ICT security administrator
Snapshot
Are you passionate about protecting digital information and systems? As an ICT security administrator, you’ll be at the forefront of safeguarding data from threats, ensuring business continuity, and building robust security infrastructure.
ICT security administrators are vital in today’s digital landscape. Your days will involve a mix of proactive planning and reactive problem-solving. You’ll be assessing vulnerabilities, implementing security protocols, responding to incidents, and continuously improving security measures to protect an organization's information assets. This role requires a strong understanding of both technical systems and security best practices, often working collaboratively with IT teams and management.
- • Developing and implementing security policies and procedures.
- • Monitoring systems and networks for security breaches and vulnerabilities.
- • Responding to security incidents and conducting investigations.
Where this occupation is in demand
Reported labour shortages and surpluses, by year. Published for occupation groups, not for individual job titles.
Deeper colour: reported the same way in more consecutive years.
Figures cover Information and communications technology professionals — 75 jobs including this one.
In shortage: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark and 6 more.
Longest-running shortage: Austria, 3 years.
Select a place on the map to see its figures.
About this source›
Source: ELA/EURES labour shortages and surpluses. Readings are published at occupation-group level, and cover Europe. Editions differ in annex layout and country coverage, so a change between years does not always mean the labour market changed. Countries in grey were not reported, which is not the same as being in balance.
What these words mean
The four things this section reports
- Reported demand
- Whether employers report needing people in this job — a judgement published by a national or EU body, not a count.
- Where it is heading
- Which way employment in this job is expected to move over the coming years, from an official projection.
- Openings
- Roughly how many openings arise — from growth and from people leaving the job.
- Typical pay
- What people in this job typically earn where the source publishes it. Blank does not mean unpaid; it means nobody publishes it for that place.
A measure is left out when nobody publishes it for that place, rather than shown as zero.
Which way the market leans for you
- In your favour
- More openings than people looking — employers are competing for candidates.
- Balanced
- Openings and candidates are roughly matched.
- Competitive
- More people looking than openings — expect to compete.
- Mixed evidence
- Sources disagree, or the same occupation group is short in one part and oversupplied in another.
Every source resolves to one of these four, so there is a single vocabulary to learn. What differs is the evidence behind it, which is printed underneath each verdict — a measured ratio of openings to jobseekers, or an assessment published by a national body.
How this job compares with other jobs in the same country
- Strong
- Among the strongest in that country
- Good
- Stronger than most jobs in that country
- Mixed
- About typical for that country
- Weak
- Weaker than most jobs in that country
This is a rank within one country, not a score you can carry across borders — the registers behind two countries count different people, so the same number means different things in each. It is also why a job can be among the strongest in a country and still show as Competitive: it leads the field in a market that is crowded overall.
Where these come from
Every figure is published by a national statistics office, a public employment service or an EU body, and each card names its source and the period it covers. Some places are counted monthly, others assessed once or twice a year, so two places on the same map can be describing different moments — the date is always shown.
None of this predicts one person's chances. It describes a market.
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Future Outlook for ICT security administrator
The outlook for ICT security administrator reflects a balanced mix of automation exposure and durable, human-led work.
How are these scores calculated?
The Resilience Score (0–100) estimates how structurally protected this occupation is from automation and AI disruption, based on task-level analysis. Higher scores mean more human-judgment-intensive tasks. AI Exposure shows the estimated percentage of task hours that current AI capabilities could affect. These are model-derived structural indicators, not predictions about individual job security.
How could ICT security administrator change as AI adoption grows?
This role is likely to change gradually, with AI supporting selected tasks rather than replacing the whole occupation.
Illustrative scenario based on task automatability — not a forecast. Values are rounded the further ahead you look.
How could ICT security administrator change as AI adoption grows?
This role is likely to change gradually, with AI supporting selected tasks rather than replacing the whole occupation.
Illustrative scenario based on task automatability — not a forecast. Values are rounded the further ahead you look.
How AI may change this role
Deterministic, model-based interpretation of current role signals — not a guarantee of replacement.
What still depends on people
- apply company policies
- maintain ICT identity management
Where AI may become a co-pilot
- interpret technical texts
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- attend to ICT systems quality
Tasks most exposed to automation
- ensure proper document management
- manage IT security compliances
Vital Signs & AI Vectors
AI Exposure Vectors
0-100%Exposure to AI-assisted analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modelling tasks
Exposure to workflow automation, decision-support software, and process digitisation
Exposure to content generation, creative augmentation, and large language model tools
Exposure to physical automation, robotics, and sensor-driven task displacement
Technical Details
NexFuture v3.0 estimates automation exposure natively from ESCO essential-skill groups, weighted by skill mass and calibrated against expert anchors. Scores are probabilistic estimates, not guarantees. See the NexFuture Methodology White Paper for full details.
