Can AI Replace Information Security Engineers in 2026?

Moderate exposure. AI could handle about 85% of today's information security engineers tasks by 2036, and there is a 45% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI is likely to take over many tasks outright.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

48%

Headcount (2025 = 100)

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

15% 2030 · 45% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

3.3 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills

Blockchain Engineers30% risk by 2036 Computer Network Support Specialists31% risk by 2036 Computer and Information Research Scientists29% risk by 2036

Your plan

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Write reports regarding investigations of information security breaches or network evaluations".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Scan networks, using vulnerability assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities".Take on work where you sign off, decide or carry responsibility: that part stays human.Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.Read about a lower-risk move: Blockchain Engineers.

Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks

Blockchain Engineers — 30% chance of contraction by 2036
Computer Network Support Specialists — 31% chance of contraction by 2036
Computer and Information Research Scientists — 29% chance of contraction by 2036

Similar occupations

Information Security Analysts · Penetration Testers · Security Management Specialists · Security Managers

Based on 20 O*NET tasks for "Information Security Engineers" (SOC 15-1299.05). LLM alone: 35% of tasks; with AI tools: 100%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10