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title: "CyberSN: US cybersecurity job postings fell 26.4% YoY to a four-year low of ~236K roles from January to September; AI security engineer demand soared by 200%+ (Kevin Townsend/SecurityWeek)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/cybersn-us-cybersecurity-job-postings-fell-26-4-yoy-to-a-four-year-low-8688b302
published: 2026-10-19T08:00:46.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
---

# CyberSN: US cybersecurity job postings fell 26.4% YoY to a four-year low of \~236K roles from January to September; AI security engineer demand soared by 200%+ (Kevin Townsend/SecurityWeek)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-19 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/cybersn-us-cybersecurity-job-postings-fell-26-4-yoy-to-a-four-year-low-8688b302

Kevin Townsend / SecurityWeek : CyberSN: US cybersecurity job postings fell 26.4% YoY to a four-year low of \~236K roles from January to September; AI security engineer demand soared by 200%+ — CyberSN's Cybersecurity Jobs Report provides visibility into the US cybersecurity job market. It's a mixed bag.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261019/p7#a261019p7)

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