Career Radar IT roles · Poland
#9 by score · #5 editorially · Security

Security Engineer (incl. cloud security)

Tier 1 · AI-era winnersAI risk: lowMixed38 offers on SOLID.Jobs

AI widens the attack surface; a chronic shortage of people

Overall scoreDerived
7.26/ 10
#9 of 63 by score with the default weights. #5 in the editorial ranking.
  • Salary 30% × 4.91.46
  • AI resistance 35% × 9.03.15
  • Demand 20% × 9.01.80
  • Remote work 10% × 7.00.70
  • Low stress 5% × 3.00.15

Salary, k PLN per month

Estimate
0510152025303540Estimate≈18–33Market B2B18.8–30.1 · 27 offersMarket employment20.1–22.5 · 10 offers

estimate MID → SENIORmarket: middle half of offersmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)

Range MID → SENIOR
≈18–33
Range midpoint
≈25.5
Junior Derived
≈12.8
Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
≈17.3
Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
≈20.9

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

Estimate
DevSecOpsCloud Security ArchitectCISO (eventually)

2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)

Key certifications

Estimate
Security+AZ-500/SC-100docelowo OSCP

Scores 1–10

Estimate
  • AI resistance9/10
    10 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
  • Demand9/10
    10 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
  • Remote work7/10
    10 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
  • Stress7/10
    10 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
  • Entry barrier7/10
    10 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
  • Prestige8/10
    10 = 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 · 30/10/2026
38offers · 12 employers
26.5kB2B median · 18.8–30.1k
22.5kemployment median · 10 offers
63%remote · 37% hybrid

Most common stack

  • Cybersecurity
  • NIS2
  • Security
  • Information security
  • Microsoft 365 security
  • RODO
  • Azure
  • Cloud security
  • ISO 27001
  • Checo Point Maestro
  • F5
  • Security testing

requirednice to have% of this role's offers

Experience level

Junior 0%Regular 32%Senior 68%

3525 Q14225 Q21525 Q31125 Q41426 Q15126 Q24526 Q3526 Q4
Offers per quarter in Security · hollow dot = quarter in progress

Matching: 37 by title, 1 by category. Pay is the midpoint of each offer's range in PLN per month (B2B net, employment gross); the median and the band holding the middle half of offers are shown.