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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Security, Space Industry

Manages a team responsible for securing systems and data for space industry.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$431k

Mean

$449k

10th–90th pct

$328k–$595k

Observations

394

Confidence: 33% · based on 394 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Application Security
Process Improvement
Common certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) · 39% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
64% require · 20% prefer
Master's Degree
18% require · 29% prefer
No College
21% require · 7% prefer
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Common next roles
Cloud Operations Manager, Space Industry+5.4%Space Industry Security Engineer-62.7%Space Industry Security Analyst-64.4%Space Industry Cloud Support Engineer-59.4%Space Industry Cloud Infrastructure Engineer-60.8%
Common previous roles
Space Industry Security Engineer-168.3%Space Industry Security Analyst-180.9%Space Industry Cloud Support Engineer-146.5%Space Industry Cloud Infrastructure Engineer-155.4%Cloud Operations Manager, Space Industry+5.1%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)7,253
Posting growth-17.2%
Median days to fill49 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)381,185
Projected growth11.3%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness60%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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