Cyber security skill requirements from the Irish job market
Walsh, Brendan (2021)
Walsh, Brendan
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121726800
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121726800
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This bachelor thesis aims to do a case study on the Irish jobs market to analyze what are the most desirable skills for cybersecurity. The skills relevant to cyber security have been divided into 4 categories: technical, situational awareness, problem solving and sector specific skills. Complementary skills and traits were included in the research, but they were not a requirement from the client. The research contributes to a larger research project funded by the European commission.
A pre-defined data extraction table was used to record all relevant skills data from the job postings into predefined skills categories. The data from this table was used to create smaller more specific tables relevant to the skill category indicating the most in demand skills. The job posting site used in the research is Monster.ie. The areas where ads have been searched are cybersecurity, IT and information intensive work.
The research showed technical skill to be the most descriptive. Networking, programming and cloud computing were the top 3 most desired technical skills. For situational awareness, threat and vulnerability management and risk and impact analysis topped the list. The most important skills for problem solving were communication, working in teams and critical thinking/logical/prioritizing. Sector specific skills are not so frequently mentioned and mostly related to the health sector and familiarity with medical related technology. The most requested complementary skills and traits were documentation and presentation, project management, customer focused and a willingness to continue learning.
A pre-defined data extraction table was used to record all relevant skills data from the job postings into predefined skills categories. The data from this table was used to create smaller more specific tables relevant to the skill category indicating the most in demand skills. The job posting site used in the research is Monster.ie. The areas where ads have been searched are cybersecurity, IT and information intensive work.
The research showed technical skill to be the most descriptive. Networking, programming and cloud computing were the top 3 most desired technical skills. For situational awareness, threat and vulnerability management and risk and impact analysis topped the list. The most important skills for problem solving were communication, working in teams and critical thinking/logical/prioritizing. Sector specific skills are not so frequently mentioned and mostly related to the health sector and familiarity with medical related technology. The most requested complementary skills and traits were documentation and presentation, project management, customer focused and a willingness to continue learning.