As headhunters we speak to the top 10% Cyber candidates every day. We want to add value by sharing what we have recently seen in the market from a salary perspective.
Please see below an overview of average base salaries per skill-set per level.
Please note salary depends on skills, experience and location so contact us directly if you wish to receive specific info.
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HOW TO GAIN COMPETITIVE HIRING ADVANTAGE?
Some firms are seeing a ‘dip’ in the market and started a hiring freeze, while others capitalize on this.
They believe now is a good opportunity to hire talent that will cost $20K-$30K more when everyone starts hiring again.
- Map out firms that are goin through lay offs: Candidates who are usually difficult to attract are now in the market (i.e. Coinbase, Robinhood)
- Streamlined interview process
- 60% of Cyber talent are not on LinkedIn
HOW TO RETAIN TALENT?
Most of the positions that we support are ‘back-fill’ positions rather than “net new”.
Talent often wants to leave because of a lack of technical challenge, lack of career trajectory or poor work life balance.
- Clear career trajectory
- $ bonus incentive paid per quarter
- Training certifications
- PTO: Industry standard is 4 weeks. Candidates prefer number of weeks than unlimited PTO.