RecordOccupation

Where a ethical hacker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a ethical hacker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Ethical hackers perform security vulnerability assessments and penetration tests in accordance with industry-accepted methods and protocols. They analyse systems for potential vulnerabilities that may result from improper system configuration, hardware or software flaws, or operational weaknesses.

Highest coverage recorded: 58%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 74required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

director of compliance and information security 58% covered · difficulty 35.1

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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ethical hacker is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a ethical hacker already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.