90% of respondents saw application security as somewhat or a significant part of their overall information security programs. Application security professionals are now focused in building security into their applications and products. The career path for application security professionals is still not very structured, say experts. Most practitioners specialize in traditional and technical infrastructure, financial, ERP or IT systems. The primary application security skills that senior leaders look for include the ability to thoroughly understand the environment, platform and language of the application. Professionals need to have equal and balanced passion for building software, as well as breaking software.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/emerging-careers-in-application-security-a-2218