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Cyber Security Manager / Administrator

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Cyber Security Manager or Administrator monitors, controls, and maintains systems that protect the security of large databases, including databases with customer information and patient files. Manages and administers the examination of client computer systems, identification of weak points in security, development and implementation of new systems, and monitoring and response to security issues.

Job Outlook

There were 1271 Cyber Security Manager / Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 40712 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Cyber / Information Security Engineer / Analyst industry, which includes the Cyber Security Manager / Administrator career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Cyber Security Manager / Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $131,254.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $138,412.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Cyber Security Manager / Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $110,619.

Education and Experience

Posted Cyber Security Manager / Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree71.44%
Master's Degree25.74%
Doctoral Degree2.19%
Other6.28%

Posted Cyber Security Manager / Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years5.67%
3 to 5 years35.72%
6 to 8 years28.33%
9+ years30.28%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Cyber Security Manager / Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Management (58.76%)
  • Communication (53.38%)
  • Leadership (50.93%)
  • Operations (34.55%)
  • Information Technology (29.76%)
  • Problem Solving (26.19%)
  • Planning (22.1%)
  • Governance (19.89%)
  • Security Policies (19.8%)
  • Coordinating (15.44%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Security Tools (9.47%)
  • Security Strategies (7.55%)
  • Vulnerability (0.03%)
  • Vulnerability Management (19.2%)
  • Security Awareness (7.26%)
  • Security Information And Event Management (SIEM) (12.34%)
  • Risk Management (26.68%)
  • Project Management (26.33%)
  • ISO/IEC 27001 (13.29%)
  • Identity And Access Management (16.05%)
  • Security Engineering (8.6%)
  • Incident Response (22.98%)
  • Cyber Security (62.97%)
  • Computer Science (39.11%)
  • Cloud Security (14.06%)
  • Penetration Testing (8.24%)
  • Application Security (9.04%)
  • Auditing (35.56%)
  • IT Security Architecture (10.42%)
  • Cyber Risk (9.75%)
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (12.76%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Security Solutions (9.68%)
  • Industry Standards (9.61%)
  • IT Security (13.82%)
  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (8.23%)
  • Scripting (7.16%)
  • Mitigation (12.43%)
  • Authorization (Computing) (7.92%)
  • Security Systems (7.41%)
  • Stakeholder Management (2.78%)
  • Security Management (8.39%)
  • Security Requirements Analysis (11.9%)
  • Risk Analysis (21.52%)
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (7.73%)
  • Network Security (14.27%)
  • Internal Auditing (5.12%)
  • Incident Management (4.32%)
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (5.78%)
  • Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance (9.02%)
  • Scalability (7.05%)
  • External Auditing (4.16%)
  • Financial Services (4.49%)
  • Firewall (15.12%)
  • Encryption (9.31%)
  • Linux (8.11%)
  • Operating Systems (10.26%)
  • Information Privacy (10.83%)
  • Regulatory Compliance (8.06%)
  • Information Systems (16.82%)
  • Continuous Improvement Process (12.02%)
  • Security Controls (18.67%)
  • Authentications (7.49%)
  • Automation (15.58%)
  • Microsoft Azure (16.34%)
  • Amazon Web Services (15.57%)
  • Data Analysis (6.24%)
  • Active Directory (7.24%)
  • Agile Methodology (11.19%)
  • Access Controls (11.15%)
  • IT Infrastructure (6.99%)
  • Risk Mitigation (7.49%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

  • Security Risk Management (3.95%)
  • Security Risk (6.57%)
  • Security Governance (2.13%)
  • Product Security (3.06%)
  • Privileged Access Management (3.51%)
  • Nessus (3.35%)
  • Vulnerability Assessments (8.09%)
  • Threat Modeling (3.57%)
  • Security Administration (4.24%)
  • Security Technology (2.92%)
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) (3.19%)
  • Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (6.67%)
  • Vulnerability Scanning (6.03%)
  • Intrusion Detection And Prevention (6.52%)
  • Cyber Security Standards (2.41%)
  • IT Risk Management (2.19%)
  • Information Security Management (2.38%)
  • Enterprise Security (4.85%)
  • Data Loss Prevention (2.85%)
  • Control Objectives For Information And Related Technology (COBIT) (3.38%)
  • Information Systems Security (6.89%)
  • Assessment And Authorization (3.51%)
  • Cyber Threat Hunting (3.07%)
  • NIST 800-53 (6.55%)
  • Cyber Security Policies (4.88%)
  • NIST 800 (4.51%)
  • Endpoint Security (6.75%)
  • Threat Detection (4.18%)
  • Cyber Security Strategy (4.82%)
  • Endpoint Detection And Response (5.35%)
  • Cyber Security Management (4.15%)
  • Cyber Governance (2.78%)
  • Cyber Operations (4.8%)
  • IdentityIQ (2.96%)
  • Plan Of Action And Milestones (POA&M) (4.63%)
  • CyberArk (3.06%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

  • Cyber Security Management (6.23%)
  • Security Tools (14.22%)
  • Cyber Governance (4.18%)
  • Security Risk Management (5.93%)
  • Cyber Security Strategy (7.24%)
  • Endpoint Detection And Response (8.03%)
  • Security Governance (3.2%)
  • Cyber Threat Hunting (4.62%)
  • Cyber Risk (14.65%)
  • Security Risk (9.87%)
  • Penetration Testing (12.37%)
  • Cloud Security (21.11%)
  • Control Objectives For Information And Related Technology (COBIT) (5.07%)
  • Incident Response (34.51%)
  • Information Security Management (3.58%)
  • ISO/IEC 27001 (19.96%)
  • Risk Management (40.07%)
  • Security Awareness (10.91%)
  • Vulnerability Management (28.83%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Cyber Security Manager / Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Cybersecurity Manager
  • Information Security Manager
  • Director of Cyber Security
  • Information Systems Security Officer
  • Identity and Access Management Manager
  • Cybersecurity Project Manager
  • Cybersecurity Program Manager
  • Security Administrator
  • Security Program Manager
  • Information Systems Security Manager

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Cyber Security Manager / Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • Deloitte (1483)
  • Marriott International (922)
  • Accenture (805)
  • Amazon (721)
  • Ernst & Young (719)
  • Johnson & Johnson (562)
  • Capital One (495)
  • Veralto (438)
  • Lumen Technologies (432)
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (370)

North Carolina

  • Truist Financial (110)
  • Deloitte (53)
  • Wells Fargo (43)
  • Accenture (33)
  • AT&T (32)
  • First Citizens Bank (28)
  • TD Bank (25)
  • Marriott International (17)
  • Lenovo (13)
  • Cisco (13)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.