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Overview
ICT security administrators plan and carry out measures that protect information, systems and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption.
In job descriptions, look for security policies, network risks, incident response, personal data protection, backups, cloud security, database access, monitoring and evidence from security checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work usually sits close to infrastructure, networks, cloud services, databases and user access. Daily tasks can include applying security policies, checking logs, handling incidents, documenting risks and keeping backup or recovery routines usable.
Skills and specializations
Useful specializations include network security, identity and access management, cloud security, database protection, vulnerability checks, computer forensics and personal data protection. The role needs careful documentation because small permission or configuration changes can affect many users.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by the systems protected, incident responsibility, on-call expectations, cloud or network depth, audit duties and whether the role only administers controls or also designs security strategy.
Career paths
Experience can grow from service desk, network administration, system administration or database work into security administration, incident response, security engineering, risk management or information security leadership.
Good to know
Read adverts for the exact scope: user access, firewalls, cloud platforms, backup checks, incident tickets, compliance evidence, vulnerability scanning and who approves security changes.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for ICT security administrator work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
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Open in O*NETInformation Security Analysts
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The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETInformation Security Engineers
15-1299.05
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The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Occupation group
Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified (2529)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0464b062-cea6-4164-b10d-956c61956ae7 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2529.6 |
| ISCO group | 2529 |
| Concept type | Occupation |