2021 CISO Compensation and Security Budget Benchmark Reports Now Available

In 2021, we conducted a survey of CISOs across the U.S. and Canada as part of our second annual CISO Compensation and Security Budget Benchmark survey. The study, jointly fielded with IANS, features responses from over 450 CISOs across a diverse set of companies by size, geography and industry.

The resulting insights and comprehensive data sets are featured in a series of four benchmark reports. Click here for more details and to download each of the benchmark reports.

  • 2021 CISO Compensation Benchmark Report

  • 2021 Security Budget Benchmark Report

  • 2021 CISO Staff Compensation Benchmark Report

  • 2021 CISO Job Satisfaction Benchmark Report

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Kelsey Gavigan
Hunt Scanlon: "Demand for Cybersecurity Talent Sets Salaries Soaring"

On Jan 4th, 2022, Hunt Scanlon featured an article on the valuable data found in the Artico Search-IANS Research Comp Study. Click to read the full article.

“The competition for top chief information security officers is growing fierce as companies seek to protect themselves from potentially crippling cyber attacks. Newly released compensation data from IANS Research and Artico Search shows a wide pay gap, from small firms with nascent cyber programs to multinationals with well-established cybersecurity teams. Notably, female CISOs are out earning their male counterparts. Let’s take a look at the latest market intelligence.”

https://huntscanlon.com/demand-for-cybersecurity-talent-sets-salaries-soaring/

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Kelsey Gavigan
2021 CISO Compensation Benchmark Study

We are excited to announce the release of our 2021 CISO Compensation Benchmark Study, completed in partnership with IANS!

Over the past 12 months, the CISO role experienced a boost in both visibility and prominence. As a result, the demand for CISO talent grew even stronger, and with it the need for CISOs to understand their market value and how their compensation compares to their peers.

Our second annual CISO Compensation study, jointly fielded with IANS, offers objective insights and comprehensive compensation data from 458 CISOs across the U.S. and Canada.

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Kelsey Gavigan