It’s a pretty interesting financial job. According to Cesin’s latest study (Club of Information and Digital Security Experts), the salary of French cyber security managers is on average around €96,000. An average amount that has increased by almost 10% since the last survey, held in 2021.
This survey was conducted by OpinionWay among 390 cybersecurity managers or equivalent working for Cesin member companies. In this way, they partly manage large organizations listed on the stock exchange.
However, this average hides differences ranging from one to ten. The lowest remuneration noted in the survey was actually €32,000 and the highest was €350,000
An increase for two-thirds of those surveyed
Overall, this pay is considered “normally positioned” for 56% of respondents. But 38% of managers surveyed felt their compensation was “not enough compared to other functions in the company”. These shares remain stable compared to the last edition of this survey.
Two-thirds of cybersecurity managers have fringe benefits, such as profit sharing, a company car or a bonus. Profiles with less experience and working in administration tend to be more critical of their salary. Sixty-seven percent of managers surveyed have finally benefited from a significant raise in the past three years.
A sign of a dynamic labor market is that two-thirds of respondents see themselves in another company in the future. These poachers, which can be synonymous with augmentation, are most often considered to be practicing the same profession.
Very satisfied
Only half of them plan to continue their career in their own organization. After that, it’s usually a matter of projecting themselves into the position of their current boss. Whether the latter is responsible for physical and digital security or information security.
A job that generally satisfied the interviewed experts. 84% say they are satisfied with their jobs. This satisfaction seems to be primarily due to the universality of the feature and the variety of topics covered. “Cyber ​​managers enjoy a lot of autonomy, especially in terms of budgeting and selecting cybersecurity solutions,” Chesin notes. And to emphasize the support of senior management, considered sufficient by 83% of respondents.
A final lesson from studying Cesin. Cybersecurity is still very much a man’s job. Women are only 8% of the interviewed experts. Of course, this share is increasing: it was only 5% in 2021. But the road still seems very long for further feminization of this profession. A male bastion that is nevertheless anachronistic and unjustified.
