WorkThe story, in brief
AI skills in cybersecurity job postings doubled as junior hiring stalls
AI skills now required in half of cybersecurity openings. Junior hiring: flat.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
A major profession is rapidly shifting its hiring bar toward AI competency while entry-level pipeline stalls — creating a skills gap that reshapes how cybersecurity talent is sourced and trained.
The key facts
5 to knowAI skills requirement in cybersecurity job postings doubled year-over-year across G7 economies
Junior hiring has not increased proportionally with AI skills demand
First in new AI Workforce Consortium spotlight report series
Data spans Group of Seven economies
Report published by AI Workforce Consortium
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Publisher excerpt: The AI Workforce Consortium today reported that the share of cybersecurity job postings across the Group of Seven economies that ask for artificial intelligence skills doubled over the year, and junior hiring has not moved with them. This was the first in a new series of spotlight reports, this one…