2016 Skills and Salary Survey finds IT investing heavily in security roles, particularly with the right certification
Compensation for IT security roles seems to rise and fall in waves, but recently businesses seem to realize that an ounce of prevention beats pounds of the pain that can come in the wake of a major intrusion.
IT security ranked third highest in the top average paying jobs, according to the most recent Global Knowledge Skills and Salary Survey.
On average, respondents in the security field made $104,949.
Which certifications a security professional had appears to have a large impact on salary.