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Which companies in New Zealand hire Application Security (AppSec) Engineers?
Datacom, ANZ New Zealand, ASB Bank, Kordia (Aura Information Security), and similar employers are among the most consistent hirers for this role in New Zealand.
Market IntelligenceGrowing demand
Application Security (AppSec) Engineer Market Demand in the United States
Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.
Hiring outlook
Growing
Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in the US is concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, with demand driven by security and risk teams scaling their capability through 2025 into 2026. Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft are among the more consistent hirers, and this site's US take-home baseline models federal tax and FICA only, so real net pay swings meaningfully by state, from zero income tax in Texas and Washington to California's and New York City's much steeper combined top rates.
Remote / hybrid
52%
Share of the United States Application Security (AppSec) Engineer roles advertising remote or hybrid working.
Pay trend
+10.0%
Year-on-year salary movement in the United States. Positive movement signals active market competition.
What's driving Application Security (AppSec) Engineer demand in the United States
Strongest in: security and risk teams across San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, led by employers such as Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft
Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in the US is concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, with demand driven by security and risk teams scaling their capability through 2025 into 2026. Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft are among the more consistent hirers, and this site's US take-home baseline models federal tax and FICA only, so real net pay swings meaningfully by state, from zero income tax in Texas and Washington to California's and New York City's much steeper combined top rates.
Skills commanding the biggest premium right now
Salary premium over the United States median for Application Security (AppSec) Engineers who list these skills.
SAST/DAST tooling+15%
Threat modelling+13%
Secure CI/CD pipeline design+12%
Top employers hiring in the United States
Companies with consistent or active Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in the United States.
Palo Alto NetworksMicrosoftGoogleOktaSentinelOneCisco
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Application Security (AppSec) Engineer demand questions for the United States
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What percentage of Application Security (AppSec) Engineer roles in New Zealand offer remote work?
Around 52% of active New Zealand listings advertise some remote or hybrid flexibility, though a meaningful share of monitoring and engineering work can run from anywhere in the country, though New Zealand's thin local specialist pool means Datacom and the banks often hire remote-first to widen the candidate net.