Skills Pay the Bills - Cybersecurity Hiring Insights (2025)

The post discusses trends in cybersecurity hiring, highlighting that there are more than 4 million open jobs worldwide. Companies are struggling to find qualified candidates due to overly high recruitment criteria. About 90% of companies value practical certifications and real experience more than university degrees, but only 97,000 hires out of 77 million positions were chosen for their skills rather than their degrees. Cybersecurity skills are evolving rapidly, making the skills learned today useful for only 2 to 3 years.