In the first quarter of 2017, the number of unemployed IT security practitioners reached an annualized 5.5 percent. That’s down from 3 percent in the final three months of 2016 and 1.9 percent a year earlier. IT security analysts are those who plan, implement, upgrade or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. ISMG analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an uncharacteristically high number of IT security workers. The bureau says it’s revising its Standard Occupation Classification and might add new information security occupations.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/understanding-latest-security-employment-trend-p-2447