As of October 27, 2026, About 1 in 5 cybersecurity jobs posted in the last 90 days ask you to use AI tools or work on AI. Out of 2,564 postings, 65 are Builds AI, 267 are Works on AI, 139 are Uses AI, 2,093 are Little AI. The share is about the same as in the 90 days before that: 18% now, 18% then.
AI in Cybersecurity jobs
About 1 in 5 cybersecurity jobs posted in the last 90 days ask you to use AI tools or work on AI.
Updated Oct 27, 2026
2,564 cybersecurity jobs, by AI level
Jobs posted in the last 90 days, grouped by how much AI is in the work the person hired would do.
| Level | Share of postings | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 3%65 jobs | ||
| 10%267 jobs | ||
| 5%139 jobs | ||
| 82%2,093 jobs |
The share is about the same as in the 90 days before that: 18% now, 18% then.
The job is building AI systems.
The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
AI is not part of the work.
AI skills named in cybersecurity jobs
- AI agents10% (248 jobs)
- AI safety3% (68 jobs)
- RAG3% (67 jobs)
- Claude2% (48 jobs)
- Copilot2% (40 jobs)
- Fine-tuning1% (38 jobs)
Starting pay by AI level
Among cybersecurity jobs that publish a salary range in US dollars, the median starting salary is $178,000 for Builds AI, $178,000 for Works on AI, $167,000 for Uses AI and $159,000 for Little AI.
- $178,000 (41 jobs with a salary)
- $178,000 (167 jobs with a salary)
- $167,000 (59 jobs with a salary)
- $159,000 (744 jobs with a salary)
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Questions about AI in cybersecurity jobs
How many cybersecurity jobs ask for AI?
Which AI skills do cybersecurity jobs name?
As of October 27, 2026, the AI tools and skills named most often in cybersecurity job postings are AI agents (10% of postings), AI safety (3% of postings), RAG (3% of postings) and Claude (2% of postings).
Do cybersecurity jobs that ask for AI pay more?
As of October 27, 2026. Among cybersecurity jobs that publish a salary range in US dollars, the median starting salary is $178,000 for Builds AI, $178,000 for Works on AI, $167,000 for Uses AI and $159,000 for Little AI. Only postings that publish a salary range count, and the figure is the lower end of the range.
What do the four AI levels mean for a cybersecurity job?
Builds AI: The job is building AI systems. Works on AI: The daily work is on AI products, without building the model. Uses AI: An ordinary role that requires AI tools. Little AI: AI is not part of the work. Each posting is rated on what the person hired would do day to day, not on what the employer sells.
Method: every job posted on Level in the last 90 days under this title is counted once, open or closed, on its posting date. Each job is rated on the work the person hired would do and placed at one of four levels, see our method. AI skills come from a fixed list of tools and skills named in the posting. Pay is the lower end of published salary ranges in dollars, median per level, shown only with at least 10 jobs. Postings change with coverage and sources, so comparisons with the earlier period describe postings, not the job itself.
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Level (jobsbylevel.com), "AI in Cybersecurity jobs". Share of job postings at each AI level, last 90 days. Data measured on October 27, 2026. License CC BY 4.0. https://jobsbylevel.com/ai-in-your-job/cybersecurity