Measures automation exposure. It does not measure pay, demand, or how many jobs exist near you.
What people in this role usually do
Digital Technology
A typical day as a ICT security administrator
09 09:00 · Morning identify ICT system weaknesses
10 10:30 · Mid-morning interpret technical texts
12 12:00 · Midday attend to ICT systems quality
14 14:00 · Afternoon maintain database security
15 15:30 · Late afternoon maintain ICT identity management
17 17:00 · Wrap-up manage ICT data architecture
Task order is illustrative. Individual days vary.
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cyber attack counter-measures
Methods, technologies and techniques used to defend (detect, monitor and recover) against cyber attacks. These cyber attacks include several attack vectors such as malware, denial of service (DoS) attacks and phishing. Intrusion prevention systems (IPS), firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection systems (IDS), cybersecurity training, backup, Information Security Management System (ISM), multi-factor authentication and employ awareness, are some examples of the methods used.
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database development tools
The methodologies and tools used for creating logical and physical structure of databases, such as logical data structures, diagrams, modelling methodologies and entity-relationships.
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ethical hacking principles
The set of actions that are carried out to detect vulnerabilities within a computerised system in order to improve security within an organisation. They aim to identify and address data breaches and threats in a network.
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ICT network security risks
The security risk factors, such as hardware and software components, devices, interfaces and policies in ICT networks, risk assessment techniques that can be applied to assess the severity and the consequences of security threats and contingency plans for each security risk factor.
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internet governance
The principles, regulations, norms and programs that shape the evolution and use of internet, such as internet domain names management, registries and registrars, according to ICANN/IANA regulations and recommendations, IP addresses and names, name servers, DNS, TLDs and aspects of IDNs and DNSSEC.
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Internet of Things
The general principles, categories, requirements, limitations and vulnerabilities of smart connected devices (most of them with intended internet connectivity).
- quality assurance methodologies
- security engineering
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attend to ICT systems quality
Ensure correct operations which comply fully with specific needs and outcomes in terms of the development, integration, security and overall management of ICT systems.
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identify ICT system weaknesses
Analyse the system and network architecture, hardware and software components and data in order to identify weaknesses and vulnerability to intrusions or attacks. Execute diagnostic operations on cyber infrastructure including research, identification, interpretation and categorization of vulnerabilities, associated attacks and malicious code (e.g. malware forensics and malicious network activity). Compare indicators or observables with requirements and review logs to identify evidence of past intrusions.
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maintain database security
Master a wide variety of information security controls in order to pursue maximal database protection.
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perform ICT troubleshooting
Identify problems with servers, desktops, printers, networks, and remote access, and perform actions which solve the problems.
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solve ICT system problems
Identify potential component malfunctions. Monitor, document and communicate about incidents. Deploy appropriate resources with minimal outage and deploy appropriate diagnostic tools.
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manage IT security compliances
Guide application and fulfilment of relevant industry standards, best practices and legal requirements for information security.
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apply company policies
Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.
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manage ICT data architecture
Oversee regulations and use ICT techniques to define the information systems architecture and to control data gathering, storing, consolidation, arrangement and usage in an organisation.
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interpret technical texts
Read and understand technical texts that provide information on how to perform a task, usually explained in steps.
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maintain ICT identity management
Administer identification, authentication and authorisation of individuals within a system and control their access to resources by associating user rights and restrictions with the established identity.
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ensure proper document management
Guarantee that the tracking and recording standards and rules for document management are followed, such as ensuring that changes are identified, that documents remain readable and that obsoleted documents are not used.
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Frequently asked questions
- What skills are most important for an ICT security administrator?
- Beyond technical skills like network security, cryptography, and intrusion detection, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities are crucial. The ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences is also highly valued.
- How does this role differ from a cybersecurity analyst?
- While both roles focus on security, an ICT security administrator often has a broader scope, encompassing the design, implementation, and ongoing management of security systems. A cybersecurity analyst may focus more on threat detection, investigation, and incident response within those established systems.
- What kind of work environment can I expect as an ICT security administrator?
- This role is primarily an employment-based position. You'll typically work within an organization's IT department, often in a corporate or government setting. The work can be demanding, requiring occasional after-hours work to respond to security incidents.
- ICT Security Administrator — what does it pay in the United States?
- $124,910 a year at the median, as of 2025-05. State medians run from $63,740 to $154,940. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is a United States figure and not a projection for Europe.