Analyst with 2-5 years experience is $90K-$130K, Architect $120K-$210K, Manager $105K-$210K, Director with 8-12 years experience is $150K-$280K and CISO $180K-$1Million
• San Francisco and New York offer lightly higher rates than Washington based on the study
• Bonus payout ranged from 0-5% receiving 35%, 16-20% receiving 15% and 31-40% receiving 5%
• Other benefits include guaranteed bonus, flexi-working, over 25 PTO days
• 86% of those surveyed expect to move roles -- with 26% able to find new roles in 2 weeks and 11% within 3-6 months
• Typical salary increase resulted in 16%-20% while 6% that stay get 10% increase with current roles
• 59% of candidates would use a specialist recruitment company, followed by industry specific job board 50% and own network 45%, otherwise internal promotion 32%, generic job board 31% and company website 29%

Retention results from: allowing project work outside the day job, ensuring cybersecurity is taken seriously by the business, strong leadership, demonstrate a route for career progression, and ironically also waiting for employees to become fatigued with moving.

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