#5 by score · #10 editorially · Security
CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Tier 1 · AI-era winnersAI risk: lowEstimateno offers on SOLID.Jobs
Security management; NIS2/DORA raise the role's importance
Overall scoreDerived
7.63/ 10
#5 of 63 by score with the default weights. #10 in the editorial ranking.- Salary 30% × 8.12.43
- AI resistance 35% × 9.03.15
- Demand 20% × 7.01.40
- Remote work 10% × 6.00.60
- Low stress 5% × 1.00.05
Salary, k PLN per month
Estimateestimate MID → SENIORmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)
- Range MID → SENIOR
- ≈30–55
- Range midpoint
- ≈42.5
- Junior Derived
- ≈21.3
- Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
- ≈28.9
- Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
- ≈34.9
NOTE: this is NOT a junior salary! The bottom of the range = MID level (or just promoted from junior). The top of the range = an experienced SENIOR. Staff/principal/architect levels can earn above it.
Easiest transitions
Estimate2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)
Key certifications
EstimateCISSPCISM
Scores 1–10
Estimate- AI resistance9/1010 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
- Demand7/1010 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
- Remote work6/1010 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
- Stress9/1010 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
- Entry barrier10/1010 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
- Prestige9/1010 = elite reputation in the industry, 1 = underrated role; a subjective view of the title among engineers - informational, not part of the Score formula
The market in job ads
From job ads SOLID.Jobs · 30/10/2026No offers for this role on SOLID.Jobs. Below are statistics for the Security category (45 offers), labelled as category data, not role data.
45offers in the category · 12 employers
23.5kcategory B2B median
23.9koverall median · 21–27.7k
73%remote in the category