certification
CompTIA CySA+
CompTIA
$404
exam fee · checked 2026-08
120 hrs
120 hours — about 12 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Management Analyst in Austin10%2 of 21 postings
- Management Analyst in Dallas–Fort Worth10%2 of 21 postings
- Management Analyst in Houston10%2 of 21 postings
- Management Analyst in San Antonio10%2 of 21 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Dallas–Fort Worth8%2 of 24 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Houston8%2 of 24 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Antonio8%2 of 24 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Austin7%2 of 28 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- Information Security Analyst in Washington, DC3%1 of 29 postings
- Information Security Analyst (national)1%3 of 314 postings
- Management Analyst (national)1%3 of 335 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)1%2 of 322 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →