Security professionals command a premium in salary compared to most IT roles. Information security manager is the hottest job in IT (see figure 1 below), boasting the biggest increase in average total compensation (up 6.4% from 2015 to 2016) Information security specialist also made the hot jobs list with an average increase in total compensation of 4.7%, tying software developer for the #5 spot. 89.9% of security pros surveyed by Computerworld said they were either very satisfied or satisfied with the decision to pursue a career in IT.”]