Security Analyst Career Path
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The career path for a
Based on 18 Jobtrees users who were a Security Analyst in their career, on average, they have 5.80 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.6 years on average in this job building experience and earn $85K per year before moving on.
0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Security Analyst are Information Security Analyst, Security Engineer and Lead Installer. While Information Security Analyst isn't from the Security job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Security Analyst shown by Lead Installer also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Security Analyst are Security Engineer, Information Security Engineer and Systems Administrator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Security Engineer, the most common step before Security Analyst, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
While Security Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Security Analyst that is an overwhelmingly common path. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Security Analyst so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Security Engineer isn't from the same job family as Security Analyst, Security, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Information Security Engineer also being a common career path to Security Analyst.
What should I know about the career path
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Security Engineer being the most common role to and from Security Analyst. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with. Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Security Engineer being on the path to and from Security Analyst. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Security Analyst is part of the Security job family which has a variety of unique role within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Security Analyst.