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Remote Market Report: Security

In-demand skills, seniority, companies, and pay for remote Security roles — auto-generated from our AI-enriched job corpus.

Based on 60 active listings · As of August 11, 2026 · refreshed live

Most in-demand skills

Most in-demand skills: Cybersecurity 28%, cloud security 13%, risk assessment 13%, security 12%, leadership 10%, communication 10%, application security 10%, network security 10%Cybersecurity17 · 28%cloud security8 · 13%risk assessment8 · 13%security7 · 12%leadership6 · 10%communication6 · 10%application security6 · 10%network security6 · 10%incident response5 · 8%compliance5 · 8%Risk Management4 · 7%security architecture4 · 7%

Seniority mix

Seniority mix: mid 43%, senior 30%, lead 27%
  • mid43%
  • senior30%
  • lead27%

Remote type

Remote type: worldwide 70%, remote-region 30%
  • worldwide70%
  • remote-region30%

Top hiring companies

Top hiring companies: Experian 4, Kraken 2, Docker 2, Persona 2, 1Password 2, Securitas 2, TENEX.AI 2, Abridge 2Experian4Kraken2Docker2Persona21Password2Securitas2TENEX.AI2Abridge2Alan2NielsenIQ2

Salary band (USD/month where available)

P25
$128,775
Median
$162,450
P75
$220,059

Based on 16 salaried listings (USD), monthly.

How to cite

Loker Dollar Research, Remote Security Market Report, August 2026, lokerdollar.com/en/reports/roles/security

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