Job Placement · Cybersecurity · Raleigh

That open cybersecurity role in Raleigh is costing you every week.

Raleigh is a Research Triangle tech, biotech, and healthcare market where candidate demand runs hot. We source passive cybersecurity candidates directly and place permanent hires in 23-35 days at roughly 50% less than contingency firms.

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23-35Days to fill on average
86%Fill rate on active searches
~50%Less than contingency pricing

The Raleigh Talent Market

Why cybersecurity roles are hard to fill in Raleigh

Raleigh sits in the South and is a Research Triangle tech, biotech, and healthcare market where candidate demand runs hot. The strongest cybersecurity candidates here are already employed and are contacted constantly, which means a job posting reaches the people who are easiest to find, not the ones you actually want. We reach the passive cybersecurity talent in Raleigh and the surrounding NC market directly, before they ever see a listing.

Raleigh Compensation Data

What security analysts earn in Raleigh

The Raleigh area employs roughly 2,510 security analysts. Getting the offer right against the local pay band is the difference between a hire that closes and a search that stalls.

$132,540
Mean salary
$143,640
Median salary
$78,870
10th percentile
$168,050
90th percentile

At a $132,540 mean, security analysts pay in Raleigh runs about 0% above the national mean of $132,510. We factor the local band into every search so your offer is competitive on day one, not after two counteroffers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

The Math on Waiting

Every week that Raleigh seat stays open is a choice.

An open security role is risk you are carrying in real time. Alerts go uninvestigated, audit and compliance deadlines slip, and the work piles onto an already-stretched team that starts eyeing the exit. A security engineer seat open for 90 days can mean missed audit windows, deferred remediation, and roughly $45,000 in absorbed risk and overhead before the search ends.

The Talent Window

The best candidates are available for a few weeks.

The best security professionals are employed, performing, and contacted by recruiters constantly. When one opens up to a move, the decision window is two to three weeks, and the offer usually comes from whoever reached them first. A posting-and-waiting search misses that person every time.

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