{"slug": "cybersecurity-job-ads-demanding-ai-skills-double-in-a-year", "title": "Cybersecurity job ads demanding AI skills double in a year", "summary": "Job postings requiring AI skills in cybersecurity doubled to 28.5% in G7 countries between October 2025 and March 2026, up from 14.2% a year earlier, according to research from the Cisco-founded AI Workforce Consortium, based on analysis of 24 months of data from recruitment firms Cornerstone and Indeed.", "body_md": "Job postings asking for AI skills in cybersecurity have doubled in a single year in G7 countries according to new research from the Cisco-founded AI Workforce Consortium. Analysis from recruitment firms Cornerstone and Indeed covering 24 months, from April 2024 to March 2026, spans G7 markets. It found that 28.5% of cybersecurity job postings between October 2025 and March 2026 required AI skills, up from 14.2% in the same period a year earlier. An “agentic … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-job-ads-ai-skills-research/)\n\nThe post [Cybersecurity job ads demanding AI skills double in a year](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-job-ads-ai-skills-research/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cybersecurity-job-ads-demanding-ai-skills-double-in-a-year", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-job-ads-ai-skills-research/", "published_at": "2026-08-24 11:53:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-24 12:14:18.616464+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Cisco", "AI Workforce Consortium", "Cornerstone", "Indeed"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cybersecurity-job-ads-demanding-ai-skills-double-in-a-year", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cybersecurity-job-ads-demanding-ai-skills-double-in-a-year.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cybersecurity-job-ads-demanding-ai-skills-double-in-a-year.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cybersecurity-job-ads-demanding-ai-skills-double-in-a-year.jsonld"}}