Key Influences on the Security Job Market

Influences that shape both the job market as well as workplace dynamics continue to evolve. Unique to the security profession, however, is that many of these key factors will have an increased effect on the security risks that your organization faces in addition to challenging you on a personal level.

Remote and Hybrid Work Models vs. RTO Mandates

Indications are that each of these three will continue to affect work that, by its nature, requires a physical presence. Organizations taking a hard line on requiring employees to return to the office will be faced with even more retention and recruitment challenges. The potential for security risk and compliance vulnerabilities exists for companies unprepared to deal with these issues.

Demographic and Workplace Dynamics

Adults 65 and older remain a growing segment of the workplace. The US Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) predicts these employees are expected to account for 8.6% of the workforce by 2032. If this projection is correct, those numbers will represent a 57% labor force growth over a 10-year period.

It is already common to see security practitioners over the age of 65 who are still fully engaged within the security industry. If this trend continues and the BLS predictions are correct, this suggests that the growth of advancement opportunities for mid-career security professionals may slow without an offsetting increase in the overall growth of the profession

While new companies with emerging security programs will look for senior level leadership…

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