With change a constant, cybersecurity professionals looking to improve their careers can benefit from the latest insights into employers’ needs. Data from Foote Partners on the skills and certification most in demand today may provide helpful signposts.
Analyzing more than 660 certifications as part of its 2Q 2026 “IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report,” Foote Partners calculated the most valuable IT security certifications to pursue right now based on two dimensions. The first, the average pay premium, measures the difference in pay between IT pros with a particular credential and those without it. The second, market value increase, measures the increase in pay gains over the past six mont...